Art Journalism 101: Round 2

4 Jul

A&M Education is offering its Art Journalism 101 short course for the second time from 27 July 2023 to 17 August 2023. It will equip participants with essential tools of art journalism.

Through a combination of online and in-person group classes, exclusive exhibition tours and one-to-one coaching with the A&M team, you will learn to:

Conduct research efficiently
Ideate and write compelling pitches for different types of articles
Craft a succinct writer’s profile
Communicate effectively with various parties for information
Draft and edit an article that puts forward a point of view
Apply formatting conventions for publication

At the end of the course, there is an opportunity for you to have your first byline on artandmarket.net.

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Who Should Apply?

Art students who would like to build their writing portfolios
Art practitioners who would like to diversify their work
Academics who would like to learn to write journalistically
Journalists who would like to explore writing about art
Anyone who is curious about how art journalism works

Details

Dates and Times

Session 5 | 17 Aug (Thu), 7pm-9pm, Online

Location

Online via Zoom

Fee & Registration

SGD600 per person.
*25% off course fee for students and recent graduates (less than a year from graduation).

We will be accepting applicants on a rolling basis. Please apply at your earliest convenience, and at the latest by 17 July. We will notify all applicants of the outcome by 19 July.

If you have any queries, write to us at info@artandmarket.net.

What to Expect

Session 1 | Research & Ideate
Break down research process
Differentiate among types of stories
Brainstorm and propose story ideas
Write to parties for information

Session 2 | Preview & Interview
Attend media previews and/or exhibition tours
Compose and ask interview questions
Develop story ideas
Draft stories

Session 3 | Consult & Refine
Receive feedback
Profit from peer review process
Refine stories based on feedback
Refine writer's profile

Session 4 | Format & Publish
Select and place images
Format stories according to house style
Identify pull quotes
Publish stories

Session 5 | Reflect & Advance

Reflect on the writing process
Adopt best practices
Plan for future writing
Refine writer's profile

Aside from these sessions, we will provide timely feedback via email from the draft stage, and we will continue workshopping via email from the final submission stage for publication.

What our students say about the course

A&M's Art Journalism 101 was wonderfully practical. Not only was the course material informative, but there were a lot of opportunities talk and ask questions about the presenters' on-the-job experiences as art journalists. I definitely feel more confident engaging in art journalism gigs and I've now written a total of 6 - 4 of which are on A&M!

- Aqilah Ali

The A&M team have been exceptionally helpful, patient and dedicated in guiding me and my writing skills throughout the course period. The writing course was well-structured and provided many useful materials that we can refer to. I found the overall process really enriching and beneficial for my writing!

- Chelsea Chye

Art Journalism 101 provided a good starting point for me to the world of art writing. The lessons were easy to understand and the A&M team’s thorough guidance smoothly guided me from theory to hands-on practice.

- Nabila Giovanna

Teaching Team

Nadya Wang, Founder & Editor
Nadya Wang is the Founder and Editor of Art & Market (A&M) and Fashion & Market (FAM), featuring practices and processes within the Southeast Asian art and fashion communities respectively. She is also the host of From A to Zig-Zag, a podcast spotlighting creative practices in the region, and co-host of the vodcast In the Vitrine which ruminates on the business, culture and pleasures of fashion in Asia and beyond. Nadya has been a full- time lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts since 2014. In 2023, she organised the conference Front and (Off-) Centre: Fashion and Southeast Asia—the first of its kind on fashion and the region—at The Courtauld Research Forum in collaboration with FAM. Nadya holds a PhD in History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art.

Ian Tee, Associate Editor
Ian Tee is Associate Editor at A&M. He conceives of independent content and manages the platform’s publishing schedule. Through his interviews and long-form articles, he hopes to gather learning experiences from various practitioners and map out connections in the regional art ecosystem. In addition to his role at A&M, Ian is also a visual artist exploring youth in relation to the themes of rebellion, vulnerability and identity. His works have been presented in Singapore, Tianjin, Jakarta and Sydney.

Vivyan Yeo, Content Producer
Vivyan Yeo is Content Producer at A&M, where she writes thematic articles, designs collateral, moderates panel discussions and co-organises multimedia programmes about the Southeast Asian art scene. She is currently pursuing her MA Art Therapy at LASALLE College of the Arts. With experiences at Cambodian Living Arts in Phnom Penh, Christie’s New York, Gajah Gallery, NUS Press, Christie’s Singapore, she constantly seeks to find meaning and connection through art.

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Published Stories

Stories written by our participants:

Benchmarks: The First Public Art Trail in Singapore’s Civic District by Alicia Ng

‘Notes From the Ether: From NFTs to AI’ at ArtScience Museum by Faisal Mujaddid

Midpoint: Regina De Rozario by Sarita Abeyesundere

Curating: A Way through Grief by Stella Wenny

Related Projects

In early 2022, we launched Art & Market Small Rooms (AMSR). As part of this initiative, we offered group workshops and individual consultations with emerging writers to write and refine their critical and creative exhibition reviews for publishing.
See more here.

In June 2022, we announced the third iteration of the ‘Fresh Take’ writing contest, in search of new perspectives on the Southeast Asian art scene.
See more here.

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Art Journalism 101: Round 2

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