{"id":16,"date":"2020-03-23T15:54:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2020-03-23T20:07:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T00:07:08","slug":"project-statement-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/project-statement-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Statement Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A project statement should address a specific body of work including what you make, how and why you make it, and how you understand your work\u2019s meaning.<\/li>\n<li>Connect the content with the form.<\/li>\n<li>Be concise, delete unnecessary words.<\/li>\n<li>Be specific, not vague.<\/li>\n<li>In a short text, each sentence should say something interesting on its own.<\/li>\n<li>Allow for the viewer\u2019s interpretation, but don\u2019t be evasive.\u00a0\u00a0Consider writing about how something comes about, and why it interests you, rather than what it\u2019s supposed to mean.<\/li>\n<li>Try grounding the abstract ideas of your work (concept) in real life \/ concrete relatable experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Write plainly, avoid \u201cart-speak\u201d\/ academic jargon.<\/li>\n<li>Explain unusual processes and materials succinctly, and WHY you use them.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid obscure references, unless they\u2019re crucial to your work.<\/li>\n<li>Decide what you want to address and what you don\u2019t want to address about your work in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0Define the terms of your discourse.<\/li>\n<li>Draw the reader in and keep their interest by making interesting and relatable points.<\/li>\n<li>The statement and art should offer something unexpected or expansive.\u00a0\u00a0If the reader \/ viewer is left wondering, \u201cSo what? That\u2019s obvious.\u201d, dig deeper, keep searching.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t be formulaic and write, \u201cMy practice explores ________ through the use of _________.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Use a standard voice for a project statement.\u00a0This is a reflection \/ introduction about the artwork, not the artwork itself.\u00a0\u00a0Consider the difference between art that incorporates text, vs. text about art.\u00a0A project statement is text about art.\u00a0A standard voice project statement is used for applications to exhibitions, grants, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Use the word \u201cphotograph\u201d not \u201cphoto\u201d or \u201cpicture\u201d, unless you have a good reason for doing so.<\/li>\n<li>Give your project a title.<\/li>\n<li>Keep it short. 1 to 2 paragraphs.<\/li>\n<li>Like an essay, begin and conclude the statement with memorable points or questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brainstorming (try free-writes and concept maps)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What am I doing<\/li>\n<li>How am I doing it?<\/li>\n<li>Why am I doing it?<\/li>\n<li>What influences me the most?<\/li>\n<li>How does my art relate to the art of my contemporaries and history?<\/li>\n<li>What do I want others to understand about my art?<\/li>\n<li>Am I unwilling to discuss any aspects of my work? If so, why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A project statement should address a specific body of work including what you make, how and why you make it, and how you understand your work\u2019s meaning. Connect the content with the form. Be concise, delete unnecessary words. Be specific, not vague. In a short text, each sentence should say something interesting on its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1064,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1064"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}