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Involuntary Action, August, 2001
Exhibition at 1926 Exhibition Studies Space

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Exhibitions and their related programs are the mechanism by which art is presented and interpreted to the public; they are the primary means by which these objects, projects, and events move from the private realm to the public sphere. They, therefore, exist in a place of continual and important tension, in which questions of history, scholarship, connoisseurship, education, preservation and administration all converge and become inseparable aspects of a single whole. The School's course offerings in the area of Exhibition Studies are therefore developed and sponsored by a variety of departments in the School, to reflect these converging perspectives. Please note that not all courses are offered every year and course instructors may change.

Course Sponsoring Department
Alternative Curatorial Practices Arts Administration & Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Collaboration: Art As A Social Force Art Education
Contemporary Art criticism Art History, Theory, and Criticism

Curatorial Practice Arts Administration & Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Curriculum and Instruction: Resources & Methods Art Education
Educative Exhibition Design Interior Architecture
Exhibition Process Arts Administration & Art History
Extreme Arts Administration Arts Administration
From Lustron to Neon: Evaluating the Recent Past Historic Preservation
Graduate Film, Video, and New Media Seminar Master of Fine Arts
Graduate Research Seminar: Immersive Environments Master of Fine Arts
Historic Site Management Historic Preservation
History of The Museum & Museum in Society Arts Administration & Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Illusion Time Machine: Art or Science? Historic Preservation
Information and Interaction: Multimedia Design Visual Communication
Interpretation: Explore Meaning and Identifying Bias Art Education
Live Culture Arts Administration
Microcinema and the Short Film, Video, and New Media
Museum as Critical Curriculum Art Education
Museum Education Art Education
Museum Education: Contemporary Issues Art Education
Object, Place & Event: Exhibition Design Visual Communication
Publication as Curation Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Seminar: Art In Community: Collaborations Art Education
Seminar: Art In Community - New Connections Art Education
Seminar: Multiples in Contemporary Art Practice Printmedia
Stage Set Design Interior Architecture
The Visible Side: Operating the Student Union Galleries Undergraduate Division
Test Off the Page Workshop Writing
Topic: Exhibition Prosthetics Visual and Critical Studies
Video Installation Film, Video, and New Media

For more information about the Exhibition Studies maximum credit breakdown by program, contact the Exhibition Studies Administrative Director at 312.899-7470 or exhibitionstudies@artic.edu.

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