ART APPRECIATION: WHAT’S THIS THING CALLED CONTEMPORARY ART?

DEADLINE EXTENDED – NEW COURSE DATES

Barbados Community College has extended registration for the Art Appreciation evening course by one week. The class is now scheduled to begin on Thursday October 10th. Registration closes at 3pm on Monday October 7th.

WHERE: Barbados Community College (BCC), Art Division of Fine Arts, Morningside Campus, Art History Room

WHEN: October 10 – December 19, 2013 (Thursday nights)

TIME: 5.30PM – 8.30PM

COST: $400.00 to be paid no later than Monday October 7th. The cashier’s office closes at 3pm.

HOW TO REGISTER: Go to Student Affairs in the Administration block at BCC. The registration form can be downloaded here.

DATES: October 10, 16 (Wednesday), 24, 31; November 7, 14, 21, 28; December 12, 19

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This Art Appreciation Course is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of the contemporary visual arts produced in Barbados, the Caribbean and its diaspora, with a focus on emerging and contemporary practices.  Through material covered in this course, you will become familiar with work being produced by select contemporary creatives working in Barbados, the Caribbean and further afield which may include looking at major Caribbean exhibitions. A selection of ART 21 videos will be screened showcasing interviews with contemporary artists from around the world, speaking about their practices. The introductory presentation will speak to ways of looking at art allowing you to develop a strategy to discuss and understand works of art. This course will also cover the increased presence and role of informal art spaces throughout the region and their impact on the contemporary art space. The elements that comprise a developed creative economy will be explored. Guest speakers will join some of the weekly sessions, exposing you to the richness of creatives working in Barbados. At least one off-site class will allow you to experience an event showcasing contemporary creatives sharing and speaking about their practices.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The objective of this ten-session course is to develop an awareness of and appreciation for contemporary art practice. This framework will enable you to expand your understanding of the contemporary arts arena, stimulate critical thinking generally, and enhance your enjoyment of art. The course is suitable for enhancing your general knowledge about the arts and may stimulate confidence for the budding art collector.

ABOUT THE TUTOR: Annalee Davis is a part-time tutor in the BFA programme at the BCC. She is a practicing visual artist whose work exposes tensions within the larger context of a post-colonial Caribbean history and observes the nature of post-independent (failing) nation states. She explores notions of home, longing and belonging; questions the parameters that define who belong (and who doesn’t), and is concerned with issues surrounding the shifting landscapes of the archipelago. She has exhibited her work throughout the Caribbean and internationally since 1989. Annalee completed a BFA at the Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA at the Mason Gross School for the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She works from her studio, The Milking Parlour in St. George, Barbados. In August 2011 she founded The Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc., a platform for conversation about contemporary art and a space supporting emerging talent.

For more on Fresh Milk visit www.freshmilkbarbados.com and for more on her practice visit www.annaleedavis.com. For more information email annalee@annaleedavis.com