Portfolio Building · SHS2 Art And Design Studio

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.2.LI.3 - Generate artist statements and exhibition brochures on their own art or design exhibitions and that of another artist.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Analyse the key components and functions of an artist statement and an exhibition brochure, using at least two examples of renowned artists’ materials as references.
Write a clear, personal artist statement of 120 to 180 words that describes the themes, materials, and creative intent behind their own exhibited artworks.
Design and produce a manual (hardcopy) exhibition brochure that includes the exhibition title, artist name, dates, venue, and highlights from the artist statement, using layout and typography appropriate to the work.
Draft a written analysis of another artist’s exhibition materials (statement and brochure) that identifies the artist’s central themes and how the brochure design supports those themes.
Present their artist statement and brochure to a small group and give constructive, respectful feedback to peers on clarity, visual appeal, and completeness.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Project (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Portfolio Building (3.2)
Content standard: 2.3.2.CS.1 - 2.3.2.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in portfolio building to mount an exhibition and generate an artist statement and exhibition brochure. 2.3.2.LO.1 Apply knowledge in portfolio building to generate hardcopy/digital and online exhibitions of art and design works and generate an artist statement and exhibition brochure.
Indicator: 2.3.2.LI.3 - Generate artist statements and exhibition brochures on their own art or design exhibitions and that of another artist.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 17 (Week 37 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

sub strand name - printed in full capitals on this year's front page and in title case elsewhere; recased to match. Printed form: PORTFOLIO BUILDING
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 86

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Group work/ Collaborative Learning; Reinforcing Concepts: In mixed-ability groups, use the relevant manual and digital resources as references to analyse the content of artists' statements and exhibition brochures of renowned artists.
Group work/ Collaborative Learning; Project-Based Learning: In mixed-ability groups, generate an artist's statement and a manual and digital (electronic) brochure for the exhibition of artworks learners just mounted.

Assessment (2.3.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials: textbooks; studio manuals; equipment maintenance manuals; videos; exhibition catalogues; journals; magazines; web references; audio-visual resources; projector; antique artworks; camera; flip charts; TLMs on portfolio-making and assessment, curating and exhibition making