New Project: Collaboration with the Delaware Contemporary

Hello, Writing for the Arts Students!

This blog post contains all of the necessary information for you to successfully complete this assignment. Please read the directions carefully.  Also, remember that you can always ask me questions in person or  via email at csmith@dcad.edu. 

Directions: Each student will choose one work of art currently on display at the Delaware Contemporary. It might be a work that you really love, or it might be a work that is just plain curious. Take photos of this work, get into the details. Also take a photo of the wall-text (label) that identifies the artist, the title of the work, the media used, size, etc. You can also sketch the work. Capture it, so you aren't reliant on your imagination. Now that you have chosen this single work, the fun begins. 

Part One: Each student will create an original piece of art in any media. Your art should respond to your chosen piece. Please note, you aren't copying this work; you'll be creating a new artwork that engages with the ideas, thoughts, moods, and/or emotions that you see/feel in your chosen work that is currently exhibited at the Delaware Contemporary.  For instance, you might make a short video in response to a painting or sculpture. Or you might make a painting or sculpture. The important thing to remember is that you have creative freedom. Your artwork might be digital, traditional, or a blend of the two. Take a high-res photo of your artwork. Make sure you include "caption information": What's the title of your piece? What media or materials did you use? You will be uploading this file to Populi. 

Part Two: Write a literary or verbal text that also engages with the ideas you see in your chosen work. Maybe you want to write a poem, maybe a short memory about a special experience, maybe a short fable or parable, maybe a list, maybe something else entirely. This text should be no longer than 300 words and no shorter than 100 words. Proofread it carefully before uploading it to Populi.

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Each part will be graded: 10 points each.

Due: Tuesday, April 18, 5:00 pm. 

This is a firm deadline.

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Here's where the "real-world" part of this exercise comes into play. Every first-year student enrolled in "Writing for the Arts" is entering a competition that will be juried by curators and staff at the Delaware Contemporary. They, and they alone, will choose the projects that best exemplify artistic and literary excellence. The chosen student artists will be invited to present their work at the Delaware Contemporary on the evening of Friday, May 5, the final day of the semester.