15 courses with the subject ARTS, 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.
ARTS 1713Photography 13
This is a course devoted to introducing photography as a medium of creative expression and visual communication. Students are introduced to cameras and the techniques used to create black and white photographs. Initial assignments address technical proficiency and then the emphasis transitions to creative exploration, aesthetics, and meaning. Classroom discussion will also establish a fundamental understanding of creating art and critically discussing photographs. 3C/1/2/0
READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate assessment score Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6
ARTS 1714Photography 23
This is a course devoted to fostering the skills and proficiency established in Photography 1 and allows students to experience a more meaningful amount of time to produce a body of creative work concentrating on one topic or thematic element. The intention of this course is for each student to produce a unique, high-quality, photographic portfolio that showcases technical and conceptual understanding of the photographic medium with the artwork produced. 3C/1/2/0
ARTS 1713 Photography 1 with a grade of “C” or better Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6
ARTS 1720Art Appreciation3
This is an introductory “learning to look” course with the objective of developing students’ ability to see, understand and enjoy the visual arts. Examples of painting, sculpture, architecture from around the world, many of which will already be familiar to students, will be viewed, discussed and analyzed in class. We will then venture beyond the book by visiting a local art museum. 3C/3/0/0
READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6 & 8
ARTS 1726Art in the Cities3
This course takes an experiential approach to learning about the visual arts. Through visits to museums, galleries, studios, and historic sites, students will become familiar with some of the cultural resources available in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We will study art representing various media, artistic philosophies, historical contexts, and cultures of the Twin Cities. Weekly readings, papers, and a final project emphasize the development of critical thinking, visual analysis, and writing skills. Students will be responsible for their own transportation. 3C/3/0/0
READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6
ARTS 1730Drawing 13
This course will focus on techniques and strategies for improving observational drawing abilities. Through hands-on drawing exercises, students will learn to depict the world around them and the human form with greater accuracy. 3C/1/2/0
Learn the foundational principles of two-dimensional design so you can make dynamic visual compositions and communicate ideas through images. Discuss how artists and designers arrange the elements of design to affect how viewers think and feel. Engage in the design process: generate multiple possibilities and then bring the best idea to life. Explore techniques in a variety of hands-on media. 3C/2/1/0
This course will introduce students to the materials and techniques of oil painting. Assignments will be geared towards improving one’s ability to paint from direct observation, depicting the natural world and the human form with greater accuracy, and integrating “color theory” into oil paintings. 3C/1/2/0
This course will introduce students to the practice of watercolor painting. Students will become familiar with the materials and terminology of the medium. They will learn to synthesize a variety of painting techniques into watercolor paintings of varying genres and styles. Students will develop an understanding of color theory, as it applies to watercolor painting, and will come to understand historical and contemporary issues pertaining to the medium. 3C/1/2/0
In Introduction to Digital Art students will combine traditional Art media practices with both Raster and Vector based computer graphics software programs. Students will learn to conceptualize, interpret, and develop works of Art for the digital realm. 3C/1/2/0
This hands-on studio arts course will introduce students to the fundamentals of Ceramic Art. The primary emphasis will be the creation of functional ceramic pottery. Students will learn to make hand-built pottery and learn to “throw” pots on the pottery wheel. In addition to this, students will learn about trimming, glazing, kiln firing, and a variety of decorative techniques. 3C/1/2/0
This course is an introduction to the use of welding and the manipulation of metal as a tool of self expression and creativity. Students are introduced Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding, metal finishing and other assembly techniques to create 3-D artwork. The beginning of this course is devoted to the technical aspects of welding, lab safety and creating with metal. Once the technical aspects have been covered the course transitions to creative exploration, aesthetics, and meaning. Classroom discussion will also establish a fundamental understanding of creating art and critically discussing sculpture as a form of self-expression. 3C/1/2/0
This course builds on the skills and techniques developed in Metal Arts 1. Students will use continue to master their use of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding as well as be introduced to other assemble techniques. Students will be expected to be role models for good shop safety and etiquette as well as act a mentor for novice artist while continuing to explore their own personal meaning. Students will work as self-directed artist exploring composition, space, implied motion, creativity, metaphor, personal exploration, the organic elements of nature and the hard edges of human made objects. 3C/1/2/0
ARTS 1756 with a grade of “C” or better Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6
ARTS 1780Beginning Printmaking3
For centuries artists have used printmaking processes to create beautiful images on paper. This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of fine art printmaking. Students will be instructed in the following printmaking areas: monotype, collograph, dry point linocut, and woodcut. In-class projects will focus on hands-on learning and experimentation as students’ progress toward assembling a fine art print folio of their work. 3C/1/2/0
This survey course will focus on the art of still photography from the 19th century to the present. There is an emphasis on the work of artists, their processes, and the accompanying aesthetic movements occurring between the announcement of the Daguerreotype in 1839 and the beginning of the twenty-first century. As witnesses of popular culture, students will examine the interaction of photography with other visual art forms. The photographic print, as a means of artistic expression, will be discussed, including historic, social, and artistic movements. 3C/3/0/0
READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6
ARTS 1795Special Topics in Art
Variable Credits How can art inspire positive change? Explore this question with your classmates through this interactive, project-based course. Learn about artists and designers influencing social change from history to the present. Improve your problem-solving and visual communication skills. Choose an issue you care about and design a unique project to impact your community. 3C/1/2/0
