Certification course 
Modern and Contemporary Art
Experience the appreciation of a work of art, grounded in the understanding of its context, and the processes and actors involved in its creation, conservation, exhibition and collection.
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Duration 124 hours over 31 weeks Online modality
This program | The certification course opens a space for studying, appreciating and discussing modern and contemporary art from the perspective of different disciplines. On the basis of a general overview of the arts and their context through theory and history, and of lived experiences in reviewing the practices of professionals in the field, students will have the opportunity to develop their own criteria. By appreciating the theory and history of modern and contemporary art, students in this academic program will analyze the factors that led to the development of the current art scene. At the same time, they will be able to interact with practicing professionals in their actual work spaces. Intended for the general public interested in studying art and its manifestations from the late 19th century up to the present day, as well as creators and students in the areas of the humanities, social sciences, culture science, art history, cultural management, visual arts and other related disciplines. |
Course content
- Origins of art
- Art between the wars: The beginnings of modernity
- The revolution of the pragmatic: the paradigm change
- Second half of the 20th century: modernity in crisis
- Contemporary art
- Curation: the link between the artwork and the spectator
- Art collection and the art market
- Museology and scaffolding for art education
- Planning and managing artistic projects
- Final project
By the end of the program | Participants will be able to identify a current work of art and analyze its context; they will be able to appreciate and describe the artistic manifestations of today, taking a critical and well-informed stance; they will have tools to question and reformulate discourse about the role of contemporary art and its context. |
The experience of continuous education learning
Our educational proposal approaches learning as a process centered on the student, who constructs by:
Continuous updating
Experience a meaningful process, through updated programs that undergo ongoing improvement.
Transformative experience
Transform yourself to transform your environment.
Reflection - Action
Question, generate and practice new alternative solutions to today's challenges.
Collaboration
Enhance your process by building learning communities, networks and joint projects.
Accompaniment
Learn with experts who advise and guide you, and give you feedback throughout your process.
Global vision
Have an impact on your local reality by applying a global vision.
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