Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from the Paleolithic era to circa 1400 C.E.
- Subject
- ARH
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-27 University Catalog
- Source
- catalog.uncg.edu
55 courses with the subject ARH, 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.
Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from the Paleolithic era to circa 1400 C.E.
Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from circa 1400 to Present.
Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from circa 1800 C.E. to the present.
Chronological survey of the preproduction and production art of the Disney and Pixar studios with an introduction to the history of the animated film and cartoon.
The thematic study of key works by artists of African heritage and from the Western canon that reflect and construct race as a crucial dimension of American culture.
A thematic exploration of the ceramic medium. Three foci are used as case studies demonstrating how art history can approach gender, globalization, and the debate surrounding art and craft.
Topic-based seminar in art history. Students acquire knowledge of current research and methodology on the selected topic, undertake related independent research, and present findings in oral and written forms.
Chronological survey of the art of ancient Italy and the Roman Empire from ca. 1000 BC to the death of Constantine in AD 337.
Art and architecture of Early Medieval Europe and the Byzantine East from ca. 300 to ca. 800.
Art and architecture of Western Europe from ca. 800 to ca. 1160.
Art in Europe from ca. 1160 to ca. 1400: architecture, sculpture, manuscript illumination, and mural painting.
Italian Art from 1300-1480 with particular focus on painting and sculpture in Florence.
Italian art from 1480 to 1600 with a particular focus on painting and sculpture from Rome, Venice, and Florence.
Traces history of art/architecture in Mexico from indigenous resistance to 16th-century Spanish conquests to the present; national and global impact of Mexican artists; historical and contemporary understandings of what/where is Mexico and Aztlán; intersectionality of Mexican identity (mestizaje, indigenismo, criollismo, Afro-Mexicanidad); uses primary documents, leading-edge scholarship, artist talks, site visits.
A survey of European art media, practice, theory, and issues surrounding patronage during the century.
Survey of historical development of art in the United States across media, from pre-contact Indigenous practices and the colonial period through the end of the nineteenth century. Includes art and visual culture of the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras.
Survey of art and material culture of the American South from the antebellum period to the present, covering painting and sculpture to quilt-making, artist environments, and protest materials, and situating the region in broader national and global contexts.
Painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1800 to 1900.
Study of artistic practices across geographies in the nineteenth century as interwoven global phenomenon, with particular attention to changing social structures, technological developments, and imperialist power systems.
Survey of American art and visual culture from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day, including traditions from painting and sculpture to quilt-making, performance, public art, murals, protest material, and social practice.
Study of Indigenous art practices across North America both past and present with attention to issues of settler colonialism, cross-cultural contact / exchange, sovereignty, and resistance.
An interdisciplinary seminar combining analysis of the relationship between contemporary art and politics with community engagement via public-facing projects and discussions.
A lecture course in the exploration of the photographic image, how it was produced, how it has evolved, and the work of the photographers who make it an art.
The components of style, theory, structure, and material as embodied in the architecture of the century.
Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other media from 1900 to World War II.
Traditional and new media in the last half of the century.
A global survey of traditional and new media art practices from the year 2000 to the present.
Regional, national, and transnational currents of art of the Americas (including the Caribbean and colonial holdings and territories) since the late 1960s. Interactive lecture.
Global study of the histories of art based in performance, embodied installation, participation, social practice, and art between or across these mediums since the late 1950s.
Traces how artists and artworks have directly and indirectly participated in social initiatives or movements for equity, inclusion, and justice. Era, mediums, and geographic scope variable.
Study of the artistic production of women artists of the Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.
In-depth study of the collaborative process of Pixar Animation Studios, its dynamics, and the artwork produced within this process for the purposes of creating a feature-length film.
Survey of the visual arts of Africa prior to and during colonialism. Divided into regional units stressing the religious and social functions of art and the dynamism of cultural change.
Beginning with the colonization of the Americas, a chronological and topical analysis of art from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Major themes: history of slavery, African diasporic religions, African tourism.
Survey of the visual arts of Africa in the modern and contemporary periods. Course is divided into chronological units beginning with the multiple modernisms that emerged during the twentieth century and moving into the contemporary period.
Introduces the functions of key art museum departments (Administration, Curatorial, Registration, Preparation/Installation, Education, Marketing, and Visitor Services/Security) and examines how they intersect to develop exhibitions, engage visitors, and build audiences.
For students interested in working in art museums. Topics include collection care, development, and utilization as well as museum organizational structures. Assignments include readings, discussions, lectures, and field trips.
Variable topics in the history of art and its institutions.
On-site study of art and architecture commissioned by the Medici between 1400 and 1621. Offered only during The Art of Italy program.
Directed program of reading and research.
Directed program of reading, research, or curatorial projects in the Weatherspoon Art Museum and other museums.
Topic-based seminar in art history and/or curatorial practices. Students acquire knowledge of current research on the selected topic, undertake related independent research, present findings in oral and written forms.
Special topics in the history of art, ancient to contemporary.
Case studies in the development of art history as a discipline and applied practice of methodologies developed for art-historical analysis.
Seminar on artists whose work or writings have raised critical questions relevant to recent art. Open to MFA students and qualified undergraduates.
A seminar on the development and transformation of art worlds and urban spaces with a specific focus on the development of Salons, Biennales, World's Fairs, and Art Fairs.
A study of the diverse operations and institutional missions of art museums, including management, governance, development, collections management, education, and curatorial activities.
Honors Work.
A study of the major critical traditions from the Italian Renaissance to the present, aiming to define the role of criticism in the production and reception of works of art.
Special topics in the history of art, ancient to contemporary.
Seminar on artists whose work or writings have raised critical questions relevant to recent art. Open to M.F.A. students.
A seminar on the development and transformation of art worlds and urban spaces with a specific focus on the development of Salons, Biennales, World's Fairs, and Art Fairs.
Explores the ramifications of hue and visual perception as freighted cultural, historical, epistemological, and aesthetic categories. Lines of inquiry include the economic histories of pigments and dyestuffs, which have yielded connections between artists across borders, as well as violent imperial control.
Study of traditional monuments, such as the pyramids, Michelangelo's David, and recent large-scale works, including the Vietnam Memorial, with attention to questions of site, scale, purpose, and audience.
Independent research in art history or criticism. May be repeated for credit.
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