In Gold & Silversmithing: Concepts, Materials, Processes 2, a project-oriented program extends student technical, material and conceptual skills. This course can be individually negotiated to focus on any traditional or contemporary practice in the field. Students devise an individual work proposal, applying critical thinking and innovation to a broad range of materials, techniques and concepts. Occupational health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. competently utilize a range of higher level skills relevant to the discipline, in response to set tasks
2. independently explore the potential of material/s
3. experiment with the application of concepts and processes
4. critically engage with historical and theoretical contexts

Portfolio of studio work (80%) [LOs 1, 2, 4]

Journal/Documentation/Studio Theory presentation (20%). [LOs 1 and 3]

Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.

4 hours per week lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice and in excess of 4 hours per week independent studio practice.

ARTV2411 Gold & Silversmithing elective 1

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