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2-D visual problem solving and art-making strategies using the elements and principles of design. For elementary education majors and general education.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts
Students learn to take projects through the full creative process, from inception to design construction, presentation, revision, and critique. The Studio Foundations course includes attending visiting artists and exhibitions to connect art students with local, national, and international artists and designers. Studio, gallery, and museum visits complement the program. Art 104 is a Prerequisite for Portfolio Review.
Introduction to Western and non-Western visual arts and the variety of methods by which art is understood. These may include art appreciation, art criticism, the history of art, popular culture, and aesthetic awareness.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Diverse Cultures - Purple
This course explores foundational concepts of graphic design and the current technology used within the industry, including Adobe Creative Cloud products. Students will use industry-standard software to examine essential digital media concepts like color gamut, image resolution, and vector vs. raster imagery. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to use these essential tools and their potential as creative instruments.
This course will expand students' understanding of drawing's critical components, including line, value, and composition. Traditional and experimental approaches will be explored. Students will become familiar with the work of a diverse array of contemporary artists working within the discipline of drawing.
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This course will focus on drawing the figure. A variety of materials and approaches will be explored, from traditional to experimental. Students will gain familiarity with the work of a diverse array of contemporary figurative artists.
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This course explores the fundamental aesthetic components and processes used by graphic designers to turn ideas into compelling visual communication, including generating ideas, exploring the elements and principles of form, and implementing compositional principles within structural harmonies.
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- ART 202
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ART 225 offers art experiences with a focus on working with children. The class will be introduced to methods and materials that work best with these populations. The course includes an introduction to a broad scope of artists and artworks that reflect our culturally diverse country, as well as the global nature of our world. Visual Culture, work of fine art, museum analysis, installations, performances, video art, and graffiti will be discussed. Students will participate in hands-on art making activities through studio experiences, they will write and reflect on the outcomes, and they will participate in critiques and discussions.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 7A - Human Diversity
Material Exploration in Mixed Media is a problem-solving art studio experience implementing the use of a variety of traditional and non-traditional art materials into two and three-dimensional projects.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts
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This introductory painting course will introduce students to basic techniques in oil and/or acrylic. Technical and conceptual development will be emphasized. Students will become familiar with a diverse array of artists working within the discipline of painting.
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This course will focus on the basic materials and techniques of watercolor and other wet media while exploring traditional and experimental approaches. Students will become familiar with a diverse array of artists utilizing watercolor and wet media as part of their practice.
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An introduction to basic wheel throwing techniques exploring the potential of clay as a creative and expressive material.
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- Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation
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An introduction to basic sculptural hand building techniques exploring the nature of clay as a creative-expressive medium.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation
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Introduction to art history from prehistoric and ancient cultures through circa 1400 CE. Includes examination of global art and architecture (1) to understand significant historical developments in human civilizations, cultural values, and creativity and (2) to explore its relevance to us today.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Lecture-based survey of the Art and Architecture of both Western and non-Western countries from the thirteenth through twentieth centuries.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective
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This course analyzes relationships between art and politics from ancient times through today, exploring uses of art from persuasion to overt propaganda in visual arts and architecture. It will deal with diverse cultures, covering material from a global perspective.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Writing Intensive
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From Andy Warhol's bold screenprints to Käthe Kollwitz's expressive lithographs, printmaking provides impactful methods for creating and disseminating information. In this course, students will explore the practical techniques of screenprinting and lithography, both closely linked to drawing, design, and photography. No prior experience is necessary; only creativity and an openness to experimentation.
This introductory course focuses on traditional techniques of carving & printing wood / linoleum relief blocks as well as a range of intaglio printmaking processes. Whether using gouges to carve imagery into wood, or using an etchant to bite lines into copper, these mediums have an intimate relationship to natural materials. These drawing-based processes are tied to the earliest technologies of disseminating information. Their graphic aesthetics remain rich and relevant today. No previous experience is needed for this course.
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Introduction to the techniques and expressive potential of photography as an art form. Topics include basic camera controls, lighting, composition, editing, fine art printing, and historical and contemporary examples of art photography. A digital camera with manual controls of aperture and shutter speed is required for most of the semester.
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- Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts
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Exploration of the visual and physical organization of three-dimensional form and space through problems employing various media and processes.
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Students will learn how to create dimensional works that relate to specific architectural environments. A variety of material and conceptual approaches will be explored with an emphasis on non-traditional materials and non-technical processes. Previous sculpture experience is not necessary. Students will become aware of a diverse array of artists working within the field of installation.
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Lecture/discussion/studio course on a selected area of discourse relating to the study of Art History, Art Criticism, Art Education or Art Studio. May focus on a specific artists, style period, cultural group or technical or methodological problem.
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This course explores art and social psychology: fields that significantly inform each other but rarely are examined together. Students will be introduced to foundational ideas in both fields in order to examine how and why art is made, as well as how we make meaning out of art. The course is composed of thematic units exploring human behavior, the representations of the self and other/s, as well as display and presentation of these ideas and artworks. Coursework is designed to introduce students to both fields, to advance critical thinking and communication skills, and to encourage creative inquiry and original research.
Introduction to product design as it relates to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design from a visual communication design perspective. Applicable visual prototypes will encompass various situations that may range from icon wayfinding systems to mobile app designs. The course will explore issues of differing philosophical perspectives of technology as a tool, a medium, and/or an environment.
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- ART 202
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This course engages students in the study of the dynamic role of letterforms in contemporary graphic design. Through an in-depth examination of letterform evolution, mastery of the discipline's terminology, and by scrutinizing the dynamic relationship between type and image, students will be able to adeptly utilize type in both technical and aesthetic scenarios. Emphasis is placed on fusing tradition with innovation, providing students with valuable insights into the evolving typographic landscape within contemporary graphic design.
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- ART 202
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