TASC Contemporary Art Practice case studies
TASC Contemporary Art Practice · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The TASC Contemporary Art Practice assessment is a secondary-completion style credential for learners who want their studio work and art-historical knowledge recognized outside a traditional classroom. It suits self-taught artists building a portfolio, adult learners returning to study, and students preparing for art school or entry-level creative work. The TASC Contemporary Art Practice case studies are 5 cases and about 2,581 words.
1The Mural That Peels in Winter
A community arts organization commissions a 6 m × 3 m exterior mural on a south-facing concrete wall in a cold, humid city (winter lows near −5 °C, summer highs near 34 °C, frequent freeze–thaw). The artist proposes acrylic paint applied directly to the concrete, sealed with a water-based acrylic varnish.
573 words, about 3 min2The Residency Portfolio Deadline
An artist has eight weeks before a residency application requiring 10 images, an artist statement, and a project proposal. She has 40 works from the past two years: 12 large oil paintings (unfinished series), 15 small mixed-media studies, 8 digital prints, and 5 collaborative sculptures credited to three artists.
501 words, about 3 min3Interpreting a Silent Video Installation
A gallery shows a 22-minute single-channel video projected onto a freestanding wall, with two benches facing it and a low ambient soundtrack of room noise. The video has no dialogue and no titles; it shows a figure repeatedly folding and unfolding cloth in a bare room, with occasional long black gaps.
525 words, about 3 min4Appropriation in a Community Commission
A city commissions a public artwork for a plaza in a neighbourhood with a large diaspora community. The selected artist proposes enlarging and reproducing, as a laser-cut steel screen, a pattern from a historic textile held in a museum abroad.
499 words, about 2 min5The Gallery's Submission Policy
A non-profit artist-run gallery runs an annual open call. Last year it received 900 applications for 12 exhibition slots, charged a 35 entry fee, and used a three-person volunteer jury.
483 words, about 2 min