RE: MASTERS OF RESEARCH IN CREATIVE PRACTICES
SYMPOSIUM PROJECT PROPOSAL [28.02.08]
Title of Symposium: Practice-Led Research
Subtitle: Multiple Perspectives in a Contemporary Art Context
Hosts: MRes Students: Tekla Wozniak, Fiona Annis, Jess Ferrone, Libby Wallace
Date: 17th of April, 2008
Location: Mac Theatre for Speaker presentation, Staff Lounge for refreshments
Time: Speakers 4-6pm, refreshments 6pm onwards.
Theme
The Masters of Research in Creative Practices programme at the Glasgow School of Art explores in large part the emergence of the discipline of practice-led research, and highlights the crucial relationship that exists between theory and practice. As a relatively new species of research, practice-led is a generative enquiry that ‘draws on subjective, interdisciplinary and emergent methodologies that have the potential to extend the frontiers of research.’
Within this programme, the course ‘Excavation of the Contemporary Art Context’ is situated in the Fine Art Pathway. As students focused on fine art praxis, we propose to host a symposium that facilitates dialogue around the current and diverse relationship of research and practice in the milieu of contemporary fine art. We propose four speakers who are exemplars in their fields and who offer particular insight into the application of research, specifically in the domains of curation, art praxis, academic theory and publishing. The invited speakers offer a range of specialized perspectives from their respective contributions to the contemporary art context.
Prospective Audience
Postgraduate students, research staff and the greater GSA community
Speakers
Katrina Brown – Curator and Director, Common Guild, Glasgow based
Ross Birrell – Artist and Editor ‘Art and Research’ Journal, Glasgow based
Christine Borland – Artist and GSA Research Fellow, Location to be confirmed
Judit Bodor – Curator and Lecturer in BA Arts and Cultural Management and award leader of MA Curating. Dartington College of Arts, UK. Based in York, UK.
*We anticipate travel expenses for Christine Borland & Judit Bodor.
Promotion of Symposium
Announcement on VLE
Announcement on GSA Website in ‘News’ section
A3 Posters for GSA and artist-run gallery display
Friday Event announcement – last event March 7th, 2008.
Publicity to artist galleries in order to attract artists and curators from across Glasgow
Funding Request
Speakers
Katrina Brown
Travel – lives Glasgow 0
Food - 0
Hotel 0
Fee *TBC
Christine Borland
Travel – mileage approx 200 miles @ standard GSA rate
Food 0
Hotel 0
Fee *TBC
Ross Birrell
Travel – lives Glasgow 0
Fee *TBC
Judit Bodor
Travel – York to Glasgow /return 80
Food 20
Hotel – one night standard GSA rate
Fee *TBC
Total 100 + 2 standard GSA rates
*TBC – We are assuming that speakers who are affiliated with the school in a professional capacity will either not require a fee or the school will absorb the cost of their fee. Fees for the other two speakers will be enquired about in the Letter of Invitation and the Research Office advised for a Final Decision.
Communication
Posters 20 x A3 colour prints for display around GSA and artist run galleries 50
Handbills 100 x A5 colour handouts of same info as poster 30
Symposium Program 100 x A5 leaflet / programme noting abstract of symposium, speaker info, timetable of day 20
Event Programme
Speaker
To be confirmed Time
Total time: 2 hours of presentations Description
(subject to change depending on final speaker lineup and content)
MRes 5 min General Welcome and Introduction to topic
MRes 5 min Introduction to Speaker
S01 4-4.15pm Speaker Presentation
4.20 – 4.30pm Questions from Floor
MRes 5 min Introduction to Speaker
S02 4.30 – 4.45pm Speaker Presentation
4.50 – 5pm Questions from Floor
MRes 5 min Introduction to Speaker
S03 5-5.15pm Speaker Presentation
5.20 – 5.30pm Questions from Floor
MRes 5 min Introduction to Speaker
S04 5.30-5.45pm Speaker Presentation
5.50 – 6pm Questions from Floor
6pm onwards Refreshments in Staff Lounge.
*The order of speakers will be determined once we have confirmation of attendance.
