SHS3 Art And Design Studio · Semester 1 Week 1: Meanings, Scope and Role of Art and Design Studio

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.1 - Learners acquaint themselves with the Copyright Act of Ghana, 2005 (Act 690), Patent Act, 2003 (Act 657), Trademarks Act, 2004 (Act 664), Company Act, 2019 (Act 992) and their implications on art and design studio practices.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State the name and year of enactment of the four key intellectual property and business laws that govern creative art practice in Ghana (Act 690, Act 657, Act 664, Act 992).
Explain in their own words what each Act protects (copyright for creative works, patents for inventions, trademarks for brand identifiers, company registration for business entities) and give one example of an art or design output that falls under each.
Identify at least two practical implications of each Act for an art and design studio practitioner, such as seeking permission before copying another artist’s work or registering a studio’s name.
Work in mixed-ability groups to research one of the four Acts using available resources and present a brief summary of its key provisions and one implication for studio practice.
Distinguish between copyright, patent, trademark, and company registration, and correctly match each to its corresponding Act and the type of creative output it protects.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Art and Design Theories and Application (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Meanings, Scope and Role of Art and Design Studio (1.1)
Content standard: 3.1.1.CS.1 - 3.1.1.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Creative Art industry laws, and ethics and their implication on art and design studio practices. 3.1.1.LO.1 Reflect and familiarise yourself with intellectual property laws in Ghana and their importance to the art and design studio practitioners.
Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.1 - Learners acquaint themselves with the Copyright Act of Ghana,2005 (Act 690) Patent Act, 2003 (Act657) Trademarks Act, 2004(Act 664), Company Act, 2019(Act 992) and their implications on art and design studio practices.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 91

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Group Work/ Collaborative Learning: - In mixed groups research and document with relevant digital and manual resources laws and Acts that relate to the creative art industry in Ghana and their implications on art and design studio practices. - In mixed-ability groups, examine the implications of the Intellectual Property and Copyright Act (Act 690) of Ghana on art and design studio practice. Group Work/ Collaborative Learning/Experimental Learning: - In convenient groups explore how to create infographic posters on materials that could be copyrighted, patented and registered for trademarks. - Group Work/ Collaborative Learning: In mixed-ability groups, examine the Patent Act of Ghana and its implication on art and design studio practices.

Assessment (3.1.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials: Copyright Act of Ghana (Act 690) and other related Acts; textbooks; studio manuals; equipment maintenance manuals; videos; exhibition catalogues; journals; magazines; web references; audio-visual resources; projector; antique artworks; camera; modelling; flip charts,; posters; flyers; buntings; paintings; drawings and illustrations; Patent Act of Ghana, Act 2003, (Act 657); printmaking; carving; casting and assemblage tools; dyes; wax; plasticine; nylon chords; twine; fabrics; wire mesh; organdie; canvas; zinc plate; aluminium sheet; hand drills; copper sheets and wires; bolts and knots; rivets; eyelets; sand; plaster of Paris; white cement; cement fondu; clay; wood; TLMs on materials and methods; Intellectual Property Laws of Ghana; Companies Act 2019, Act 992; Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 Act 151