US 202 - Envisioning Sustainability

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course serves to explore the relationship between contemporary art and environmental science using sustainability (global interdependence) as a conceptual nucleus. The course is based on the lecture and lab structure. The 'lecture' will be the scientific analysis of data and information and the 'lab' will be the corresponding creative process (to include long and short-term experimental projects). The class does not unfold in a linear fashion; rather the scientific content forms a framework for the artistic work. The studio art component serves as a lens through which to view issues of sustainability. Public exhibitions of the work developed throughout the course serve to link art and science and visually represent the scientific data and other findings of the course content. Consider the saying 'think globally act locally': The scientific analysis component is the GLOBAL and the experiential creative work (i.e. the collection of personal data and material) is the LOCAL. Students make a tangible connection between local choices and their corresponding global effects. US202.1 can count as an Art & Design studio elective.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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