Winter Art in Tourism (2cr)

Objective

After the course the student knows
- the basic snow environmental planning and sculpting techniques
- the basic ice sculpting techniques if ice is available
- how to plan and make place-spesific winter art in the context of tourism

Content

Winter Art in the context of tourism

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

ACCEPTED
Participation in all phases of the workshop is active.The performance corresponds to the assignment. The overall picture of the planning andimplementation of winter art in the community environment has been formed. Participationdemonstrates the ability to design and make winter art.

TO BE COMPLETED
Participation in the workshop is too low or reporting is incomplete / not done.

FAIL
The student does not achieve the goals set for the workshop. Serious shortcomings and problems inthe student's activities. Despite the completion of the performance, the student's work does notcorrespond to the goals set for the workshop or the student repeatedly neglects the agreed tasks.

Materials

Huhmarniemi, M. & Jokela, T. & Vuorjoki, S. (Eds.): Talven taito. Winter Skills, 2003

Huhmarniemi, M. & Jokela, T. & Vuorjoki, S. (Eds.): Talven taidetta. Winter Art, 2003

Huhmarniemi, M. & Jokela, T. & Vuorjoki, S. (Eds.): Talven tuntemus. Sense of Winter, 2004

Härkönen, E. Jokela t. & Yliharju, A. (Eds.): Snow Design from Lapland, 2014

Further information

If the workshop is held outside Rovaniemi, students may have to pay some travel expenses.
The workshop may have a limited number of participants depending on the partner.

Execution methods

Lectures, exercises and collaborative snow sculpting in workshop (24 hours), independent studies in working teams, designing sculptures, written and illustrated documentation of the workshop (30 hours).

Accomplishment methods

Active participation to the lectures and workshop, report on workshop.