Spring 2023
Course Descriptions
Art History
ARTH 1503 - Art and Astronomy
Ramirez-Weaver, MW 9:00 - 9:50 Campbell 160
3 Credits
Description forthcoming
ARTH 1505 - Renaissance to Modern
Goedde, MW 3:30 - 4:45 Campbell 160
3 Credits
Description forthcoming
ARTH 1507 - Art and the Body
Paoletti, MW 12-12:50 in Campbell 160 + discussion offered on M, W, or F
3 credits
Regardless of time or geography, the human body is among the most widely represented subjects in art. In this course we will investigate how specific portrayals of the body relate to their contexts of creation, as well as what power dynamics are inherent to forms of looking and representing the body. Topics include: the naked and the nude, gender and the politics of representation, representing race, healing and hurting, the post-human body.
ARTH 2054 – Roman Art and Archaeology
Kreindler, TR 2-3:15 in Campbell 160 + discussion offered on T or W
4 credits
Following an overview of Etruscan art, the course examines the development of Roman architecture, urbanism, sculpture and painting from the Republic to Constantine. A focus is Rome itself, but other archaeological sites, such as Pompeii, in Italy and throughout the empire are also considered. Themes, such as succession, the achievements of the emperor, the political and social role of art, and the dissolution of classical art, are traced.
ARTH 2056 - Aegean Art and Archaeology
Dakouri-Hild, TR 9:30 - 10:45 Campbell 160
3 Credits
Description forthcoming
ARTH/ARH/AMST 2753 – Arts & Cultures of the Slave South
Nelson, TR 12:30-1:45 in Gilmer 301 + discussion offered on M, T, W, or F
4 credits
This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts 'architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture' it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities.
ARTH 2769 – Queer Histories of US Art, 1950s-90s
Getsy, TR 11-12:15 Campbell 160
3 credits
This course examines the flourishing of queer artistic production (painting, sculpture, film, photography, performance, and conceptual art) in the United States after World War II. It will chart how--despite attempts to censor or erase them--artists working with lesbian, gay, otherwise non-heterosexual, and/or transgender themes made major contributions to the development of art, culture, society, and politics in the United States.
ARTH 2861 – East Asian Art
Wong, TR 12:30 - 1:45 Campbell 160
4 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 2882 - Sex, Spirits & Sorcery: Modern Aboriginal Art
Skerritt, MW 5-6:15 in Campbell 160 + discussion offered on T, W, or F
4 credits
Located in Australia's tropical north, Arnhem Land has long been one of the epicenters of the modern Aboriginal art movement. The art of the region opens a window onto another world: a world in which ancestral spirits remain a constant presence in the land. Using the world-class holdings of the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, we'll explore the art of Arnhem Land from 1911 to the present.
ARTH 3254 – Leonardo da Vinci
Fiorani, MW 2:00 - 3:15 Campbell 160
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 3494 – Individual Research Experience
Dakouri-Hild, T 1:00 - 3:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 3591 – Ancient Urbanization
Kreindler, TR 12:30 - 1:45 Fayerweather 215
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 3591 – Crypto & the Museum
Neumann, TR 2:00 - 3:15 Fayerweather 206
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 3863 – East Asian Art, Land & Ecology
Wong, TR 5:00 - 6:15 Monroe 110
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4051 – Art History: Theory & Practice
Ramirez-Weaver, T 9:30 -12:00 Fayerweather 215
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Subversive Prints
Fordham, M 11:00 -1:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Dionysos: Art, Myth, and Cult
Smith, W 1:00 -3:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Up Close with the Old Masters
Goedde, R 10:00 - 12:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Politics of the Past
Dakouri-Hild, R 1:00 - 3:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Medieval Mediterranean
Reilly, W 9:30 - 12:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4591 – Global Renaissance
Fiorani, T 9:30 - 12:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARTH 4952 – University Museums Internship
Love, F 10:00 - 12:30 Fayerweather 208
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARAH 9565 – Transgender Methods & Art History
Getsy, R 3:30 - 6:00 Fayerweather 206
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARAH 9565 – Sacred Landscapes
Kondyli, M 1:00 - 3:30 Fayerweather 206
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARAH 9565 – Research Methods & Ethics
Skerritt, T 9:30 - 12:00 Fayerweather 206
3 credits
Forthcoming
ARAH 9565 – Ethics & Practices of Looking
Paoletti, R 9:30 - 12:00 Fayerweather 206
3 credits
Forthcoming
Studio Art
ARTS 2000 - Introduction to Studio Art
Chan/Taylor/Williamson
3 credits
An introductory course, divided into three segments, which serves as a prerequisite to all studio courses. In Drawing students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills and teach students to engage in critical discourse. The Digital segment teaches basic technical skills and digital tools including still and moving image and sound.
ARTS 2110 - Introduction to Photography I
Scheuren
3 credits
Focuses on gaining a working understanding of photographic processes and practice. Class assignments help students understand the visual language of photography using 35mm black and white film and printing their own photographs in the darkroom. In addition, lectures explore examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art photography. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2000
ARTS 2220 - Introduction to New Media I
Moyer/Cuatlacuatl
3 credits
This class introduces digital techniques in the context of fine art. Topics covered include digital imaging and basic interactive art.
ARTS 2222 - Introduction to New Media II
Cuatlacuatl
3 credits
Building on the skills and concepts established in ARTS 2220, this class introduces animation techniques in the context of fine arts.
ARTS 2312 – Installation and Performance Art II
Williamson, MW 12:30-3 in Ruffin 319
3 credits
In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate 'prior conditions of existence,' study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2000
ARTS 2370 - Introduction to Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts.
ARTS 2610 - Drawing I
Schoyer
3 credits
A continued introductory study of the materials and techniques of drawing. Provides training in the coordination of hand and eye and encourages development of visual analysis. Emphasizes understanding form, space, light and composition.
ARTS 2620 - Drawing II
Schoyer
3 credits
Applies technical drawing skills to projects that delve into analytical thinking and idea-based work. Projects are designed to help students experiment and learn how to communicate meaning visually.
ARTS 2630 - Life Drawing I
Taylor
3 credits
Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and 2610.
ARTS 2632 - Life Drawing II
Taylor
3 credits
Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and 2610.
ARTS 2670 - Introduction to Intaglio & Monotype Printmaking
Rollando
3 credits
Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.
ARTS 2672 - Introduction to Lithography & Relief Printmaking
Taylor
3 credits
Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.
ARTS 2710 - Introduction to Water-Based Painting
Chan
3 credits
Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and 2610
ARTS 2712 - Introduction to Oil Painting
Marlatt
3 credits
Introduction to Oil-based painting. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and ARTS 2610
ARTS 2810 - Introduction to Sculpture I
How do we begin reimagining the stuff, the spaces, and the situations that make up our physical world? This course covers basic methods, materials, and issues in sculpture, from construction methods to essential contemporary issues. Through wide-ranging readings, viewings, discussions, and studio visits, students will develop core visual and spatial competencies, as well as an embodied understanding of how meaning and value emerge from artistic processes.
3 credits
Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and 2610
ARTS 2812 - Introduction to Sculpture II
How do we begin reimagining the stuff, the spaces, and the situations that make up our physical world? This course covers basic methods, materials, and issues in sculpture, from construction methods to essential contemporary issues. Through wide-ranging readings, viewings, discussions, and studio visits, students will develop core visual and spatial competencies, as well as an embodied understanding of how meaning and value emerge from artistic processes.
3 credits
Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class Prerequisties: ARTS 2000 and ARTS 2610
ARTS 3110 - Large Format Photography
Scheuren
3 credits
This intermediate-level course expands technical possibilities available to students by introducing medium and large format cameras. Working in black & white, students learn advanced techniques with film and darkroom printing. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings. Students create a final portfolio culled from class assignments. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2110
ARTS 3220 - Intermediate New Media Part I
Moyer
3 credits
This class continues the investigation of digital art begun in ARTS 2220 and 2222 through the introduction of experimental video history and techniques. Prerequisite: ARTS 2220 and ARTS 2222.
ARTS 3222 - Intermediate New Media II
XXXXXX
3 credits
This class focuses primarily on creative and conceptual development within the technical and artistic framework established in previous semesters. Prerequisite: ARTS 2220 and ARTS 2222.
ARTS 3370 - Intermediate Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372.
ARTS 3372 - Intermediate Cinematography II
Everson
3 credits
This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372.
ARTS 3559 - New Course in Studio Art
Williamson
3 credits
In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate ‘prior conditions of existence,’ study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2000.
ARTS 3620 - Intermediate Drawing
Schoyer
3 credits
Exploration of contemporary drawing techniques and concepts with emphasis on the role of drawing in an interdisciplinary practice. Students are encouraged to broaden their definition of drawing into color, print, digital and other media. Projects are given as prompts that assist students in the development of their own visual language.
ARTS 3670 - Intermediate Printmaking I
Rollando
3 credits
Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672.
ARTS 3672 - Intermediate Printmaking II
Rollando
3 credits
Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisites: ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672.
ARTS 3710 - Intermediate Painting I
Marlatt
3 credits
Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712.
ARTS 3712 - Intermediate Painting II
Marlatt
3 credits
Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712.
ARTS 3810 - Intermediate Sculpture I
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders. Students will examine the ways sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice, and seek to develop familiarity with sculpture's contemporary contours and concerns. Along the way, students will engage in specialized and experimental skillbuilding and grapple with contemporary art and art-adjacent theory and criticism, with the goal of developing material and conceptual conversancy.
3 credits
Continuation of ARTS 2810 and ARTS 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812.
ARTS 3812 - Intermediate Sculpture II
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders. Students will examine the ways sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice, and seek to develop familiarity with sculpture's contemporary contours and concerns. Along the way, students will engage in specialized and experimental skillbuilding and grapple with contemporary art and art-adjacent theory and criticism, with the goal of developing material and conceptual conversancy.
3 credits
Continuation of ARTS 2810 and ARTS 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812.
ARTS 4110 - Advanced Photography I
Scheuren
3 credits
Explores advanced-level photographic techniques and concepts. (Fall only.) Prerequisite: ARTS 3110
ARTS 4112 - Advanced Photography II
Scheuren
3 credits
Assists students in preparing their required thesis exhibitions. Meets twice a week as a group to evaluate and discuss work in progress. Students participate in class portfolio and acquire a print from each member of the class. (Spring only.)Prerequisite: ARTS 3110
ARTS 4220 - Advanced New Media I
Moyer
3 credits
This class encourages independent development of a semester long project that engages with the discourses and techniques around contemporary new media art. Prerequisite: ARTS 3220 or ARTS 3222.
ARTS 4222 - Advanced New Media II
Moyer
3 credits
A continuation of artistic investigations begun in ARTS 4220. Prerequisite: ARTS 3220 or ARTS 3222.
ARTS 4370 - Advanced Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372.
ARTS 4372 - Advanced Cinematography II
Everson
3 credits
Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372.
ARTS 4450 - Distinguished Major Project
Chan
3 credits
Intensive independent work using either sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program.
ARTS 4452 - Distinguished Major Project
XXXXXX
3 credits
Intensive independent work using either sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program. ARTS 4450 Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program.
ARTS 4559 - New Course in Studio Art
XXXXXX
3 credits
New Course in the subject of studio art.
ARTS 4670 - Advanced Printmaking I
Rollando
3 credits
Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672.
ARTS 4672 - Advanced Printmaking II
Rollando
3 credits
Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672.
ARTS 4710 - Advanced Painting I
Marlatt
3 credits
The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students’ ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or 3712.
ARTS 4712 - Advanced Painting II
Marlatt
3 credits
Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or ARTS 3712.
ARTS 4810 - Advanced Sculpture I
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s contemporary edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders, particularly as sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice. Guided by a series of independent-project prompts, students will grapple with advanced approaches to material, method, history, and theory, with the goal of developing individual practices that best serve their aesthetic, intellectual, and ethical interests.
3 credits
Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student’s individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812.
ARTS 4812 - Advanced Sculpture II
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s contemporary edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders, particularly as sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice. Guided by a series of independent-project prompts, students will grapple with advanced approaches to material, method, history, and theory, with the goal of developing individual practices that best serve their aesthetic, intellectual, and ethical interests.
3 credits
Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student’s individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812.
ARTS 4900 - Advanced Project in Art
XXXXXX
3 credits
Investigation and development of a consistent idea or theme in painting, sculpture, or the graphic arts. May be taken more than once under the same course number by students who are sufficiently advanced in studio work. This course is not intended to be used for major credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Arts Administration
ARAD 3550 – Topics of Arts in Context
Sampson, TR 3:30 - 4:45 Campbell 160
3 credits
The Arts & STEM
ARAD 4200 - Development and Board Management
Sampson, TR 12:30 - 1:45, Fayerweather 206
ARAD 4559 - Contemporary Topics in Arts Administration
Sampson, W 3:30 - 6, Fayerweather 206
Course Descriptions
J-Term 2023
ARTS 2000 Introduction to Studio Art
Chan
MTWRF 10-3 | Ruffin 203 | 3 credits
An introductory course, divided into three segments, which serves as a prerequisite to all studio courses. In Drawing students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills and teach students to engage in critical discourse. The Digital segment teaches basic technical skills and digital tools including still and moving image and sound.
ARTS 2560 Works on Paper
Ohira
MTWRF 10-3 | Ruffin 220 | 3 credits
This course explores materials, methods and processes works on/of paper. The class will explore alternative printmaking practices, paper manipulations and book arts. There are no prerequisites for this class.
ARTH 3595 New Mexico and American Modernisms
Turner | Greci Green (in New Mexico)
3 credits
This course examines how New Mexico became the site of a complex and significant chapter in the history of American Modernism, and equips students with experiential knowledge and new skills in visual analysis and critical reading. Since the 1890s artists from the East, searching for American cultural identities distinct from Europe, established art colonies in Santa Fe and Taos, locations shaped by centuries-long interactions between Indigenous communities and Spanish and American settler colonialism. The dynamics of local resistance and national incorporation attracted key New York modernists seeking to escape from industrialization and to derive authentic connection between craft, art and life; Arthur Dow, Robert Henri, John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O’Keeffe, who famously established herself at Abiquiu, made subjects of both the natural landscape and Pueblo peoples.
Fall 2022
Course Descriptions
Art History Arts Administration Studio Art
Please check SIS to confirm the following information. Updates can occur at any time and the information here is to be used as a guideline.
Undergraduate students can also register for ARAH 5000 level courses.
Art History
ARTH 1500 Art and Devotion
Smith
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 1505 Art and Money
Fordham
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 1559 How Art Works
Fiorani
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 2052 How Ancient Egypt
Dakouri-Hild
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 2053 Greek Art and Archaeology
Smith
3 credits
The vase painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic periods. Works are studies in their social, political, and religious contexts with a special focus on archaeology and material culture
ARTH 2151 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Kondyli
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 2271 Northern Renaissance Art
Geodde
3 credits
Surveys major developments in painting and graphics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Netherlands and Germany. Includes the rise of Netherlandish naturalism and the origins of woodcut and engraving. Explores the effects of humanist taste on sixteenth-century painting and the iconographic consequences of the Reformation. Emphasizes the work of major artists, such as Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Dürer, Bosch, and Bruegel.
ARTH 1559 Modern Art, 1900-1945
Turner
3 credits
A survey of major artistic movements in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century: Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, the School of Paris, Dada and Surrealism, the Russian avant-garde, modernist trends in America. Painting, sculpture, photography, and the functional arts are discussed.
ARTH 3062 Pompeii
TBD
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 3494 Individual Research Experiences
Dakouri-Hild
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 3591 Medieval Mayhem
Ramirez-Weaver
3 credits
We explore ways medieval mystical practices joined the human body with nature, transcended the cosmic harmonies of divine proportion, and attempted to fashion the world according to medieval belief. We examine purifying practices such as the Eucharist or baptism, as well as, the manipulation of cosmic forces for personal or political reasons, with strategies ranging from horoscopic astrology to necromancy, ending with Harry Potter.
ARTH 3591 Roman Archaeology
TBA
3 credits
Following an overview of Etruscan art, the course examines the development of Roman architecture, urbanism, sculpture and painting from the Republic to Constantine. A focus is Rome itself, but other archaeological sites, such as Pompeii, in Italy and throughout the empire are also considered. Themes, such as succession, the achievements of the emperor, the political and social role of art, and the dissolution of classical art, are traced.
ARTH 3861 Chinese Art
Wong
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 4591 Paris and Prague: Twilight of the Middle Ages
Ramirez-Weaver
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 4591 Egyptomania
Dakouri-Hild
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 4591 Global Renaissance
Fiorani
3 credits
This seminar focuses on the European material culture of the Renaissance and sets it against the background of intensifying cultural, artistic, and economic connections in the early era of colonization and global expansion. Spanning the centuries between 1300 and 1700, we will explore what the visual arts can reveal about the transfer of ideas, the growth of global trade, and the cultural and religious exchange between Europe, the Islamic world, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Japan and the Americas. We will focus on a variety of objects and artifacts, including paintings, sculptures, buildings, maps, textiles, metal objects, ceramics, and glassware.
ARTH 4591 Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Art
Skerritt
3 credits
Often associated with fine art reproduction, printmaking has also been used to subvert cultural and political authority. This seminar examines printmaking as a radical act from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Making active use of local print collections, students will be encouraged to identify and develop a topic that will culminate in a final research paper.
ARTH 4591 Alexander Calder and the World of Modern Art
Turner
3 credits
This lecture class will explore the professional and social context for one of the most successful modern sculptors in the twentieth century.
ARTH 4591 Vikings into King
Reilly
3 credits
Course Description
ARTH 4591 University Museum Internship
Love
3 credits
This is a two-semester sequence of two three-credit courses. Students will do internships (lasting for an academic year) at either the Fralin Museum of Art or the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. As interns, students will work approximately 100 hours each semester (7-8 hours per week) in the museum, under the close supervision of museum professionals, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars. Space is limited. Application required: to apply please email instructors your transcript, resume, and a one-page essay indicating your interest in museum work and your experience (if any). Deadline May 1st.
ARTH 4998 Undergraduate Thesis Research
Various
3 credits
Research for a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the fall semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program.
ARAH 8051 Theory and Interpretation in the Visual Arts
Getsy/Stylianopoulos
3 credits
Investigates problems in the theory and interpretation of the visual arts
ARAH 8695 Special Reading Problems in Art History
Various
3 credits
Course Description
ARAH 8998 Non-Topical Rsch, Masters Prep
Various
3 credits
Course Description
ARAH 9525 Connoisseurship: Materials, Techniques, & History
Goedde
3 credits
Working with original works of art in the collections of the Fralin Art Museum, this seminar moves beyond the conventional focus of connoisseurship on attribution, to reconsider connoisseurship more expansively, as a tool of historical scholarship. We will explore methods of analyzing drawings and prints as artifacts, including the cultural and historical implications of materials and of techniques used in making images, as well as the significance of the choice and manipulation of styles and visual expression in image production. In the process, we will also explore fundamental issues of the history, evaluation, and care of works on paper from about 1450 to 1850. Each student presents in class four reports on individual drawings or prints. These reports are also revised and submitted as five-to-seven-page research catalogue entries for the Museum curatorial files.
ARAH 9585 Cults of Images and Relics in Buddhist Tradition
Wong
3 credits
Course Description
ARAH 9995 Supervised Research
XReilly
3 credits
Course Description
ARAH 9998 Non-Topical Rsch,Doctoral Prep
Various
3 credits
Course Description
ARAH 9999 Non-Topical Rsch,Doctoral Prep
Various
3 credits
Course Description
Arts Administration
ARAD 3100 Principles and Practices of Arts Administration
Sampson
3 credits
Introductory survey of principles and practices of arts administration, as the crossroads of art and audience.
ARAD 3993 Independent Study
Sampson
3 credits
Course Description
ARAD 4050 Arts Marketing Theory and Practice
Sampson
3 credits
Audience development theory and marketing strategies and techniques as they apply specifically to the arts and arts institutions.
ARAD 4070 Introduction to Design Thinking
Sampson
3 credits
This course introduces the use of abductive reasoning to solve complex problems, using Architecture and the Arts as exemplars of creative problem solving techniques.
Studio Art
ARTS 2000 - Introduction to Studio Art
Chan/Taylor/Williamson
3 credits
An introductory course, divided into three segments, which serves as a prerequisite to all studio courses. In Drawing students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills and teach students to engage in critical discourse. The Digital segment teaches basic technical skills and digital tools including still and moving image and sound.
ARTS 2110 - Introduction to Photography I
Scheuren
3 credits
Focuses on gaining a working understanding of photographic processes and practice. Class assignments help students understand the visual language of photography using 35mm black and white film and printing their own photographs in the darkroom. In addition, lectures explore examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art photography. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2000
ARTS 2220 - Introduction to New Media I
Moyer/Cuatlacuatl
3 credits
This class introduces digital techniques in the context of fine art. Topics covered include digital imaging and basic interactive art.
ARTS 2222 - Introduction to New Media II
Cuatlacuatl
3 credits
Building on the skills and concepts established in ARTS 2220, this class introduces animation techniques in the context of fine arts.
ARTS 2370 - Introduction to Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts.
ARTS 2610 - Drawing I
Schoyer
3 credits
A continued introductory study of the materials and techniques of drawing. Provides training in the coordination of hand and eye and encourages development of visual analysis. Emphasizes understanding form, space, light and composition.
ARTS 2620 - Drawing II
Schoyer
3 credits
Applies technical drawing skills to projects that delve into analytical thinking and idea-based work. Projects are designed to help students experiment and learn how to communicate meaning visually.
ARTS 2630 - Life Drawing I
Taylor
3 credits
Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and 2610.
ARTS 2632 - Life Drawing II
Taylor
3 credits
Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and 2610.
ARTS 2670 - Introduction to Intaglio & Monotype Printmaking
Rollando
3 credits
Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.
ARTS 2672 - Introduction to Lithography & Relief Printmaking
Taylor
3 credits
Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.
ARTS 2710 - Introduction to Water-Based Painting
Chan
3 credits
Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and 2610
ARTS 2712 - Introduction to Oil Painting
Marlatt
3 credits
Introduction to Oil-based painting. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and ARTS 2610
ARTS 2810 - Introduction to Sculpture I
How do we begin reimagining the stuff, the spaces, and the situations that make up our physical world? This course covers basic methods, materials, and issues in sculpture, from construction methods to essential contemporary issues. Through wide-ranging readings, viewings, discussions, and studio visits, students will develop core visual and spatial competencies, as well as an embodied understanding of how meaning and value emerge from artistic processes.
3 credits
Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and 2610
ARTS 3110 - Large Format Photography
Scheuren
3 credits
This intermediate-level course expands technical possibilities available to students by introducing medium and large format cameras. Working in black & white, students learn advanced techniques with film and darkroom printing. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings. Students create a final portfolio culled from class assignments. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2110
ARTS 3220 - Intermediate New Media Part I
Moyer
3 credits
This class continues the investigation of digital art begun in ARTS 2220 and 2222 through the introduction of experimental video history and techniques. Prerequisite: ARTS 2220 and ARTS 2222.
ARTS 3370 - Intermediate Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372.
ARTS 3559 - New Course in Studio Art
Williamson
3 credits
In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate ‘prior conditions of existence,’ study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2000.
ARTS 3670 - Intermediate Printmaking I
Rollando
3 credits
Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672.
ARTS 3710 - Intermediate Painting I
Marlatt
3 credits
Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712.
ARTS 3810 - Intermediate Sculpture I
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders. Students will examine the ways sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice, and seek to develop familiarity with sculpture's contemporary contours and concerns. Along the way, students will engage in specialized and experimental skillbuilding and grapple with contemporary art and art-adjacent theory and criticism, with the goal of developing material and conceptual conversancy.
3 credits
Continuation of ARTS 2810 and ARTS 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812.
ARTS 4110 - Advanced Photography I
Scheuren
3 credits
Explores advanced-level photographic techniques and concepts. (Fall only.) Prerequisite: ARTS 3110
ARTS 4220 - Advanced New Media I
Moyer
3 credits
This class encourages independent development of a semester long project that engages with the discourses and techniques around contemporary new media art. Prerequisite: ARTS 3220 or ARTS 3222.
ARTS 4370 - Advanced Cinematography I
Everson
3 credits
Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372.
ARTS 4450 - Distinguished Major Project
Chan
3 credits
Intensive independent work using either sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program.
ARTS 4670 - Advanced Printmaking I
Rollando
3 credits
Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672.
ARTS 4710 - Advanced Painting I
Marlatt
3 credits
The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students’ ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or 3712.
ARTS 4810 - Advanced Sculpture I
What is happening in sculpture today? And what is sculpture today, anyway? This course brings students to sculpture’s contemporary edges and beyond, asking how the genre's practices, theoretical influences, and interactions with larger cultural forces have resulted in the dramatic expansion and redefinition of its borders, particularly as sculpture has absorbed and been absorbed into other genres, including painting, video, performance, and social practice. Guided by a series of independent-project prompts, students will grapple with advanced approaches to material, method, history, and theory, with the goal of developing individual practices that best serve their aesthetic, intellectual, and ethical interests.
3 credits
Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student’s individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812.