Course Syllabus

Course Information
ARTS 3340
Gallery Management
Spring 2009

Professor Contact Information

Greg Metz
972-883-2774
glmetz@utdallas.edu
AS 2.106
Office Hours 4:00-6:00 Wed
to insure appt. please arrange by email or phone

Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions

Course Description:
This course introduces the litany of operational responsibilities and creative directives of
exhibition spaces ranging from non-traditional alternative spaces to gallery and museum
formats. From distinguishing the variations of gallery venues to the specifics of
developing and proposing exhibitions, public relations, artistic curating, director/
dealer/curatorial relationships and financing, this course explores behind the scenes
activities of presenting art. Special guest presentations will provide professional insight
reflecting various aspects of their gallery/art space enterprises. Hands on experience of
art handling and preparation, hanging, lighting and design presentation of work will be an
accompanying part of this course’s agenda. Students will be assigned special projects
to assist with and will maintain a notebook as part of their grade evaluations.
Some Saturday field trips will be required (with advanced notice).

Course Objectives:
1. Students will investigate the diversity of gallery and museum venues through visitation
and presentations.

2. Students will discuss with art professionals and curators the complexities of their
institutions, business and their practices.

3. Students will actively participate in the curatorial process, installation design, lighting,
registration and hanging of an exhibition.

4. Students will critique graduate proposal presentations based on practical analysis

models and conceptual innovation criteria.

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Required Textbooks and Materials
There is no textbook for this course or materials need
There will be a series of readings and handouts to go with class material

Assignments & Academic Calendar

Syllabus: ARTS 3340
Instructor: Greg Metz 972-883-2774 glmetz@utdallas.edu
Wed. 7:00- 9:45 pm Spring 2009
Office Hrs. 3:30- 6:00 pm Tues. or by appt. office 2.106 V.A. building

Jan 14 Introduction/ layout of class. Coverage, guests, field trips, final projects,
participation and work participation schedules. Trip forms
. ‘The Opening’ -dates, times, places, subjects
premire/ public what happens- contents/ set up- etiquette
*reading, ‘When Museums Compete with Art’.

Jan 21 Curatorial Duties: How shows/exhibitions are initiated Greg Metz

Who, subject, current, profit/non,
Requirements for setting in motion.
Guest Speakers on Curating the StayBite Exhibition
Karla Diaz and Evelyn Serrano
*Jan. 23 Opening for StayBite: Modes of Operation

Jan 27 Exhibition Venues: Addressing different exhibition venues. Metz w/handout

A look at different venue possibilities , Types: listings
Styles of the stables Various websites to visit.
Audiences/ $upport
Proposals and presentations ( Handout sample)

Feb. 4 Running a gallery: The Job

Speakers
Conduit, Nancy Whitenack
And/or: Paul Slocum
CADD Ann Lawrence

Feb. 11 * Off site visit ‘The Contemporary’ Not for Profit spaces: Directors Joan Davidow. Meet at
Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts by 7:30 pm

Feb. 18 Venues and Proposal make up lecture from Jan. 27th

sp.ecial surprise

Feb 21 (Sat.) Gallery hopping. Will provide listings and maps see field trip guide
Central trak, 500 x, Public Trust
*Sunday Feb 22 take show down and wall prep for TVAA

Feb. 25 Gina Feiser intro. to the TVAA show exhibition

Critical mass installations
Metz Instructions on hanging, how to hang, devices, measuring etc.

*Feb. 28-Mar 1 TVAA receiving, moving art placement (check sign up sheet for working this
event.)
**Mar. 1 Sunday night: Class will meet for the designing and installation of TVAA
Mar. 4 Finish Hanging TVAA show will finish and light (optional point or class time)

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Mar 11 Lisa Taylor : Art ofPublic Relations Lisa Taylor of Taylor Made Press
Jump Start: Sara Jane Semrad: ‘ La ReUnion’

Mar. 18 Spring Break

*March 22 Sunday Reception TVAA

Mar. 25 Designing and lighting for exhibitions. Greg Metz

‘Art of the everyday’

April 1 The Business of Handling, Moving and Installing Art Work

Monty Martin

April 10 (fri) Field trip Howard Rachofsky Collection Jeanne Chovosta

April 8 Meet with Grad Students only on presentations.

Apr. 15 ‘The Auction’ business, Heritage Auctions Ted Pillsbury

April 22 open for changes or make up classes

* April 25 (sat) Field trip: Nasher Sculpture tour and DMA

*April 26 dismantle show (sat.) accepting work for student show Sunday
*Accepting work Weekend (Sunday)\
Hang student show Mon/Tues hours will vary

April 29 The Art of Collecting work: George Morten, John Zotos, Claude Albritton,
Ted Kinkade

May 6 Dead week

May 13 Graduate Presentations

Field Trip Schedule :

Feb 11 Wed 7:30- 9:30 Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts
Feb 21 Saturday 11-2 Gallery Hop 500x, Central Trak, Public Trust
April 10 Fri.. 4:00-6:00 Howard Rauchofsky House
Apr. 22 Sat. 10-12:30 Nasher Sculpture Garden- DMA

Speakers/ Visiting Lecturers:

Jan. 21 Evelyn Serrano, Karla Diaz UTD
Feb. 4 Nancy Whitenack, Paul Slocum, Brian Gibbs UTD
Feb. 11 Joan Davidow/ at the Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
Feb 18 Monte Martin UTD
Feb. 25 Gina Fieser/ UTD
Mar. 11 Lisa Taylor/ Sara Jane Semrad UTD
Apr. 10 Jeanne Chovosta, Thomas Feulmer Rachofsky House
Apr. 11 Ted Pillsbury at UTD
Apr. 29 George Morten

Work Schedules/ points:

Jan. 21-22-23 install stayBite
Feb 21 S Gallery Hopping 11-2 pm +
Feb 22 S dismantle ‘StayBite’ show prep walls
Feb. 16thF clean and set up for sat. 3 people 2 hrs.
Feb. 17 S Take in art Work 10am – 4pm there will be sign up sheet and two shifts 9-12, 12-3 possibly 4

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Mar 1 Help jury/ dispatch work 9:00am- 4pm. Design Hanging 6-9pm shift 9-12, 12-3, design show
Sunday night and hang. the whole class will need to be there for layout
Mar 2, 3, 4 Install show as teams
Mar. 4 Do lighting in class- finish hanging
Mar. 22 su Work Reception 12-5 pm
)Mar 23-24 Prep walls -anytime
Mar. 26 th Install show thurs day or even
Apr. 03 f work opening reception ‘photo montage’
Apr. 26 su Accepting work for festival show 12-3
dismantle Show 1-5 pm 5 students
Design Team design show 4-6pm
Apr. 27m-28t Hang student show. various hours: will post sign up
Apr. 29 w Lighting show
Apr. 20 Work Festival opening 5-10pm

GRADING FOR ARTS 3340

Gallery Management Class

Attendance will be a 40 % of your Grade.

Roll will be taken each class on sign in sheets. *This does not include non- class time
fieldtrips which will be optional for points.

0 absences= A+
1 absences = A
2 absences= B+
3 absences= B-
4 absences= C-

* you will not be required to go to the field trips that are scheduled at times other than class. You
will however get points for this.

Your Notebook will be 30 % of your Grade. (pay attention to this)

Included in your notebook will be all the notes from class, including speakers and field trip
notes. They need to be neat and orderly. They do not have to be transcribed. This will be my record
of what you got out of this class and it will be your primer to hang on to for the future. It should also
include ideas and questions, flyers from exhibitions you went to, and notes of your participation in gallery
work efforts, etc. Make it organized!!!

I will have certain items that I look for in your Notebooks. If they are not their then I will deduct from your
grade. This is in lieu of quizzes .

The Final 30% of your grade will be participation points. This is a record of points you have
accumulated for helping out in working the gallery.

Undergraduates will need to accumulate: 25 points for an A

18 points for a B
12 points for a C
Points are obtained by participating in work events and off campus extracurricular field trips, etc. Nasher
and Gallery Hop will yield 3 point each. Openings and gallery visits that you can prove you attended will
count 1 point per visit with write up (equiv 1 hr.).Use the form I give you for your gallery visits of things you

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must observe. Gallery visits can not make up more than 12 pts. total including field trips. Points for gallery
work will be accessed at 1 pt. per hour. You must sign the sign in sheets.

I am in the process for making sign up sheets for the gallery jobs and will post them on Web CT so that you
may plan your times ahead. You will sign in and out as you attend these sessions.

Your points will be kept on Web CT so make sure you are credited as we go along.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attendance will be recorded by sign in sheets. If you fail to sign in you will be counted
absent. Your points for working will be based on sign in and sign out sheets with times.
I collect these and use them as verification. It will be up to you to make sure you sign in
and out. I do make mistakes so make sure you check close to the the time of the event
as to your credit. Check your Web CT where it should be posted week to week. If you
wish to do extra credit, you may see me for approval of a project and how much credit I
will give.

COURSE & INSTRUCTOR POLICIES

Please do not hesitate to discuss with me any questions, concerns or problems you may
have about this course during the semester. If you don’t feel comfortable approaching
me in class, then feel free to contact me at the above number or during my posted office
hours. Please remember that it is the University policy that faculty are only
required to respond to emails sent from a university account. So you may use
your own personal off campus email but I am not required to respond.

ATTENDANCE:
See Grading section on attendance

FIELD TRIP POLICIES

Because there are several field trips for this class it is imperative that you fill out the Adult
participation form and the medical form that were handed out in class. I must have these
forms for you to participate. You are not required to go on field trips that are not during
class time, but you will be given credit for them and find them an integral part of this
course. Most are scheduled far enough in advance that you should be able to make
arrangements to attend. Those scheduled during class time you will be expected to attend.

Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities

Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law and
University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities. Information
regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address
http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm. Additional information is
available from the office of the school dean. Below is a description of any travel and/or risk-
related activity associated with this course.

Student Conduct & Discipline

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 The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations
for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and
each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern
student conduct and activities. General information on student conduct and discipline is contained
in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students each academic
year.

The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of
recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the Rules and
Regulations, Series 50000, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, and in Title V,
Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).

A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship.
He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules,
university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the
standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or
criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.

Academic Integrity

The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because
the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the
student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual
honor in his or her scholastic work.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to
applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or
material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students
suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other
source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see
general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the
web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.

Email Use

The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between
faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues
concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university
encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas email
address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a
UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the
identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD
furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method
for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.

Withdrawal from Class

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 The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level courses.
These dates and times are published in that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures
must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any
class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork
to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the
class once you are enrolled.

Student Grievance Procedures

Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities,
of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.

In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments
of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to
resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the
grievance originates (hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain
primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at
that level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy of the
respondent’s School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the
respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not
resolved by the School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of
Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an Academic
Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic
appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties.

Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations.

Incomplete Grade Policy

As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at
the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade
must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the
required work to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the
specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of F.

Disability Services

The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities
equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the
Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is:

The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688
Richardson, Texas 75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)

Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments
necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary
to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for
students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example,
a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes

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 enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities.
The college or university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or
mobility assistance.

It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an
accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members
to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special
accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours.

Religious Holy Days

The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or other required activities for
the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are
exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated.

The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as possible regarding
the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to
take the exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period
equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the
instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A
student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a
failing grade for that exam or assignment.

If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of
observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has
been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the
student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or
his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative
intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief
executive officer or designee.

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

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