12 courses with the subject ID, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ID 200Sophomore Studio: New Realities3
In this culminating foundational course, students will explore advanced principles of visual art and contemporary artistic practice. The topic “New Realities” is introduced through coordinated projects across all modules of Studio 3, with a focus on research, ideation, conceptual development, and personal artistic process. Longer-term projects will support development of self-driven studio practice and allow for student agency over choice of conceptual content and media. Opportunities for group work and peer collaboration are introduced. Emphasis is placed on development of experimental and personal expression, as well as students’ ability to achieve a fully-developed facility with chosen tools and media across 2D, 3D and 4D realms. Studio practice will be augmented with readings, discussions, and visiting artists as they relate to course content. Fulfills: Sophomore Studio Core Requirement
A course investigating the relationship of imagery and content. Through the creation and manipulation of image collages, image and word pairings, and photographs, students investigate the construction and alteration of meaning. Fulfills: Studio Elective
ID 230The Landscapes, Histories and Cultures of Mallorca3
This is a three-week intensive course held on the island of Mallorca, Spain. The program gives students the opportunity to make work on location and offers unique environments in which to photograph, draw, sketch, document, collage, video or journal in the rich multifaceted landscapes and geographies of Mallorca. Students experience a full range of cultural activities and excursions. Field trips to historic landmarks, castles and palaces, archaeological sites and ruins, museums and galleries, markets and festivals present the history and culture of the island and offer exciting opportunities to explore its diversity and beauty. Fulfills: Studio Elective or Liberal Arts or Art History Elective by approval Page 40 of 91
During an immersive, 3-week residency in the Bahamas, students participate in a cross-disciplinary seminar that combines studio work, readings, site visits, and museum research. Specific areas of investigation include restorative justice, postcolonial histories, non-Western perspectives on global aesthetics, and issues of agency for art making. Community engagement will be facilitated via studio visits and exploration of public installations and murals. Through a collaboration with the University of the Bahamas, students will have access to studio facilities and opportunities to meet with faculty. Students will define and pursue their own studio projects in dialog with these experiences. Fulfills: Studio Elective or Liberal Arts Elective by approval
This course provides an in-depth study of an Interdisciplinary topic. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by regular class rotation. Fulfills: Will be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
Will be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
ID 305The Body3
This class is an investigation of the body as represented in contemporary artistic practice and theoretical writings. Beginning with looking at a variety of visual material on and about the human form, critical readings will be used to focus on concepts and questions that arise from these works of art. Class discussions and individual research will lead to both short visual and/or written responses. Students will complete a series of exercises crafting visual and/or written responses to topics such as: body modification, body image, objecthood, objectification, race, gender, identity, and the other. Students will then research a single issue and generate a larger series of work further exploring the topic. Work in this course may take a variety of research driven forms including creative, critical or philosophical writings. Media for art making include painting, sculpture, photography, animation, video or performance. Students may elect to work in teams on projects for this course. Fulfills: : 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or Studio Elective or Creative Writing Elective with approval
ID 326Performance Studies: Actions & Interventions3
This class is a performance-related studio lab in which students explore the potential of the space-time dynamic. Basic approaches to performance art with an emphasis on visual organization, mixed media and interdisciplinary methods are addressed. Students participate in both personal and collaborative work, followed by the creation of a fully developed presentation. Field trips to view a variety of performance genres and a workshop with a guest artist are features of this course. Fulfills: 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or Sculpture Elective (Sculpture students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Studio Elective
This class is an investigation of obsession in art making. Students explore issues of obsessive mark, repetition, hyper detail, laborious process as well as collecting, documenting, cataloguing and charting. Projects will range from the singular work through book form and installation. Class format will include research, proposal, presentation and discussion. References will include the history of the Wunderkammer, outsider art and contemporary obsessive work. Issues for discussion will include the nature of obsessive work, pros and cons of obsession as a quality, and handling and research of sensitive material. Fulfills: 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Studio Elective Page 41 of 91
This course is intended for students to explore historical and contemporary visual approaches to mythology, metaphor, and symbolism through a combination of studio work and research. Individually defined studio projects are supported by research, writing, and participation in class discussions. Shared areas of exploration include world mythologies, symbolism, and psychoanalytic theory. The wide range of references provides a framework for constructing projects such as individual images or objects, sequential art, and/ or visual narrative in various media that stress the personal integration of ideas, images, processes, and materials. Prerequisites Sophomore Studio Fulfills: 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or 300-Level Painting Elective (Painting students) or Advanced Drawing Elective or Narrative Elective (Writing & Visual Narrative students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Studio Elective
This team taught course provides the opportunity to develop a body of work while reading and writing about contemporary visual culture and art in preparation for the capstone experience. Students in this course will meet regularly with students and faculty from the combined studio workshops to participate in discussions of professional practice, readings about contemporary issues in the art world as well as to participate in group critiques. Methods of research and outcomes include writing as a part of the studio practice. Interdisciplinary students will be expected to work independently and to make gains in the familiarity of concepts and ideas within their work. This course is open to all concentrations. Fulfills: 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Studio Elective ID370 s l o w 3 credits What happens when we slow down our approach to thinking and make space for contemplation in our creative process? This course challenges students to slow down and explore how mindful, low-tech processes can shape the media, concepts, and aesthetics of their work. Students will participate in discussions, critiques, and mindfulness practices as they analyze how speed, time, collection, and labor have challenged historical and contemporary art. Students will work independently in their media of choice and create a body of work informed by the practice of slowness. Fulfills: 300-Level ID Elective (Interdisciplinary in Arts students) or 300-Level Painting Elective (Painting students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Studio Elective
This course provides an in-depth study of an Interdisciplinary topic. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by regular class rotation. Fulfills: Will be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
Will be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
ID 399Interdisciplinary Independent Study3
Advanced work in the student's major field of study, supervised by a designated faculty member. Fulfills: To be determined by faculty approval Page 42 of 91
