Drawing on the declaration "All artists borrow, great artists steal" this studio-based course explores the diverse ways in which painters have drawn on influences from artists from one another, from other times, and other cultures. This is a studio-based course supplemented by lectures and seminars exploring interesting examples of this kind of cross-fertilization across the history and contemporary practice of painting. In the studio students will explore the work of artists of interest to them as a means of enriching their own practice.
Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is an integral part of this course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. demonstrate and describe an exploration of a range of processes, techniques, and materials of painting drawn from historical and/or contemporary precedents;
2. apply appropriate painting skills and knowledge to the development of their individual interests;
3. reflect on the role of materiality in the generation of meaning and affect in painting; and
4. experiment with working processes by thinking creatively, critically, and reflectively.

Field Trips

Visit to National Gallery of Australia 

Additional Course Costs

OPTIONAL WORKSHOP FEE

This Workshop Fee is for additional access to the workshop and use of equipment, tooling and consumable items during extra hours. It is not essential to course completion. Payment of the Workshop Fee is optional, but if a student chooses not to pay it, access to the workshops outside of stated course hours is not allowed. Students enrolled in any Painting course are required to pay a one-off access fee of $50- per semester in order to have After Hours Access granted and/or have access to the Painting Technical workshop. (i.e. If you are enrolled on more than one Painting course per semester, you only pay this fee once per semester.) See the Student Fees Agreement Form for details.

Payment can be made here:

http://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees

Additional course costs: Students are required to provide their own materials for this course. No Materials Fees apply. 

Required Resources

Required Resources and Incidental Fees – ANU School of Art

Student contribution amounts under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) and tuition fees support the course described in the Course Outline and include tuition, teaching materials and student access to the workshops for the stated course hours.

Students are requested to refer to the School of Art website for information: http://soa.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Weekly Individual studio feedback
• Group discussion and review 

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Other Information

COURSE SCHEDULE

Lectures

During the first teaching block (6 weeks) I will present a series of lectures as a forum for discussion and analysis from 9am Weds in seminar room 1.29 (upstairs down near Photomedia in Blg 105)

As indicated in the Course project notes, on the dates indicated, students will present on their lines of exploration for discussion and exchange of ideas. These will take place in the Drawing Room of the Painting Workshop.

Studio

In the studio each student will follow their direction, choosing artists, movements or cultural influences to enrich and extend their own practice. Each student should compile research, notations, sketches, roughs and source material in a visual diary compiled especially for this course, to be presented at assessment.

You are encouraged to be experimental and inventive in your approach.

Keep your unsuccessful ventures as well as those which prove productive. It is all part of the process.

NB This course schedule is an indication of the range of material we are aiming to cover and is subject to change in order to schedule in lectures by visiting artists, student interests or relevant exhibitions etc.

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Wednesday February 27 12-1pm: Peter Alwast Introductory Lecture: Open to Influence (Room 1.29 School of Art) 1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
2	Wednesday March 06 12-1pm: Terence Maloon: Picasso and Influence (Room 1.29 School of Art) 1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
3	Wednesday March 13 12-1pm: Jenny Watson Feminism and Painting (Room 1.29 School of Art) 1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
4	Wednesday March 20 12-1pm: Ruth Waller: So what is it about Piero and the Early Italian Renaissance (Room 1.29 School of Art) 1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
5	Wednesday March 27 12-1pm: Ruth Waller: Orientalism from the Renaissance to Matisse and his textiles (Room 1.29 School of Art) 1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials : Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
6	Wednesday April 03 12-1pm: Julie Brooke Latin American Abstraction (Room 1.29 School of Art) ?1-4pm: Individual studio tutorials : Drawing Room/Painting Workshop	Work in progress presentations 10%
7	Wednesday April 24 Individual studio tutorials 12-4pm : Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
8	Wednesday May 01 National Gallery presentations (meet in the foyer at 12pm) 12-4pm	National Gallery presentations 10%
9	Wednesday May 08 12-4pm Work in Progress presentations : Drawing Room/Painting Workshop	Work in Progress presentations 10%
10	Wednesday May 15 12-4pm Work in Progress presentations continue: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop	Work in Progress presentations continue
11	Wednesday May 22 12-4pm Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop
12	Wednesday May 29 12-4pm Individual studio tutorials: Drawing Room/Painting Workshop

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Visual Research Diary	10 %	06/06/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4
Work-in-progress report	10 %	03/04/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4
NGA Presentation	10 %	01/05/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4
Final work-in progress presentation	10 %	08/05/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4
Final folio of work	60 %	06/06/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information 
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website. Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Participation

Students are required to attend weekly lectures and to participate in the discussion and analysis of the material presented. Students are required to attend scheduled lectures and to participate in studio workshops, local excursions, class discussions and critiques. You are required to devote at least 10 hours per week to this coursework - 4 hours in class and 6 hours towards independent research and homework.

At various stages each student will give a short presentation on the ways their exploration of influence is developing. Studio tutorial visits to discuss work-in-progress will be scheduled by individual agreement for a time between 12-4pm (Weds) each week.

NB!!!!While the work you make in Open to Influence is like to inflect or transform the work you present in your IWP major course it is essential you produce a body of exploratory work in this course which is distinct from the work you present for assessment in your IWP course.

Examination(s)

Students will be allocated a scheduled assessment time and venue during the examination period. 

Assessment Task 1

Visual Research Diary

General Guidelines for Teaching Period One: By WEEK THREE (March 7th) you will have written a brief (500 words -2 pages max) Work proposal outlining what you will be exploring for the first half of semester. I will put a template for this on Wattle. Your influences may change as your work develops and your ideas change, so you in your Visual Diary you will update this, adding any new influences as you go. Indicate the kinds of aspects of the material you have chosen which interest you and with which you will be working.

You are also required to compile a Visual Research Working Diary of your exploration process. This diary is specifically for this course. This will be an assessable item so make it a creative work in itself. This diary can be any size or format. Use this to compile your Work Proposal, images of your source material and related imagery, to make observations, references, thoughts and lecture notes, technical notes, process notes & drawings. Refer also to background reading & gallery research. You should enter some new material into your diary every week. We emphasise using the diary as a place to make drawings- drawings from artworks of interest to you, and drawings to open up your thinking about possible ways of exploring your influences. Drawings can incorporate mixed media, collage etc. Add any of the notes you make for assessable presentations throughout the semester to your diary. Assessed during exam week.

This will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Your ability to conduct in-depth and effective contextual research currently relevant to your project, discipline and the broader visual arts.
• Your exhibiting a comprehensive knowledge of the technical, historical and/or theoretical context for your work.
• Your ability to reflect upon, evaluate and analyse your engagement with broader developments in visual arts and design

(Value 10%)

Assessment Task 2

Work-in-progress report

You will be required to present a 10 minute Work-in-progress report to the group during Week 6- April 03. Bring examples of the works which have influenced your studio explorations and describe what you have done. Show us what you have made in the studio and provide some background information about the artist or artefacts with which you have been working to demonstrate you have been doing some background research relevant to your practice. You do not need to make any finished work at this stage- concentrate on making studies and explorative works.

(Value 10%)

Assessment Task 3

NGA Presentation

In the second teaching block (from April 18) you will pursue two new streams of influence, one of which should be drawn from the NGA collection. One should be the work of an artist, the other can be any other form of influence (e.g. music, literature, natural forms, architecture, philosophy etc etc).

We will meet at the NGA on Wed May 01 and each of you will discuss and present (10min) the work you have chosen as a reference point. You will need to do some background research on the artists or culture from which the work comes so you can discuss the aspects of that work on which you’d like to draw.

(Value 10%)

Assessment Task 4

Final work-in progress presentation

WEEKS Nine & Ten

Work in progress presentations: 10 minute studio presentations of work-in progress.

(Value 10%)

Assessment Task 5

Final folio of work

ASSESSMENT WEEK: a folio of exploratory work: this may involve copies/studies and/or colour swatches, analytical exercises mapping pictorial structures or patterns; drawing, collages or roughs exploring approaches to space or form, material experiments, technical exercises etc etc. These need not be finished works. I will be looking for evidence of resourcefulness, imagination, curiosity, lateral thinking, open-ended investigative and speculative approaches;

and at least one finished work (distinct from your Major IWP project).

(Value 60%)

Rubric

CRITERIA	HD	D	CR	P	F
Level of exploration of studio processes, techniques & materials, inventively applying influences, reflecting on the focus of the course	Exceptional, level of exploration, showing very high level and wide-ranging skills & imaginative engagement	Comprehensive exploration of studio materials &processes, high level engagement and imagination	Commendable attempts at exploring materials & processes but limited in scope	Adequate engagement with materials and processes but limited grasp of studio research methods	Has not been able to show explorative approach to materials, processes
Level of effective adaptation of course-based  research to individual interests	Exceptional: self-directed, original, skillful & inventive, application to own practice	Resourceful & inventive approach to exploring individual interests	Effective use of project aims to fulfill individual interests	Adequate linking of research material to own practice	Has failed to show invention in use of research or apply this effectively to own interests
Level of ability to critically reflect on the process of influence and account for creative decision-making process	Astute, creative & insightful critical reflections on the progress of the project	High level of critical and creative engagement and reflection	Sound ability to reflect critically on creative progress	Ability for critical reflection just adequate, room for development of this skill	Skills of critical or creative reflection have not developed to required level
Level of effective reflection on the role of materiality in meaning and affect as evident in studio work and discussion	Astute and insightful understanding of relations of materiality to meaning & affect in work and discussion	Insightful grasp of relation of materiality to meaning & affect evident in work and participation	Growing ability to link material qualities to meaning or affect demonstrated	Some capacity for reflection but room to build on this understanding in practice	Appears to lack insight re the affect and meaning generated by materiality

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.

Online Submission

You will be required to electronically sign a declaration as part of the submission of your assignment. Please keep a copy of the assignment for your records. Unless an exemption has been approved by the Associate Dean (Education) as submission must be through Turnitin.

Hardcopy Submission

Any work submitted for assessment (e.g, visual diary) will be assessed on the day indicated for assessment and returned to the student that day.

Late Submission

Late submission of assessment tasks without an extension are penalised at the rate of 5% of the possible marks available per working day or part thereof. Late submission of assessment tasks is not accepted after 10 working days after the due date, or on or after the date specified in the course outline for the return of the assessment item. Late submission is not accepted for take-home examinations.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure. The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

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If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.

Distribution of grades policy

Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes.

Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.

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The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).

• ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
• ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
• ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
• ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
• ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
• ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
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