MOOC Art and Ecology
Ref. 167003
This free online course in 5 sequences is open to all and proposes a thematic path presenting the different ecological practices at work among artists from 1960 to the present day.
- Duration: 16 weeks
- Effort: 32 hours
- Pace: ~2 hours/week
- Languages: English and french
What you will learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Discover modern and contemporary art
Understand the links between artistic creation and environmental issues
Analyze artworks
Meet contemporary artists
Description
After the success of its first session in 2022, with more than 11 000 registrations, the MOOC Art and Ecology is back in 2023! From now on, you can access all the contents without time limit.
This free online course in 5 sequences is open to all and proposes a thematic path presenting the different ecological practices at work among artists from 1960 to the present day.
From recovering and recycling to a new look at the living, from involvement in artistic and militant performances to the emergence of a different perception of the act of creation, environmental issues have crossed the approach of many artists since the 1960s and today occupy a decisive place, contributing to redefine the very horizon of contemporary art.
Based on the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art, the specialists draw up an inventory of the ecology of contemporary art.
Format
This MOOC is composed of 5 continuous open sequences.
Throughout the sequences, you will find different activities. There is no obligation or punishment! The only purpose of these activities is to deepen your knowledge and stimulate your creativity.
Prerequisites
Forget about binders and report cards, for this MOOC from the Centre Pompidou, no prerequisites are necessary. Come as you are: curious and eager to learn more about art, or playful and ready to answer our quizzes!
Assessment and certification
At the end of each sequence, you will be given a graded quiz to check your knowledge.
Course plan
- Week O: Art & ecology : what origins ?
- Week 1: The art of waste
- Week 2: Art with nature
- Week 3: Activist art
- Week 4: The art of living: biotechnology
Course team
Marie-Ange Brayer
Categories
Curator of the Industrial prospective design Department, Centre Pompidou.
Olivier Zeitoun
Categories
Deputy curator of Industrial prospective design Department, Centre Pompidou.
Organizations
License
License for the course content
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