05 Aug 2013

Online courses for Art professionals

Node Center for Curatorial Studies presents two new online courses:

1. Social Networking for Gallerists and Art Professionals
2. Graphic Design Toolkit for Curators and Cultural Producers

Application deadline: August 9th, 2013
Duration: 4 weeks
Participation fee: 145 euros

Node Center's Online Program facilitates rich interaction through weekly videoconferences, reading material and personal feedback from the lecturers, offering the participants the opportunity to extend their practice in an internationally oriented e-learning program.


COURSE DESCRIPTION


01. Social Networking for Gallerists and Art Professionals
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Duration: August 14th - September 4th, 2013
Lecturer: James Michael Shaeffer, Jr.
Participation fee: 145€


This course examines the practical and successful strategies of social networking for professionals in the art world. Artists, curators and gallerists in the past decade have introduced social networking as a necessary tool for increasing global visibility as well as for community outreach.

Participants in the course will learn successful strategies on maintaining an online platform, as well as how to boost public interest and which content can bring in the best audiences. They will create a blog as well as a Facebook page and design and implement a strategy to utilize them within their professional practice. At the completion of the course, participants will have an increased knowledge of not only social networking, but it's history, how to take advantage of it and most importantly how to attain a large digital footprint.

Full information and detailed program: www.nodecenter.org/online-courses-3/social-networking-for-arts/


Application deadline: August 9th, 2013

To apply please fill in this Application form: www.nodecenter.org/online-courses-3/application/




02. Graphic Design Toolkit for Curators and Cultural Producers
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Duration: August 19th - September 9th, 2013
Lecturer: Iohanna Nicenboim
Participation fee: 145€


The course is tailored for curators and cultural producers that are keen to acquire basic graphic design skills in order to create their own graphic material or collaborate in a better way with designers.

From the manipulation and combination of shape, color, imagery, typography and space, the participants will develop skills to translate their ideas into a visual language creating a cohesive visual identity for their exhibitions or events.

They will learn and experiment with design software like Photoshop and InDesign and at the same time, will acquire basic notions of graphic design and printing. Finally, the students will develop and realize different graphic material such as invitation, brochure, exhibition title and information panels.

Full information and detailed program: www.nodecenter.org/online-courses-3/graphic-design/


Application deadline: August 9th, 2013

To apply please fill in this Application form: www.nodecenter.org/online-courses-3/application/


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