Embracing the Spirit of Bali Through Creativity and Multiple Perspectives

Development to SUNY, Buffalo State: Graduate Semester Credit for Professional Development

I. Title of P.D. workshop:

EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF BALI THROUGHT CREATIVITY AND MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

II. Number of proposed graduate semester credits:

Three (minimum 45 hours instruction time)

III. Exact dates and hours of instruction:

- July 29-August 4, 2007 (48hours) Note: Exact daily schedule follow.

- October 14-20, 2007 (48 hours)

IV. Brief description/purpose of workshop:

The course consists of two independent, yet deeply inter-related, elements:
i). developing hands-on skills in painting, drawing, and photography with Balinese culture, aesthetics, and natural flora and fauna as the primary focus.
ii). The study of Balinese history and culture within the context of Asian cultures and peoples.

V. Objectives:

1. To gain an understanding of Balinese culture and history, with a
   particular emphasis on religious beliefs and aesthetic concepts.
   
   
2. To appreciate Bali
   fs unique position within the context of South
   East Asia culturally, historically, and aesthetically.
   
   
3. To develop the skills and confidence to express ones
   f thoughts
   and feelings through the visual arts, inspired by Bali and its
   rich and unique culture and tradition.

VI. Outline of instruction and schedule:

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VII. Required Readings:

A) Visual Arts

- Visual Art (The Indonesian Heritage Series),  by Indonesian Heritage

- Drawing on the right side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards

- Theory of Colours, by Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe

- Images of Power: Balinese Paintings Made for Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead, by Hildred Geertz

B) Culture/History/Aesthetics

- The People of Bali (Peoples of Southeast Asia and the Pacific), by Angela Hobart et al

- Bali: A Paradise Created, Adrian Vickers

- BALI Sekala & Niskala Volume I and II, by Fred B. Eiseman

- Nadi Trance in the Balinese art. by Taksu Foundation. Denpasar, 2000.

- Balinese Dance, Drama And Music: A Guide to the Performing Arts of Bali, by I Wayan Dibia, Rucina Ballinger, Barbara Anello

- Bali Living in Two Worlds, by by Urs Ramseyer, Rama Surya

- Bali Chronicles: A Lively Account of the Island's History from Early Times to the 1970s, by Willard A. Hanna, Adrian Vickers

VIII. Evaluation Procedures:

These include self-assessment, mutual assessment, discussion, and final teacher assessment.

Each participant will submit a Final Paper-Portfolio, a written paper of 4 pages combined with a digital portfolio of work produced during and/or after the course.

Written notes should accompany the digital photographs of the candidate
fs own work indicating title (where applicable), and the media and techniques used. There should be some attempt to evaluate the included samples.

There should be an attempt at synthesis, i.e., indicating the links between the two elements of the course: arts and culture. In addition, all participants are required to consider how the course may have benefited them either personally or professionally, and how the experiences and knowledge gained in this course might beneficially influence the work they do in their chosen professions or occupations.

GRADING SCALE

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