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Art Course Descriptions
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| ART110 Creativity and
Communication (F)(H) |
3 Credits |
A combination of art, writing, and history based on Book Art*, this course includes an overview of the history of communication and teaches students how to create book structures which represent different time periods or cultures. While the forms are standard, students will fill them with their own words and images in order to express their personal ideas and styles. *Book Art is an ancient craft and a modern art. From earliest times to the present, people have sought to communicate messages, ideas, feelings, and personal iconography by drawing and writing on a surface. Beginning with the scroll, the book took many forms from individually created works to mass produced texts and unique artistic structures.
Prerequisite: ENG101 or permission of instructor. |
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| ART111 Ceramics I (F) |
3 Credits |
| This course is an
introduction to the tools, processes and
aesthetics of ceramics. Students will have
hands-on experience with clay using
three-dimensional techniques, and additive
and subtractive sculptural processes. Course
activities will also include an introduction
to the history of ceramics through
discussions and readings. |
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| ART112 Art Appreciation: Perspectives
on Art (F)(H) |
3 Credits |
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The premise of this course is that understanding and experiencing the arts
is crucial to becoming a healthy and productive human being. All individuals
are creative in some way, and by being exposed to various art forms each
student’s natural abilities will be allowed to emerge. Course activities
will include an introduction to the history of art through lectures,
reading, writing, discussions, and testing. Appreciation and understanding
of art will be encouraged through field trips to museums, galleries, and
artists’ studios when feasible. Experience of art will be fostered through
individual and collaborative projects.
Prerequisite: ENG101 or
permission of instructor.
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| ART114 Drawing Techniques (F) |
3 Credits |
| This course is an
introduction to various drawing techniques.
Subjects will include: still life, figure,
and landscape. Slides, samples, or copies
will be shown to provide students with
examples of the various techniques
including: pencil, charcoal, pen, ink, wash,
and pastel. Drawings will be made in class
and a sketchbook of drawings made outside of
class. “Learning to draw is really a matter
of learning to see...”–Kimon Nicoliades. The
basic skill needed for drawing is
coordination between the eye and the hand.
Whether working from life or from the
imagination, drawing involves both visual
and motor skills. The appreciation of good
drawing is seeing, seeing, seeing. The basis
of good drawing is practice, practice,
practice. |
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| ART131 Introduction to Theatre (F) (H) |
3 Credits |
| By working in the studio as well as the classroom, students will learn about the diversity and scope of live theatrical performance. Students will connect with the theatre in a variety of ways. As respondents, they will view live performances and write response papers. As scholars, they will read key dramatic texts and learn their cultural and historical contexts. As performing artists, they will engage in exercises, working individually and in teams. They will critique each other’s work and reflect on their own creative process. Students will be expected to devote time outside of class to attend performances and to rehearse for presentation of their creative work publically at the mid-term and during finals. |
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| ART206 Advanced Topics in Art (F)(H) |
3 Credits |
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These courses offer an in-depth exploration of various aspects of art
including hands-on (such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking,
graphic design, clay, photography, book arts, etc.) and advanced art
history. Courses may be offered on-site or at other facilities and/or
artists’ studios. Topics will change each semester.
Prerequisite: ENG101, any 100-level art course, or permission of instructor.
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| ART211 Ceramics II (F) |
3 Credits |
Building on principles and
techniques encountered in Ceramics I, this
course introduces building aesthetic and
technical skills through advanced hand
building and beginning throwing techniques.
The objective of this course is to broaden
the knowledge, skills and sensibilities in
working with the ceramic medium. The course
will introduce students to the various
advanced techniques and concepts of using
clay for creative expression. Students are
expected to further develop their skills in
various advanced forming methods, as well as
beginning throwing on the wheel. This course
will increase sensitivity to the materials,
to aesthetic design, and further aid
development of individual and imaginative
use of the materials.
Prerequisite: ART111. |
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