Final Project (2-minute video)
Overview:
Engaging with class materials and discussions, your final project will be a creative work – presented as a 2-minute video – that allows theoretical knowledge to be transformed into practice.
Details:
Drawing from one or several topics throughout the course, you will create a final project and present it in the form of a 2-minute video. You may expand on thoughts from your previous assignments or start fresh in a new direction. The project may take any form that speaks to your practice, or perhaps challenges you to think and reflect in new ways. If you applied a form in previous assignments that resonated well with you, you may also continue to pursue that form in your final project. You are also welcome to create a prototype (for a speculative project you cannot complete within the context of this course) or a component of a larger project/body of work (perhaps related to your thesis).
Alongside your 2-minute video include a short written artist statement (500-1000 words) that unpacks your concept and process. Please cite your research and references (minimum 3 citations).
Artist’s Annotated Bibliography
Overview:
Compose an annotated bibliography of 4-5 sources. Sources can include book chapters, articles, curatorial essays, artworks and exhibitions or anything that will inspire your final project.
Details:
For this assignment you are asked to compose an annotated bibliography of 4-5 sources that will support your final project for this class. An annotated bibliography includes descriptive and evaluative comments about a list of sources. Like an academic annotated bibliography you will summarize, analyze and unpack the importance of each reference for your creative practice. However, for this assignment you will annotate academic and creative or non-academic sources (book chapters, articles, curatorial essays, artworks and exhibitions). You may use up to 2 sources (written or artworks) from class. Each annotation should be roughly 100-150 words.
Resources:
U of T Writing Advice, https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/types-of-writing/annotated-bibliography/ (includes a list of verbs for referring to ‘texts’ that you might find useful)
OCAD U WLC. “Annotated Bibliography,” handout. (includes example annotations and brainstorming questions)