- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
ART
54 courses with the subject ART, 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.
Training in perception and the imagination as they relate to drawing. Exploration of several media techniques, methods and frameworks including historical and contemporary approaches. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Why do we draw? How did drawing come about? What can we learn about the world through drawing it? This course explores how we communicate - logically, emotionally and spiritually - through images. Empowered with this understanding, we produce drawings that represent our own inquiries, innovations and imaginings in a studio art environment. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Focuses on the fundamentals of drawing as a process that can be used to understand and interpret one's world and its various complex systems. Engages students in methods of generating, organizing, editing, and critiquing two-dimensional imagery to explore the potential of art and imagery to communicate about how people intersect with, participate in, and create various systems. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
ART 11xxx Any 100-level Drawing course 4 ART 14xxx Any 100-level Painting course 4 ART 15xxx Any 100-level Sculpture course 4 ART 16xxx Any 100-level Print Media course 4 UPPER-LEVEL COURSES IN ART MEDIA No more than 4 credits of ART 399xx, ART 49500 or ART 499xx may count towards the upper-level requirement. Select 8 credits of intermediate ART courses in at least 8 two different media areas: ART 21xxx Any 200-level Drawing course ART 22xxx Any 200-level Graphic Design course ART 24xxx Any 200-level Painting course ART 25xxx Any 200-level Sculpture course ART 26xxx Any 200-level Print Media course
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
A hands-on opportunity to explore how images create new meaning through their context. Using digital and analog processes, students work with sourced photo-based imagery, self-generated photos, and scanning to create books and multiples in which meaning is constructed through arrangement, intervention, and other visual strategies. Emphasis is on development of digital software skills for image manipulation (Adobe Photoshop) and layout and production (Adobe InDesign). (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
A studio course in the fundamentals of oil painting. Methods and materials of painting, basics of color, composition, form, and spatial organization. Hands-on introduction to techniques, materials and processes used in contemporary and historical painting. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
This course teaches observational oil painting skills as a way to reflect on our cultural and personal relationship to the environment. Students will be guided in creating paintings that communicate the complexity of environmental issues today. Consideration given to the genre of landscape painting and how representations of nature in painting have come to shape how we conceive of sustainability. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA 2026-2027 Catalog 361
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Exploration of the purpose, meaning, and cultural context of painting, with a focus on the relationship of painting to both personal and social identity. Hands-on introduction to techniques, materials and processes used in contemporary and historical painting. Students will produce a portfolio of paintings of their own explorations of re-imagined identity, and participate in group critiques, class discussions, demonstrations, meetings with visiting artists, and field trips to museums or galleries. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA ) ART 15000 Introduction to Sculpture (LA) Explores the purpose, meaning, and cultural contexts of contemporary sculpture through hands-on assignments, incorporating traditional and non-traditional techniques and processes. Students produce a portfolio of sculptural works demonstrating personal explorations and expressions. Students participate in group critiques, class discussions, demonstrations, meetings with visiting artists, and field trips to museums or galleries. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Explores the purpose, meaning, and cultural contexts of contemporary sculpture through hands-on assignments, incorporating traditional and non-traditional techniques and processes. Students produce a portfolio of sculptural works demonstrating personal explorations and expressions. Students participate in group critiques, class discussions, demonstrations, meetings with visiting artists, and field trips to museums or galleries. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Explores the purpose, meaning, and cultural contexts of contemporary sculpture with focus on imagining identities through hands-on assignments, incorporating traditional and non-traditional techniques and processes. Students will produce a portfolio of sculptural works demonstrating personal explorations and expressions of identity. Students participate in group critiques, class discussions, demonstrations, meetings with visiting artists, and field trips to museums or galleries. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Introduces printmaking as both a historical and contemporary practice. Covers relief and intaglio processes with attention to material experimentation, layering, and image translation across matrices. Emphasizes understanding print as a multiple and as a form of visual and conceptual inquiry. Includes studio work and critical discussion connecting traditional methods with the expanded field of print media. (F,S,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Introduces printmaking and papermaking through sustainable methods. Covers relief and intaglio processes alongside recycled papermaking. Emphasizes creative reuse, material experimentation, and the role of print media in addressing environmental and social justice issues. (F,Y) Attributes: CA
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
ter.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Students build on observational work begun in introductory drawing classes, while also going beyond the “rules” of representation and approaching composition new ways. Students study the historical and cultural contexts of drawing while developing an intermediate skill set in drawing. Prerequisites: Any ART 11XXX. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
This course explores contemporary and historical approaches to drawing the human form. Problems dealing with anatomy, movement, mass, volume, value and composition are covered as well as historical and conceptual frameworks. Prerequisites: Any ART 11XXX. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in different contemporary approaches to drawing. Students will build on observational work begun in introductory drawing classes, while approaching composition and mark-making in a variety of new ways. Prerequisites: Any ART 11xxx. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Subject
- ART
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in different approaches to graphic design. Students will build on work begun in Graphic Design I, while approaching design in a variety of new ways. Prerequisites:
- Subject
- ART
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
This course explores contemporary approaches to painting. Students build on traditional painting techniques while breaking “rules” of representation. Students study the historical and conceptual contexts of painting while developing an intermediate skill set in painting.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 14xxx. (F,S,Y)
Content topics vary in order to engage students in different approaches to contemporary painting. Students will build on work begun in introductory painting classes, while approaching the medium in a variety of new ways. Prerequisites: Any ART 14xxx. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
This course explores traditional and non-traditional materials while experimenting with form and space and pursuing visual literacy through personalized content expression. Students study the historical and cultural contexts of sculpture while developing intermediate skill levels.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 15XXX. (F,S,Y)
Content topics vary in order to engage students in different approaches to contemporary sculpture. Projects and topics build on the creative work and skills taught in introductory sculpture classes, while approaching form and space in a variety of new ways. Prerequisites: Any ART 15xxx. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Builds on foundational printmaking skills through intaglio, silkscreen, and digital processes. Examines how material and conceptual strategies shape meaning in print media. Emphasizes development of a personal visual language, refinement of technique, and an understanding of how prints function within systems of reproduction, authorship, and dissemination. Includes iterative projects and critique leading to cohesive bodies of work. Prerequisites: Any ART 16XXX. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Subject
- ART
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in different approaches to contemporary printmaking. Building upon the skills and content work begun in their introductory printmaking classes, students will deepen their approach to creating multiples in a variety of new ways.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 16xxx. (IRR)
Attributes: MC
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Exploration of the professional dimension of art making for art majors and minors. Preparation for thesis work, advanced professional study, and careers in art. Topics include development of artist statements, resume writing, documenting work, developing a studio practice and artist’s website. Class culminates in curation, organization and installation of an exhibition. Prerequisites: ART 20000; Two other ART classes at level 2 or above; junior standing. (S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Students build upon skills developed at the intermediate level in drawing, discovering how contemporary drawing exists in an expanded field. Students further develop their ability to conceptualize the relationship between form and content, and conduct independently guided work. Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits. Prerequisites: Any ART 21xxx. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in advanced approaches to contemporary drawing. Students build on work developed in intermediate drawing classes, while establishing a more independent approach to their art production. Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 21xxx. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Further study of graphic design principles and their application to independent problem solving. Students design and create independent visual communication projects that push the boundaries of graphic design. Students research how graphic design is a personal, social, political, and cultural activity, and investigate production in current visual media. Students build an independent portfolio based on personal goals and sensibilities. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits. Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: ART 32500. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in advanced approaches to graphic design. Students will build on work developed in intermediate graphic design classes, while establishing a more advanced approach to their design practice. Course is repeatable up to 8 credits. Prerequisites:
- Subject
- ART
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
This course combines contemporary approaches to painting that may include hybrid approaches such as mixed media, painting on found substrates, working in series, and installation painting. Students learn to push the painting practice further in skill and content by honing individualized strategies, research skills and bodies of work in the contemporary context. May be repeated twice for a total of 12 credits.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated twice for a total of 12 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 24xxx. (F,S,Y)
Content topics vary in order to engage students in advanced approaches to contemporary painting. Students will build on work developed in intermediate painting classes, while establishing a more independent approach to their art production. May be repeated twice for a total of 12 credits. Prerequisites: Any ART 24xxx. (IRR) 2026-2027 Catalog 363
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated twice for a total of 12 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
In this advanced sculpture course, individual sensibilities and personal content are at the forefront and dictate the material choices. Along with further practice with traditional and non-traditional materials and methods, projects address contemporary world issues, interdisciplinary connections and sculptural installations. Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits. Prerequisites: Any ART 25xxx. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in advanced approaches to contemporary sculpture. Students will build on work developed in intermediate sculpture classes, while establishing a more independent approach to their studio practice. Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 25xxx. (IRR)
Advances technical and conceptual skills developed in Intermediate Print Media through focused work in intaglio and silkscreen, with integration of digital and photographic methods. Emphasizes sustained studio practice, individualized direction, and the creation of cohesive bodies of work demonstrating technical mastery and conceptual depth. Includes independent projects and critique examining the role of printmaking in contemporary contexts of accessibility, authorship, and dissemination. May be repeated once for a total of eight credits. Prerequisites: Any ART 16xxx and ART 26xxx. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated once for a total of eight credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Extends intermediate book arts practices through advanced exploration of the artist’s book as a site for conceptual development, material inquiry, and sustained individual direction. Covers complex structures and binding methods, with print processes that vary by semester and may include intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, relief, or digital imaging. Emphasizes the creation of cohesive, content-driven works that engage narrative, accessibility, authorship, and audience within contemporary book arts. May be repeated once for a total of eight credits. Prerequisites: Any ART 16xxx and ART 26xxx. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated once for a total of eight credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Content topics vary in order to engage students in advanced approaches to contemporary print media. Students will build on work developed in intermediate print media classes, while establishing a more independent approach to their studio practice. Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- Can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Any ART 16xxx and ART 26xxx course. (IRR)
This course explores expanded approaches to technology, fabrication and the moving image. Students study the historical and cultural context of the relationship between art and technology, originality and reproducibility, developing an increasingly personal relationship to computer-based imaging and issues related to the field. Prerequisites:
- Subject
- ART
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Advanced projects under specifically directed tutelage. Projects to be arranged between instructor and students. Offered on demand only. May be repeated two times for a total of 8 credits. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. (F,S,Y) Attributes: UND
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated two times for a total of 8 credits.
- Repeatable up to
- 2
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
In this culminating course for art majors, students learn about the global art world and contemporary theories of art in order to apply critical frameworks to their artistic practice and/or teaching pedagogy. Through readings and discussions, different critical frameworks for considering artistic production are explored, including post-structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism. Restricted to students majoring in Art (B.A., B.F.A.) and Art Education. Prerequisites: ART 30000. (F,Y) Attributes: CP
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
16 Foundations of Art Media
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
A directed project under the advisement of the faculty in the student’s major area. The aim is to develop a body of work demonstrating creative initiative as part of the senior capstone experience. Senior Project is required of BFA art majors. Prerequisites: BFA Art majors; completion of twenty-four credits in art; senior standing; permission of instructor. (F,S,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Continuation of a directed project under the advisement of the faculty in the student’s major area. The aim is to develop a body of work demonstrating creative initiative as part of the senior capstone experience. Senior Project is required of BFA art majors. Prerequisites: BFA Art majors; ART 49000. (F,S,Y) Attributes: UND
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Directed study in the creation of an independent body of work. Includes research, group critique and artist statements. Prerequisites: Any 300- level ART course. (U,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
An opportunity for students to gain practical experience in a variety of art-related activities that are directly involved in the creation of visual art. A faculty member from the art department as well as a mentor from the sponsoring agency supervises the internship. Internships are arranged on an individual basis and must be approved by the chair of the art department. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor/mentor; three art courses; junior or senior standing. (IRR)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Advanced projects for seniors under specifically directed tutelage. Projects to be arranged between instructor and student. Offered on demand only. May be repeated two times for a total of 8 credits.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated two times for a total of 8 credits.
- Repeatable up to
- 2
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission of instructor. (F,S,Y)
THis course is designed to introduce childhood educators to the educational theories, practices, methods, and materials in the visual arts within the elementary school curriculum. Emphasis on recognition of age-appropriate artistic development; authentic art production; self expression and divergent thinking; use of varied media; techniques and concepts relevant to the elementary curriculum; and the broad-based learning through art. Required. Prerequisite: Graduate student in good standing in the Childhood Education Program, or permission of instructor. (S) Attributes: TE
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Directed graduate-level study in the creation of an independent body of work. Includes research, group critique, and artist statements. May be repeated for a total of six credits. (U,Y)
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated for a total of six credits.
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
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