Art History Assignment -- Major research paper, 7-10 pages. Has to include photos on a single topic. I prefer someone with art background or art major, please read the description and reply only if you feel you can complete all requirements before the deadline.

A curator is someone who organizes and designs exhibitions for museums and galleries. For this assignment, you are going to step into the role of a curator using the interface provided at your Personal Page on the course website. You will select a topic of your own choosing, related to this course (examples could include thematic topics like examples could include thematic areas of focus like African Masking Traditions, Casta Painting in Colonial Mexico, Northern Song Dynasty Landscape Painting, as well as biographic concepts like Marcel Duchamp and the DADA Movement). Once you have chosen your focus and done in-depth academic research, you will write an introductory essay of 300+ words explaining to your "viewer" the significance of your topic and your primary interpretation of it. You will then create a minimum of three sections for your exhibit (EACH with its own 250+ word introduction). EACH SECTION should have a minimum of three images (selected from the image database) related to your topic. Then, you will compose "wall text" for each image (100+ word descriptions/analysis of the works and their relevance to your topic). This is effectively your major research paper for this course, amounting to the equivalent of a 7-10 page paper (Note: This number is just for reference, as the entire project is submitted online. You are not actually handing in a "paper"). You are expected to do original and independent research (not just reference material from the course) and you will need to use at least ten (10) appropriate bibliographic resources, specifically published texts and peer-reviewed journal articles. Certain websites are also acceptable, but should be from verifiable sources, such as museums, academics/professionals, or university-level institutions (these should account for no more than half your resources). Encyclopedias (whether traditional or online, such as Wikipedia) can be referenced, but will not count towards your ten-resource minimum. Use the +Add Reference panel at the Curation Assignment Interface to enter appropriate references into your Bibliography. Within the body of your curation assignment, use MLA-style parenthetical documentation for noting paraphrased ideas and direct quotations (See Resources > Tutorials). Parenthetical documentation should be present throughout your project in order to demonstrate the quality and quantity of the independent research you have conducted (this is a research project, emphasis on research. You should, of course, use your own words, as much as possible, but citation of your research is absolutely essential. Part of the online submission process for the website includes an automated detection script which will tell me if you are plagiarizing from the textbook, online resources and fellow students (so don't!). Plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the assignment. Please note that this is an extensive project and extremely important to your overall course grade. This is not the kind of project that can wait until the last minute to complete. You are expected to be working on this assignment throughout the semester. Conducting independent research is particularly time-consuming, as you will often need to read multiple books/articles before you locate the information you need. If you have never written a research paper before, I encourage you to go to the writing center and to get assistance from the librarians in selecting appropriate reference material. Note: This is an argumentative paper and should have a strong thesis. It is also an art history paper and the images should be the central focus of your research (do not just use the images as visual aids in standard sociology or history paper).