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  • 3.00 Credits

    This class provides the opportunity to become immersed in letterpress printing. Students work with the instructor to design their syllabus. Using the Rare Books collections as a resource, students research individual interests and produce work inspired by master binders' and book artists' standards, formats, techniques, approach, and concepts. Instructor provides instruction in particular methods according to students' needs. Students are held to very rigorous standards of craftsmanship and project development. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 4370.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This class provides the opportunity to become immersed in bookbinding. Students work with the instructor to design their program of study. Using the Rare Books collections as a resource, students research individual interests and produce work inspired by master binders' and book artists' standards, formats techniques, approach, and concepts. Instructor provides instruction in particular methods according to students' needs. Students are held to very rigorous standards of craftsmanship and project development. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 4375.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides bookbinding skills in various traditional and modern forms and presents numerous additional book forms as exemplars. Students cultivate individual projects around these models, based on each project's needs. The appropriate format for individuals' ideas is identified, adapted, customized, applied, and produced. The course covers content development, book design, integration of various media, low-tech image making processes, and the functionality of various bookmaking materials. Prerequisites: Full or Intermediate Major or Minor status in BFA Studio Art OR Full Major status in BFA Graphic Design.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Building on skills acquired in Artists' Books I, this course provides more advanced bookmaking skills in various traditional and modern forms and presents numerous books as exemplars as well as bibliographies for further investigation in response to the individual student's particular interests. In addition to completing several small projects early in the semester, the intermediate student, in dialogue with the instructors, designs a semester-length project cultivated around exemplars and models. Through class critique and discussion, appropriate formats for specified concepts are identified, which the student can then adapt, customize, and apply in the production of a self-authored artist's book. Critical theory, content development, book design, integration of various media, low-tech image making and printing processes, and the functionality of various bookmaking materials are covered. A student with previous letterpress experience is encouraged to produce a letterpress edition, and will be advised by instructors regarding printing concerns. Prerequisite: "C-" or better in ART 4390.
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this course, students will work on assignments that more closely simulate industry requirements and expectations, aiming to create work that is polished and portfolio-ready. Professional development will be a large component of this course, and students will gain enough knowledge to feel confident to enter out into the professional environment, exploring topics like creating a portfolio website, self-promotion, finances, ethics, and both seeking out and creating opportunities for themselves. By the end of the course, students will have a website with a portfolio of work, as well as marketing materials (postcards, business cards, and other other eye-catching promotional materials). Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ART 2450 AND ART 3280 AND ART 4050
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a continuation of ART/SCLPT 3410. The course offers studio assignments that question and solidify artistic vocabulary and studio work, with a strong emphasis on establishing serial works and complete artist portfolios. It is the student's responsibility to develop and maintain research skills, writing skills, and studio work. Curriculum includes regular seminar discussions and presentations based on assigned reading, local lectures, and visiting researchers. Contemporary issues and ideas in sculpture are a primary focus of these discussions. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ART 3410 OR Instructor Consent.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (ART 3410 AND ART 3430) OR Instructor Consent.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is an advanced course in small-metals techniques. The technical experiences of ART 3440 will be further expanded. Students' efforts concentrate on a more limited number of projects, which are taken to higher level of form exploration and technical execution. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 3440 OR Instructor Consent.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The course emphasizes a variety of media, both traditional and nontraditional materials and processes. Studio pieces produced in the class are expected to have a three-dimensional orientation, and incorporate technique and process from other media areas. Work formats range from objects to installations, and may incorporate performance, video, interactivity, photography, digital techniques, painting, and printmaking. Emphasis is placed on the cultural associations of process, as well as on the aesthetic and communicative effects of media. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 3410 OR Instructor Consent.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Starting with basic mechanical and electronic theory, and progressing to include sensing, motion control and computer applications. Students explore the physical and conceptual aspects of machine making as a sculpture process. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 3410 OR Instructor Consent.
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