An introduction to concepts fundamental to the two-dimensional plane, this course develops visual literacy and fluency through projects promoting artistic growth and self-awareness. Students gain an understanding of art and design, perception, and critical analysis to develop visual communication skills. Issues of process are explored through experimentation with a range of media. Materials fee. (L05)
Art Supply Fee $95.00
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
An introduction to concepts fundamental to the two-dimensional plane, this course develops visual fluency through projects promoting artistic growth and self-awareness. Students utilize compositional elements, value and color, and research themes in contemporary art and art history. Issues of process are explored through experimentation with hand and digital methods, and with a range of media. Materials fee. Fall (L05)
Open to majors and non-majors $125.00 fee
An exploration of the nature of color, this course covers the use of color as a compositional element and as a means of expression. Students become visually aware as they critically observe color, problem-solve within design projects, use hand and digital methods, and explore a variety of media. Required for Graphic Design students, Studio Art elective, Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 110. Spring
Art Majors only; Fee $150
An introduction to three-dimensional form and spatial thinking. Students move through a series of problem-solving projects emphasizing research, synthesis and experimentation. Students are introduced to a wide range of techniques and processes including wood fabrication, metal fabrication and mixed media construction. Students acquire an understanding of fundamental design theory, construction processes and tool proficiency. Students become proficient in the use of a wide range of hand and power tools. Emphasis is placed on subjectivity.
Materials fee. (L05)
Fee $200 Majors and non-majors.
An introduction to three-dimensional form and spatial thinking. Students move through a series of problem-solving projects emphasizing research, synthesis and experimentation. Students are introduced to a wide range of techniques and processes including wood fabrication, metal fabrication and mixed media construction. Students acquire an understanding of fundamental design theory, construction processes and tool proficiency. Students become proficient in the use of a wide range of hand and power tools. Emphasis is placed on subjectivity.
Materials fee. (L05)
Fee $200 Majors and non-majors.
This course provides an introduction to skills necessary to effectively translate visual perception into two-dimensional language of observational drawing. Emphasis is placed on the relation of foreshortening and space through an understanding of structure. Various drawing media, methods and subjects including figure, still life, and interiors, are explored as a means of acquiring knowledge and experiencing drawing as an expressive medium. Critical thinking and problem solving skills will be developed through analysis and dialogue. Materials fee.
(L05)
Fee $150. Includes all materials for the course and drawing kit. (L05)
An introductory course that initially covers the basic Adobe Photoshop environment including layers, exposure techniques, color correction, use of filters, compositing techniques and digital photographic printing. The course is rooted primarily in the investigation and creation of digital imagery. Aesthetic concerns, creative visual problem solving and group discussions are stressed. Motivated students can expect a firm grasp of basic techniques and a clear start toward digital photographic visual literacy. Open to non-Art majors (L05).
Fee $100. Non Art majors ONLY
An introductory course that initially covers the basic Adobe Photoshop environment including layers, exposure techniques, color correction, use of filters, compositing techniques and digital photographic printing. The course is rooted primarily in the investigation and creation of digital imagery. Aesthetic concerns, creative visual problem solving and group discussions are stressed. Motivated students can expect a firm grasp of basic techniques and a clear start toward digital photographic visual literacy. Open to non-Art majors (L05).
Fee $100. Non Art majors ONLY.
This course further develops the student’s abilities and visual language in Drawing 1. Emphasis will be placed on the continuing translation of three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional surface through an understanding of light and value, along with the development of an individualized formal and conceptual drawing vocabulary. Various approaches with drawing media, methods and subjects including figure, still life and interiors, will be explored to develop a more personal and independent direction.
Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 113
Fee $125. Covers paper, figure models and transportation for Required Saturday trip to NYC.
This course further develops the student’s abilities and visual language in Drawing 1. Emphasis will be placed on the continuing translation of three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional surface through an understanding of light and value, along with the development of an individualized formal and conceptual drawing vocabulary. Various approaches with drawing media, methods and subjects including figure, still life and interiors, will be explored to develop a more personal and independent direction.
Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 113
Fee $125. Required trip to NYC
This course further develops the student’s abilities and visual language from Painting 1. Emphasis is placed on transitioning from traditional to contemporary approaches to the medium through concept and skill development. Various contemporary themes with process, methods and approaches will be explored to begin to develop a more personal and independent direction. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 213 and ART 215.
Fee $185
Sculpture 2 covers a range of contemporary sculptural methods and activities. Students develop work in response to assignments focused on 20th and 21st Century Art movements such as Assemblage, Minimalism, Process Art, Earthwork, Installation Art and site-specific sculpture. Awareness of historic precedent, experimentation and exploration, and the development of personal vision and relevant skills are all stressed. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 220.
Fee $200
A Special Topics course provides an opportunity to study a particular theme, technique or concept in art. It is intended to increase the variety and flexibility of art courses and give students the ability to explore a particular art issue outside of the current course offerings.
An investigation into fine art screen printing that will yield multiple hand-pulled, printed images. Fundamental stencil techniques using paper, drawing fluid, and the direct photo process are introduced. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, the growth of personal vision through the development of technique, and an exploration of color, form, space, and structure within two dimensions. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 110 and ART 113.
Fee $200
An investigation into intaglio plate-making and printmaking that will yield multiple hand-pulled, printed images. Technical processes that include drypoint, line etching, hard and soft ground, aquatint and multiple color printing are introduced. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, the growth of personal vision through the development of technique, and an exploration of color, form, space and structure within two dimensions. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 110 and ART 113.
Fee $200
An investigation into the process by which a raised surface is developed, inked and impressed onto paper. Collagraph, woodcut, and linocut techniques are used to produce multiple original works of art through relief printmaking processes. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, the growth of personal vision through the development of technique, and an exploration of color, form, space and structure within two dimensions. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 113.
Fee $200
An introductory film photography course that initially covers basic black and white work, camera technique, film exposure, film developing and darkroom printmaking; followed by an investigation into camera imagery. Aesthetic concerns, creative visual problem solving and diverse group discussions are stressed. Motivated students can expect a firm grasp of basic techniques and a clear start toward photographic visual literacy. Students are required to provide a working 35mm SLR film camera to the class early in the semester. Materials fee. Prerequisite for Art majors only: ART 110. Open to all students. (L05)
Fee $85. Open to all majors.
A continuation of ART 239, this course builds on the skills and techniques learned in the first semester with a series of visual communication problems. The development of a concept and its communication is stressed. Must be taken concurrently with ART 252. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 235, ART 239. Spring
Fee $85
A continuation of ART 239, this course builds on the skills and techniques learned in the first semester with a series of visual communication problems. The development of a concept and its communication is stressed. Must be taken concurrently with ART 252. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 235, ART 239. Spring
Fee $85.
This course provides a fundamental introduction to typography, one of the most important tools in visual communication. A series of creative design problems and workshops will help build a solid typographic foundation. Must be taken concurrently with ART 240. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 239, ART 235. Spring.
Fee $65
This course provides a fundamental introduction to typography, one of the most important tools in visual communication. A series of creative design problems and workshops will help build a solid typographic foundation. Must be taken concurrently with ART 240. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 239, ART 235. Spring.
Fee $65.
After sixty credits of coursework, all students are required to participate in a faculty assessment known as the Junior Review. Each student is required to submit a written response to specific questions and make an oral presentation focusing on the progress and content of their artwork on display before a panel of the art faculty. Following the student presentation, the faculty responds with comments and offers written evaluations that are sent to the student after the review. Students write a post-review self-reflection, which is also graded, to complete the Junior Review. Grading is Pass/Fail and students must pass each component of the Junior Review to complete this degree requirement. Students who fail any portion of the review are required to address and successfully remediate the recommendations of the faculty and/or participate in a subsequent Junior Review. All transfer students are required to consult with their faculty advisor before scheduling their Junior Review.
This course builds upon the visual problem solving techniques and vocabulary learned in Introduction to Photoshop - ART 202. Students will expand their exploration of advanced tools and effects such as layer masking techniques; curves, extensive filters, and sharpening for various outputs. Camera Raw processing will also be explored. Motivated students can expect to gain a strong understanding of digital creative problem solving and a solid grasp on photographic visual literacy. Students are required to bring a working digital camera to class. Materials fee. Open to non-Art majors. Prerequisite: ART 202. (L05)
Non-Art majors only- Fee $100
A continuation of ART 225 in which students develop conceptual and technical skills by using both traditional and contemporary methods of stencil making for creating hand pulled screen prints. The four-color (CMYK) screen printing technique is also demonstrated. Emphasis is placed on the refinement of technique and the process of identifying, researching and communicating aesthetic sensibilities. Personal exploration and experimentation are encouraged. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 225.
Fee $200
An investigation into technically advanced plate-making and intaglio printmaking techniques that include lift ground, white ground, spit bite, multi-plate printing, mono printing, and simultaneous color/viscosity printing. Emphasis is placed upon the refinement of technique and the process of identifying, researching and communicating aesthetic sensibilities. Personal exploration and experimentation are encouraged. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 226.
Fee $200
An investigation into technically advanced relief printmaking processes that explore color as an expressive compositional element. Reductive techniques and multiple block printing are demonstrated. Emphasis is placed on the refinement of technique and the process of identifying, researching and communicating aesthetic sensibilities. Personal exploration and experimentation are encouraged. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 228.
Fee $200
This course is designed as a creative "experimental" bridge between the Introductory Photography courses (ART 232, ART 233) and the Advanced Photography courses (ART 432, 439, and 440). Emphasis will be placed on process, perception, independence, visual experimentation and expression of content through a diverse series of "hands-on" projects. Technical subject matter/process will vary from analog thorough digital exploration and will include input (cameras, scanning), image processing and manipulation (Photoshop) and various forms of collage, text, silver printing, grids, and digital output. Additional photographic processes might include non-silver/alternative processes, experimental cameras, bookmaking and advanced darkroom printing. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 232, ART 233.
Fee: $90
This course is designed as a continuation and amplification of the photographic processes, aesthetic, creative experimentation, and visual exploration learned in ART 333, Photo Imaging 1. Emphasis will continue to be placed on perception, independence, research, visual experimentation and expression of content through a new series of "hands-on" projects. Technical subject matter will again vary from analog through digital possibilities. Other photographic processes might include non-silver/alternative processes, large scale digital output, incorporation of text, experimental cameras and advanced darkroom printing. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 232, ART 233, ART 333.
Fee: $90
A series of advanced design problems designed to integrate the skills and experience from earlier typography and design classes into a range of work in graphic design and visual communication. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 240, ART 252. Fall
Fee $80
This advanced course concentrates on an increasingly complex series of typographic design problems specifically developed to further the student’s understanding, knowledge, and application of the science and art of typography. Projects focus on solving visual problems from a wide range of topics in a variety of media. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 352. Fall or Spring
Fee $65
This Special Topics course provides an opportunity to study a particular theme, technique or concept in art or design at the advanced level. It is intended to increase the variety and flexibility of courses and give students the ability to explore a particular art or design issue outside of the current course offerings. Permission of instructor is needed.
Additional Travel and accommodation fees apply - $1800.00. Travel over mid winter break.
This course provides the advanced studio art student with the practical experience of applying the knowledge and skills of their coursework to a professional, real world, hands-on work experience. Students will be responsible for navigating the internship application process that will culminate in a supervised internship placement in the creative community on a local, regional, national or international level. Course content includes: internship search techniques, networking skills, resume and cover letter writing, digital portfolio development, submission of applications, interview techniques; and, follow up and response letter writing. Students will complete an internship as early as the summer after Junior year, or during the Fall or Spring semesters of their senior year.
Fee: $150.
This course is the application process for all third-year graphic design majors required to undertake an internship. The emphasis will be on the submission of applications, tracking progress on hit lists, interview techniques, and follow-up correspondence (letters of acceptance, thank you notes). The combination of this course with ART 392–Internship Preparation, ART 394–Internship Fieldwork, and ART 493–Internship Presentation will complete the internship sequence of courses required for graduation. Grading is pass/fail only. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 392. Spring.
Fee $75.00 Includes one required trip to NYC.
This course encourages and directs the student to begin creating work that is both personal and informed. As the first in the advanced series, the focus is on providing the student with a process to move from classroom assignments to independent work. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 216
Fee $200
This sequence of courses further develops a personal and informed, individualized visual language. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of work through critique, research and discussion of contemporary ideas and approaches to the medium, to further develop an independent body of work. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 414.
Fee $200 Includes materails and one required trip to NYC. 6 Credits with permission of instructor only.
This sequence of courses further develops a personal and informed, individualized visual language. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of work through critique, research and discussion of contemporary ideas and approaches to the medium, to further develop an independent body of work. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 415.
Fee $200 Includes materials and one required trip to NYC. 6 credit with permission of instructor only.
This sequence of courses further develops a personal and informed, individualized visual language. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of work through critique, research and discussion of contemporary ideas and approaches to the medium, to further develop an independent body of work. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 416.
Fee $200 Includes materials and one required trip to NYC. 6 credits with permission of instructor only.
ART 419 is the first of four advanced sculpture courses that begins the student's journey away from prescribed group assignments. Students are encouraged to explore individual concepts through research and written proposals, with a focus on developing single or multiple series of small-scale sculptures. Students are provided individual studio spaces and have the opportunity to participate with advanced sculpture students enrolled in ART 420,428,429 on a daily basis and during group discussions, readings, field trips and visiting artist lectures This course counts as the first advanced sculpture sequence. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 221.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructors permission only.
ART 420 is the second course in the series of four advanced sculpture courses for BFA and BS sculpture majors, or BFA studio majors pursuing a concentration in two disciplines. This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions in preparation for graduate study and independent sculptural practice.
Students are expected to explore individual concepts through research and written proposals with the ultimate goal of developing a portfolio of sculpture appropriate for future opportunities including capstone requirements for ART 496, Senior Exhibition.
ART 420 students are provided individual studio spaces and have the opportunity to participate with advanced sculpture students enrolled in ART 419,428,429 on a daily basis and during group discussions, readings, field trips and visiting artist lectures. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 419
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Fee $200- 6 credits with permission of instructor only
This course is designed to further refine technical skills, encourage experimentation with the process, and develop conceptual thinking by fostering independent research. An analysis of contemporary ideas engages students in the disciplined development of a cohesive body of personal imagery that utilizes the screen printing medium as a means to develop their individual visual language. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 325.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is designed to further refine technical skills, encourage experimentation with the process, and develop conceptual thinking by fostering independent research. An analysis of contemporary ideas engages students in the disciplined development of a cohesive body of personal imagery that utilizes the relief printmaking medium as a means to develop their individual visual language. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 328.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission only. Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is designed to refine the processes and informed visual language that the student developed in ART 426. Emphasis is placed on defining the relief printmaking medium in relation to a personal aesthetic and putting it into context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 426.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission only. Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
ART 428 is the third course in the series of four advanced sculpture courses for BFA and BS sculpture majors, or BFA studio majors pursuing a concentration in two disciplines. This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions in preparation for graduate study and independent sculptural practice.
Students are expected to explore individual concepts through research and written proposals with the ultimate goal of developing a portfolio of sculpture appropriate for future opportunities including capstone requirements for ART 496, Senior Exhibition.
ART 428 students are provided individual studio spaces and have the opportunity to participate with advanced sculpture students enrolled in ART 419,420,429 on a daily basis and during group discussions, readings, field trips and visiting artist lectures. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 420
Fee $200- 6 credits with instructors permission only
ART 429 is the fourth and final course in the series of advanced sculpture courses for BFA and BS sculpture majors, or BFA studio majors pursuing a concentration in two disciplines. This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions in preparation for graduate study and independent sculptural practice.
Students are expected to explore individual concepts through research and written proposals with the ultimate goal of developing a portfolio of sculpture appropriate for future opportunities including capstone requirements for ART 496, Senior Exhibition.
ART 429 students are provided individual studio spaces and have the opportunity to participate with advanced sculpture students enrolled in ART 419,420,428 on a daily basis and during group discussions, readings, field trips and visiting artist lectures. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 428
Fee $200- 6 credits with instructors permission only
This course is a continuation of ART 427. Emphasis is placed on honing a unique visual language, defining the relief printmaking medium in relation to a personal aesthetic, and putting both in context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 427.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is designed to further refine technical skills, encourage experimentation with the process, and develop conceptual thinking by fostering independent research. An analysis of contemporary ideas engages students in the disciplined development of a cohesive body of personal imagery that utilizes the intaglio printmaking medium as a means to develop their individual visual language. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 326.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is structured to provide a forum in which a serious, self-motivated student may apply his or her previous photographic knowledge toward a single, intensive semester-long portfolio project. The final result being not only a coherent body of work suitable for exhibition but, more importantly, a valuable insight into the problems, rewards, work ethic/research, and creative discipline necessary to becoming an active, self-generating artist. A written project, artist presentation, and maintaining a comprehensive personal journal are also required for this course. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 232, ART 233, ART 333, ART 334.
Fee $90 6 credits with instructor permission
The challenge of creating photographic imagery within a studio environment will be the primary emphasis of this course. It is open to all Art majors. Assignments are designed to explore commercial problems such as portraiture, narrative tableau and still life in a contemporary context. Assignments will challenge each student to effectively combine his or her concepts and photographic skills. Students will learn how to operate digital SLR cameras, large-format cameras, hand-held exposure meters and studio lighting. Students will produce a portfolio of images, both digitally and physically. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 232, ART 233.
Fee $95 course also meets in Picott 105
This course is designed to refine the processes and informed visual language that the student developed in ART 425. Emphasis is placed on defining the screen printing medium in relation to a personal aesthetic and putting it into context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 425.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is a continuation of ART 434. Emphasis is placed on honing a unique visual language, defining the screen printing medium in relation to a personal aesthetic, and putting both in context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 434.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is designed to refine the processes and informed visual language that the student developed in ART 431. Emphasis is placed on defining the intaglio printing medium in relation to a personal aesthetic and putting it into context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 431.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course is designed to be a continuation/amplification/extension of the processes and disciplines previously experienced in ART 432, Advanced Photography 1. The aim is to concentrate on another intensive, semester long photographic project that will produce an additional advanced body of work to be considered for/presented in the Senior Exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 432.
Fee $90 6 credits with instructor permission
This course is designed to be a continuation/amplification/extension of the processes and disciplines previously experienced in ART 432, Advanced Photography 1, and ART 439, Advanced Photography 2. The aim is to concentrate on another intensive, semester long photographic project that will produce an additional advanced body of work to be considered for/presented in the Senior Exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 432, ART 439.
Fee $90 6 credits with instructor permission
This course is a continuation of ART 438. Emphasis is placed on honing a unique visual language, defining the intaglio printing medium in relation to a personal aesthetic, and putting both in context with contemporary image-making ideas. Each student is expected to pursue independent research, engage in both critical and creative thinking and produce a cohesive body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 438.
Fee $200 6 credits with instructor permission Students taking 6 credits pay two course fees
This course provides BFA Painting and Drawing students with opportunities to develop their studio practice. Motivated students will focus their visual language in pursuit of a significant body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Permission of discipline faculty required. This course may be repeated. Materials fee.
Art Supply Fee $200.00
This course provides BFA Photography students with opportunities to develop their studio practice. Motivated students will focus their visual language in pursuit of a significant body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Permission of discipline faculty required. This course may be repeated. Materials fee.
Art Supply Fee $200.00
This course provides BFA Printmaking students with opportunities to develop their studio practice. Motivated students will focus their visual language in pursuit of a significant body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Permission of discipline faculty required. This course may be repeated. Materials fee.
Art Supply Fee $200.00
This course provides BFA Sculpture students with opportunities to develop their studio practice. Motivated students will focus their visual language in pursuit of a significant body of work that is suitable for professional exhibition. Permission of discipline faculty required. This course may be repeated. Materials fee.
Art Supply Fee $200.00
The course begins with a thesis project, which becomes the capstone of the design curriculum, culminating in the Senior Exhibition. A second portfolio–building project rounds out the semester. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 354 and ART 459. Spring
Fee $75
The course begins with a thesis project, which becomes the capstone of the design curriculum, culminating in the Senior Exhibition. A second portfolio–building project rounds out the semester. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 354 and ART 459. Spring
Fee $75
This course prepares the graphic design student for the job market including the design and presentation of a professional portfolio in both print and web. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 459. Spring
Fee $110
This course prepares the graphic design student for the job market including the design and presentation of a professional portfolio in both print and web. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 459. Spring
Fee $110
Students will explore all the stages of the user experience design process (strategy, scope, structure, skeleton, and surface) and conduct research to define their own digital product, organize the project through information design and information architecture, design user interfaces for interactive systems, and develop an interactive prototype to show a proof of concept for the project. Materials fee. Prerequisite: ART 356.
Fee $50
Internship in Art serves as a meaningful learning experience that takes place outside of the Art Department and within the structure of a professional placement in the art field. Internships are designed to provide eligible students with practical experience in the arts, and are intended to be as academically rigorous as a semester in the classroom. On-site observations and a final assessment of student learning outcomes will be reviewed for proficiency at the conclusion of the internship. Faculty recommendation is required. Internship in Art is by permission of the Art Department Chair. Grading is pass/fail only.
Gallery Management is a hands-on experience to engage students with the responsibilities of managing an art gallery with major emphasis on exhibition planning, design, installation, and de-installation. Students are encouraged to accept responsibility, work both cooperatively as a team, and independently to follow through and complete assigned tasks within a professional gallery environment. Attendance at all scheduled meetings, receptions and lectures is required to earn a grade of PASS. This course can be taken for 1 or 2 credits and may be repeated in additional semesters to earn art elective credits. Grading is pass/fail only. Open to Art majors.
Additional hours required $20. Course Fee
This course provides an opportunity for eligible students to focus on learning a variety of functions associated with studio management in a specific discipline. Students have the opportunity to work under the supervision of the studio technicians in the Photography or Sculpture studios, or may choose to work with a faculty mentor in the Painting & Drawing or Printmaking studios. Studio management opportunities include: assisting with inventory and the ordering of materials and supplies, organizing studio environments, and learning the fundamental skills required to safely operate and repair tools and equipment. By permission of studio instructor or studio technician only.
Senior Capstone is a graduation requirement for all BS and BFA Design Media Arts, Graphic Design, and Studio Art students. It is held annually at the Massry Center for the Arts in the Esther Massry Gallery and Standish Atrium Gallery. Students must consult with faculty in their discipline(s) to select work that meets degree program objectives and is suitable for professional exhibition. Students will complete the Senior Show contract and gain appropriate faculty signatures and approvals. They are required to consult with the Esther Massry Gallery Director; follow through with all exhibition requirements; consult the planning schedule as outlined; meet all deadlines; and, participate with the organization of this capstone exhibition (which may include installation, gallery sitting, and de-installation as assigned). Students will submit a capstone digital portfolio of professional and academic writing along with images to the professor of record for ART 496. The portfolio will provide evidence of student achievements. It will be used by discipline faculty to assess learning outcomes, including student's ability to navigate competitive professional environments and/or graduate school study. Grading is pass/fail. Exhibition fee. Spring Semester only.
Fee $50 Graphic Design majors ONLY> Meets three times on campus dates TBA. Gallery Mtg TBA
Senior Capstone is a graduation requirement for all BS and BFA Design Media Arts, Graphic Design, and Studio Art students. It is held annually at the Massry Center for the Arts in the Esther Massry Gallery and Standish Atrium Gallery. Students must consult with faculty in their discipline(s) to select work that meets degree program objectives and is suitable for professional exhibition. Students will complete the Senior Show contract and gain appropriate faculty signatures and approvals. They are required to consult with the Esther Massry Gallery Director; follow through with all exhibition requirements; consult the planning schedule as outlined; meet all deadlines; and, participate with the organization of this capstone exhibition (which may include installation, gallery sitting, and de-installation as assigned). Students will submit a capstone digital portfolio of professional and academic writing along with images to the professor of record for ART 496. The portfolio will provide evidence of student achievements. It will be used by discipline faculty to assess learning outcomes, including student's ability to navigate competitive professional environments and/or graduate school study. Grading is pass/fail. Exhibition fee. Spring Semester only.
Fee $50 Studio Art majors ONLY. Meetings three times on campus Dates TBA. Gallery Mtg TBA
An Independent Study is arranged, planned and managed by a supervising professor in conjunction with the learning outcomes that are proposed by the advanced student. ART 499 may not be used to substitute for a class. Instead, it involves more self-discipline and a greater sense of direction than a faculty-led course. “Independent” does not imply “not involving a teacher” rather it means that learning takes place “independent of regular class meetings and/or independent of other students.”
In consultation with the supervising professor, the student develops a learning contract, written proposal, semester calendar of regularly-scheduled meetings and a working bibliography. Senior class standing and a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Permission of the Art Department Chair and the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities is required.
Independent Study form required.