Project Sustainability

Objectives - Learning Results:
Upon the successful completion of the course the students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of environmental art concepts, theories, and their integration into art management practices.
2. Discover their personal development and grasp the role of art in environmental protection and the promotion of sustainability principles.
3. Critically analyse ethical considerations within artistic projects, identifying and addressing potential dilemmas related to funding sources, social impacts, and ecological footprints in their work.
4. Articulate effectively their artistic practice, describing its social and ecological implications, while considering its broader impact on society and the environment.
5. Apply acquired practical skills throughout the course, integrating grant writing, project management, ethical considerations, and sustainability principles into a comprehensive artistic work or proposal.

Syllabus:
This module focuses on the practical skills in art research project development related with resources: grant applications, residency programs, management and documentation, networking, budgeting, fundraising and promotion. Aim of this module is also to prepare the students to engage their practice narrative with the potential social and ecological imprints of their artwork. The course includes the following topics:

1. What is Nature(environment, naturalness, wildness, ferality, fertility, toxicity)
2. What is Restoration (reclamation, rehabilitation, regeneration, rewilding)
3. Exploring interventions in nature through artistic expression I: Ecoart and Ecovention Art
4. Exploring interventions in nature through artistic expression II: Fermentation Art
5. Exploring interventions in nature through artistic expression III: Transpecies Art
6. Exploring concepts of sustainability through political ecology I: Geoengineering 7. Exploring concepts of sustainability through artistic expression II: Preservation of
endangered species
8. Exploring concepts of sustainability through artistic expression III: Organic farming
9. Addressing environmental issues in the context of art management I: grant writing and budgeting
10. Addressing environmental issues in the context of art management II: networking, fundraising and promotion
11. Addressing environmental issues in the context of art management III: curating and exhibiting
12. Addressing environmental issues in the context of art management IV: documenting and archiving
13. Practical approaches to addressing environmental issues in grant writing and art management

Recommended Bibliography:

- Suggested bibliography:
Blanc, Nathalie, and Barbara L. Benish. Form, Art and the Environment: Engaging in Sustainability. Taylor and Francis, 2016.
Brown, Andrew. Art and Ecology Now. National Geographic Books, 2014.
Caradonna, J. L. (2014). Sustainability: A History. Oxford UP.
Cheetham, M. (2018). Landscape into Eco Art. Pennsylvania University Press.
Hagberg, G. L. (2010). Art and Ethical Criticism. John Wiley and Sons.
Rosenberg, G. (2010). The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist. National Geographic Books. 

- Related academic journals:
The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society Environmental Humanities
Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities

Teaching and Learning Methods:

Distance learning

Use of Information and Communication Technologies:
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students.

Grading and Evaluation Methods:

Multimedia presentation of field research 40%
Research paper: 30%
Case study report: 20 %
In-class participation and discussions: 10 %