syllabus — ART 395 — Alternative Printmaking

Critique &
In-progress Feedback

Posting Your Work and Responding

critique posting and responding (3 parts):

Posting work for critique should be complete by the start of class on the projects due date. Early posting is allowable.

PART 1 - Please submit the following to the appropriate project D2L Submission folder for my review:

1) A good quality, well-lit photo of one (1) of your limited edition prints

2) A good quality, well-lit detail photo of one of your limited edition prints

3) A decent quality photo of all 3+ of your limited edition prints together (they can be pinned/taped to a wall, or even on the floor/ground, etc.)

4) Good quality, well-lit photos of at least three (3) of your experimental set of works as three individual photos

5) A good quality, well-lit detail photo of one of your experimental set of works

6) A decent quality photo of all 8+ of your experimental set of works together

NOTE: I should be able to see evidence of 2 plates/designs within the submission of work, if it is not clear, please explain in writing or with additional photos so I can understand better.

NOTE: Good quality cell phone or similar photographs are appropriate. Please see information on our site regarding photographing work if you have any questions.

NOTE: Grading criteria are listed in the project assignment.

PART 2 - Please submit the following as a “new thread” in the appropriate critique D2L Discussion Board for peer review and critique (each student should make their own thread of images so the comments can be placed with the appropriate works; it is helpful to provide a thread title that matches the artwork; please place items in numerical order so it is clear which is which):

1) A brief statement describing what your works are about or what they are responding to. You may also include an optional statement describing elements that went well or that were challenging during the process (see this example from another class).

2) A good quality, well-lit photo of one (1) of your limited edition prints (same as above)

3) Good quality, well-lit photos of at least three (3) of your experimental set of works as three individual photos (same as above)

4) A decent quality photo of all 8+ of your experimental set of works together (same as above)

5) Optional: any additional photos of your choosing that might help you get the feedback you need to improve or figure something out.

PART 3 - Responding and providing feedback during the critique:

1) Each person should provide feedback on at least 5 other classmates’ work. Lets make sure everyone gets feedback!

2) Feedback may begin 10 min after class has started on the assignment due date (at 2:50pm CST) and may continue for 48 hours to allow scheduling flexibility, and ends two days later at 2:50pm.

3) If you have the ability, it would be great to see a critical mass of folks participating on the discussion boards from 2:50-5:25pm CST on the due date so there can be reciprocal feedback and true discussion.

in-progress feedback posting and responding (2 parts):

Posting work for in-progress feedback should be complete by the start of class on the in-progress due date. Early posting is allowable.

NOTE: In-progress feedback is different from (and in addition to) the Weekly Snapshot, which is less formalized and designed to keep me in the loop with your work so I can see how we are progressing as a group.

PART 1 - Please submit the following as a “new thread” in the appropriate In-Progress D2L Discussion Board for feedback:

1) A brief statement describing what your works are about or what they are responding to, where you are in the process (this is in-progress and folks will be all over in the sketching, testing, revising, making, printing, etc. process), and what is going well or not so far. Also feel free to ask questions or ask for suggestions.

2) Two or more photos that show what you are doing. These may be photos of works or plates or sketches or your setup, etc.

PART 2 - Responding and providing feedback:

1) Each person should provide feedback on at least 2 other classmates’ work. Lets make sure everyone gets feedback!

2) Feedback may begin 10 min after class has started on the assignment due date (at 2:50pm CST) and may continue for 48 hours to allow scheduling flexibility, and ends two days later at 2:50pm.

NOTE: Contact me if you have any questions in general or about these processes!