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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course introduces students to fundamental skills for working with glass in a contemporary art and design context. Students will learn methods for shaping glass in response to set projects. The course introduces ways of transforming glass through heating, cutting and constructing, as well as strategies to explore and realise creative works through craft production techniques. Students will learn the contextual underpinnings for glass in contemporary practice through lectures, seminar discussions, and their own research. The course explores possibilities for the medium in broader visual arts and design contexts while offering a foundation for a professional glass practice. Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is integrated throughout the course. Students may complete this course three for a maximum credit value of 18 units, provided they enrol in a different topic in each instance/semester. Please note that the course content, assessment structure, and reading list will change depending on the topic and the expertise of the lecturer convening the course. Please refer to the class summary for the specific term in which you wish to enrol for a detailed description. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Introduction to Glassblowing This course introduces students to fundamental skills and contextual knowledge for working with molten glass. Students will learn to manipulate and transform hot glass in response to set projects across glassblowing and cold working. They will also develop knowledge of historical underpinnings for glass in contemporary practices though lectures, seminar discussions, and contextual research. It forms part of the foundation for a specialist glass practice, while supporting non-specialist explorations of the properties and possibilities of the medium in broader visual arts and design contexts. Work health and safety instruction is integrated throughout the syllabus. - Introduction to Glass Kiln Forming This course introduces students to fundamental skills and contextual knowledge for working with kiln formed glass. Students will learn methods for fusing and shaping glass in response to set projects. The course introduces ways of transforming glass through heating, cutting and constructing, as well as strategies to explore and realise creative works through craft production techniques. Students will learn the contextual underpinnings for glass in contemporary practice through lectures, seminar discussions, and contextual research. It forms part of the foundation for a professional glass practice, while supporting possibilities for the medium in broader visual arts and design contexts. Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is integrated throughout the course. - Introduction to Glass Flame Working
Portfolio of Studio Work (Project 1)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of Studio Work (Project 2)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of Student Work (Project 3)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Contextual Analysis and Forum (500 words)
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Semester delivery 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks comprising demonstrations, supervised studio practice, lectures, seminar discussions, reviews and critiques; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice and contextual research (reading and writing). Intensive delivery 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 3 weeks comprising demonstrations, supervised studio practice, lectures, seminar discussions, reviews and critiques; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice and contextual research (reading and writing). Other Information School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place. This course will have a Materials Fee. At the ANU School of Art & Design, each workshop sources appropriate specialist materials, which are made available to students to facilitate their working effectively, efficiently and safely within our programs. The School of Art & Design is able to supply materials that don’t compromise ANU obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS), and that have been assessed as suitable for each course. The Materials Fee is payable for the School of Art & Design to supply consumables and materials that become your physical property. You can choose to pay the Materials Fee and have these materials supplied to you through the School of Art & Design, allowing you to take advantage of the GST-free bulk purchasing power of the ANU. These materials are also WHS compliant. The exact cost of the Materials Fee will be updated in the Class Summary for each semester in which the course is offered. The full SOAD policy can be read here: https://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees.
Not applicable Preliminary Reading Steven Johnson, 2015, How we Got to Now: Six Innovations that Made the Modern World. Riverhead Books