Project Proposal

Guidance and
Template
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Level 3 Diploma in
Creative Practice:
Art, Design and
Communication
Level 3 Diploma
in Creative Practice
Project proposal guidance - Unit 3
In producing the project proposal in response Section 2 – Project concept
to a set brief, and in preparing for the project (Approximately 200 words)
realisation, you should familiarise yourself
with Unit 3 of the qualification. In particular, This section provides an opportunity for you
you should understand the assessment and to clearly explain the concept and aims of
grading criteria which will be used to determine
your project, what you intend to do and how
standards of achievement. 
you will achieve your aims. The research
Unit 3 requires you to produce a project and ideas that will support its development,
proposal in response to a set brief within what you anticipate producing, the levels and
your chosen vocational context. The proposal types of resources that you will need, how
should be of about 350 words, excluding the you will evidence consideration of the ethical
project action plan and bibliography. and environmental impact of your ideas and
Project proposals should not be so succinct practical outcomes and an indication of the
that they do not address the requirements form in which you will complete and present
listed below, nor should they be excessively your project realisation within the allocated
long and unfocused.
timescale.
Your project proposal should be
sufficiently challenging to ensure you Section 3 - Evaluation
have the best possible chance of meeting (Approximately 50 words)
the grading criteria.
This section provides an opportunity for you
Your project proposal should include: to explain how you will reflect on and evaluate
- Centre name and number your work, as both an ongoing activity and at
- Candidate name and number
 the conclusion of the project.
- Project proposal title and date
- Main area of practice/pathway. You should describe how you intend to
record your decision-making and how you
The project proposal must be presented under will document changes to your ideas as work
the headings listed here: progresses.

Section 1 - Rationale The evaluation should reference your stated

(Approximately 100 words) aims and be reflective and analytical rather
than a description of actions completed.
This section provides you with an opportunity
to reflect on, review and summarise your
progress and achievements through the first
two units of the qualification; the knowledge,
skills and understanding you have acquired
and how that has informed your chosen
specialist practice. Compare what you know
now and what it means to you, to what you
knew and could do before you started the
course, and how this has influenced your
choice of pathway and your project proposal.

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Additional requirements, not included in
the 350 word limit of the proposal:

Bibliography (Harvard Format):

This section provides an opportunity to
record the initial research sources, both
primary and secondary, that you intend to
use. Your sources of research should be as
wide as possible and could include libraries,
galleries, books, magazines, films, computer
games, websites, blogs, social media, radio
programmes, archive material etc. Where
appropriate, you should use the Harvard
system of referencing. The bibliography
should be continuously updated as the project
progresses.

Project action plan and timetable:

This section provides you with an opportunity
to outline your planning and organisation
over a period of weeks and the activities you
will need to carry out in order to successfully
complete your project in the agreed time
frame. The more time and thought you give to
planning your project, the more successful it is
likely to be.

It is important that you consider how you will

balance ambition, time and realism in the
realisation of the project. You should also
include what you are going to do, how you will
do it and by when. Remember to include: time
spent sourcing materials and other resources
to conduct research, seek feedback from tutors
and peers, and identify when you will carry out
independent study.

The following pages will provide you with a

template for your project proposal.

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in Creative Practice
Project proposal template - Unit 3
Centre name Centre no.
Solihull College 20748

Candidate name Candidate no.

Juliet Allarton

Pathway Date
08/03/2021

Project title
Abandonment

Section 1: Rationale
(approx. 100 words) Through my studies over the last year, I believe I have gained valuable skills relating to
art and design, specifically in terms of digital art and the creation of three-dimensional
form. Elements of my work need improvement, for example, maquette design and
experimentation stages. In my first project, I depicted 'creative passion' and how it can
be displayed. My second project focused on mental health (specifically that of
celebrities), my third 3D project related mostly to spirituality (I was exploring African
tribal art) and my most recent 4D assignment covered movement. I felt all these
themes related to abandonment - the ideas relate to changes in life (movement) and
how spirituality, mental health and passion can affect how you cope with them.

Section 2:
Project concept My project focuses on abandonment - what we abandon and why. I plan to approach
(approx. 200 words) this from two angles - personal abandonment (losing someone) and physical
abandonment (losing something). I want to portray the emotional strain of loss both for
those who are abandoning and those who are being abandoned. By doing this I hope
to shed light on the harsh reality of change, and communicate the impermanence of
life. My plan is to cover four specific case studies - Day of the Dead and dementia
(personal abandonment) along with refugee struggles and abandoned spaces (physical
abandonment). As well as this I will be researching eight artists, all of whom relate to
abandonment. My action plan includes, among other things, the use of online
exhibitions, interviewing refugees (the ethical issues of which I need to consider) and
photographing abandoned spaces. In terms of my environmental impact, I plan to use
recycled paper throughout the project for printed pictures and artwork. I also thought
about using natural dyes/inks where possible. For my final outcome I want to create
something universally understood - just like the concept of loss itself. To do this I could
create a picture book, a mural or a triptych - to name a few ideas.

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Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 50 words) At the end of each project element I plan to include an evaluation of the work I have
done, and what I plan to do. From this I will compile a list of concepts to bring through
into the final outcome. Throughout my project I will refer back to this list and on week 5
I will use it to revise my project outline. I also plan to conduct a peer evaluation on
week 5 so I can get an outside opinion for the revised outline.

Proposed Research
Sources and Genevieve, A., 2021. 5 Artists Capturing the Abandoned and Decay. [online] Rise Art.
Bibliography Available at: <https://www.riseart.com/article/2017-01-09-allure-of-the-abandoned>
(Harvard Format) [Accessed 3 March 2021].

Guide, D., 2021. Death Art: 10 Masterpieces Exploring Grief & Loss. [online] Funeral
Guide. Available at: <https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/blog/death-art> [Accessed 1
March 2021].

Rkcontemporary.com. 2021. Abandonment. [online] Available at:

<https://rkcontemporary.com/exhibitions/abandonment/> [Accessed 3 March 2021].

The Guardian. 2021. 'We never chose this': refugees use art to imagine a better world
– in pictures. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/gallery/2019/dec/25/we-never-chose-this-refugees-use-art-to-imagine-a-
better-world-in-pictures> [Accessed 3 March 2021].

Pinterest. 2021. [online] Available at

<https://www.pinterest.co.uk/cliffsideart/abandonment/> [Accessed 6 March 2021]

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 Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week Date Activity / What you are Resources / What you will
Beginning intending to do - including need to do it - including
independent study access to workshops

1 01/03 - Project outline - Internet access

- Initial research - Books
- Exhibition visits (virtual) - Note-taking equipment
- Initial mindmaps
- SOLA research task

2 08/03 - Write project proposal - Internet access

- Design sketches - Books
- Case study research (Day of the - Art supplies for experimenting with
Dead) and related artwork techniques
- SOLA research task - Secondary stimuli

3 15/03 - Artist research (2 artists) - Internet access

- Artwork relating project to artist - Books
- Case study (relating to artists) - Art supplies
- Experimenting with artist techniques - Secondary stimuli
- SOLA research

4 22/03 Same as above Same as above

5 29/03 - Artist research (2 artists) - Internet access

- Artwork relating project to artist - Books
- Gathering primary stimuli (pictures) - Places set up to gather primary stimuli
- SOLA research from
- Peer evaluation - Places to get peer evaluation

6 05/04 - Artist research (last artist) - Internet access

- Artwork relating project to artist - Books
- Creating work from primary stimuli - Art supplies
- SOLA research

7 12/04 - Gathering primary stimuli - Interview equipment and interview set

(interviews) up
- Work relating to interview answers - Art supplies
- Reflection on case studies
- Consolidating work

8 19/04 - Bring all ideas together and consider - Art supplies

how they might produce a final - Sketchbook
outcome
- Mindmapping, produce at least 5
ideas with methods

9 26/04 - Consider each of your ideas fully - Sketchbook

- Practice with materials you intend to - Art supplies
use
- Design or Fine Art outcome?
- Final outcome method

10 03/05 - Final outcome execution - Art supplies

- Evaluation - Method
- Places to get peer evaluation
Still time the following week to change
outcome/evaluate.
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