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CAEL3015: Glass in Time: Advanced Hot Glass

Semester 2, 2024 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

In this unit of study you consider the scientific, cultural and artistic impact of Venetian glassblowing from the Renaissance to present day through research projects. Structured weekly workshops traverse contemporary use of a range of Venetian glassblowing techniques and methods. You will apply learned theoretical knowledge and developed practical skills to a self-directed work that reinterprets the Venetian glassmaking tradition. You may work exclusively with glass or in conjunction with other media and processes.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Sydney College of the Arts
Credit points 6
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 2000 level in CAEL or ARHT including CAEL2049 or 18 credit points at 2000-level in CAST unit including CAEL2049
Corequisites
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None
Prohibitions
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CAEL2078
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator Andrew Lavery, andrew.lavery@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s) Katie-Ann Houghton, katie-ann.houghton@sydney.edu.au
The census date for this unit availability is 2 September 2024
Type Description Weight Due Length
Creative assessment / demonstration FINAL SELF DIRECTED PROJECT
PRACTICAL WORK PRESENTATION - SELF DIRECTED ARTWORK
80% Formal exam period
Due date: 12 Nov 2024 at 09:00

Closing date: 12 Nov 2024
15 MINS - INCLUDING FEEDBACK
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO6
Presentation PRESENTATION & PROPOSAL
IN CLASS PRESENTATION & PROPOSAL
20% Week 06
Due date: 03 Sep 2024 at 09:00

Closing date: 03 Sep 2024
15 MIN PRESENTATION
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO5 LO3 LO2
Creative assessment / demonstration PROPOSAL
PROJECT PROPOSAL
0% Week 06
Due date: 03 Sep 2024 at 09:00

Closing date: 03 Sep 2024
1000 - 1200 WORDS
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO5 LO3 LO2

Assessment summary

​ASSESSMENT 1 

  • Student Presentation : This assignment will require students to present their concepts through a visual presentation in the form of either, Models and Marquette’s or Power point presentation
  • Project Proposal : This assignment will require you to integrate information from lectures and individual research to create a concise project proposal

 

 

ASSESSMENT 2 

     • Final project : Using advanced hot glass forming techniques and/or applications, students are to develop, create and present a considered artwork.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

 

Distinction

75 - 84

 

Credit

65 - 74

 

Pass

50 - 64

 

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

The Assessment Procedures 2011 provide that any written work submitted after 11:59pm on the due date will be penalised by 5% of the maximum awardable mark for each calendar day after the due date. If the assessment is submitted more than ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded. However, a unit of study may prohibit late submission or exclude late penalties only if expressly stated below.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Support for students

The Support for Students Policy 2023 reflects the University’s commitment to supporting students in their academic journey and making the University safe for students. It is important that you read and understand this policy so that you are familiar with the range of support services available to you and understand how to engage with them.

The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy 2023. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

If you are having difficulties completing your studies, or are feeling unsure about your progress, we are here to help. You can access the support services offered by the University at any time:

Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
Course planning and administration
Meet with an Academic Adviser

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Formal exam period ASSESSMENT 2 - STUDENT PRESENTATION Presentation (1 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO6
STUVAC OPTIONAL - PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Workshop (3 hr) LO2 LO5 LO6
Week 01 STUDIO COMPETENCY - Studio inductions, introductions to assessment tasks & revisiting hot glass techniques. Workshop (3 hr) LO1 LO3 LO6
Week 02 GLASS IN THE EXPANDED FIELD - Contemporary artists & materials. Refresh skills & processes. Workshop (3 hr) LO1 LO4 LO6
Week 03 SURFACE & FORM - Looking at colour, volume and different perspectives in glass. Workshop (3 hr) LO1 LO4 LO5
Week 04 COLD GLASS EXTENSION - Inductions - skill and process refinement - Lathe, Diamond Saw & Sandblasting reliefs. Workshop (3 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3
Week 05 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT - Extending techniques & working outside the historical conventions of glassblowing. Workshop (3 hr) LO3 LO5 LO6
Week 06 ASSESSMENT 1 - PRESENTATIONS & PROPOSAL Studio (3 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO5
Week 07 INDEPENDENT STUDY Independent study (3 hr) LO2 LO5
Week 08 SURFACE & FORM - Exploring moulds & surface patterning. Project development and production. Workshop (3 hr) LO1 LO3 LO4
Week 09 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT - Testing and applying advanced techniques best aligned with concept. Workshop (3 hr) LO2 LO3 LO4
Week 10 PROJECT & CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT - Informal in-class critique. Discussing conceptual & technical development in line with individual projects. Workshop (3 hr) LO2 LO3 LO4
Week 11 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - Testing and applying advanced techniques to align with concept. Assessment briefing. Workshop (3 hr) LO3 LO4 LO5
Week 12 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - Assessment briefing. Final considerations & finishing options. Assessment locations - wall, plinth, suspended, other media. Workshop (3 hr) LO2 LO5 LO6
Week 13 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & COMPLETION - Applying advanced techniques to realise final concept. Final finishing and installation details. Workshop (3 hr) LO2 LO3 LO6

Attendance and class requirements

  • Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
  • Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
  • Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Additional requirements from Sydney College of the Arts

  • Students must attend a minimum of 90% of timetabled activities for this unit of study, unless granted exemption by the Unit Coordinator.
  • All assignments are compulsory and must be attempted. 
  • You must attend scheduled assessments to be eligible to pass. Non-attendance at assessment on any grounds insufficient to claim special consideration will result in the forfeiture of marks associated with the assessment. 

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

General

Brittenham, Claudia. Vessels: The Object as Container. Editor, Oxford University Press, 2019

Halper, Vicki. Links: Glass in the pacific Northwest. Tacoma: Museum of Glass; Seattle: in association with University of Washington Press, 2013 

Moines, Des. Transparencies: Contemporary Art & a History of Glass, Iowa: Des Moines Art Center, 2013.

Albers, Josef, Glasstress,  [project conceived and organized by Adriano Berengo]: [translations: Brenda Lea Stone]. Milano, New York, Charta, 2009. 

Blanche Craig, Ed, Contemporary Glass, London, Black Dog, 2008.

Osborne, Margot. Australian Glass Today. Kent Town, S. Aust: Wakefield Press, 2005.

Oldknow Tina, 25 years of New Glass Review, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 2005.

Frantz, Suzanne, The Glass Skin, Corning Museum of Glass, 1998.  

Schmid, Edward T. Advanced Glassworking Techniques : an Enlightened Manuscript. Bellingham, Washington: Glass Mountain Press, 1997.

Schmid, Edward T, Beginning Glassblowing, Bellingham, Washington, Glass Mountain Press, 1998.  

Movements and theory appropriate to glass

Adamson, Glenn. Thinking through Craft. English ed. Oxford: Berg, 2007.

Baudrillard, Jean. The System of Objects. London: Verso, 2005.

Butterfield, Jan. The Art of Light + Space. 1st ed. New York: Abbeville Press, 1993.

Artists

Yhonnie Scarce https://artistprofile.com.au/yhonnie-scarce/

Beth Lipman https://www.bethlipman.com/

Katherine Gray https://katherine-gray.com/section/103668.html

Simone Fezer https://simonefezer.com/

Fred Wilson https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/fred-wilson-7/

Timothy Horn https://www.timothyhorn.net/

Tony Cragg https://www.tony-cragg.com/works/sculptures/1990-1999/

Neil Roberts https://www.neilroberts.com.au/detail81-2.htm?iID=742

Josiah McElheny https://www.whitecube.com/artists/josiah-mcelheny

Christopher Wilmarth https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/481191

Norwood Viviano https://www.hellergallery.com/index#/norwood-viviano/

Nadege Degenetez https://www.hellergallery.com/index#/nadege-desgenetez/

Gabriella Bisetto https://archive.bmgart.com.au/artists/bisetto-boggs/20070426/bisetto-gabriella/art-work/05.htm

Annette Blair https://canberraglassworks.com/visit/studio-artists/annette-blair/

Kim Harty https://www.kimharty.com/

David Schnuckel https://www.davidschnuckel.com/

Tom Moore https://www.mooreismore.com/

Periodicals: 

New Glass Review (Prague, Czechoslovakia). English ed. Prague: EFEKT, 1992-

Websites:

http://www.urbanglass.org

http://www.cmog.org

http://museumofglass.org

 

 

 

 

 

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

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

  • LO1. demonstrate an in-depth understanding of contemporary art practices, histories and theories specific to glass that informs their own creative processes
  • LO2. communicate their ideas relating to projects creatively and effectively
  • LO3. demonstrate rigorous and independent thinking
  • LO4. engage critically with social, cultural and ethical issues and apply local and international perspectives to extend their creative practice through reinterpretation of Venetian glass
  • LO5. use appropriate technologies and media to effectively gather information
  • LO6. critically evaluate information.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

As no responses have been made to USS surveys since semester 1, 2021, changes to this course have been made under the direction of the academic coordinator. This semester reading lists and websites have been updated.

Glass Blowing incorporates hot sculpting this semester and for the duration of COVID WHS environments 

Students who wish to BLOW glass ( inflate the bubble with human breath ) may be required to purchase there own ‘blow hose kit’ at a cost to the individual. 

We will be guided by the University throughout the semester on recommended and approved safe work practices and may be subject to change without notice at any time. Students who do not purchase there own PPE will be restricted to hot sculpting glass which refers to manipulating glass on a solid pipe.

Additional costs

$75 Material levy Additional Individual personal protective equipment may be required.

Site visit guidelines

Hand washing will be encouraged frequently and will be required when entering and leaving workshops/studios and workstations. Students will wear mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.

Work, health and safety

Please note the below safety requirements for working in the Glass Studio.

- Enclosed toed shoes at ALL times

- Natural fibre clothing at ALL times

- No loose jewellery / hair tied back

Prior to commencing classes, please watch the Sydney University safety video available at:

https://sydney.edu.au/campus-life/safety-security.html

Please bring a notebook, pens and pencils to all classes

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