7 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.
ART 111Introduction to Drawing3
This course consists of a basic introduction to the formal and conceptual elements of drawing. Students will create independent and collaborative works of art in various dry black and white media on two-dimensional surfaces and participate in critique and written evaluation of art. Emphasis is placed on independent visual and conceptual problem-solving through mostly observational and representational drawing.
COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
ART 112Drawing II3
The act of drawing is elemental to human nature. Since humans have lived in caves we have used material to mark our environment and communicate our existence. In this course, students will delve deeply into the act of drawing on a formal and conceptual level. The study and reflection of drawing, at a more advanced level, strengthens skills of observation, perseverance, investigation and problem-solving. Students will develop skills in creating and assessing, with the use of dry, black and white, and color media, the application of personal, social, and cultural communication through the act of drawing.
The study of and use of design cultivates skills in the expanding and pervading mode of visual communication. Students will develop skills in creating and assessing their work around themed communications projects. Students will use various media and techniques, explore ideas of message and audience to develop dynamic methods of personal, social, and cultural communication through the study of two-dimensional design elements.
COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
ART 121Painting3
The practice of painting exists within a history and tradition of thousands of years. In this course, students will learn some traditional techniques and methods for constructing a meaningful painting, and will also ask and begin to answer why we still make paintings. The act of painting is a physical and time-consuming act that seems to defy the expectations of our contemporary society. The study of and reflection around painting builds skills around observation, perseverance, investigation, and problem-solving. Students will develop skills in creating and assessing, with the use of acrylic paint and techniques, the application of personal, social and cultural communication through the study of painting.
This course introduces the concept of fine art in a social and cultural context. Students will achieve a comfort with terms, mediums, and evaluation of fine art today and reference the history of art. We will explore the reasons and methods of making fine art. This course will address social issues through art and art history. Students will gain insight into important questions of fine art and its functions in social and historic contexts around the globe.
COM 121 or COM 122 Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
ART 230Three-Dimensional Design3
Three-Dimensional Design expands on the study of design by introducing spatial dynamics, form and environment as elements to construct meaningful visual communications. Students will develop skills in creating and assessing three-dimensional works made with various techniques and with traditional and sourced materials. They will investigate the significance of these materials and spatial choices in cultural context.
A study of the nature of Art, according to the Western tradition, and the comparison of a variety of art expressions through texts, videos and direct observation. Field trips to museums and art galleries are part of the course. Writing about art experiences will also be an important component of this course. This course is recommended for Art majors.
