Assessment feedback and proprosal meeting preparations

 

Last week I had my feedback for the Professional Practice and Placement module, so today I've gone over the information to check that I'm taking as much on board as I can.  It was suggested that I make a mock-up of a zine to take along to the proposal meeting, as I know what I expect the outcome could look like, but someone else may not be able to envision what I am imagining.

This has been a good task to work through, to get my head in the right space for holding a conversation. I've chosen to focus on a draft zine that promotes the PMAG to students, highlighting the art collection, exhibitions, gallery spaces and established networks.  I've also grabbed a couple of copies of other zines that demonstrate different aesthetics, printing, and publishing approaches.

The work featured on the front of the zine is a digitally edited image of Deep Six by Malcolm Hague.  It's a contemporary oil painting featured in the current Atmosphere exhibition curated by the Society of Staffordshire Artists.  I've aimed to angle the information in the zine towards an Art Student to show how current and relevant the PMAG is and what can be gained from visiting. 

By creating a rough draft, checking back on information already exchanged in emails, and considering how the meeting might take shape, I also decided to create some supporting documents.  I've prepared a copy of my emailed proposal and CV for reference and will take 3 copies of my full proposal so that we can each have a copy. I've also created a very simple agenda so that I have something to follow and don't forget anything.  This also serves as a good way to include feedback from my assessment meeting around how to approach / what to also consider in the meeting.

Wish me luck!!! 

*Edit: 04.02.22

I've been looking at the blogs shared in the "recording and documenting session"  by students that have already completed this module. I noticed that one shared module feedback, so thought I'd pop some in too.

I got a 1st (whoop) Well done me.  My proposal was well-considered and explained.  I'd included a bullet-pointed breakdown of expectations for each day of the proposal which made it really clear how I imagined it would happen.  It's an interesting proposal and I got some great feedback about how to help it to take shape  - which I think is why I ploughed straight into working on that here. 

A couple of pointers from my feedback, which may be useful to others too - 

• Keep your CV concise
• Check the picture quality to avoid fuzziness when you convert to PDF (scale up the image to check)
• Include sizes of work on the mini folio. I  can't believe I didn't do this, I think I was very rigid in sticking to the "brief" of what to include;
• For example, I could have done a cover page but didn't realise and this would have been really well received.