HINDSIGHT

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I've typed out an overview of our course so far.
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1. Theory and Discussions on
Display, Exhibition and Curatorial Practices
Facilitators: Ramesh, Raghu, Ravi, Meena
Exercises:
Think of something from the past and something contemporary and juxtapose the two within the framework of a context
Propose an exhibition for NGMA, Bangalore
Take the icon/form of the lota and place it in different contexts visually

2. Identity and Branding
Quick exercise on building the character of the gallery along with the Mission Statement and some visual identities
Facilitator: Sonalee
Exercises:
Mind maps, mood-boards, logo iterations

3. Goals and Objectives
Understanding how to define goals and objectives of a space and it’s context and character
Facilitator: Meena

4. Field Research
Class divided into:
Students visiting Delhi, The India Art Fair and galleries in Delhi
Students visiting galleries and exhibition spaces in Bangalore
Exercise:
To present research findings

5. Role Play Activity
To don the roles of people who involved in decision making for a gallery
Exercise:
Class divided into 4 groups in these different spaces-
Museum
Art Fair
Gallery in a University Space
Artist Collective

6. Coded Culture
introduced to the Austrian team behind the media-fest Coded Culture
We were invited to contribute and participate in the initial phase of discussions for bringing the festival to Bangalore in September this year.

7. Urban AvantGarde
We attended a seminar by curator Lene ter Haar.
We also visited the exhibition on street art in Max Mueller Bhavan.
We interviewed and photographed the UrbanAvantGarde project and the artists involved in it, in and around the streets of Malleswaram.
Out of the material, we wrote, edited and created a Newsletter for the project.

8. Proposal Writing
an exercise on writing a formal and professional proposal for a project and funding
Facilitator: Girish Prabhu
We were taken through the structure and process of writing of a proposal.
Our class was divided and worked on different portions of the proposal, we then discussed discrepancies and added comments and changes to it.
We are working on editing the proposal for a final format.

9. Visual Cultures
We discussed contemporary art practices, the big names in contemp art, curatorial practices, visited Bar1, Jaaga and SKE Gallery in Bangalore, had discussions with Christoph Storz from Bar1 and Surash Kumar from Sumukha.
Facilitator: Ayisha