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Janine Sykes SFHEA MA CURATION PRACTICES Course Leader OPEN DAY

“The discipline is incredibly diverse and this programme embraces this breadth. It is a recognition of the expanse of the discipline, in terms of its contexts and content that defines the programme”

1. Vision 2. Offer 3. Structure OVERVIEW 4. Staff 5. Applicants 6. Entry 7. How to apply 8. Curation

The opportunity to obtain a synthesis of relevant skills, in order to work in Curation, within and OFFER beyond education, arts and heritage.

Assembly House The Colour Experience BBH The Hepworth Cartwright Hall The Pavilion East Street Arts The Tetley Furtherfield ULITA International HMI Vista Independent Leeds Wellcome Trust Ine Poppe Rotterdam Whitworth Gallery ISG New York York Gallery Leeds City Art Gallery YSP POTENTIAL Leeds Museum PARTNERS Link Communications Consulted validation Lord Whitney M&S Archive Review partners 2 years. Mother NAEA Subject to National Media memorandum of Museum agreement National Trust NSEAD Open Data Institute Special Collections Tate Liverpool

Integrated model of theory & practice 40 weeks full-time; 80 weeks part-time 5 x modules provide contact with curatorial expertise – on & ‘off-site’ learning. Context of Curation 1 STRUCTURE Professional Practice in Context 1 Context of Curation 2 Professional Practice in Context 2 Professional Practice and study 1 x synthesised thesis & practice

Contexts of Curation 1 Professional Practice in Context 1 Weeks 1 - 13 Semester 1 30 Credits 30 Credits Postgraduate Certificate Exit Point Contexts of Curation 2 Professional Practice in Context 2 Weeks 14 - 24 Semester 30 Credits 30 Credits 3. STRUCTURE Postgraduate Diploma Exit Point Weeks 25 - 40 Professional Practice & Study Semester 2 60 Credits Assessed items: Thesis & curated/co-curated project Master of Arts Exit Point

Weeks 1 - 13 Contexts of Curation 1 Semester 1 30 Credits Weeks 14 - 24 Professional Practice in Semester 2 Context 1 30 Credits Postgraduate Certificate Exit Point 3. STRUCTURE Weeks 25 - 40 Contexts of Curation 2 Semester 2 30 Credits Weeks 53 - 80 Weeks 41 - 52 Professional Practice in Professional Practice & Study Semester 3 Semester 4 Context 2 60 Credits 30 Credits Thesis & curated/co-curated project Postgraduate Diploma Exit Point Masters of Arts Exit Point

Focusing on practice; partners provide contact to develop skills ‘in-situ’. Introduced to interdisciplinary curatorial approaches and techniques. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE MODULES Define own professional objectives. Supported through specialist tuition and tutorials. Assessed by a body of research & practical work.

Focusing on curatorial discourse. Gain a critical and contextual understanding of historical and contemporary practice CURATION IN Advance understanding of CONTEXT MODULES emerging collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches. Research methods are integrated. Assessment includes an academy study and small-scale curatorial project.

1. Part-time 15 minutes per week or equivalent e.g. 30 mins a fortnight TUTORIALS 2. Full-time 30 minutes per week or equivalent e.g. 1 hour a fortnight

Students must be inducted and have relevant skills. WORKSHOP ACCESS A shared resource-upper limit of 200 hours access may be invoked if there is a problem with ‘over use’.

8 th September 2017 Two week induction: START DATES • Attend workshop inductions • Enjoy group visit • Start Personal development & project planning

1. Course Team 2. Curatorial Cluster STAFF 3. Visiting Lecturers & Professionals

Art & Philosophy MA, MEd Senior Fellow HEA 2014 Research profile online Curating & PhD proposal Treasures Revealed (NAEA@YSP) With team devised course in consultation: COURSE LEADER Governors board of Design Museum Commercial curators and exhibition designers Experiential agencies & Producers Public and Privately funded galleries

Ideal for those who wish to focus on the subject and expansive field of curation with aspirations to either enter/continue the APPLICANTS profession or progress to doctoral study

Academic qualifications • a minimum of an upper second class honours degree of a British University • a degree of a comparable standard from a university or recognised degree awarding body in another country • a relevant professional qualification at an equivalent level • a combination of other academic qualifications and substantial relevant professional experience English Language ENTRY A minimum overall score of 6.0, with no individual component below 5.5 References Two references to support your application, one academic and one from a creative practitioner Proposal for area of study Submit a rationale and intentions of study 6 to 10 images demonstrating in a visual format a level of engagement (prior study or practice) with the discipline

Masters in Curation Practices application forms are available on the Leeds College of Art website. www.leeds-art.ac.uk/media/1015257/ma-student-application- form.pdf Closing date: Tuesday 1 st August 2017 If you need help with the forms please refer to our Notes to Assist www.leeds-art.ac.uk/media/1015259/notes-to-assist-ma- curation-practices.pdf HOW TO APPLY Before returning it to us, check that you have: • stated which course you’re applying for • completed the details about yourself and your qualifications and/or experience • attached a passport-sized photograph of yourself • requested two references For further information please contact Course Leader, Janine Sykes janine.sykes@leeds-art.ac.uk or mastersapplications@leeds-art.ac.uk

If you have completed ‘dates not available’ in Section 1 of the application form we will endeavour to accommodate your request. Interview Dates 2017 1) 21 st March INTERVIEWS 2) 30 th May 3) 6 th & 27 th June 4) 11 th , 18 th & 25 th July

After New Media Experiential, interactive, participatory Curator, Creative, knowledge professional, pedagogue & auteur CURATION Rise demand for human not algorithmic curation Appetite ‘authentic’ & virtual experiences heritage, retail & cultural ‘Animating the archive’ – current theme across diverse collections

Tom Went to Brazil (2014) M. Hudson Film commissioned by Leeds College of Art Created film footage & NAEA collections Hudson in Brazil

Fees ¡for ¡2017/18 ¡ SECTION 1 ¡ ¡ ¡ Postgraduate ¡Educa.on ¡ ¡ Fees ¡(per ¡year) ¡ Fees ¡(per ¡year) ¡ ¡ Full ¡Time ¡ Part ¡Time ¡ ¡ 2017-­‑18 ¡ 2017-­‑18 ¡ Home ¡ £6,000 ¡ £3,000 ¡ Graduates ¡of ¡the ¡College ¡ £5,400 ¡ £2,700 ¡ (Alumni ¡Discount)* ¡ InternaHonal ¡ £13,500 ¡ N/A ¡ InternaHonal ¡Graduates ¡of ¡the ¡ £12,000 ¡ N/A ¡ College ¡(Alumni ¡Discount)* ¡ ¡*Only ¡graduates ¡from ¡BA ¡(Hons) ¡programmes ¡and ¡Access ¡to ¡HE ¡at ¡Leeds ¡College ¡of ¡Art ¡will ¡qualify ¡for ¡ the ¡discount ¡ ¡ 2016/17 There ¡is ¡more ¡informaHon ¡on ¡our ¡website ¡about ¡how ¡to ¡pay ¡your ¡fees. ¡

POSTGRADUATE LOAN SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION & ELIGIBILITY OVERVIEW Loan support of up to £10,000 (non-means tested) will be available for students starting a postgraduate Master’s course from 1 st August 2016: A new Postgraduate Loan will be available to UK nationals and those with settled status (aged under 60) in the UK who: • have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for three years on the first day of the first academic year of their course, • have been most recently resident in England*, and • have not moved to England from elsewhere in the UK and Islands solely for the purpose of attending the course. • *Three years address history will be required at application stage. i ¡ Temporary absences from living in the UK, such as for education or 2016/17 travelling, will not prevent you from being eligible!

POSTGRADUATE LOAN SECTION 1 ELIGIBILITY OVERVIEW A Postgraduate Loan will also be available if you are an EU student (under 60) who has been ordinarily resident in the EEA /Switzerland for the three years prior to the first academic year start date. You may also be eligible if you are: • a refugee • under Humanitarian Protection • an EEA or Swiss Migrant Worker • a family member of any of the previous categories • a child of a Swiss National or child of a Turkish Worker 2016/17

POSTGRADUATE LOAN SECTION 2 LOAN OVERVIEW The £10,000 loan will be paid directly to you and is a contribution towards course costs, not specifically for either your course fees or living costs. • Loan capped at £5,000 in year one of a course lasting two years or more. • Loan is paid in three instalments, split as 33% - 33% - 34% of the total amount you request (There is no minimum loan request amount). • For part-time courses , payments are made over the first two years of your course, even if it lasts for three or four years. • You can amend the amount of loan requested up to one month before the end of the academic year 2016/17