Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar CollegePrerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Veryfocused practicum of study centering around asingle project, for example, the development ofa specialized museum tour, and pre- and postvisitstudy materials for the same. Assigned readingswill accompany the practicum project. Aminimum of 40 hours is required. May be takenon a P/CR/NC grading option only.Prerequisite: ARMG 105. This course combinestheory with the practical skills required ofmuseum and art gallery professionals. Studentswill examine the critical issues surrounding collections,exhibitions, conservation, governance,and ethics. In addition, students will gain firsthandexperience that provides a firm foundationin skills such as scholarship, connoisseurship,object handling, and exhibition installation thatare considered fundamental knowledge in museumsand art galleries. Offered alternate years.III.O, V.6a.Prerequisite: ARMG 105. This course expandsupon the principles and concepts introducedin ARMG 105. The focus is on issues centralto the creation and management of performingarts organizations, which will be exploredthrough a series of case studies, practical exercises,and ongoing assessment of current events.Areas of focus include artist relations, audiencedevelopment, front-of-house management, programming,human resources, marketing, publicrelations, contracts, copyright, and royalties.Offered alternate years. III.W, V.6a.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Students will be introduced to the practicalaspects of presenting artistic events on the campus.Projects will include the organization, promotion,and mounting of exhibitions, the bookingand promotion of concerts, theatre, or danceproductions, or other appropriate arts activities.A minimum of 80 hours is required. May betaken on a P/CR/NC grading option only.Prerequisites: One ARMG course and permissionof the instructor. The study of introductorylevel material by an individual student or by asmall group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.Prerequisite: ARMG 105. This course will examinethe various ways in which objects reach theart market, concentrating on the role of auctionhouses, galleries, and museums in shaping thetreatment of art as a cultural commodity. Anunderstanding of central issues that influence thebuying and selling of art–tax laws, the perception ofartworks as investments, and aesthetic appreciationof the works–will be reached through lectures, readings,and visits to galleries, auctions, museums andprivate collections. This course cannot be taken ona P/CR/NC grading option. III.W, V.6a.Prerequisite: ARMG 105. Students will examinethe integration of leaders and arts organizations,their history, evolution, culture, andtheory. Through case studies, arts leadershipwill be explored in units on creativity, ethics,the artist-cum-leader, political advocacy, programdevelopment, oral and written persuasion,and evaluating instances of success vs. failure.Offered alternate years. III.O, V.6a.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Anintensive apprenticeship in a particular areaof the arts, such as exhibitions, cataloguing,booking and promoting theatrical events, oran internship at an arts organization outsidethe college. A final portfolio or record of theproject must be presented at the completion ofthe course. The practicum will be supervisedby the Program Director, or other appropriatefaculty members. May be taken on a P/CR/NCgrading option only. A minimum of 120 hoursis required.Prerequisites: 100-level ARMG course and permissionof the instructor. The study of an inter-