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Courses
ART 115: Art Context & Meaning
Credits 4Presents a thematic introduction of world architecture and art from prehistoric times to the Gothic period. Draws from a variety of academic disciplines and is designed to increase appreciation and understanding of art as related to its cultural context. Develops critical thinking and analytical skills in response to visual experience.
ART 116: Art: Context and Meaning II
Credits 4Presents an introduction of world architecture and art from the Renaissance to the present. Draws from a variety of academic disciplines and is designed to increase appreciation and understanding of art as it relates to its cultural context. Develops critical thinking and analytical skills in response to visual experience.
ART 203: Sewing and Self-Fashioning
Credits 4Have you ever wanted to sew your dream wardrobe? Get started with this hybrid art history and studio art course! Learn how people across history have fashioned their own identities through their clothing, then get on the sewing machine and learn to make your own clothes. No prior sewing experience required.
ART 204: American Cultures of Memory: Monuments, Memorials, Souvenirs
Credits 4This course explores the role of memory, monuments, and commemoration in American civic life throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Examining a number of key sites, events, and individuals that have been the subject of commemoration, we consider the role of visual culture in the establishment of historical narrative and the construction of national identity. Objects of study will include statues, battlefields, gathering places, national parks, photos, paintings, and souvenirs.
ART 205: Drawing I
Credits 4Introduces students to the drawing process. Students work from observation and from imagination in creating works in a variety of media and methods that express an understanding of light, form and space. An excellent point of departure for those interested in painting. Students without any prior experience should take Drawing I before Painting I.
ART 207: From the Avant-Garde to the Aesthetics of the Familiar
Credits 3Discusses the meaning of the avant-garde. De-canonizes the avant-garde through the perspective of everyday aesthetics. Artworks and texts range from a broad spectrum, e.g., Continental, Eastern, Black-American and Latino.
ART 210: History of Craft
Credits 4An examination of the history of craft from ancient times to the present. Explores indigenous craft and contemporary craft theory as related to the fine arts. (Offered alternative years.)
ART 211: 20th Century Art
Credits 4A broad survey that begins by setting the groundwork for art of the 20th century with a discussion of the late 19th century artistic movements of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and the forces that lured artists away from the confines of academic painting. Explores the social and political forces, as well as the theoretical discourses that frame the major modern and post-modern art movements of the 20th century. Includes Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
ART 213: Nineteenth-Century Art
Credits 4This global survey of nineteenth-century visual culture will examine canonical European movements (Impressionism, Aestheticism, etc.) and alternative modernisms from the Americas, Asia and Africa. Students will learn how to analyze visual media and situate artworks within a wider social field, considering how industrialization, colonization, science and politics shaped artistic practice.
ART 214: Contemporary Art
Credits 4This course explores global art-making of the past forty years, examining the questions, materials, and approaches of artists in our contemporary era. .We will consider the development of digital and participatory art, the role of the global art market, and the impact of globalization and climate change on art.
ART 219: Art & Digital Technology I
Credits 4Introductory level course for students to learn the basics of digital technology, deand 3D Fabrication through using laser cutting, laser engraving, 3D printing, and hand fabrication skills in a creative and conceptual manner. Students will develop their craftsmanship and problem-solving skills through projects, critiques, and collaborative opportunities. This level is appropriate for students who have no experience working with these techniques.
ART 220: Introduction to Metal & 3D Fabrication
Credits 4Introduction to major aspects of metalworking, jewelry, and analog 3D Fabrication. Develop design skills and technical competency, while learning about craftsmanship and hand fabrication to explore aspects of metalsmithing to create functional and conceptual objects.
ART 224: Art Meets Engineering
Credits 4This course invites students to investigate how form influences function and vice versa in both art and engineering.
Learn techniques such as hand-forging metal, 3D printing, and laser-cutting to develop innovative solutions to design
challenges. Course culminates in a public project.
ART 225: Painting 1
Credits 4Introduction to oil painting covering all elements of the process from preparing a canvas to mixing paint. Includes contemporary and traditional genres with an emphasis placed personal research. Familiarity with drawing recommended.
ART 240: Special Topics
Credits 4ART 241: Philosophy of Art
Credits 3Studies the nature of art and its relation to other fields. Topics include discussions of beauty, the sublime, taste, artistic creation, reception of artworks, and aesthetic categories. This course may be best for sophomore standing and above.
ART 250: Making Art: Content, Form, and Expression
Credits 4Introduction to the context and content of contemporary art making, formal elements of visual arts, including composition, color and design. Emphasis is placed on articulating ideas and critiquing works of art. Intended for Art majors who should take this class during the Sophomore year.
ART 282: Modern Art and the Environment
Special topics.
ART 305: Drawing II
Credits 4Life Drawing. Builds upon an understanding of light, form and space as students work to develop facility, through the study and expression of the human form. While the primary medium is charcoal, students are introduced to a variety of materials from which a portfolio is produced.
ART 307: Materiality & Empire 1500-1900
Credits 4Examines specific materials used to make art, such as feathers, gold, beads and paper, to consider how art relates to empire-building in the modern period, 1500-1900. Tracks how materials were used by artists in different contexts and how the value and meaning of materials change through contact and trade. Prereq: One prior Art History course
ART 319: Art & Digital Technology II
Credits 4Students interested in learning the nuances and history of digital design and 3D fabrication. This class requires students split class time between the computer lab and in the metals studio utilizing both digital language and analog methods. Course work will focus on teaching the basics of digital design and 3D Fabrication through using laser cutting, laser etching, engraving, 3D printing and hand fabrication skills.
ART 320: Intermediate 3D Fabrication/Metals Art
Credits 4This course will provide advanced metalsmithing techniques as well as exploration of 3D computer fabrication. This course will help students continue exploring metal and jewelry as a media for their personal aesthetic expression. Students will learn continued development of craftsmanship, tool skill, conceptualization and design quality.
ART 325: Painting II
Credits 4Continues the exploration of the personal and historical nature of painting while investigating other media (e.g., encaustic), skills (e.g., hand-made stretchers and frames), community engagement, and preparing a cohesive body of work for a final critique.
ART 347: The Body in Modern & Contemporary Art
Credits 4This course examines the use of human bodies as subject matter, canvas, artistic material, and creative agent across the modern and contemporary eras. Using theoretical approaches from critical race studies, disability studies, queer theory, and feminist theory, we will consider how concepts of the body influence ideas of artistic agency and museum display. Objects of study will include painting, sculpture, photography, performance, installation, video, and participatory art.
ART 382: Special Topics
Credits 4Selected topics determined by the instructor for upper-level study. Recent topics include: Art Since 1967; Matisse, Picasso and Early Modernism, and Renaissance & Baroque seminar. Prerequisite: At least one other Art History course or consent of the instructor.
ART 405: Drawing III
Credits 4Life Drawing. Builds upon an understanding of light, form and space as students work to develop facility through the study and expression of the human form. While the primary medium is charcoal, students are introduced to a variety of materials from which a portfolio is produced. Prerequisite: ART 305.
ART 420: Advanced 3D Fabrication/Art
Credits 4This course will provide advanced metalsmithing techniques as well as exploration of 3D computer fabrication. This course will help students continue exploring metal and jewelry as a media for their personal aesthetic expression. Students will learn continued development of craftsmanship, tool skill, conceptualization and design quality.
ART 425: Painting III
Credits 4Continues the exploration of the personal and historical nature of painting while investigating other media (e.g., tempera), skills (e.g., presenting and writing about the work), and preparing a cohesive body of work for a final critique.
ART 475: Individual Studio Experience
Credits 1 3Advanced, intensive studio work, proposed to and planned with a member of the art faculty.
ART 482: Special Topics
Credits 4Selected topics determined by the instructor for upper-level study. Recent topics include: Art Since 1967; Matisse, Picasso and Early Modernism, and Renaissance & Baroque seminar.
ART 487: Senior Project
Credits 1Art majors are strongly encouraged to register for this course during the Fall Semester of their senior year in preparation for their Senior Capstone Experience. Departmental approval required.
ART 488: Senior Capstone
Credits 3Students should register for Senior Capstone Experience during the Spring Semester of their final year. Departmental approval required.