Concepts underlying content, formal structure, and historical development of the visual arts; art as a global phenomenon from prehistory to the present; relationship of art to the natural world, the built environment, political and other human institutions, and the realm of spirituality.
3 hr./wk.
This course will introduce the students to world art through a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture made in Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. We will analyze a number of key works from prehistoric times to the present day, as we view them in relation to their social and historical content. In addition to the chronological approach, will be the discussion of a number of questions and issues pertaining to art throughout the ages, including cultural property, gender and culture identity, orientalism, colonialism, primitivism, and postcolonialism.
3 hr./wk.
4 hr./wk.
Introduction to the principles of two-dimensional concepts to explore visual vocabulary in design. Particular emphasis is made on representational and abstract aspects of composition to describe shape, structure, and space. Other design issues focus on the application of pictorial elements through pattern, texture, rhythm, balance, gravity, line, and the illusion of three-dimensional effects on two-dimensional surfaces. Color principles, the interaction of color, color phenomena, and the function of color in design are closely examined.
3 hr./wk.
Drawing emphasizing fundamentals of visual perception, representation, abstraction, and pictorial organization. Introduction to the practice and articulation of elements of drawing involving composition, armature, structure, form, volume, line, texture, value, and space. Observation and specific problems stress experimentation with a variety of drawing materials including dry and aqueous media. Various papers and drawing surfaces are also examined during the course.
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore the fundamentals of woodblock printing. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of woodblock printing techniques: chiaroscuro, reduction printing, and multi-color printing. Woodblock printing will be discussed in relation to the history of printmaking and its relevance in contemporary art making practices. Students will examine the interrelated nature of form, process, expression, and meaning.
$40
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore fundamental etching techniques such as hard ground, aquatint and spit bite. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of mark marking and imagery. Combining different techniques will be emphasized. Some prints will be formatted for traditional and non-traditional books. Bookbinding will be introduced and various techniques will be demonstrated.
$40
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore the fundamentals of stone and photographic lithography. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of lithographic techniques: images hand-drawn directly on the stone, multi-color printing, transferred images, and printing from computer-generated outputs.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Principles and fundamentals of black and white photography as an art form. Development of film, processing, and printing will be studied. Students will be required to acquire a manual 35mm film camera.
$25
3 hr./wk.
In this introductory course, students use their digital cameras and the college's lab in a hybrid, hands-on approach to creating work that expresses a personal photographic vocabulary. Students will gain an understanding of the medium by looking analytically at photographs, through critiques, workshops, and demonstrations, as well as in readings and class discussions.
3 hr./wk.
The medium of oil painting as related to visual perception and composition. Exploration of traditional and non-traditional approaches to painting. Emphasis on materials, color mixing, and technical implications in the process of painting.
3 hr./wk.
The problems of sculpture as related to visual perception and composition.
$25
3 hr./wk.
Principles of ceramics as an art form, introducing hand building methods, such as slab, coil, and pinching to create ceramic forms.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Architectural ceramics is the use of clay to make structural and decorative elements for the built environment. This course is an introduction to basic skills and techniques of ceramics-pinchpot, coil, and slab as taught through the prism of architectural tiles and decorative units. There are field and museum trips to see firsthand the rich multicultural history of ceramic tile and ornament. Provides students with hands-on experience making single and multiple forms. Learn how to make and use plaster press molds, plaster slipcasting molds, and the extruder. Form making, kiln firing, and glazing are covered in this alternate way of exploring the special plastic properties of clay.
3 hr./wk.
This is a course that provides an introduction to design and fabrication with wood as the primary medium. The projects will explore the intrinsic qualities of wood and creative design, from sketch to final form. The goal is to create work that shows a cohesive integration of design, material and execution. The safe use and the proper use of hand and power tools is a vital component of this course.
3 hr./wk.
An introductory course that involves process and problems of creating three-dimensional forms. Concentration on concepts of spatial organization. Particular emphasis on the exploration of various materials, fabrication methods, and techniques using a variety of tools and light machinery. Focus on the formation and analysis of ideas for their interpretation as three-dimensional constructions.
3 hr./wk.
An introduction to the field of art education within schools, museums, and community organizations. Integrates studio activities with development of effective teaching strategies.
$20
3 hr./wk.