COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ART 101: Beginning Drawing
3 credits
An introduction to the problems and methods of basic drawing, with attention to line, tone, space and composition. Students will work from the human figure, still life and landscape using various media. Emphasis will be placed on learning to see, and on understanding the process of transforming what is seen into art. Time spent looking at and talking about the drawings of various artists, both historical and contemporary, will supplement and enrich studio time spent drawing.
ART 105 and 106: Introduction to Art History I and II
3 credits each
An introduction to art history, surveying important works with attention to their historical and cultural contexts. Art 105 ranges from the Paleolithic period through the end of the medieval; Art 106 ranges from the early Renaissance through the 19th century.
ART 110: Principles of Visual Organization
3 credits
An introduction to the basic terminology and phenomena of visual organization studied through a series of lectures, assigned problems and critiques. This course is intended as a cognate course for students in education and communications as well as for students concentrating in studio art or art history.
ART 113 and 213: Drawing, Illustration, and Graphics I & II
3 credits each
The techniques, objectives and qualities of drawing are explored through a series of critical sessions based on out-of-class drawing assignments.
ART 200: Modern Art: 1880-1945
3 credits
A study of selected works of art and texts from the period. Primary source documents such as artists' statements, manifestos and important works of criticism and poetry will be studied alongside the painting, sculpture and performance that they address. Post-impressionism, symbolism, fauvism, expressionism, cubism, futurism and surrealism are some of the movements to be considered.
ART 210: Contemporary Art: 1945-Present
3 credits
A study of selected artists and works from this period. The emphasis will be on work exhibited in the United States, regardless of the place of origin, and on theoretical and critical thought that accompanied the development of abstract expressionism, pop art, minimal art and other recent movements.
ART 211, 212, 311, and 312: The Printed Image: Intro. to Printmaking & Bookmaking
3 credits each
This course will be an investigation of the various techniques of printmaking, specifically relief and intaglio techniques. The technique of bookmaking will be introduced as a way of developing a series of images and as an art form with its own history and expressive potential. Projects and class discussion will focus on how visual images convey meaning in works of art, how series of images react and respond to one another, and how the book itself as a container of meaning can be visually and conceptually linked to printed images in works of art.
ART 215:Selected Movements in Art and Architecture1750-1900
3 credits
A study of the major styles and movements of the late 18th and 19th centuries, a period characterized by revolution and the birth of the modern era. Topics include the neo-classic, academic art, romanticism, realism and impressionism. Careful study of works from this period together with the reading of primary source material will structure our investigation.
ART 220: Women Artists
3 credits
This course seeks to redefine well-established assumptions about the history of art and heighten awareness of the work of the many women artists who have participated in the history but whose work has been overlooked or undervalued. We'll look closely at the historical circumstances that resulted in some women artists' reputations, influence and work being virtually lost to subsequent generations. From the beginning of the semester, questions will be raised that challenge and explore the criteria used to determine what constitutes "great" art, including the varied points of view raised within feminist art criticism itself.
ART 223, 224, 323, and 324: Painting Studio
3 credits each
This course will focus on the development of a painterly vocabulary. The problems of direct observation, memory and abstraction will be addressed. Students will be encouraged to experiment with the painting medium and materials. Students are expected to become familiar with contemporary concerns and relate them to their historical precedents. Field trips and visiting artists will offer insight into contemporary themes and issues.
ART 225, 226, 325, 326: Jewelry, Metalsmithing, and Small Sculpture
3 credits each
This course is designed to involve the student in a deep exploration of the historical and contemporary concepts and processes of jewelry-making and body adornment. Emphasis is placed upon the creation of jewelry as objects of personal language and expression. The basic jewelry and metalsmithing techniques of construction and casting will be demonstrated, learned and utilized in the creation of jewelry-based objects of art.
ART 227, 228, 327, and 328: Sculpture Studio
3 credits each
An introduction to the process, principles and practice of sculpture. This course will expose the student to art and ideas through field trips, visiting artists, reading and presentation together with the creation of sculpture. The emphasis will be on the development of a personal expression through a thorough understanding of the form.
ART 231, 232, 332, and 332: Ceramics Studio
3 credits each
This course will examine the processes and history of ceramic art in the context of human societal development. The student will utilize the various skills and techniques of wheel-throwing, slab-building, glazing and firing to produce ceramic objects as vehicles of personal expression.
ART 335 and 336: Advanced Problems
3 credits each
A seminar for advanced students working in different areas of concentration.
ART 260: Special Topics in Studio Art
3 credits each
Media or form problems of special interest to students and faculty that are within the scope of existing facilities.
ART 261: Special Topics in Art History
3 credits
ART 370: Capstone Experience (studio) in the Fall semester of the senior year to be taken with an upper level studio
1 credit
The Capstone is for graduating studio art majors. All graduating studio art majors must register. The studio art majors will develop a body of work and a philosophy of artistic intention. Integrated Art students will create a presentation that connects art to their area of concentration. Art Therapy students will create a presentaiton out of their internship experience. To be taken Pass/Fail. Must be taken with an upper level (400) 3-credit studio. Offered every fall.
ART 372: Senior Art Exhibition
1 credit
Students must register to be in the senior art exhibition. This course is taken as Pass/Fail. Offered spring only.
ART 390: Independent Study in Studio Art
3 credits
ART 391: Independent Study in Art History
3 credits
ART-223, 224, 323, 324,
Painting Studio(Pat Badt)ART-223, 224, 323, 324,
Painting Studio(Kim Sloane)ART-211, 212, 311, 312
The Printed Image: Introduction to Printmaking and Bookmaking