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BA2b - Unit Evaluation

There are elements of this unit that I feel I could improve on, as well as elements that went well. Overall I felt that this unit did go well, and I have learned a lot in terms of curation, collaboration and marketing, but I also have a lot to develop further. 
  • Cross Course Collaboration Project - I feel that this project went extremely well, we all worked well as a group, were able to come up with a strong idea, delegate roles to each other and plan out what we were going to do and when. The editing process went well, and the only issues we faced was the background music which we eventually managed to get to work with the video. I think something that we could develop further is our use of props and maybe looking into clothing and setting. However we worked with the issue of lack of setting/props by turning it into more of a comical sketch. 
  • Anteros Exhibition - Although there were some challenges that I faced during this curation process, I did learn a lot and it was interesting to see how an external gallery operates and to learn about different hanging methods. We were able to work together to create a poster, a title for the exhibition and discussing where work would go. I think the show at the end looked really good, and the placement for all the pieces worked really well, and utilised the space effectively. Something that I could develop here is my presentation skills and my confidence to leap outside of my comfort zone. I am open to all suggestions, I have learned a lot about curating from this experience and I hope to use the skills here for future projects, however I do think that lack of communication was an issue at times.
  • Interchange 2018 - I felt that I did well in learning new skills, and worked well with other students from other courses to create some interesting photographs. I definitely would like to use the photography skills that I have learned for future projects. Something that I could develop on would be to utilise the skills learnt from these workshops within my own practice. I would have liked to create my own books, possibly for the SELLOUT exhibition. 
  • Womanist Collaborative Exhibition - This was my first solely curated show working with students from the Womanist Society. I was able to communicate effectively with the artists, and was able to effectively make executive decisions, was able to effectively take ethical issues into consideration, assess all risks involved in regards to the performance and was able to produce really professional looking publications. I think something that I could develop further is my marketing skills and use of social media to advertise. This is something that I did improve on for SELLOUT, but it is definitely something that I want to keep developing and improving. 
  • SELLOUT Group Exhibition - This exhibition was an evolution of the ARTAGRAM exhibition from the first unit. It was a group exhibition, and we were all able to communicate with each other effectively, provide ideas and advice, make executive decisions, utilise social media for marketing and was able to effectively use the gallery space and explore how it can be seen. Something that we could improve on could be advertising more, and perhaps highlighting the social aspect of the show more clearly - we did arrange for the closing party to be the social aspect of the show, but this wasn't mentioned enough I feel in our marketing and advertising. 
  • Embroidery Work - I think that my embroidery work has started to develop, but I do think that I could explore this medium further. This is something that I hope to do next year - I want to explore the idea of thread painting and stitching into other materials other than fabric/cross stitch fabric. However, I am happy with the embroidery work that I have produced and the ideas that I have gained from them. Going forward I think I can really push the boundaries of my work and hope to emerge with my own style of embroidery that combines both art and craft. 

Overall I'm happy with how this unit went, and I am aware that there are a few things that I need to develop further, which I hope to improve on in the future. I have ideas for the next unit which I will most likely start to explore over the summer, and I hope to be able to develop my practice further with these ideas. I also hope to engage more with the industry by possibly getting involved in more exhibitions and projects. 












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