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Activating Art in Public Place (ARTS 3315 R)

Term: 2023-24 Academic Year Spring

Faculty

Jean Shin
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Schedule

Tue, 11:05 AM - 1:30 PM (1/24/2024 - 5/7/2024) Location: SLC HEIM 119
Tue, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM (1/24/2024 - 5/7/2024) Location: SLC HEIM 119

Description

The course will guide students in navigating the complexity of working in the public realm. The class explores methodologies and precedents for how artists translate their concepts, research, materials, processes, and scale into proposals for public works that respond to the needs of place and community. How can your work be in direct dialogue with its surroundings—physically, historically, and metaphorically—to activate the site? How can art mobilize the public into civic engagement, social change, and ecological repair? Through intentionality, projects engage audiences in participation, collaboration, or even disruption. Students will propose and develop a conference project with regular feedback, critique, and support from faculty and peers.