Exhibiting culture

When

Two intensive weekend blocks:
*Friday 22 – Sunday 24 March 2019
*Friday 29 – Sunday 31 March 2019

Where

Castlemaine State Festival Visual Arts Program (sites to be announced early 2019)

Subject Details

Subject Code: HUS2ECA/HUS3ECB

Subject Coordinator: Dr Jacqueline Millner

Subject Lecturer: Dr Karen Annett-Thomas

Exhibiting Culture is an immersive, gallery-based subject, underpinned by La Trobe University's exclusive partnership with nationally and internationally renowned institutions. The subject is designed to deepen learning across a range of disciplines such as art history, social history, archaeology, philosophy, law, textual studies, education and politics, via the experience of a unique, curated exhibition.

The subject will address the following broad questions:

• what type of exhibition is this?
• what holds this collection of cultural objects together?
• is it organised around a theme, a period, an artist, a significant individual, a movement, or something else, and how has that affected the form and content of the exhibition?
• how does the exhibition direct inquiry and engagement?
• what types of knowledge does it produce; by what criteria can an exhibition be evaluated?
• how successful is this exhibition as a whole?

It also extends and consolidates the immersive gallery-based experience with:

• relevant contemporary and historical lectures
• learning involvements and activities that afford a deepening engagement in inquiry
• critical questioning
• responding in ways that evaluate the experience, a theme, a period, an artist, a significant individual, a movement, or something else.

The Essentials are three vital areas of learning which all La Trobe undergraduate students will experience to foster the skills and knowledge needed to become future ready in the workplace and the wider world. The Essentials are designed to develop students’ capacity to address our most pressing global challenges. The key areas of learning covered by the Essentials within any undergraduate La Trobe course are: Global Citizenship; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and Sustainability Thinking. Together, these three Essentials contribute distinctive learning outcomes for students within our Future Ready courses.

This subject addresses the Essential ‘Global Citizenship’.

Throughout your courses at La Trobe you will:

• be taught how to thrive in a fast-changing world;
• be challenged to use your creativity to generate and effectively manage new ideas;
• learn how to understand and solve complex problems; and,
• locate and use knowledge to reduce risk and make smart decisions.

In HUS2ECA and HUS3ECB you will be generating and managing new ideas, communicating them to your peers and collaborating on their development. You will be learning to locate theories to support your ideas and to creatively explore issues of global significance.

HUS2ECA

HUS3ECB

General Public

There are no assessment components for members of the general public undertaking this course.

Accreditation

• All La Trobe students who enrol in the full subject and successfully complete and pass the assessment component will receive accreditation towards their degree.
• General public who register and attend without the assessment component may apply for a certificate of participation which can be used to demonstrate continuing professional development.

SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2019

Cost

Members of the general public are invited to register for each of the two blocks. The cost to attend is $225 Plus GST per block.  Public registration OPENING SOON.  Please direct enquiries to Karen Annett-Thomas, k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au.

Current La Trobe University students in any discipline may take this as a Commonwealth-supported elective subject.

How to Enrol

La Trobe Students (Year 2): Exhibiting Culture A - Enrol Online

La Trobe Students (Year 3): Exhibiting Culture B - Enrol Online

General Public -contact Karen Annett-Thomas k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au

Accommodation

Participants to Bendigo will need to arrange accommodation at their own cost. The Bendigo Visitor Centre can assist with booking accommodation to suit your budget.

• Bendigo Visitor Centre: 1800 813 153

La Trobe Residential Services offer accommodation at a discounted rate to all La Trobe students. Contact 5444 7425 or Residences-Bendigo@latrobe.edu.au for more information.

Transport and parking

By car: Castlemaine is approximately 120 kms north -west of Melbourne, or a 90-minute drive via the Tullamarine Freeway, following the signs to Bendigo and the Calder Freeway.

By train: Castlemaine Railway Station is centrally located and train travel is an easy and pleasurable 1.5 hour journey from Melbourne. V/Line trains run between Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station along the Bendigo line to Castlemaine, departing regularly from 6.00am to 10:30pm.

Getting around Castlemaine:

Walking
A range of walking maps, including natural and cultural heritage walks in Castlemaine and surrounding areas, are available from the Visitor Information Centre in the Castlemaine Market Building, Mostyn Street.

For downloadable walking maps, visit maldoncastlemaine.com or telephone 03 5471 1795.

Cycling
Bicycles, with helmets, are available for hire from $20/half-day and $30/full-day from the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre in the Castlemaine Market Building, Mostyn Street, Telephone 03 5471 1795.

Buses
Castlemaine Bus Lines services Castlemaine, Chewton, Campbells Creek, Maldon and Bendigo.
For timetables and fares telephone 03 5472 1455.

Taxi
Castlemaine Taxis can be contacted on 03 5447 4477 or 131 008.

Accommodation
Contact the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre’s free accommodation service, your enquiry will be handled by trained and knowledgeable staff who can offer the right advice – whether you are travelling alone, as a couple, family or group.

For further information freecall 1800 171 888 or email visitors@mountalexander.vic.gov.au

Visitor Information
Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre
Market Building, 44 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Telephone: 03 5471 1795 (Check number)
Email: visitors@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
Web site:maldoncastlemaine.com

Student Enrolment Contact

Brian Flanagan, Senior Officer, Client Services

T 03 5444 7346

E b.flanagan@latrobe.edu.au

LAI Subject Lecturer Contact

Dr Karen Annett-Thomas, LAI Public Programs Manager

T 03 5444 7258

E k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au