ARTS 130 - Introduction to Art

Institution:

Connecticut State Community College Manchester

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Description:

This course surveys and compares works of visual art and design from Western and non-Western traditions. The course emphasizes the relationship among themes, techniques and periods. Using the video series "Works in Progress," students will learn how art is made by seeing individual artists create a work of art from start to finish. Students will explore how various artists use the critical thinking process of questioning, exploration, trial and error and discovery. Through a CD-ROM that accompanies the textbook, students will have practical, hands-on computer experience manipulating the elements of art and creating their own designs. (Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mcc.commnet.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 512-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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