79 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 120Foundations of Two-Dimensional Design3
This course is an introduction of the basic principles, vocabulary, and visual elements of two-dimensional design through inquiry into the historical sources and terms of creative art expression in the 20th and 21st centuries. 2-D Design is an introduction to the basic design elements and principles, serving as an avenue to approach the methods of creating, communicating, and analyzing the visual arts. Focus will be placed on mastering two-dimensional principles and elements of design, developing creative thinking to achieve communication of content, and exploring a variety of materials. Spring and Fall semesters.
An introduction to aesthetic expression by exploring a variety of techniques, materials and tools utilized in the production of 2 and 3 dimensional works of art.
ART 155Basic Processes and Principles of Photography3
An introduction to the basic processes, principles and history of black and white still photography. Students must furnish their own adjustable 35mm cameras. Every semester.
Assessment of a portfolio of the first-year student work created in the student’s foundation art courses and the student’s presentation of said portfolio.
Opportunities for deeper involvement with, and exploration of, wheel throwing techniques, hand building processes, as well as glazing and firing of creative ceramic work.
Exploration and investigation of traditional and contemporary surface design techniques using image, color, texture, scale, and pattern. This course will focus on the fundamentals of pattern involving a dynamic mix of media and decoration. Surface design offers a natural link between paper, textiles, graphics, craft and product design.
Investigation and construction of three-dimensional forms in such media as paper, wire, wood, metal, plastics, rope, and twine. Understanding and designing of forms as they relate to architecture, sculpture and industrial design. Spring only.
Construction of functional and non-functional wood objects with emphasis on original design and basic working techniques, including use of power tools.
ART 230Experimental Practices in Drawing and Painting3
An exploration of the traditional and nontraditional drawing and painting techniques involving contemporary strategies of presentation and research methods
This introductory course in computer skills introduces students to computer imagining as it relates to a contemporary fine art practice. Students will use and explore digital tools, methods, vocabulary and concepts as well as demonstrate an understanding of digital still cameras, scanning equipment, storage methods and output options. Students will engage in critical dialogue about digital imagining acquisition, editing, manipulation, production and representation in addition to the aesthetic relationship between concept and visual form.
Create prints with attention to personal narrative. Experience the rich history of a democratic medium by creating multiples with woodcut (200 A.D.), letterpress (moveable type, 1040 A.D.) and linocut (1905 A.D.). Exploration of traditional and contemporary relief printmaking techniques, processes and materials. Hand and press printing. Participation in a print exchange is encouraged.
Create bold, expressive prints. Explore image creation through historic and contemporary hand pulling and press work as well as photographic and computer manipulated imagery. This course emphasizes less-toxic, environmentally safe printing practices. Discover a variety of indirect mark making methods on paper and nontraditional surfaces to include mixed media and variable prints. Participation in a print exchange is encouraged. Open to beginners.
An introduction to color photography with an emphasis on technical skills and creative image making. This course will use traditional color materials in combination with digital input and output devices. Students will develop a working knowledge of basic digital color correction tools.
This is further study of exposure and printing techniques for high quality black and white darkroom photography. Students will also explore methods for alternative darkroom processes in black and white photographic prints.
An introduction to digital still photography. This course focuses on the creative application of digital photography as a fine art medium. Students will use Adobe Photoshop to explore a wide range of image editing possibilities. Through critiques, lectures, demonstrations and experimentation students will gain a critical and technical understanding of the medium.
Development of formal, technical, and conceptual attitudes in painting. Investigating problems in painting, recent developments and formal concepts with a focus on painting from observation using acrylic, oil, and watercolor.
Assessment of a portfolio of the second-year student’s work created in the student’s concentration courses, and the student’s presentation of said portfolio.
The topics and descriptions will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
What is paper? Paper is a seemingly non-descript material that we touch daily. Historically, it has cross-culturally paved the way for mass dissemination of knowledge, power, wealth and information. In this course students will learn how to make paper by hand (Eastern and Western style), explore its structural and tactile characteristics, and engage in papermaking as an artistic means of creative expression. Students will investigate the cultural significance, sustainability, and social impact paper has made over time. Paper will serve as an avenue to approach methods of creating, communicating, and analyzing through interdisciplinary lenses. (Course can be repeated for up to six credits.)
FAES and FHCI Pillars *Fulfills Civitae Core PAES SI
ART 348Past/Present/Future3
Time, it might be argued, is our most precious commodity. While ‘time’ is a word that is used extensively, it is challenging to conceive of its exact definition. In this Perspectives-level Arts Applied course, students will consider how an artmaking practice responds to other disciplines that consider and engage with time, for example, History, Cosmology, Archeology, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Science Fiction.
Explore social justice issues through and with print media. Social justice movements have involved print media created by and for citizens to take action; activists as artists, artists as activists. Students will work in cooperative groups to select and investigate a social justice issue and apply researched information into a print narrative. Social justice research will cross cultural perspectives and multiple disciplines. Print work may be displayed outside gallery walls to encourage change at the local level and inspire the will to act in both the artist and viewer.
Learn the essentials of creating a book in this basic hand binding class. This course will include creating a variety of blank book structures, developing sound construction methods, and mastering binding skills. From the pamphlet stitch to a flatback sketchbook, a variety of fundamental books will be constructed. Bookbinding is designed to compliment all concentrations offered in the art program. (Course can be repeated for up to six credits.)
Exploration of traditional and contemporary screen prints with photographic and digital manipulations as aesthetic expression through the making of multiples. Practical applications are investigated with primary printing emphasis on paper as well as fabric and unorthodox surfaces. Participation in a print exchange is encouraged.
Exploration of traditional and contemporary intaglio and lithography printmaking techniques with photographic and digital manipulations as aesthetic expression through the making of multiples. Intaglio processes include mark making on metal with dry and wet (acid) techniques as Rembrandt popularized. Lithography processes include direct drawing and painting as well as digital transfer, similar to how many of our books, magazines and posters are printed. Participation in a print exchange is encouraged.
An introduction to bookmaking designed to provide basic vocabulary, tools, and bindings necessary to construct traditional and contemporary book forms. Focus will be placed on exploring a variety of materials, mastering basic bindings and developing creative self-expression. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to melding text, image and structure. Course can be repeated for up to six credits.
Introduction to basic techniques and principles of alternative photographic processes. This course focuses on technical experimentation and creative possibilities inherent in these processes.
This advanced level photography course focuses on contemporary photographic genres and themes. Students are exposed to a range of work by contemporary photographers as well as theoretical writings by critics, curators and photographers. Students develop work based on topics discussed in class, readings and lectures.
This course is an introduction to major art movements since 1945. Through this course, the complex conditions that have produced a visual are, such as war, feminism consumerism, identity, the power structures of representation and visual culture, and the nature of art itself will be investigated.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the artistic genres and the resulting significant artifacts of non-Western cultures. From a brief survey of the arts of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas the student will gain knowledge of artistic mediums and traditions of every era and culture in the history of the non-Western world.
Exploration of a cohesive set of techniques, methodologies, and concepts with emphasis on the creative approaches of painting and drawing. Emphasis is on conceptual development and individual growth. Course may be repeated once.
Crosslisted With: ( ENGL 375 ) An intensive introduction to the creation of graphic narratives, including the graphic novel, graphic memoir, digital graphic narrative, comic book, and others. Using a workshop format, students will develop skills in reading graphic narratives as writers and artists, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and creating graphic narratives in various formats.
Assessment of the third-year student’s senior project proposal, a portfolio of the student’s work created in the student’s third year concentration courses, and the student’s presentation of said portfolio. Grading is pass/no-pass. Participation in the Junior Art Show is mandatory to pass third- year assessment.
Critical Making is designed for students to start, develop, and complete a cohesive, well-formed body of work over the course of the semester, while connecting the physical act of their creative objects (photographs, prints, metal work, books, sculptures, ceramics, painting, art performance) with the conceptualization of their ideas, concerns, and intentions in the work. Through self-directed inquiry and extensive critique, students will create a body of work in their chosen medium. Artist presentations, videos, and readings will serve to clarify and motivate students’ progress, as well as field and library research. Two (2) Lecture hours, and One (1) Lab hour.
The successful completion of three Studio Art courses with a grade of C or higher
ART 389Integrated Arts/Visual Arts3
A study of the value and practical application of integrating the arts across content areas of the curriculum with a focus on the visual arts. In tandem, students will select and investigate educational access and accessibility issues with attention to cross cultural perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the creative arts to further education of all students in the classroom and investigate the various means of expressing ideas, emotions and images through the use of visual arts, music, drama, movement, and theatrics.
Selected topics in Art. The topics may vary from semester to semester. Descriptions are available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
This course will survey the history of photography from its origins in the early 19th century through its use both primarily and as a multi-disciplinary tool in contemporary art. The course will proceed chronologically, while exploring major styles, influential photographers, technical developments, and important criticism regarding the medium.
This course will introduce both traditional and contemporary approaches to the art of forming of non-ferrous metal. Students will explore the plasticity of metal and its ability to form three-dimensional forms in high relief. Techniques will include hydraulic die forming, chasing and repousse, raising, cold forging and fold forming. Finished pieces can include jewelry, objects, mixed media, and installation pieces.
Assessment of both the fourth-year student’s senior project at the mid-way point and the student’s presentation of said senior project. Grading is pass/no-pass.
Students will create self-directed drawings that relate to their own conceptual interests, processes, media and techniques. Permission of instructor required for enrollment. May be continued as ART 431, ART 432, ART 433 with permission of instructor, for a maximum of 12 credits.
ART 441The Teaching of Art in the Secondary Schools3
A concentrated study of contemporary practices, theory, technology and materials necessary for the formulation of a meaningful art program in the secondary school. For art majors only.
ART 442 , Entrance to Teacher Preparation Program or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None
ART 442The Teaching of Art in the Elementary Schools3
A concentrated study of theory, methods and materials necessary for the formulation of a meaningful, creative art program in the elementary school. For art majors only.
The student will select an area of concentration and problems of specialization in printmaking media and technique. May be continued as ART 451, 452, and 453.
ART 250 , ART 252 , ART 351 or ART 352 Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
Corequisite
None
ART 456Photography Studio3
Self-directed work in photographic media with emphasis on experimentation and artistic expression. Students work independently and meet for regularly scheduled group discussions and critique sessions. May be repeated for credit.
This course integrates papermaking, printmaking, bookbinding, image and text. Students will develop content, form paper, create images, and produce multiples resulting in contemporary book forms or sculptural installations. Emphasis is on sequential design and examining alternative possibilities to conceptualizing the artist book form. Editions offers a continued exploration in the diverse medium of the contemporary print world. Course can be repeated for up to six credits.
Designed specifically for and required of all art major seniors, this course enables students to examine and apply elements of professional practices common to all senior art majors through invited speakers, presentations, demonstrations and on-site visits.
Students will create self-directed paintings that relate to their own conceptual interests, processes, media and techniques. Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
Selected topics in Art. The topics may vary from semester to semester. Descriptions are available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
