13 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.
A practical course heavily concentrated on projects to develop mastery of line, form, texture, value, light, and space concepts through drawing. Fall.
Basic painting techniques used individually, in combination with each other, and in combination with non-watercolor techniques to develop portfolios for presentation and display Fall/Spring.
The course centers on the operation of a 35mm camera, the development and realization of color images, the aesthetics of photography as an art form, enlargements, the use of filters, and a general survey of the history of photography. Digital photography will also be examined. Fall, Spring.
An introduction to the materials and techniques used in oil painting. This course will cover mastery of techniques, composition, and color as vehicles of visual expression. Basic oil techniques used individually and in combination with mixed media, with various techniques to develop portfolios for presentations and exhibitions. Fall and spring.
This course will study the development of the visual arts from the Paleolithic period through the late Middle Ages (20,000 B.C. A.D. 1400). Art 201 will trace Islamic, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, American, and African cultures (pre-1400) as well as the traditional Western developments. The evolution of these diverse cultures will be presented within the context of the influences of geography, socio/political events, religion, and technological advancement the factors that have stimulated cultural development or restrained it. The course will center on a lecture/discussion format with students selecting a particular period for focused research.
This course will study the development of the visual arts from the Early Renaissance through Impressionism (1400 1880). Art 202 will trace Indian, Chinese, Japanese, American, African, and Pacific Rim cultures (post-1400) as well as the traditional Western developments prior to Modernism (1800-2000). The evolution of these diverse cultures will be presented within the context of the influences of geography, socio/political events, religion, and technological advancement the factors that have stimulated cultural development or restrained it. The course will center on a lecture/discussion format with students selecting a particular period for focused research.
A general survey of the evolution of American art from colonial artisans to contemporary masters. The relationships between American art and architecture and the changing political-socioeconomic climate of America are closely examined. Spring.
A general survey of the developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture since Impressionism. Contemporary trends in art as they relate to the rapid changes in technology, socio-economics, and politics. Fall.
Prerequisite: permission of department chair. As needed.
Prerequisite: permission of department chair. As needed.
Under the guidance of the Director of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, interns will be directly exposed to and involved in all facets, functions, and principles related to museum work. Specifically, museum interns will have directed experiences in receiving, crating, shipping, cataloging, insuring, and exhibiting a variety of art objects. In addition, they will have directed experiences related to the preparation of policy statements, publicity releases, museum literature, and grant proposals.
Source: Saint Francis University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
