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4.00 Credits
4 hours. This course emphasizes the rigorous development of conceptual skills with the goal of developing an individual approach to a full integration of ideas, material and process. Students are encouraged to experiment with different strategies, including installation work, mixed-media projects, and a variety of traditional ceramic techniques. Construction and firing techniques are explored as well. Prerequisite: ART 201 or 202. (Fall and Spring)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. Continuation of ART 301. Prerequisite: ART 201 or 202.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. Ceramic tile is a potent form of artistic inquiry that offers students an alternative approach to clay not covered in traditional pottery or sculpture courses. The course challenges assumptions about tile, presenting ideas of space, shape modulation, movement, repetition, density, image, color and texture. Students will address problems involved in planning, fabricating, and installing large projects. Prerequisite: ART 201 or 202. (Fall or Spring)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. This course focuses on the possibilities that ceramic materials offer within a studio-based class. The experimental use of materials as well as traditional techniques are explored to develop a personal approach to glaze and surface. Projects can include functional or sculptural work. (Fall or Spring)
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4.00 Credits
Through an exploration of pottery form this course addresses artistic inquiry, studio practice, and the genre of functional ceramics. Issues relative to ceramic history, contemporary material culture, and craft theory are part of the dialogue. Primarily wheel based, these classes may also include casting and handbuilding systems. Prerequisite: ART 203. (Fall and Spring)
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4.00 Credits
This course will use mold forming processes as the primary system to develop work in ceramics. Sculpture or vessel making may be the focus dependent upon instructional point of view.
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4.00 Credits
Open to students with prior experience in ceramic sculpture who wish to pursue individually directed projects in consultation with Alfred University faculty and visiting artists. Participants will work alongside the artists-in-residence in an open studio environment. Demonstrations, lectures, and technical support are provided by Alfred MFA students. Runs concurrently with ART 310 - Alfred Summer Ceramics. Lectures, demonstrations, and other activities are open to participants in both sessions. (Summer)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. Open to students of all levels of expertise. The program, a four-week intensive summer session, offers a comprehensive ceramic experience ranging from ceramic art history, and glaze calculation, to an expansive experience working with clay fabrication techniques. Those who attend Alfred Summer School will be given personal studio space and an opportunity to deepen their understanding of clay and glaze by firing in gas, electric, wood, raku and soda kilns. Participants work alongside artists-in-residence in an open studio environment where students can pursue self-directed projects. Technical support provided by Alfred MFA students in kiln firing, moldmaking and casting; slide lectures and discussion by faculty and guest artists will regularly punctuate the studio experience. (Summer)
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses primarily on image-making as it relates to graphic design. We study how form conveys meaning, the changing role of style in design, and how type and image work together. Prerequisite: ART 211 or permissionof instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on type as image, type as information, and the interaction of type and image. We explore letterforms and writing systems propelled by the human need to represent things, to represent ideas, and to express ourselves. Projects include a variety of traditional and digital media. Students work with design-related software including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and FontLab. Prerequisite: ART 211 or permission of instructor.
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