Professional Practice: Economies and Ecologies in the Australian Cultural Sector

This course introduces students to the skills, resources and strategies essential to the professional practice of contemporary art and its associated industries. Project management, client–creative professional relationships, fundraising, risk, financial planning, future-proofing, taxation, copyright, work, health and safety will be address in a series of interactive modules. Students will also explore and discuss the strategies with which to combat twenty-first century challenges such as environmental sustainability, the rise of automation and art's role in the global currents of people, services and capital. Assessments allow students to develop a vocational vision for the future, with a special focus on articulating their professional practice goals and achievements in written and oral tasks.