Sessional Instructor: Conceptual Art Practices, Faculty of Arts & Science, Fall/Winter 2026-27

Sessional Instructor: Conceptual Art Practices, Faculty of Arts & Science, Fall/Winter – Job Code 3819 – Department Faculty of Arts & Science – Employment Type Temporary/Contract

Course Description

This lecture course provides students with an overview of conceptual approaches to the art object and the creative process. By examining both contemporary art practices and their historical antecedents, the course contextualizes and explores how 20‑century art practices have approached and incorporated issues of the body, language, gesture, space and time, and the dematerialization of the art object. Conceptual art, performance art, art and language, and installation art will be discussed.

Responsibilities

Teaching and teaching‑related responsibilities may include but are not limited to: course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid‑term evaluations and final evaluations...