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This course will combine a consideration, both historical and philosophical, of museums (in particular, art museums) and the role they have played and continue to play in society, with an experiential component. The latter will include field trips and visits with various museum professionals, such as registrars, curators, conservators, preparators, etc., and will also use the Hillstrom Museum of Art as a classroom/lab; this latter element will include research and other work towards explicating specific artworks in the Hillstrom Collection with the goal of eventual public presentation. Spring semester.
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This course explores the conceptual and practical principles of photography in the digital era, through lectures, demonstrations, readings, hands-on assignments, and critiques. Discussion topics will focus on the impact of digital technology on contemporary photographic practice, as well as the aesthetic and ethical issues surrounding it. Adobe Photoshop will be used to explore creative and experimental possibilities for manipulating photographs. Studio work will emphasize printed, still imagery, but students will also be encouraged to devise new uses for their digital materials. Introduction to input/output peripherals will include digital cameras, various scanners, ink-jet printers, and videotape/stills. Digital camera with fully manual capability is required. ARTS, Fall and Spring semesters (odd years).
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This course introduces video as a medium for artistic expression and social inquiry. Students gain an understanding of the video image-making process through class projects that explore time, space, realism, and narrative. Through workshops, students develop proficiency with video equipment, lighting and sound equipment, and digital editing systems. The class develops strategies to use the medium as a means of critical and aesthetic investigation. ARTS, Fall and Spring semesters (even years).
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This course introduces students to the techniques and concepts of interactivity in the context of fine art practice. Students will be introduced to various software, such as Dreamweaver and Flash, as well as the history of Web art, performance, and installation as a survey of forms. Prerequisite: ART-110 or ART-117. ARTS, Spring semester.
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An introduction to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Native American culture in Mexico, Guatemala, and North America from 700 BCE to CE 1500. The art forms will be studied as indications of the religious and philosophical thought of the peoples who created them. ARTS, NWEST, WRITD, Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Off-campus employment experiences related to the student's major. See description of Internship Program. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status. Fall and Spring semesters and Summer.
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1.00 Credits
This is a continuation of work in ART-110 developing the skills in the drawing process and testing theories of perception as it pertains to their expressive intent. This course expands the broader context of drawing through experience with various media, methods, and techniques including the fundamentals of figure drawing, mixed media, realism, and abstraction. Prerequisite: ART-110. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
An individualized art course arranged between student and instructor with departmental approval. The study should extend the limits of an existing course or explore media and content not contained in regular courses. Fall and Spring semesters.
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1.00 Credits
Interactivity is embedded in the social constructs of our lives and functions as one of the dominant forms of expression in contemporary art and design. The interactive media course is an introduction to the aesthetic discourse between culture, communication, technology, and human interaction, providing a broad framework of inquiry for students to develop as independent thinkers. They will explore forms such as video installation, performance, and Web art. Prerequisite: ART 260. Spring semester.
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The course is an investigation of theoretical developments and artistic practices from the 20th century to the present. We will read texts by artists, critics, philosophers, and theoreticians in conjunction with exploring work made by artists throughout late modernist and postmodernist periods. Through the course we will examine the role of theory in art of the 20th century in its influence, antagonisms, and evaluations of the boundaries of art and thought. As this is a writing intensive course, students will work through formal and informal writing exercises. WRITD, Spring semester.
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