The students on this year’s module were invited to showcase elements of their emerging Fine Art practice ahead of their negotiated placement selection. A short text introduces four key images. At this early stage it is interesting to see how proposals for SICAP placements relate to interests and envisaged challenges. There is no compulsion to relate the placement to studio practice.
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The students’ proposals went through the expected adaptations, compromises and negotiations and all managed to secure a valuable experience. For some the transition from specialist Fine Art interest to ‘placement requirements’ proved to be straightforward, for others the challenges resulted in resolvable difficulties and unexpected outcomes. What we have as part of this experiment is the optional submission of 16 summaries representing this open choice, work-related, placement (an ‘abstract’ and 4 key images).
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The illustrated reports, from which this is extracted, contain the contextual detail and the all important critical analysis of this experience. While, as stated in the introduction, there was no compulsion to relate the placement to ‘studio practice’ most made meaningful connections and speculated as to the likely contribution that the placement had made to the development of their thinking.
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New Paper by
Tom Davies Testing the Water: Fine Art students seek new opportunities
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