Public & Community Arts course

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The PACA course is under construction at CAN WA for 2010. The course will be delivered in a new format.

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Course details

The Public and Community Arts course introduces participants to the basic concepts and processes involved in the development and management of public and community arts projects.

Participants will discuss the history of community art practices through viewing resource material, such as DVD’s, CD’s and case studies.

Ideas for participants’ own projects will be discussed and developed. This will be done through individual and group work.

Course content includes:

Planning for projects
Developing projects
Organising funding
Budgeting
Understanding insurance
Legal and occupational health and safety requirements, and
Promotional strategies

Assessment of competency will include oral and written questioning, case studies, worksheets, group discussion, oral presentation, and written report.
The Introduction to Public and Community Arts Course addresses six Units of Competency from Nationally Endorsed Training Packages. These are as follows:

CUVADM11A: Work within an arts organisation context
CUEFIN01B: Develop a budget
CUEFIN03B Obtain sponsorship
CUEFIN02B: Manage a budget
CUSADM03A: Manage a project