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ARHT6942: Elective Art Curating Placement

2024 unit information

The Art Curating Elective professional placement offers an invaluable opportunity to gain hands on experience in one of the University of Sydney’s many institutional partners across the arts sector. Students undertake a 20-day internship, focused on a specific aspect of curatorial or art professional practice. Projects are designed to broaden skills and expertise and provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between theory and practice. Partner organisations include public and commercial galleries, libraries, and archives as well as Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs), auction houses and dealers, peak body organisations and festival organisers.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Art History
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate skills and knowledge suited to work in art museums, galleries or related visual arts organisations
  • LO2. explore how specific areas of art gallery and museum practice fit in the broader visual arts industry
  • LO3. explore current debates in a chosen area of arts practice and its institutional support.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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Modes of attendance (MoA)

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Important enrolment information

Departmental permission requirements

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