Monday, December 14 | Artist Statement Workshop

See, Think, Wonder

Banksy, IKEA Punk, London 2009

Creative Hunt

Now that you have analyzed a work from Banksy, consider an artist statement he constructed.

• What is his story?
• What are the parts of the story, and how do they relate to the above work?
• What makes this artist statement particularly creative?
• Who is the audience? What does he want the audience to think about? 

Artist Statement Studio Time
Begin your artist statement by considering the following questions:

• What is my story?
• How does my art portray my story?
• Who is my audience? What do I want my audience to think about? 

Publication Information

• Generally a page in length
• Block paragraphs
• Single spaced
• Upload into correct assignment in Google Classroom

Additional Resources

• Writing in Art, Claremont Graduate School
• how to write an artist statement, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

Week of December 14th - 18th | Artist Statements & Exhibition Preparations

This week we turn our attention from creating to reflecting on and projecting from our creation. An artist statement is a polished, professional, public assertion of your thinking and work. It stands next to what you created, so that an audience might interact with your ideas through your project even if you are not standing there to make clarifications. 

Please note that project block time is no longer a time to create your project. If your project is incomplete or in need of revisions, please schedule alternative times to use resources and spaces to make this happen. It is important that everyone is on the same page and engaged in the processes for writing and exhibition preparation.

MONDAY>>

Each disciplinary group should analyze a model project (in this case we will all look at visual art) and artist statement. Addie has prepared this model and process in the Artist Statement Workshop. All students should start drafting their artist statements today and complete a draft for tomorrow. Additional support is published to the Humanities Website.

TUESDAY>>

Today will will look at example student artist statements, provide feedback, and rewrite them to be more concise and more effective. Then,  students will provide feedback and revise our own. Advisors will also conference with students regarding feedback on their final products, which will be entered into Jupiter.

WEDNESDAY>>

All students should complete their Artist Statements today. Again, these are polished, professional, and public. Then, we will also envision Exhibitions of Learning. Students will sketch what their EoL will look like in great detail...including where people will be sitting, where the mic should be, where props will be, where they will move or stand.

THURSDAY>>

Artist Statements due to Google Classroom. 

THURSDAY & FRIDAY>>

Exhibition workshops will take place, preparing students for outlining an Exhibition in the proper format. We will also work with Madison to confirm the EoL schedule, program, volunteers, and other expectations.  

 

Week of December 6th - 11th | EoL Schedule & Project Deadline

This week marks the end of the creation phase. Of course, that doesn't mean our thinking and desire to refine and revise goes away, we understand. However, it does mean that after this week our attention during project block time will be focused on creating artist statements and planning Exhibitions of Learning. Things are accelerating! We can't wait to see how you will come out of your work and share your purpose and process with the community. 

EXHIBITIONS OF LEARNING>>

• Schedule Confirmations
  Students from whom we have collected sufficient project information have been entered into a venue schedule. On MONDAY, project advisors (with Madison, Molly, and Kimberly) will be asking each student to acknowledge and confirm their Exhibition time and venue by initialing a document. On WEDNESDAY, the detailed schedule of Exhibitions will be published online and in print materials and therefore cannot change.
• Modified School Days
  Exhibitions of Learning are on the following days and times. All students are required to attend. Please take note of the times. Inform your families. Reschedule appointments. Request off of work. (If you need a teacher or administrator to talk on your behalf, please talk to Kimberly or Molly.)

Tuesday, January 12th from 12-8:00pm

(John Michael Kohler Arts Center & Jake's Cafe -- There will be a dinner break.)

Wednesday, January 13th regular school day

(IDEAS Academy & possibly a visual arts venue. There will be regular classes.)

Thursday, January 14th from 12-8:00pm

(John Michael Kohler Arts Center & possibly a visual arts venue. -- There will be a dinner break.)

*Friday, January 15th from 6-8:00pm

(Optional. Some students will be asked to present as part of the Étude Sessions at Paradigm.)

• Student Volunteers
  Exhibitions of Learning are about you as a member of the IDEAS and Sheboygan communities. They are simply not possible without the power of your ideas through your projects or the power of your professionalism through your volunteering to help run the event(s). We will need students to serve many, many different kinds of roles at all times. Please consider what you have to offer regarding technology, organization, set up, greeting, communication, and more. We already need a volunteer to do a model Exhibition of Learning! If you have a great past or present EoL that you would be willing to share and deconstruct, please contact Kimberly this week. 

PROJECT DEADLINE - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11th>>

• Studio Life
  Sometimes it take more than 6 hours to finish something you are making. You fulfilling your vision for your project matters a great deal. So, you might want to change your life a lot this week and make the time you need.
• Deadline
  Plan for a silent exhibition of your work. At 11:00am on Friday.we'll all take a step away from our work, take a deep breath, and be done. Then we'll silently wander around the room and celebrate the work our peers have done.
• Feedback
  Advisors will enter feedback on your art form in Jupiter within the next two weeks. Please keep in mind that you may have more than one advisor look at your work and provide feedback. So, for example, if you are writing a script and have been working with Dan, you may get feedback from Dan AND Mike. Is there other feedback you are seeking? Let us know.

PROFESSIONAL MODEL

...by our very own Colleen Machut! 

Last spring Colleen and her Theater Troop shared part of this project with our school as a model Exhibition of learning. You can see the whole project this week at UW-Sheboygan. See below. If you have questions, please contact Colleen cmachut@etudegroup.org