Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe and analyze key art institutions and their distinctive professional practices, including museums, art galleries, artist-run centres, art fairs, art exhibitions, art markets, and art criticism.
2. Demonstrate intercultural competence and empathy through an analysis of colonial histories and current colonial legacies of "art worlds". Recognize and compare the work of artists, curators, and administrators seeking to decolonize "art worlds".
3. Identify the role of art and artists within the institutional structures of "art worlds".
4. Describe and analyze the histories, current practices, and future challenges of key art institutions, making connections between historical contexts such as colonialism, social and political issues, and geographic locations.
5. Develop foundational professional skills that contribute towards a career in the cultural sector, or transferable skills for careers outside the arts, including improving critical thinking, observation/documentation, and writing skills.
6. Demonstrate critical reading skills by summarizing the core arguments of historical, theoretical, or practical texts. Actively and effectively communicate arguments in writing by crafting short texts on art.
7. Practice competent and sensitive engagements with museums, galleries or artist-run centres, by visiting them in person in their original locations.