Overview

In this module you will engage in the practices of the arts industry as it operates within the United Kingdom. You will have the opportunity to make a professional presentation exploring a creative project in the Pontio Arts Centre, write a bid for arts funding, and experience directly through your practice the functioning of institutional structures and arts policies, arts management, marketing, funding, health and wellbeing in the arts and community practice. Upon successful completion of the module, you will have insight into the range of different career options available in the arts, and you will be prepared to engage in the profession through observation, applied research and critical analysis.

Professional practice Arts institutions Structure of Arts funding Policy and strategy of arts organisations and funding bodies Application processes for arts funding Arts management Marketing in the arts Arts project development Community practice Arts Health and Wellbeing Report writing

Assessment Strategy

Threshold (D- to D+): •Knowledge of key areas/principles only •Weaknesses in understanding of main areas •Limited evidence of background study •Answer only poorly focused on question and with some irrelevant material and poor structure •Arguments presented but lack coherence •Several factual/computational errors •No original interpretation •Only major links between topics are described •Limited problem solving •Many weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

Satisfactory to Good (C- to C+): •Knowledge of key areas/principles •Understands main areas •Limited evidence of background study •Answer focussed on question but also with some irrelevant material and weaknesses in structure •Arguments presented but lack coherence •Has several factual/computational errors •No original interpretation •Only major links between topics are described •Limited problem solving •Some weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

Good to Very Good (B- to B+) •Strong knowledge •Understands most but not all •Evidence of background study •Focused answer with good structure •Arguments presented coherently •Mostly free of factual and computational errors •Some limited original interpretation •Well known links between topics are described •Problems addressed by existing methods/approaches •Good presentation with accurate communication

Excellent (A- to A**): •Comprehensive knowledge •Detailed understanding •Extensive background study •Highly focused answer and well structured •Logically presented and defended arguments •No factual/computational errors •Original interpretation •New links between topics are developed •New approach to a problem •Excellent presentation with very accurate communication

Learning Outcomes

• Apply research and personal experience to solving complex problems in the professional fields of theatre and performance

• Demonstrate effective organisation skills in planning, budgeting and marketing

• Identify and select operational aspects of arts institutions and practices appropriate to theatre and performance

• Identify strategy and policy options available to arts institutions