ART110HM Collection Project Guidelines and Rubric The Collection Project involves curating and creating your own collection based on a theme of your choice. Your collection will highlight a new collection of artwork created by women artists. This will include six works that you feel have a particularly interesting synergy as a collection. This is a culmination assignment where you are expected to apply art terminology, history, theory, and methodology to the design of your collection. This is your chance to demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, styles, themes, artists, and techniques acquired throughout the course. You will act as the curator of your own museum exhibit. For this project you will write a Curatorial Statement and develop a Collection Presentation to display the artwork you have chosen. Curatorial Statement The curatorial statement is a brief introduction to your exhibition. A curator is the person who is in charge of a museum’s exhibitions; from planning and selecting artwork, to researching and documenting information. This piece should be 3 paragraphs in length and approximately 250-300 words. In the first paragraph discuss the theme, methodology, and overall message/point of view of your exhibition. In the second paragraph, discuss the types of works or media that viewers will see. This may include artist's statements, external "press" about the work, or excerpts from online articles relevant to the work. Be sure to properly cite any external information that is paraphrased and/or quoted in the critical discussion. In the third paragraph, discuss your process of discovering pieces for this collection/research, applying methodology, and supporting the validity and relevance of the message to your viewers. Feel free to express personal connections. The Curatorial Statement is worth 50 points of the Collection Project and it is due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 6. (This assignment folder may be linked to Turnitin.) Collection Presentation For the Collection Presentation, students are to create a PowerPoint presentation containing the following: • At least 6 pieces of artwork (color images). • Image labels for each piece of artwork. o Label should include:  Artist  Title  Date o Label should appear on the slide directly under the image (not in the notes section). • Notes written under each slide: o Include a short analysis of work and justification for its inclusion. This can mirror the information included in your Curatorial Statement. Treat the notes section as what you would “say” if you were giving a live presentation. It is imperative that you use your own thoughts and language here. • Works Cited slide. Click here to view a sample presentation. The SLU honor code will apply to all text in your Collection Project, and plagiarism will not be tolerated. The Collection Presentation is worth 50 points of the Collection Project and is due n.

1. ART110HM Collection Project Guidelines and Rubric
The Collection Project involves curating and creating your own
collection based on a theme of your choice. Your collection
will highlight a new collection of artwork created by women
artists. This will include six works that you feel have a
particularly interesting synergy as a collection. This is a
culmination assignment where you are expected to apply art
terminology, history, theory, and methodology to the design of
your collection. This is your chance to demonstrate your
understanding of key concepts, styles, themes, artists, and
techniques acquired throughout the course.
You will act as the curator of your own museum exhibit. For
this project you will write a Curatorial Statement and develop
a Collection Presentation to display the artwork you have
chosen.
Curatorial Statement
The curatorial statement is a brief introduction to your
exhibition. A curator is the person who is in charge of a
museum’s
exhibitions; from planning and selecting artwork, to researching
and documenting information. This piece should be 3
paragraphs in length and approximately 250-300 words. In the
first paragraph discuss the theme, methodology, and
overall message/point of view of your exhibition. In the second
paragraph, discuss the types of works or media that
viewers will see. This may include artist's statements, external
"press" about the work, or excerpts from online articles
relevant to the work. Be sure to properly cite any external
information that is paraphrased and/or quoted in the critical

2. discussion. In the third paragraph, discuss your process of
discovering pieces for this collection/research, applying
methodology, and supporting the validity and relevance of the
message to your viewers. Feel free to express personal
connections.
The Curatorial Statement is worth 50 points of the Collection
Project and it is due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM
EST/EDT of Module 6. (This assignment folder may be linked
to Turnitin.)
Collection Presentation
For the Collection Presentation, students are to create a
PowerPoint presentation containing the following:
• At least 6 pieces of artwork (color images).
• Image labels for each piece of artwork.
o Label should include:
o Label should appear on the slide directly under the image (not
in the notes section).
• Notes written under each slide:
o Include a short analysis of work and justification for its
inclusion. This can mirror the information included
in your Curatorial Statement. Treat the notes section as what
you would “say” if you were giving a live
presentation. It is imperative that you use your own thoughts
and language here.
• Works Cited slide.

3. Click here to view a sample presentation.
The SLU honor code will apply to all text in your Collection
Project, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
The Collection Presentation is worth 50 points of the Collection
Project and is due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM
EST/EDT of Module 7.
In addition to submitting the Collection Presentation to the
assignment folder, students are also required to post their
Collection Presentation to the Collection Project Peer Review
Discussion Board no later than Sunday 11:59 PM
EST/EDT of Module 7.
http://documents.saintleo.edu/docs/ART110HM/ExampleCollect
ionPresentation.pptx
Curatorial Statement
Elements
Criteria
Not Attempted
(Criterion is
missing or not in

4. evidence)
Novice
(does not meet
expectations;
performance is
substandard)
Basic
(works towards
meeting expectations;
performance needs
improvement)
Proficient
(meets
expectations;
performance is
satisfactory)
Exemplary
(exceeds
expectations;
performance is
outstanding)
Content Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism

5. is evident.
0 points
Curatorial Statement
is incomplete, faulty,
or restates
information from
another source.
Needs considerably
more work or effort.
1-3 points
Curatorial Statement
needs more
information, or is
underdeveloped; may
be less than 3
paragraphs and more
effort and analysis
needed.
4-7 points
Curatorial
Statement shows
effort and features
relevant but
somewhat basic
information in 3
paragraphs.
8-11 points

6. Student wrote a
thorough, creative,
and relevant
Curatorial Statement
in 3 paragraphs.
12-15 points
Theme Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
Product does not
effectively
communicate theme.
Theme of collection is
unclear, and displays
little depth of
research. There are
many missing labels
and descriptions.
1-3 points
Collection
communicates a
theme, but may need
more development.

7. 4-7 points
Student designed
an appropriate
collection that
engaged them in
basic research.
8-11 points
Student designed a
thoughtful, creative
collection theme that
engaged them in
challenging or
provocative research.
12-15 points
Works
Cited and
MLA
Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,

8. and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
No documentation of
sources (plagiarism
evident).
1-2 points
Student needs to use
greater care in
documenting sources.
3-4 points
Student
documented
sources with some
care and sources
are cited, in MLA
format.
5-7 points
Student documented
all sources, including
visuals, and sources
are properly cited, in
MLA format.
8-10 points

9. Grammar Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
Poorly constructed
and/or proper
grammar absent in
documentation.
1-2 points
Many errors noted in
documentation.
3-4 points
Few errors noted in
documentation.
5-7 points
Documentation is
error-free.
8-10 points

10. Collection Presentation
Elements
Criteria
Not Attempted
(Criterion is
missing or not in
evidence)
Novice
(does not meet
expectations;
performance is
substandard)
Basic
(works towards
meeting expectations;
performance needs
improvement)
Proficient
(meets
expectations;

11. performance is
satisfactory)
Exemplary
(exceeds
expectations;
performance is
outstanding)
Content Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
Digital presentation is
incomplete or faulty.
1-3 points
Digital presentation is
rushed or
underdeveloped.
Some information

12. (images, text, and
description) about the
collection is missing.
4-7 points
Student created an
appropriate digital
presentation that
includes most of
the information
(images, text and
description) about
the collection.
8-11 points
Student created a
thorough and creative
digital presentation
that includes all of or
more than the
information (images,
text, and description)
about the collection.
12-15 points
Visual
Appeal
Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.

13. 0 points
Student showed little
evidence of thoughtful
presentation or visual
appeal.
1-3 points
Little thought
apparently given to
visual appeal of
collection.
Presentation seems
rushed or
underdeveloped and
needs more effort.
4-7 points
Some thought
given to visual
appeal of exhibit.
Presentation may
have some problem
areas, but care and
effort are visible.
8-11 points
Presentations are
well made; visual
appeal is excellent

14. and completed with
great care and effort.
12-15 points
Media Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
Presentations are
sloppy, careless, or
unfinished.
1-2 points
Some difficulty with
media apparent,
though objective is
mostly achieved.
3-4 points
Media used with
basic amount of
skill and
effectiveness to
achieve the

15. objective.
5-7 points
Media used skillfully,
effectively, and
appropriately to
achieve the objective.
8-10 points
Works
Cited and
MLA
Too incomplete
to merit
evaluation,
and/or plagiarism
is evident.
0 points
Much information
(images, text, and
description) about the
collection is missing.
1-2 points
Labels and
descriptions are
partially incomplete.
3-4 points

16. Each work has a
label and
description.
5-7 points
Each work has a
thorough label and
description.
8-10 points