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eMAD

Note: Begining Fall Quarter, 2008, all these classes will become 4 credit hours.

ARTD 2315 - Introduction to eMAD

This course lays the groundwork for media semiotics and design literacy, to understand how meaning is formed. It consists of practical design applications reflecting cultural, social, political and psychological contexts. EMAD majors and BFA studio art majors must take ARTS 1035 Drawing and ARTS 1300 Concepts first. Cross-listed with DMST 2000. Lab fee.

ARTD 2335 - Identity and Branding

This course focuses on the theories and practice involved in creating identities through the use of visual structures to understand how signs, symbols and design elements can be representative. Prerequisite: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD.  Cross-listed with DMST 2335. Lab fee.

ARTD 2345 – Typography

This class is a rigorous investigation of the expressive potential of typography as a critical element of visual communication and electronic media. This class presumes no background in typography. Students will be guided through project-based explorations that range from hand-rendered inter-letter spatial relationships to the typesetting of modest sets of pages. Prerequisite: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD. Cross-listed with DMST 2345. Lab fee.

ARTD 2355 - Net Art and Design

The grounding conceptual framework of this course on net art includes an understanding of the psychological, social and cultural contexts of net art history, net access and distribution and net culture. Aesthetic and technical reinforcement of this conceptual base will explore network architectures; user/audience interface/navigation design, development and experimentation; meta data/multimedia content utilization; enhanced interactivity; and venue evolution. Technologies used in this course include webpage authoring environments, digital imaging software and multimedia authoring tools. Prerequisite: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD. Cross-listed with DMST 2355.  Lab fee.

ARTD 2365 - Digital Video Art

This course continues the investigation of theories and practice of electronic media and expands into an exploration of video art, providing the basic principles of video technology and independent video production through a cooperative, hands-on approach utilizing small format video. Prerequisite: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD. Cross-listed with DMST 2365.  Lab fee

ARTD 3315 - Designing Social Awareness

This class produces multimedia team projects for local non-profit organizations. It engages issues of social responsibility in design. Prerequisites: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD and eMAD majors should have completed the ARTD 2000 series classes. Cross-listed with DMST 3315. Lab fee.

ARTD 3325 - Site-Specific Design

This class produces projects investigating physical space, virtual space and site-specific public installations. Prerequisites: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD, and eMAD majors should have completed the ARTD 2000 series classes. Cross-listed with DMST 3325 Lab fee.

ARTD 3345 – Internship

Advanced undergraduate students intern at local professional businesses to prepare for the transition from student to professional. At least twice during the quarter all interns meet in focus group sessions to facilitate the exchange of information and advice.  Students need permission of the internship instructor to register.

ARTD 3355 - Interactive Art and Design

This course introduces and expands the concepts, aesthetics, and techniques critical to the exploration and authoring of interactive art and design works. It will explore human computer interactions; user/audience interface design/development; interactive logic, author-audience dialogue; meta data/multimedia asset acquisition and authoring environments. Additionally motion graphics/animation composition, development and integration; audio editing/incorporation/reinforcement, sensing, interactive scripting techniques and emerging forms of digital narrative will be undertaken. Emphasis will be on the spectrum of realized and developing interactive media deployment and distributions ranging from screen media to physical environments. Technology used includes interactive media, digital imaging and audio acquisition software. Prerequisite: ARTD 2355 Net Art and Design for undergraduates and ARTD 4420 for graduate students. Cross-listed with DMST 3355. Lab fee.

ARTD 3365 - Senior Project EMAD

Advanced students design and produce an electronic media project for the senior exhibition. BFA students only.  Lab fee.

ARTD 3375 - Advanced Design

This course engages contemporary issues in culture, theory and design. Focus is on the creation of new-media based artworks and projects. Required of BFA eMAD seniors.  Prerequisites: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD. Cross-listed with DMST 3375. Lab fee.

ARTD 3700 - Topics in Electronic Media Arts Design

Selected topics in electronic media arts design. Content changes, and course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite: ARTD 2315 Intro to eMAD. Lab fee..

ARTD 3991 - Independent Study

Supervised studies not addressed in this catalog of classes. Projects must be pre-approved by faculty. Students must pick up an Independent Study form from the Office of the Registrar.

Art History

Note: Begining Fall Quarter, 2008, all these classes will become 4 credit hours.

ARTH 1810 Survey I: Caves-

An introduction to the painting, sculpture, architecture and book illustration of Europe from prehistoric times to 1500. The art of prehistory, the ancient Near East, Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, as well as Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic and early Renaissance periods will be explored. Major monuments are analyzed according to style, technique and iconography. Attention will be paid to the historical and cultural contexts in which works of art were produced and used.

ARTH 1820 Survey II: Renaissance-Present

An introduction to the art and architecture of Europe and North America from 1500 through the present.  The major artists and architects of the following movements will be covered: High Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance, 17th century Northern and Southern Baroque, 18th century Rococo to Revolution; 19th century Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism; 20th century Cubism and Abstraction, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and various contemporary art movements.  Students will develop their ability to analyze the, stylistic, iconographic, cultural, and technical aspects of art works, while obtaining historical perspectives of the movements and artists covered within the class.

ARTH 1840: Survey of Asian Art

An introduction to major monuments, traditions, and civilizations of India, China, and Japan. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History.

ARTH 3652  Internship

By arrangement, advanced undergraduate art history students may intern in an art gallery, small museum, historic house, non-profit art organization, archive, or library. See guidelines and contract form in the School of Art and Art History office.

Enforced Restrictions: Permission of the Instructor, Undergraduate Status

ARTH 3656 Curatorial Practicum

Students will work in curatorial teams to plan and execute an effective exhibition of contemporary art. This process may include choosing a theme and selecting works of art, researching artists and themes, budgets, scheduling, developing an exhibition checklist, modeling the gallery, visual exhibition design, conservation and collections management factors, shipping, installation, educational outreach to the public, publicity, and other issues related to exhibition planning. 

ARTH 3661 Learning in Museums

Comprehensive introduction to museum education.  Examines informal education, learning theories, interactive education, exhibits, and programs.

ARTH 3701 Topics in Art History

Selected themes and topics from the history of art.  Content changes and course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

ARTH 3811 Colonial American Art

This class examines the art and architecture of European and African peoples in North America, from the earliest explorations to 1820. It studies the emergence of tentative national art forms from multiple artistic and cultural traditions. It is sometimes taught by a museum curator with a focus on Spanish Colonial.

ARTH 3813 Arts of the American West

This class covers a wide range of art objects and styles from the 17th century to the present in the west of the United States, from buffalo robe paintings and baskets to cowboy art and contemporary abstract landscapes. Particular attention is paid to the diversity of art traditions—Native American, Spanish and Mexican, European, Asian, and Latin American—as they converge in this geographic space.

ARTH 3814 Medieval Art

Depending upon the quarter, this course will be a general survey of Medieval Art or a more focused exploration of any aspect of art produced in western Europe and the eastern Mediterranean from the 4th through the 14th centuries, including paintings, manuscript illumination, stained glass, sculpture and architecture. This class may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

ARTH 3817 Gothic Art

This course will examine the art of the Late Middle Ages in Europe, from roughly 1140 to 1400. Gothic architecture, sculpture, painting, stained glass and the sumptuous arts (metal, textiles) will be examined within their broader social, political, and religious contexts. Particular attention will be paid to the Gothic Cathedral - that quintessential window onto the Medieval world - its beliefs, aspirations, social and political realities.

ARTH 3818 Art of Renaissance Europe

This course provides an examination of the artistic cultures in Europe during the Renaissance (15th and 16th centuries).  Depending upon the quarter, this course will be a general survey of European art during the Renaissance or a more focused exploration of a sub-period, such as painting in fifteenth-century Italy.  Chronological and geographic factors will therefore determine the overall theme and structure of the course.  Students will gain both a sound knowledge of key artistic monuments of the period, as well as a conceptual framework according to which they may organize their knowledge. This class may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

ARTH 3822 Northern Renaissance Art

This course will explore the dramatic developments in the arts (particularly panel painting, manuscript illumination, and sculpture) in Northern Europe from around 1350 to 1550.  From lavishly decorated Books of Hours and the development of stunningly naturalistic oil paintings on panel in the early Fifteenth century through the development of printing, the rise of self-portraiture, genre and landscape depictions, this class will trace the important role played by Dutch, Flemish, German and French artists in the transition from late medieval to early modern artistic forms and practices.  The role of art in shaping and expressing religious, civic, political and economic concepts will be explored, as will the rise of the social and intellectual standing of the artist.  Among the artists examined will be Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

ARTH 3823 17th Century European Art

This course considers European arts of the 17th century. Depending upon the quarter it may be a general survey of European art during the seventeenth century or a more focused exploration of a sub-period, such as Italian Baroque or the Old Dutch Masters: Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Frans Hals. This class may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

ARTH 3832 19th Century Art

This course will survey the major art movements in Europe from the late 18th century to the end of the 19th century.  Major painters, sculptors, printmakers and architects of the following movements will be presented: Neo-classicism, Romanticism, Academic Painting, Realism, the Pre-Raphaelites, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau.  Their works will be studied in light of the social, political and cultural milieu in which they appeared.  Special attention will be paid to representations of race, class, gender, and colonialism.

ARTH 3833 20th Century Art

This class studies the development of early 20th century art in Europe and the U.S., as the center of the avant-garde shifted to America around World War II. The class follows the development of modernism and its theories from 1900 to around 1960. Artists and movements will be considered according to stylistic and theoretical development, and also in relation to social, political, and cultural developments of their time.  

ARTH 3834  Contemporary Art

This course will survey the development of contemporary art, focusing primarily on recent decades, but making connections to earlier movements from 1960 to the present.  This will include painting, sculpture, performance art, installations and digital or electronic art.  Students will become familiar with various issues of recent art theory and criticism to put these works into a theoretical perspective.  In addition to an in-depth look at the broad stylistic movements of the past forty years, this course will also examine those figures whose work has come to define the major approaches and concerns for the art of our time.

ARTH 3839 Topics in Modern Art

Selected themes and topics from the 18th century to the present. Topics change, and course may repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

ARTH 3841 Topics in Chinese Art

Selected topics in Chinese Art. Content changes. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

ARTH 3842 Topics in Japanese Art

Selected topics in Japanese Art. Content changes. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

ARTH 3845 Chinese Painting: Masters and Masterpieces

This course explores pictorial art in China from the third century BCE to the present. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History.

ARTH 3846 Dada and Surrealism

This course will survey the development of Dada and Surrealist art from 1916 through 1939, focusing on the painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, and films of these movements.  The relationships between Dada and Surrealist artists and literary figures will be discussed as well as their shared interests in psychoanalysis, dreams, sexuality, and automatic methods of creativity.  Major figures are Ball, Hennings, Tzara, Arp, Haussman, Höch, Dix, Grosz, Apollinaire, Breton, Aragon, Soupault, Paul and Gala Éluard, Desnos, Péret, Duchamp, Man Ray, De Chirico, Ernst, Miro, Masson, Tanguy, Magritte, Dali, Buñuel, Brassaï, Picasso, Brauner, Delvaux, Oppenheim, Giacometti, Cornell, Bellmer, Carrington, Tanning, Sage, Kahlo, Varo, Lam, and Matta.

ARTH 3850 Art and the History of Science

This class explores the connections between art and the history of science, using a broad span of visual material, mainly European art from the Middle Ages to the present.   Coverage of the material will be thematic, focusing on three major categories: “Art and the Natural World;” “Art and the Human Body;” and “Art and the Human Mind.”  We will read a wide variety of art historical articles and selected chapters that examine works of art related in the first section to: astrology, astronomy, alchemy; botanical, zoological, and geological illustration; color theory, perspective, optics, maps, contemporary earthworks and ecology.  In the second section, we will explore the evolution of anatomic illustration, as well as mythic, religious and genre images related to medicine, pharmacy and healing as well as works by contemporary artists who are concerned with genetic codes, hybridization, and cloning.  In the third section we will examine depictions of human temperaments, emotions, and madness, through the images of selected artists. 

ARTH 3853 History of Photography

This course covers the history and theory of photography during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  The course encompasses the forces that called the medium into existence, particularly in the early nineteenth century, and concludes with its state at the end of the twentieth century.  The relationship of photography to the other arts, as well as to literary, political, social and philosophical issues will be key to this discussion.  Some discussion of techniques will be included, for example, the process by which daguerreotypes and calotypes were created with an analysis of the types of images they produced. 

ARTH 3862 Mesoamerican Art

This course is an introduction to the art and archaeology of the native peoples of Mesoamerica in Precolumbian times, or from about 2000 BC to AD 1521. Cultures covered include the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec, Zapotec, Aztec, and others. This class presents the cultural sequence of Precolumbian Mesoamerica and explores how the various civilizations of Mesoamerica shared aspects of world-view, cosmology, and daily life. Students will be able to identify and discuss how these elements manifested in the art and architecture of Mesoamerican cultures. Furthermore, the course investigates issues of shamanism, kingship and power, warfare, and human sacrifice. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History.

ARTH 3863 Art of the Maya

This course is an introduction to the art and archaeology of the Maya from about 300 BC to the present. The Maya are perhaps the most famous of the several cultures comprising what is known as Mesoamerica. A highly advanced culture, they built soaring temples, carved elaborate portraits of their kings, and developed a complex writing system including a calendar. The course explores these things with a constant eye to understanding the Maya worldview, cosmology, and daily life. By the conclusion of the class, students should be able to read their intricate pictures, discuss the strategies of powerful Maya rulers, and understand how Maya art and architecture reflects their concepts of time and the cosmos. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History.

ARTH 3867 Native American Art

This course is designed as an introduction to the art and architecture of the native peoples of North America from the earliest signs of humans in North America to the present. Cultures covered include those from the Southwest, the Northwest, the Southeast Ceremonial Complex, the Plains, and Contemporary Native American Artists. By the conclusion of the class, students will understand the cultural sequence and geographic dispersion of native North America. Students will also understand how the various civilizations of North America shared aspects of world-view, cosmology, and daily life, and be able to identify and discuss how these elements manifested in the art and architecture of native North American cultures. This class may be used to fulfill the non-western requirement for majors in the School of Art and Art History.

ARTH 3871 Women in Art

This course considers the roles of women in art and explores the impact of race, class and gender on art produced from the Middle Ages to the present with discussions of women artists, women patrons and images of women.

ARTH 3872 Introduction to Conservation

This lecture course familiarizes the student with the concepts and challenges of conservation, its role in museums and the care of collections. Specific emphasis is given to the materials, structure, deterioration and preservation of material culture.  Field trips to various museums and/or workshops to make appropriate display mounts and storage containers enhance the understanding gained from readings and lectures.

ARTH 3873 The Goddess in Art

This course will survey the image of the goddess in art from prehistoric times until the present day from a feminist perspective.   Beginning with anthropological and art historical theories about the numerous female figurines of Paleolithic and Neolithic times, the course will continue to explore representations of female goddesses from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, Greece, and Rome.  Polarized images of Eve, the Virgin Mary and several female saints during the Middle Ages will be examined.  From the Renaissance through the Baroque periods, classical goddesses, especially Venus/Aphrodite, are revived and adapted to both Christian and secular contexts.  Images of the sexualized female body will be explored, along with its counterpart, the witch, who was persecuted during the 16th and 17th centuries.  This course will be interspersed with examples of contemporary art inspired by the “Great Goddess,” especially by feminist artists of the 1970s and 1980s.  Some discussion of the goddess as she appears in contemporary popular culture will conclude the class.

ARTH 3875 History of Collections

This course will trace the history of collections from the Renaissance to the present, addressing the interconnections between artists, patrons, dealers, art markets, provenance, connoisseurship, and the historical development of museums and private collections.  Each week’s readings of journal articles and chapters will focus on different types of collections or themes, including royal and imperial collections, cabinets of curiosities, excavating and transporting antiquities, British country estates and the Grand Tour, the establishment of national museums, the relationship between American collectors and dealers, ethnographic objects in western collections, Nazi looting, restorers and forgers, and artists’ collections, to name a few.

ARTH 3910 Art History Travel

A travel course to selected locations to study major monuments and collections of art and architecture. Location and content change. This class may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.

Enforced Restriction: permission of instructor required.

ARTH 3991 Independent Study

This class should be used for individual study of a special topic that is not offered in the art history curriculum described in this catalog. Permission/registration form is available from the Office of the Registrar.

ARTH 3992 Directed Study

This class should only be used when a required ARTH 3000-level course listed in this catalog is not offered in the quarter in which the student must take it.  Permission of an instructor and the Director of the School of Art and Art History are required. Permission/registration form is available from the Office of the Registrar.

Studio Art

Note: Begining Fall Quarter, 2008, all these classes will become 4 credit hours.

ARTS 1025 Drawing for People Who Think They Can’t Draw

Come and learn to see art in a fresh new way.  Learn the basic elements of drawing in a stress-free environment.  Experience drawing using the right side of your brain.  Record what you see and express what you feel.
 

ARTS 1035 Drawing

Fundamental drawing practice and history based on selected exercises, image presentations, comprehensive group and individual critiques, and workshops. Still-life and figure drawing are covered in this course. Projects focus on ways to comprehend space, depth, and rendering three-dimensional forms. This class is required of all art and eMAD majors before taking upper-level classes in art or eMAD. No prerequisites. Lab fee.

ARTS 1100 2D Approaches  

Students are introduced to the elements of design, vocabulary of art, and visual analysis.  Explorations of the formal language of two-dimensional media include color, digital processes and mark making.  Students also develop an understanding of compositional strategies, materials and processes. Verbal and written exercises supplement group activities and visual learning. Students explore across material boundaries.  Increasing emphasis is placed on subjectivity, content and conceptual development. Cross-listed with DMST 2005.  No prerequisites. Lab fee.

ARTS 1200 3D Approaches

Students are introduced to spatial thinking, the fundamentals of structural composition, and the formal language of three-dimensional media. Explorations include additive and subtractive methods, basic mold making, and an introduction to hand and power tools. Digital methods and color relationships are also explored.  Verbal and written exercises supplement group activities and visual learning. Students work across material boundaries.  Increasing emphasis is placed on subjectivity, content and conceptual development. Cross-listed with DMST 2010.  No prerequisites. Lab fee.

ARTS 1300 Concepts

Students integrate the skills and principles acquired from ARTS 1100 and ARTS 1200.  Two topics will be explored: ‘Culture & Context’ and ‘Time, Space & Duration’.  A greater complexity of studio activity will be stressed through collaborative exercises, and individual approaches to themes. Greater exploration of context and concept will be expected, with emphasis on visual communication and personal awareness. Prerequisites: ARTS 1100 and ARTS 1200. Lab fee.

ARTS 2000 Open Media Studio

This course is a topic driven, interdisciplinary research studio. Students will investigate the topic and their relationship to it in a variety of media, and supplement their inquiry with research that occurs outside the classroom. An exploration of different processes, materials, and of expression, and connection with the larger world will be emphasized.  Majors must complete ARTS 1035 and ARTS 1300 first. Lab fee.

ARTS 2001 Interdisciplinary Approaches to eMAD

This course is designed for studio art and art history majors who want to investigate the potential of electronic media to extend the practice of their primary area of interest.  Other interested students should speak with the instructor before enrolling.  Course was formerly numbered ARTD 2000. Lab fee.

ARTS 2045 Intermediate Drawing

This course covers a wide range of materials and ideas, both traditional and experimental. Emphasis is divided between technical and conceptual issues, building on the skills established in Arts 1035 Drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 1035 or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2055 Color

Color is a studio-based course focused on developing a more sophisticated and practical understanding of how colors act on us and vice versa, physiologically, psychologically, emotionally and culturally.  It is designed specifically to enhance the abilities of people who work with color, be they painters, web designers, video artists, art historians, art therapists or conservators.   However, because of the intentionally basic level of art skills involved, this is a course that is also taken by non-art majors with success.  It includes in-class color work that retrains students in their ability to “see” more color and to become confident in their ability to interpret and manipulate color for any specific need. In addition, there is required reading on the physics of color, and discussion of the historical influences and legacy of color in primarily Western culture. Majors should complete ARTS 1035 and ARTS 1300 first. Lab fee.

ARTS 2115 Introduction to Oil Painting

Introduction to Oil Painting will build on the ideas and skills learned in Drawing.  Working with oil paint, students will explore the possibilities of creating the illusion of three-dimensional form and space on the flat surface of a canvas. Emphasis will be on really looking, to heighten ones visual awareness to the physical world and seeing the effects light has on form, color and space. Students will work from objects, the human form (models), imagination and art history. Critical abilities will be developed as students learn to think, speak and write about art. Discussions and critiques will explore the social, political and the expressive possibilities of art-making.  Students are given individual work-space to focus and develop their paintings. Students complete paintings in and out of class, contemporary and historical artists work will be explored, and a visit to area museum or gallery. Lab fee.

ARTS 2125 New Forms and Ancient Materials in Painting

After painting from life and creating the illusion of reality in Intro to Oil Painting, students will break away and experiment in this course with new forms of image-making using both modern and ancient paint materials. By learning how to make the ancient paint media of egg tempera and encaustic students will learn that the old can be made new again. In the beginning students will examine new ways of generating abstract imagery and will gradually return to recognizable imagery at the end. Students will discover that the choice of materials and forms influences the way an idea is communicated. The use of chance and learning to trust one’s instincts will be encouraged. Students will get inspiration from a range of sources such as the natural environment, dreams and current cultural issues. Students will also begin to discover where their work fits into the ever changing world of contemporary art through written and oral presentations, discussion, critiques and visits to area museums and galleries. Prerequisite: ARTS 2115 Introduction to Oil Painting or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2215 Relief Printmaking

Concentration on selected areas of relief printmaking and related contemporary attitudes. This course covers relief, ranging from linoleum and woodcut processes to experimental approaches. Group and individual critiques. Slide presentations. Examination of actual prints.  Pre-requisite: ARTS 1035 Drawing or permission of instructor. Art majors must also complete ARTS 1300 Concepts first.  Lab fee.

ARTS 2225 Intaglio Printmaking

Concentration on selected areas of Intaglio printmaking. Emphasis is placed on conceptual and technical development, and on personal expression through this medium.  Group and individual critiques. Slide presentations. Examination of actual prints.  Pre-requisite: ARTS 1035 Drawing or permission of instructor. Art majors must also complete ARTS 1300 Concepts first. Lab fee.

ARTS 2235 Screen Printing

This course focuses on water-based screen printing and its applications in a workshop/studio intensive atmosphere. Group and individual critiques. Slide presentations. Examination of actual prints. Pre-requisite: ARTS 1035 Drawing or permission of instructor. Art majors must also complete ARTS 1300 Concepts first.  Lab fee.

ARTS 2415 Introduction to Photography

This course approaches the medium of photography as a fine art.  Fundamental techniques in traditional black and white photography, as well as digital photographic image making, will be covered. Topics include camera operation, exposure, film developing, film and print scanning, traditional and digital printing.  Projects will be viewed and discussed in group critique sessions.  Students must have a film camera with manual metering capabilities. Art majors must complete ARTS 1035 Drawing and ARTS 1300 Concepts first. Lab fee.

ARTS 2425 Personal Histories of Photography

This course is a practical, studio-based introduction to the history of photography. The focus of the course will be to trace the evolution of photography as a personal expressive medium. Students will be required to complete photography assignments and must have a camera, film or digital.  Pre-requisite: ARTS 2415 or permission of instructor (this requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website). Lab fee.
 

ARTS 2435 Color Photography

This course continues to build upon the concepts and techniques investigated in ARTS 2415 Introduction to Photography.  Intermediate issues and processes will be studied through photographing in color.  Traditional color printing, digital scanning and printing, and color theory will be covered. Projects will be viewed and discussed as group critique sessions.  Students must have a film or digital camera with manual metering capabilities. Prerequisite:  ARTS 2415 Intro to Photography or permission of instructor (this requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website).  Lab fee.
 

ARTS 2440 Alternative Photographic Techniques

This course continues to build upon the concepts and techniques investigated in ARTS 2415 Introduction to Photography.  In traditional and/or digital darkrooms, a variety of alternative photographic techniques may be introduced, such as cyanotype, Vandyke brown printing, Polaroid emulsion transfer, liquid light emulsion, medium and large-format cameras, digital negatives, pinhole camera, plastic camera, etc.  Projects will be viewed and discussed in group critique sessions.  Students must have a film or digital camera with manual metering capabilities. Prerequisite:  ARTS 2415 Intro to Photography or permission of instructor (this requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website).  Lab fee.

ARTS 2445 Digital Photography and Experimentation

This course continues to build upon the concepts and techniques investigated in ARTS 2415 Introduction to Photography.  Students will gain an understanding of digital photography and the use of Adobe Photoshop in the process of making art.  Through labs and classroom demonstrations this course is designed to improve your skill level as an artist/photographer, both technically and conceptually.  Projects will be viewed and discussed in critique sessions.  Students must have a digital camera with manual metering capabilities. Prerequisite:  ARTS 2415 Intro to Photography or permission of instructor (this requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website). Lab Fee.
 

ARTS 2515 Introduction to Ceramics

This course investigates the unique, material nature of clay as a medium for exploring artistic concepts and ideas. Studio assignments and demonstrations will introduce several basic handbuilding methods as well as glazing and firing techniques. This course provides the fundamentals upon which students will build their own direction and invention. Emphasis will be on experimentation and individuality.  Majors must complete ARTS 1035 and ARTS 1300 first.  Lab fee.

ARTS 2535 Ceramics: Food and Function

Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between culture and food. In this class, we explore gastronomic objects associated with food, both functional and sculptural. The importance of food is intimately involved with our concepts and design choices. Studio assignments and demonstrations will serve as springboards for student's own research and interpretations. Students use many different technical approaches such as throwing, handbuilding, casting as well as mixed media. Ultimately, students investigate, create, and EAT! Prerequisite: ARTS 2515 Intro to Ceramics or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2545 Ceramics: The Figure

This course explores the human body as a means for artistic expression. A variety of styles and techniques are employed, such as realism, abstraction, fragment, narrative, mold making, and handbuilding. No previous figurative experience necessary! We work from images, models and, of course, ourselves. Prerequisite: ARTS 2515 Intro to Ceramics or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2555 Ceramics: Multiples

This course will investigate the many aspects of working with repetition and multiples. Assignments will fall under headings of: Repetition, The Series, The Unit, and The Collection. Students will learn mold making and slipcasting techniques in addition to handbuilding and glazing. Students develop ideas on a conceptual level first and then move into building their pieces, combining the appropriate construction methods to realize their ideas. Prerequisite: ARTS 2515 Intro to Ceramics or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2565 Ceramics: Surface

This course explores the ceramic surface as a canvas for decoration and narrative in both functional and sculptural forms. Students do extensive exploration and experimentation combining traditional ceramics techniques with those of drawing and printmaking. Students develop ideas on a conceptual level first and then move into creating their pieces, combining the appropriate methods to realize their ideas.
Prerequisite: ARTS 2515 Intro to Ceramics or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 2615 Sculpture I

This class creates a supportive but critical context within which students can develop a working vocabulary of conceptual and material ideas in sculpture. All projects explore and demonstrate the inter-relationship of ideas, form, material and technical means.  Majors should complete ARTS 1035 Drawing and ARTS 1300 Concepts first. Lab fee.

ARTS 2625 Sculpture II

This course is oriented toward students who have some experience in working with sculptural concepts and have some exposure to different materials and methods. Experimentation, investigation and self-examination are looked at in relation to the expanded field of sculpture. Prerequisite: ARTS 2615 or permission of instructor.

ARTS 2701 Topics in Studio Art

Selected topics in studio art research. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

ARTS 2992 Directed Study

This class should only be used when a required ARTS 2000-level course listed in this catalog is not offered in the quarter in which the student must take it.  Permission of an instructor and the Director of the School of Art and Art History are required. Permission/registration form is available from the Office of the Registrar.

ARTS 3055 Advanced Drawing

Working with a variety of materials and techniques, students will hone their drawing skill and at the same time create finished drawings defined by content. Problems posed will encourage independent thinking, experimentation and the development of a personal technical base.  Prerequisite: ARTS 2045 Intermediate Drawing or ARTS 3065 Life Drawing or permission of instructor. Lab Fee.

ARTS 3065 Life Drawing

An intensive course in drawing the human figure, clothed and unclothed, to explore the human form in terms of proportion, movement, light and shadow, composition, color and personal expression. Students experiment with a range of materials. Prerequisite: ARTS 1035 Drawing or permission of instructor.

ARTS 3075 Senior Project: Drawing

Required of all BFA candidates concentrating in drawing. Project is supervised by the student’s advisor, completed in the quarter prior to graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA exhibition.

ARTS 3125 Figure Painting

An intensive course in painting the human body-the most timeless subject of art. Students work mainly in oils and experiment with a variety of surfaces and techniques. Students also investigate line, proportion, light and shadow, composition, and color. Final project: life-size painting of two figures. Prerequisite: ARTS 2115 Intro to Oil Painting or ARTS 3065 Life Drawing or permission of instructor. Lab fee.

ARTS 3135 Advanced Painting

Art has gone through many revolutions since the early 20th century and in today’s art world the boundaries between the different media have been blurred. With so many options how does the student artist still in their formative development find their own expression - especially those interested in Painting. This course will explore how the choice of subject and meaning defines the way one chooses to paint. In the first half of the course there will be assignments to help students generate their own ideas as painters. In the second half students will develop their own projects choosing the materials and forms that best communicate their ideas.  This course is for the student with commitment, self discipline and an openness to new ideas, and in search of individuality and strength as an artist.  There will be individual and group critiques, written and oral presentations to strengthen the students ability to think clearly and speak articulately about their work and the work of others. There will be visits to area museums, galleries and artist studios. Space permitting, students will set up their own private or semi-private workspace. Prerequissite ARTS 2125 New Forms and Ancient Materials in Painting or ARTS 3125 Figure Painting  or permission of instructor. Lab Fee

ARTS 3145 Painting Workshop

Concentration on selected techniques and approaches to painting. Topics change. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab Fee

ARTS 3155 Senior Project: Painting

Required of all BFA candidates concentrating in painting. Project is supervised by the student's advisor, completed in the quarter before graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA Exhibition.

ARTS 3245 Printmaking Workshop

This upper-level course focuses on various topics and processes as the definition of contemporary printmaking evolves.  Subjects such as lithography or intermediate screen printing, photo-based prints, or current themes relevant to printmaking are possible core formats for the course.  Group and individual critiques, slide presentations, and examination of prints and reproductions.  Pre-requisites: Sophomore standing and ARTS 1035 Drawing or permission of instructor. Art majors must also complete ARTS 1300 Concepts first. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3255 Senior Project: Printmaking

Required of all BFA candidates concentrating in printmaking. Project is supervised by the student's advisor, completed in the quarter prior to graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA Exhibition.

ARTS 3347 Professional Practice

This course is required of BFA studio art majors and open to BA art majors. It covers practical artist survival skills, including resume and cover letter writing, exhibition proposals, photo documentation of art work, artist's statements, portfolio development, and professional presentation of self and work.  The course is reinforced by field trips and guest speakers who will introduce both academic and non-academic art experiences and professions.

ARTS 3366 Senior Project: Multi Media

Senior Project is required of all BFA candidates. This section is available for those students whose focus or interest is in more than one area. Project is supervised by the student's advisor, completed in the quarter before graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA Exhibition.

ARTS 3445 Photography Portfolio

From the photographic assignment work produced in this class, students will be required to construct a portfolio.  The completed portfolio may take the form of matted prints in a box, a book of photographs, and/or a website.  Students may also be required to participate in a group exhibition during this class.  Projects will be viewed and discussed in critique sessions.  Students must have a film or digital camera.  Prerequisites: ARTS 2415 Intro to Photo plus any one of the following: ARTS 2425, ARTS 2435, ARTS 2440, ARTS 2445, or permission of the instructor (requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website). Lab fee.

ARTS 3450 Portrait Photography

This course continues to build upon the concepts and techniques investigated in ARTS 2415 Introduction to Photography.  The class will focus on the genre of photographic portraiture.  Through labs and classroom lectures, many interpretations of portraiture will be explored.  A combination of digital and traditional approaches to making photographs will be covered.  Projects will be viewed and discussed in critique sessions.  Students must have a film or digital camera with manual metering capabilities. Prerequisites: ARTS 2415 Intro to Photo plus any one of the following: ARTS 2425, ARTS 2435, ARTS 2440, ARTS 2445, or permission of the instructor (requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website). Lab Fee

ARTS 3455 Photography Workshop

Concentration on selected techniques and approaches to photography. Topics change. Projects will be viewed and discussed in critique sessions. Students must have a film or digital camera. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisites: ARTS 2415 Intro to Photo plus any one of the following: ARTS 2425, ARTS 2435, ARTS 2440, ARTS 2445, or permission of the instructor (requires demonstrating your proficiency in photography via a portfolio or website). Lab fee.

ARTS 3465 Senior Project: Photography

Required for all BFA candidates concentrating in photography.  Project is supervised by the student’s advisor, completed in the quarter prior to graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA exhibition. Lab Fee.

ARTS 3555 Ceramic Workshop

Concentration on selected techniques and experimental approaches to ceramics. Topics change.  Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3565 Senior Project: Ceramics

Required for all BFA candidates concentrating in photography.  Project is supervised by the student’s advisor, completed in the quarter prior to graduation and exhibited in the Senior BFA exhibition. Lab Fee.

4.000 Credit Hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture/Lab, Independent Study/Research

ARTS 3635 Advanced Sculpture

Students work at an individual pace in production of sculptural ideas and objects. Prerequisite: ARTS 2625 Sculpture II. Lab fee.

ARTS 3655 Sculpture Workshop

Concentration on selected techniques and experimental approaches to sculpture. Topics change. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3665 Senior Project: Sculpture

Required for all BFA candidates concentrating in sculpture.  Project is supervised by the student’s advisor, completed in the quarter prior to graduation and exhibited in the senior BFA exhibition. Lab Fee.

ARTS 3701 Topics in Studio Art

Selected topics in advanced studio art research. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3865 Senior Project: Conservation

Required for, and limited to, BFA pre-art conservation majors. It is normally taken spring quarter of the senior year. The student works with a professional art conservator on a major conservation project that will become part of their portfolio and will be exhibited in the senior BFA exhibition.

ARTS 3915 Advanced Problems in Art

This course is for students who have completed all 3000-level courses in a given area of concentration and wish to pursue more advanced work.  A proposal form must be obtained from the art office and signed by the instructor and the Director of the School of Art and Art History before the student registers for this course on line.  Variable credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3966 Studio Art Travel

A travel course to selected locations to visit galleries, museums and artist' studios. Location and content of course changes.  Variable credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Lab fee.

ARTS 3980 Studio Art Internship

The student is responsible for locating the internship and gaining approval for it, using the internship guidelines and contract form in the art office.  Typical internships have been located in commercial galleries, fine art printmaking houses, professional artists’ studios, and non-profit arts organizations.

ARTS 3991 Independent Study

Supervised studies not addressed in this catalog of classes. Advanced projects must be faculty approved.  Permission/registration form is available from the Office of the Registrar. Prerequisite: permission of instructor

ARTS 3992 Directed Study

This class should only be used when a required ARTS 3000-level course listed in this catalog is not offered in the quarter in which the student must take it.  Permission of an instructor and the Director of the School of Art and Art History are required. Permission/registration form is available from the Office of the Registrar.