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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. A survey of Western art and architecture from human beginnings until 1300 presented through slide lectures and class discussions. The course examines functions and meanings of art and architecture within historical, social, cultural and philosophical contexts. Students will develop visual and analytical skills by studying art and architecture. [CAN ART 2] (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. A survey of Western art and architecture from 1300 until 1940s presented through lectures and class discussion. The course examines functions and meanings of art and architecture within historical, social, cultural and philosophical contexts. Students will develop visual and analytical skills through studying art and architecture. [CAN ART 4] (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. A survey of art created in the non-Western traditions including Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia, and the Pacific regions. Through slide lectures and class discussions, the course examines functions and meanings of visual art and architecture within their religious, social, historical, and cultural contexts. Students will develop visual, analytical, and critical thinking skills by examining the arts of these cultures individually as well as comparatively. (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    (formerly Survey of 20th Century Art) 3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. A survey of Western art produced in the 20th century presented through lectures and class discussion. Beginning with an overview of visual art in Europe in the late 19th century, the course is geared towards the examination of philosophies and visual characteristics of modern art in the first half of the 20th century such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The investigation will continue with the development of contemporary art after World War II covering art movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. In the late 20th century, issues of race, gender, identity, and globalization in visual art take the center stage. Students will develop writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills through the analyses of paintings, sculptures, and non-traditional media in art. (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. This transfer level course focuses on the contributions of women artists to the general history of visual art. Topics covered include the challenges women historically and currently face in producing and exhibiting their artwork and the historical and cultural contexts which influenced them. The time periods studied begin in the ancient world but emphasis will be placed on female artists of the fifteenth century through modern times, and how their works compare and contrast with that of male artists. (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 6.00 Credits

    3 units 6 hours weekly Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. An introductory course in the techniques, tools and materials used to create paintings. Emphasis is placed on using painting media to create the illusion of three dimensional form and space upon a two dimensional surface. Projects explore conceptual development and an awareness of the history of painting. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. [CAN ART 10] (CSU, UC, AVC) ( R1)
  • 6.00 Credits

    3 units 6 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of ART 110 or ART 145. Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. Introduction to basic principles, theories, and techniques of traditional illustration for commercial art applications. Projects emphasize the application of design elements, art principles, conceptual development, and effective visual communication using a variety of illustration media. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. (CSU, AVC) ( R1)
  • 6.00 Credits

    3 units 6 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of ART 110. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ART 121L. Advisory: Completion of CG 101. Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. This course provides the student with an introduction to the basic principles, theories, and techniques in digital drawing by using the computer as an artistic tool. Projects emphasize composition, skill and conceptual development, and individual interpretation. Students further their knowledge and application of the elements of design and the principles of art that are essential to all art forms. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. (CSU, UC, AVC) ( R2)
  • 1.80 Credits

    5 unit 1.8 hours weekly Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ART 121. A laboratory in support of ART121, Computerized Drawing, designed to allow the student to apply their computer drawing skills. (CSU, UC, AVC) ( R2)
  • 6.00 Credits

    3 units 6 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for READ 099. Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. Introduction to pottery facilities, the basic technology of clay, glazes, and firing. Introduction to basic hand-building techniques and the potter 's wheel. Provides students with an understanding of the principles of art and elements of design from past and present cultures within the context of the ceramic art form. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. [CAN ART 6] (CSU, UC, AVC) (R3)
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