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Aims and Outcomes The project Aims and outcomesGeneral aimsPresent alternative, engaging and accessible investigations of visual art, the Gallery, its exhibitions and collection and the wider art world Provide positive opportunities for the unique and challenging perspectives of teens/youth (ages 13 – 18) to be communicated publicly Develop a new innovative multimedia resource that will support deeper insights into visual art, artists and the Gallery. Support outcomes for students and teachers in the Visual Arts education using the Gallery as a core resource. Profile the skill and expertise of teens/youth from NSW Develop students’ and teachers’ skills and understandings related to the visual arts syllabus, audio/visual media and ICT. Develop unique opportunities for teens/youth from diverse backgrounds to work together, developing a range of social and vocational skills including, self-confidence, interpersonal and team-work, communication, written and verbal and problem solving. Present opportunities for the Gallery's other, diverse audiences to gain insights into teens/youth as a valid and valued group who engage with and contribute to visual arts culture. Develop a skilled cohort of teens/youth people to work with the Gallery and develop relevant information and resources about the Gallery, targeting their peers inside and outside the school context, which also has value for wider audiences.
NSW Visual Arts Stage 6 SyllabusThe peer2peer student video interview project and resource will assist Stage 6 students to develop their understanding of artmaking, critical and historical studies including: The project also contributes to outcomes in Values and Attitudes including: appreciate the characteristics of practice in the visual arts in artmaking, art criticism, and art history appreciate the role and contribution of the artist in different societies and cultures appreciate the different meanings of artworks that are valued appreciate the material, physical, transient or virtual qualities of expressive forms of artworks appreciate the different ways the world can be interpreted in the making of art and in the critical and historical interpretation of art value the role of an audience as a body of critical consumers and appreciate opportunities to view artworks as audience members value how significant interpretations and meanings in the visual arts are sustained appreciate the significance of expressive representation in the visual arts value how their intellectual autonomy is advanced through the making of art and in the critical and historical investigation of art appreciate how the field of the visual arts offers insights about themselves, art and the world.
The project also contributes to outcomes in Key Competencies including: Collecting, Analysing and Organising Information Communicating Ideas and Information Planning and Organising Activities Working With Others and in Teams Solving Problems Solving
Quality Teaching Outcomes The peer2peer student video interview project will enable students participating in the project and those using the resource to: analyse the relationships between the agencies of the art world: artist, artwork, world, audience (deep knowledge) focus on key concepts relating to an artwork that are influenced by aspects of the frames including subjective, cultural and structural. (deep knowledge) explore specialist expertise to build deep knowledge, e.g. Gallery professionals, Visual Arts Teachers, film and media professionals, Multimedia production, research through the internet and art resources (deep knowledge) compare, analyse, interpret and respond to the works of artists (deep understanding) critique, evaluate, comment on, and interpret artworks made by themselves and other artists (Higher-order thinking) talk about how visual texts work in relation to artists, artwork, audience and world (metalanguage) use visual images and symbols to construct meaning in their artworks and in the video interviews (metalanguage) communicate meaning orally, visually and in written form through the video interview process, research and artmaking (substantive communication) explore examples of artworks and related information about the artists, the ARTEXPRESS exhibition and their practice (background knowledge) build upon prior skills and experience in researching, writing and responding to aspects of art practice (background knowledge) use their experience and responses to real life as a basis for their interview and artmaking (connectedness) meet the required standards of the Art Gallery of NSW through the investigation and presentation of artists, their work and exhibitions (explicit quality criteria) Provide opportunities for students, teachers and industry professional to work together as a team (Social support) encourage a diverse range of students from different High Schools and backgrounds to work together on a common project (inclusivity) recognise that their individual responses to artworks and issues relate to actual experiences and attitudes (Connectedness) examine biographies, VAPDs, student statements and curatorial material to enhance the significance of the project (Narrative) develop a media form for discussions and investigation of art practice and the contribution of their ideas, thoughts and opinions (Narrative)
The projectPhase 1Phase 1 of the project, a first for an Australian gallery, was piloted in February 09, by inviting seven teams of Year 12 Visual Arts students from diverse NSW schools, for a two-day workshop in video/filmmaking techniques and interview skills, with a filmmaker, their Visual Arts teachers and Gallery staff as mentors. Peer2peer participants: Kirrawee High School
• Jessica Meecham
• Kathryn Lewis
Visual Arts Teacher: Neil Middleton Lithgow High School
• Rachel Clough
• Natalie Choo
• Adelash Parsons
Visual Arts Teacher: Sean O'Keefe Dulwich High school of Visual Arts and Design
• Phil Sisa
• Maya Schwenke
Visual Arts Teacher: Peter Wootten International Grammar school
• Liam Marosy-Weide
• Ruby Feneley
Visual Arts Teacher: Andrew Thompson SCEGGS Redlands
• Alex Thompson
• Ben Bayliss
Visual Arts Teacher: Meg Lomm North Sydney Girls High School
• Iskra Zafirovska
• Kate Sandy
Visual Arts Teacher: Karen Profilio Fairfield High School
• Ratha Ang
• Helen Khuu
Visual Arts Teacher: Kathleen Hannigan These teams then conducted research on an artist and their work in the ARTEXPRESS 09 exhibition, developing a series of investigative questions, which were then presented in a ten-minute video interview with the artist. View a short video on YouTube about the making of the peer2peer project >
by Kathleen Hannigan, Visual Arts Teacher Fairfield High School
See behind-the-scenes images on Flickr > Phase 2Due to the success of Phase 1 the Gallery has now embarked on Phase 2 which has engaged the peer2peer student video interview teams in working with the Gallery more long-term. These teams when possible, will interview professional artists and other art world professionals, including curators, whose work is presented in the Gallery’s temporary exhibitions and collection. To date Australian artists Tim Johnson, for his retrospective exhibition in March 2009 and Mari Velonaki, who will be presented in the Anne Landa Award for New Media Art in May 2009, have been interviewed. The big pictureIt is envisioned the peer2peer student video interview teams could also be incorporated into the Gallery’s annual Contemporary Projects Program, interviewing producing an engaging and dynamic record/resource, as well as an innovative access point for contemporary art at the Art Gallery of NSW for both education and wider audiences. They could also be utilised in interviewing artists who are held in the Gallery’s collection or artists who have a special interest in a work in the collection, or key professional who work in the Gallery unpacking their roles and the role of the Art Gallery of NSW. Youth audience initiatives such as the peer2peer project have been implemented at many major international art Museums in the USA and UK, (including the Museum of Modern Art, New York and Tate Modern, London) acknowledging the importance of this audience, how these museums value them and the value they bring to these museums through interpretations and understandings of exhibitions, collections, artists, art museums and the wider art world. They also bring new perspectives to the development and delivery of programs and resources for this unique and challenging audience. |
