spring 2012
NG-299-1: Prospect New Orleans
Keith Boadwee
Prerequisite: ARTH-101
Travel Dates: January 4 – 12, 2012
This week-long intensive will take place in New Orleans during Prospect.2, the second edition of the international contemporary art biennial. Students will have a chance to view a broad spectrum of art representing many influential practitioners from around the globe. Much of the work on view at Prospect.2 will be site-specific and will provide students with an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how art functions outside of the white cube and can be tailored to meet the requirements of a specific context. The class will engage with the administrators and representatives of Prospect.2, and will also visit the studios of local artists. While viewing and engaging with Prospect.2 will be the dominant focus of the class, students will also examine post-Katrina New Orleans and look at the response to this crisis, especially as it relates to arts and culture in the city. Students will spend a day of this trip working on a project that directly addresses community building.
Satisfies New Genres Elective
Satisfies Studies in Global Cultures Requirement
Satisfies 3 units of the 6-unit Off-campus Study Requirement
Program Course Fee: $1,620
The program course fee does not include a round-trip flight to New Orleans or meals.
Accommodations will be provided by the Royal Street Courtyard, a bed and breakfast located walking distance from the French Quarter, the French Market, and Bourbon Street.
Information Sessions (12-1 pm, Studio 10)
Monday, September 19
Wednesday, September 21
Monday, October 3
Thursday, October 6
Important Dates
October 10: Deadline to Submit Application to Academic Affairs
October 24: $500 Non-Refundable Deposit Due
November 7: $1,120 Due (Remaining Program Fee)
November 21: $4,473 for Undergraduates; $4,791 for Graduates Due (3 Unit Tuition Fee)
Students interested in applying for Prospect New Orleans are encouraged to attend an information session and should email Sarah Ewick, Director of Academic Administration at sewick@sfai.edu for a Faculty-Led Program Application, or download one here. Applications must be received by Monday, October 10 along with required materials listed on the application. Student applications will be reviewed by the Faculty-Led Program Leader in conjunction with Academic Affairs. Prior to submitting the application, all students are required to meet with Financial Aid.
Photo: Air view of portion of New Orleans, c. 1951. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
NG-512-1: The Habana Bienial: An Alternative from the Perspective of Difference
Tony Labat and Jeannene Przyblyski
Prerequisite: Open to second-year graduate students
Travel Dates: May 13–25, 2012
SFAI is excited to accept an invitation from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) to participate in the 11th Havana Biennial during the spring 2012 semester. NG-512-1 The Habana Bienal is a unique opportunity for second-year graduate students to learn about global issues in contemporary art while experiencing the arts and culture of Cuba—a nation that has been divided from the U.S. through embargo since the early 1960s.
Graduate students enrolled in the The Habana Bienal will meet at SFAI during the spring 2012 semester and travel to Cuba May 13–25, 2012. The class will research, develop, and create work in collaboration with students and faculty at ISA. Students will engage with ISA Prof. Rene Franciso, as well as with curators and historians, visit artists’ studios, attend lectures and panels, and participate in other educational activities presented by the Biennial.
Professor Tony Labat first took a class to Havana for the Biennial in 1999 and since then has continued to maintain and build upon relationships with artists, curators, and historians that will provide a rich network for resources, inspiration and dialogue as students engage with local artists. Dean Jeannene Przyblyski has a longstanding artistic and scholarly interest in global cities. As Director of the Bureau of Urban Secrets, she has led cultural interventions and written on urban cultural politics in cities around the world.
Program Course Fee: $2,205
The program course fee includes a round-trip flight to Cuba, accommodations, and visa fees.
Information Session (Third Street lecture hall)
Wednesday, October 5, 12:00 pm
Important Dates
October 24: Deadline to Submit Application to Academic Affairs
October 31: Students notified of acceptance to course
November 14: $500 Non-Refundable Deposit Due
November 28: $1,705 Due (Remaining Program Fee)
Tuition is due at registration, no later than November 28 ($4,791 - 3 Unit Tuition Fee)
Students interested in applying for The Habana Bienal: An Alternative from the Perspective of Difference are encouraged to attend the information session and should email Sarah Ewick, Director of Academic Administration, at sewick@sfai.edu for a Faculty-Led Program Application or download one here. Applications must be received by Monday, October 24 along with required materials listed on the application. Student applications will be reviewed by the Faculty-Led Program Leaders in conjunction with Academic Affairs. Prior to submitting the application, all students are required to meet with Financial Aid.
Photo: The Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepción Inmaculada de La Habana (Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception). Photo by Tony Labat, 2011.
