Embedded Arts: Exploring Social Practice Work
APA2361.04
Course Description
Summary
This course examines diverse methodologies used in the creation and presentation of socially engaged public artwork. Utilizing interdisciplinary research and community collaboration, students will investigate local issues and explore real-world interventions that unlock the civic imagination. How can artistic approaches to social interaction develop conversations, raise awareness, and potentially improve conditions? What are the relationships between a site, its community, the artwork, and the viewer? Students will present their research and proposals, implement a public project, and then reflect on their outcomes in class discussions. Module dates: May 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26