Art in Society I (MUK701)

Content

The course will qualify students to see their artistic work and artistic projects in a societal context and thereby prepare them for working life and freelance life.

The course facilitates meetings and practical collaboration with relevant cultural and social institutions, as well as practice in independent groups or in a more project-based context. Students can get brief introductions to career planning and development, finances for freelance artists, as well as insight and training in application, launch and audition processes. Students will also reflect on and articulate how their creative and performing artistic practice relates to society as a whole, how art enters into dialogue with contemporary currents in society, and what role art can take in meeting societal challenges.

In the two courses Art in Society I/II, students will also create and implement dissemination concepts adapted to different contexts, either as performers, disseminators, producers or curators. During the autumn semester, all master's students receive a short joint theoretical training/lectures in dissemination (aimed at different target groups) and contextualisation.

During the spring semester of Art in Society I, students will either collaborate with a professional, external client on, for example, planning/production/administration, artistic commissioning or concept development, initiate and outline the structure of a student-run festival or concert series, or initiate and prepare a context/community-oriented communication project. The practical component is carried out as part of the course Art in Society (see separate course description for further information).

Learning outcome

A candidate who has completed and passed the course will have acquired knowledge, skills and general competences that enable them to:

Knowledge

- Be able to reflect on and discuss their own art form, their own artistic positioning and communication in a social context and argue in favour of the role and relevance of art for society.

- be familiar with how, for example, philosophical, political, social and cultural trends and ethical dimensions affect a performing and creative aesthetic expression.

- be familiar with the mechanisms that apply to freelance work and cultural institutions, and how this requires complex expertise.

Skills

- develop working methods for artistic work in a social context with different target groups, where diversity and inclusion are part of the artistic communication concept.

- handle ethical aspects related to artistic communication.

- be able to meet the current cultural and skill requirements for professionalism in independent groups, institutional or project-based contexts.

General competence

- develop communication formats adapted to different contexts.

- communicate artistic arguments through oral, written and multimodal formats.

Required prerequisite knowledge

Completed Bachelor's Degree in music performance or dance (minimum 180 ECTS). At least 90 ECTS of the Bachelor programme must consist of music or dance performance subjects.

Passed entrance examination in main discipline study.

Language requirements in English must be passed in accordance with UiS's regulations.

Recommended prerequisites

Exam

Coursework requirements

- Approved attendance at compulsory teaching.

- Approved completion of oral-practical and written assignments throughout the semester.

Course teacher(s)

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Method of work

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