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3.00 Credits
An introduction to sculptural ideas and concepts developed through carving in stone and wood and additive construction in materials such as welded steel. The student is introduced to the use of specialized hand and power tools including pneumatic chisels and die grinders as well as power sanders and grinders required for shaping and finishing stone, wood and steel. Prerequisites: ART 1001, ART 1002 and ART 1003. Lecture and studio four hours.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course in art education will cover: current practices and philosophies in art education; multiple histories of art education; assessment as artifact; teacher as listener; and the role of materials to support, integrate, and challenge the artistic growth of young people in school. Students will learn how to create a lesson plan based on a provocation in an emergent integrative curriculum. Students will observe different teaching settings with perceptual, societal and artistic analysis implicit in programs observed. Participation in Saturday morning art workshops is expected. Prerequisite: admission into the Art Department.
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3.00 Credits
A historical survey of visual communication, this course highlights key graphic designers and meta-disciplinary creative thinkers who have shaped significant innovations in the field. Examining relevant artistic, cultural, and technological events provides a context for understanding contemporary graphic design practice. Lecture three hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to hand-lettering. Both monoline and edged-pen lettering styles are studied in their historical context, including Roman capitals, minuscules, and Italic styles. The application of color to letter forms will be examined, as well as various methods of page composition, surface decoration and bookbinding. Prerequisite: ART 1001 or permission of the instructor. Lecture and studio four hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will study the cultural, empirical, and personal image of the child and how these collective beliefs influence the practice of art education. Specific topics include: recognizing the child as cultural construct, the teacher and child as co-constructors of knowledge, the value of a child's aesthetic, and authentic assessment. The class will be a combination of written responses, class discussions, research observations, technological applications and a community collaborative art experience as it relates to contemporary visual culture, the image of the child and to the child's art making. Theories of art education that illuminate the vital importance of personal experience, public memory, intertextuality, and cultural narrative will be examined. Various models for assessing student performance will be studied with special attention given to creating assessment tools that deconstruct the practice of knower and non-knower and construct practical instruments. Prerequisite: ENG 2001 or its equivalent. (WRITING)
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3.00 Credits
This course will offer an in-depth and sustained exploration of the properties, structures, and expressive uses of selected art materials. The course aims to enrich and extend personal visual repertoires and in parallel, provoke insights into the role of materials in supporting, integrating and challenging the artistic growth of young people in school. Prerequisite: admission into the Art Department.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Majors in art may broaden and intensify their program through individual research and involvement in a given area of art. Prerequisite: permission of the departmental chair.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to weaving and surface design techniques. Emphasis is on material selection, color theory and image sources as applicable to the development of individual textile designs. Prerequisite: registration is restricted to students majoring in the B.S. degree in Apparel and Textiles, or by permission of the instructor. Lecture and studio four hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the weaving loom as an art-making tool, through basic weave structures, hand-manipulated weaves and weavedrafting. Emphasis is on the selection of materials, woven structures, and color theory as related to the development of individual works of art and design. Prerequisites: ART 1001, ART 1002, and ART 1003. Lecture and studio four hours.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth exploration of processes and firing methods with hand-formed clay. Emphasis is on the development of conceptual skills and an individual approach. Structured and student-generated assignments will integrate technical skill with creative insight. Prerequisite: ART 2007 or permission of the instructor. Lecture and studio four hours.
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