Catalog 2010 - 2011

A study of the principles and elements of composition using an extensive selection of drawing media. Primary focus is on black and white. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

Instruction in the basic principles of painting composition. Emphasis will be on the individual's creative development through the exploration of both opaque and transparent media. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

A basic introduction to pottery and sculptural forms in clay, using both hand and wheel methods. The course includes instruction in a variety of glazing and firing techniques, such as stoneware, raku, and low fire glazing. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

A study of basic techniques in lighting, exposure, developing, printing, and a chromic composition. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

An introductory studio course devoted to graphic design and desktop publishing. Course will address topics such as design, text, color and technical skills with computer graphics programs such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. Extra fee.

This introductory studio courses will explore the creation of digital art and collage on the computer using Adobe Photoshop. Course will also cover design and composition through the manipulation of digital images and the study of both traditional and new art. Extra fee.

A studio course exploring basic ceramic techniques, pottery design, and the Japanese quick fire method of Raku. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

(Same as ATH-128.) This course will examine a variety of cultural groups where artistic, spiritual, and cultural experience are integrated or woven into the fabric of life as a whole. It will focus on Native American and other cultures where ritual, art, and daily life are not compartmentalized. The course will also include cross-cultural case studies and field trips.

This introductory studio course will address visual and functional design in websites using Dreamweaver. Topics such as design, usability, navigation, hyperlinks, text and images will be covered. Extra fee.

A lecture and studio experience providing a conceptual basis for organizing both two- and three-dimensional space. Issues of line, color, shape and form will be explored through a variety of media. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

Prerequisites: ENG-101, WRI-102, or FYS-101

(Same as ENG-140) This course will offer students an opportunity to see the connection between Native American art and literature. The focus will be on Navajo and Pueblo traditions involving word and image. Authors will include Leslie Silko and Scott Momaday.

A survey of the native arts of North America. Includes rock art, pottery, basketry, painting, sculpture, and weaving. Lectures will address the philosophical ideas common to many of the indigenous arts of North America.

These one-credit introductory topics offer students a variety of hands-on studio experiences. All courses will address basic design principles and artistic concepts, and will allow students to explore a variety of media. Topics may include: Handmade Paper and Books, The Sketchbook, The Ceramic Cup, Small Works, Color, Graphic Design, Artistic Transformations of the Human Body, and The Spirit of the Land. Extra fee. See courses listed below.

This introductory studio course offers students an understanding of basic design principles of line, shape and sequence by exploring a variety of media. Projects include both black and white and color.

This course includes instruction in basic drawing skills and is suitable for those who wish to sketch for pleasure or for practical purposes. The class will visit the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History, the Settlers' Museum, Our Memories Museum, downtown Caldwell and a variety of other locations that have interesting things to sketch. The extra fee will cover all drawing materials.

This studio course will introduce students to color and design issues through the use of a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, mixed media, and printmaking.

This studio course will introduce students to a range of graphic design applications that may include the use of typography, logo design, and desktop publishing.

This course explores the wide range of temporary and permanent body transformations found throughout human history from the Neolithic period to the fashions of contemporary Euro-America.

This studio course will introduce students to one or more of the following techniques: monoprints, planographic printing, and intaglio printing.

This course will offer students a better understanding of the ways in which artists have used the spirit of the land as subject and substance. This course does not count toward the cultural diversity requirement as most examples will be drawn from European traditions.

This studio course will introduce students to jewelry design and construction using metal and other materials. Extra Fee.

A studio course exploring a variety of media and techniques including modeling, carving, and assemblage. Related lectures explore the historical context of sculptors' approach. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

An introduction to basic art history terms and concepts and a survey of major western art works from pre-history to Fourteenth-century Europe. The course may include cross-cultural comparisons to place the works in the wider context of world art.

A survey of key developments in the history of western art from Fifteenth-century Europe to the present. Attention will be given to technical developments and sociopolitical conditions effecting art production. Cross-cultural comparisons may be made.

Prerequisites: Permission

Readings and research in art history for those with no previous art history background. See independent study guidelines.

Prerequisites: ART-130 or other appropriate studio experience.

This studio course explores traditional and experimental approaches to portraiture. Students will consider a variety of issues including the factors contributing to a likeness, and the presentation of public versus private images of the sitter. A variety of media will be used, and some art-critical reading may be required. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

A studio course in complex drawing problems to foster a more independent and individual drawing style, including greater use of color media. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

Prerequisites: ART-100, 130 or permission.

A study of monoprints, block prints, and intaglio prints. A variety of techniques and concepts, including etching and dry-point, will be explored. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

Prerequisites: some art history or upper-level humanities or social sciences course work is recommended.

Students will examine the major contributions Pablo Picasso made to Cubism, Surrealism, and Modernist Abstraction. Themes of eroticism, popular culture, violence, and political protest in the artist's work will also be considered.

Prerequisites: Some art history or upper-level humanities or social sciences course work is recommended.

A survey of western art from the mid-Eighteenth century to the Napoleonic period, focusing on the rise of Romantic individualism, and its importance for the art of our time.

Prerequisites: ART-100 or permission.

A studio course focusing on traditional and innovative approaches to rendering the human figure. A variety of media will be used. Extra fee. Limited enrollment.

Prerequisites: Some art history or upper level humanities or social science course is recommended.

This course will cover the history of western art from Realism and Impressionism to the Surrealists. Movements to be considered include Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, German Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Dada and Surrealism.

Prerequisites: Some art history or upper level humanities or social science course is recommended.

The course will cover the history of western art from the rise of New York as a new art-world capital to the more globally dispersed art-world of recent years. Some movements and developments to be considered are: Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Earthworks, Conceptual Art, Feminist Art, Performance Art, Video Art, Installation Art, and developments generally lumped under the rubric of Post-modernism.

Prerequisites: Some art history or upper level humanities or social science course is recommended.

This course will survey Rodin's major sculptures such as The Gates of Hell and his monuments to important literary figures such as Honori de Balzac and Victor Hugo. It will consider Rodin's importance for later modern sculptors, and his role in re-defining the nature of public sculpture.

Prerequisites: ART 100, or 130, or permission.

A studio course in complex drawing problem to foster a more independent and individual drawing style, including use of color media. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART 100, or 130, or permission.

An investigation of the relationship of form and function as it applies to principles of color, line, and shape. Specific projects might include fabric, poster, or book design. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART 123, or 130, or permission.

A computer lab course that further investigates the relationship between fine and applied art. Problems may include animation or desktop publishing. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART 100, or 130, or permission.

A studio course that includes a variety of studies in any of the graphic arts including ink, printmaking, pencil, and photography. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART 100, or 130, or permission.

An exploration of a variety of media that may include two- and three-dimensional materials such as pen, watercolor, paper, and clay. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-101 or permission.

An investigation of oil, tempera, acrylic, or watercolor. Special projects are designed to meet the interests of individual students. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-315 or permission.

A study of etching, aquatint, monoprinting, wood block, cyanotype or other specialized printmaking projects of interest to the student. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-106 and 130, or permission.

Individualized photography projects. Typical projects might include the pinhole camera, sports action, the view camera, nonsilver print processes, exhibition processing, or color. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-130 or permission.

An investigation of the design of functional and nonfunctional objects. Advanced studio problems include aspects of form and function and construction technique. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-103 or ART-125 or ART-126 or permission

A studio course in ceramic pottery or sculpture. Students may investigate techniques of throwing, hand building, kiln construction, glazing and firing of a variety of clays. Extra fee. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-230 or permission

A studio course exploring realism or abstraction in sculpture. Students may study traditional approaches involving casting and modeling as well as contemporary techniques of constructed metal and found object sculpture. May be repeated once for credit with a different project.

Prerequisites: ART-100 and ART-130 and previous advanced studies course work.

Creation of a body of two-dimensional work for the spring exhibition. Organizing, hanging and critiquing work and related reading are also covered.

Prerequisites: ART-100 and ART-130 and previous advanced studies course work.

Creation of a body of three-dimensional work for the spring exhibition. Organizing, hanging and critiquing work and related reading are also covered.

Prerequisites: ART-100 and 130 and previous advanced studies course work.

Creation of visual arts projects within a business or museum environment and presentation of that work in the spring exhibition. Organizing, hanging, critiquing work and related reading are also covered.

Prerequisites: Permission

Approved reading and research studies in art history. See independent study guidelines.

Specific internship projects which may include computer graphics, museum work, or various applied experiences in art. See internship guidelines.