Question 9

Do you find special events and presentations at VSW (visiting artists, field trips, etc.) useful to issues of craft?

Question 8

Are their adequate information resources (library and reference materials) to support practical production in the program (at VSW, SUNY Brockport, or other area institutions)? How frequently and how well do you use these resources?

Question 7

How important are the Summer Institute workshops in your development of craft?

Question 6

Do the history-related and critical seminars give a good overview of issues of craft, production values and their role in contemporary media art?

Question 5

How well does the program encourage peer-to-peer interchange and support of craft and sharing working methods?

Question 4

How adequately is craft or production values weighed in critiques, workshare and graduate thesis reviews?

Question 3

How well does the curriculum and instruction at VSW balance the open exploration of craft with the need to maintain standards of excellence?

Question 2

Do you think the facilities at VSW offer adequate support (equipment and workspace) for the quality production of Media Art? How could the facilities and/or equipment be improved?

Question 1

How important is craft to you as a learning outcome for your education as a contemporary media artist?

Starting our blog on craft

I hope this blog will provide a easy-to-use, inviting forum for our assessment project on craft at the Visual Studies Workshop. The following posts will offer a questionnaire, and your comments will provide valuable information in our self-evaluation. I hope to hear your well-considered and valuable remarks.

From time to time, I'll also post comments, notices or information about craft and contemporary art on this blog.

For an introduction, see our main page for the assessment at: http://vsw.org/courses/vswcraft/