Research on the Curriculum Model for cultivating curation – Case Study on “Curating & Gallery Education” at the Graduate Program in the Department of Fine Arts of Tunghai University

• Main Authors: HSU,CHIA-AN, 許佳安
• Other Authors: LIN, PING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6tzg69

碩士 === 東海大學 === 美術學系 === 107 === Corporations nowadays all stress on integration both in talents or between disciplinaries. The same goes in the industry of art. As the demand side changes, so shall the mechanism for incubation as well. Degrees pertaining to the administration and management of arts in Taiwan also have undergone transformation in recent years, developing various curriculums on art curating as well as creating spaces for practices close to the venues out there in terms of instructional strategy. Nevertheless, studies related to art curating at present are primarily those on special exhibitions or of curating plans, falling short in the investigation into its education development and methodology. Hence, the purpose of this paper aims to shed light on the curriculums of art curating provided at the graduate schools in Taiwan. The case of “Curating & Gallery Education” course from the Graduate Program in the Department of Fine Arts of Tunghai University was taken as an example in the study. Through qualitative study approach and with interview and content analysis for data collection, together with the perspectives of “Learning Organization” and “Professional Growth”, the paper probes into the development process and the operation model of this instructional strategy as well as its influence on students’ professional growth and the meaning to the art curating education at the graduate program in the Department of Fine Arts of Tunghai University. The study draws three conclusions as follows : 1. The overall planning of “Curating & Gallery Education” is a variable structure of principle. In terms of instructional strategy and operation model, active learning for individuals and learning together for groups are highlighted as students inspire and exchange with each other, demonstrating traits of a learning organization. 2. In terms of professional knowledge development, students taking the course ““Curating & Gallery Education” gain the opportunity to re-think on art curating regarding the knowledge of process and methods of exhibition execution, time management, as well as the abilities of observation and communication. Also, students went through the transformations in self-awareness, self-breakthrough, self-strengthening, and value-building on the regard of professional attitude. 3. On the meaning of “Curating & Gallery Education” to the art curating education at the Graduate Program in the Department of Fine Arts of Tunghai University, what it creates is not just a process of receiving knowledge passively, but an environment that encourages students to pro-actively investigate, while facilitating in career inquiry and rapidly connecting to the workplace for students.