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ART 101 - 2D Studio Semester Hours: 4
An introductory art course that emphasizes exploration of two-dimensional art mediums, which range from drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and design. Projects encourage both representational and abstract strategies for constructing unified compositions. Project assignments utilize line, shape, value, texture and color while introducing techniques for working within two-dimensional space. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 102 - Foundation Drawing Semester Hours: 4
A basic course for all students that covers the fundamentals of composition, exploring a variety of media. Students will be taught a “visual grammar”-how to translate what they see through the language of drawing. A wide range of techniques are introduced. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 103 - 3D Studio Semester Hours: 4
An introductory class for students to explore the physical and visual properties of three-dimensional form. Students will work with a variety of materials such as plaster, balsa wood, paper, foam, cardboard, and found objects. Problem-solving projects will address aspects of design, technique and process, presentation, function and innovation in the creating of physical objects in space. Traditional and contemporary artists working in three-dimensional media are shown to illustrate project themes. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 107 - Contemporary Art and Ideas Semester Hours: 4
An introductory art appreciation and art history course. The course explores art and its reflection of contemporary society, cultural identities, and everyday life. We explore how art is made, what inspires it, and how to observe and interpret what we see. The course focuses on contemporary art and artists, while often comparing and contrasting them with artists throughout history, and placing the work within a historical context. The course also utilizes artistic themes to help relate content in the artwork to our own experiences. These themes range from identity, politics, time, technology, language, ecology and environment, and science among other topics. Field trips to museums and galleries will also provide valuable input and expand the exposure to artwork being created today. Meets Humanity and Culture Intellectual Perspective requirement (HC).
Intellectual Perspective: HC
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ART 114 - Introduction to African Art Semester Hours: 4
Taught as a cluster course with HIS 281 : Africa to 1800 or HIS 282 : Africa since 1800. With appreciation for the creative processes and contexts of African Art, students will create art projects that incorporate their own contemporary concerns. Through studio art projects, students will think critically about the artwork being shown in class, interpret meaning, understand context and hone their skills of observation and creative expression. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 199 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
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ART 201 - Waterbased Painting Semester Hours: 4
A studio course in either acrylic or watercolors as designated by the instructor. Elements of design, techniques and related historical and aesthetic issues will be covered. Students will develop critical and problem-solving skills through a visual language. This course can encompass all levels of skills. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 202 - Wheelthrowing Ceramics Semester Hours: 4
A course that introduces students to creating thrown forms utilizing the potter’s wheel. The design, function and presentation of the forms will be emphasized. Assignments will incorporate a variety of surface techniques and applications. Clay making and kiln firing procedures are also components to the course. Additionally, this course is taught as service learning and students will organize and participate in an Empty Bowls fundraiser. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 203 - Handbuilding Ceramics Semester Hours: 4
An introductory course concentrating on handbuilding techniques: coil, slab, press mold, drape mold, and modeling. Problem-solving assignments will utilize the versatility of clay to create both functional and sculptural forms. Clay making and kiln firing procedures are also components to the course. Students will be shown both contemporary and historical works in clay that correspond to project themes. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 204 - Drawing Explorations Semester Hours: 4
A course that will explore the expressive potential of drawing. Contemporary drawing involves a wide range of mixed media that include collage, frottage, paint, traditional drawing methods, color, and some three-dimensional components. Students will be asked to explore a wide range of topics that include dreams, social, cultural, political, and environmental themes. This course is open to all skill levels. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 206 - Beginning Oil Painting Semester Hours: 4
This is a fundamental course in the production of oil paintings; technical and creative skills are given equal emphasis. Color theory, composition and self-expression are areas covered. Related areas in art history and aesthetics are introduced. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 207 - Art and Nature Semester Hours: 4
This course takes an in-depth look at the natural world through art. Students explore a variety of subjects from butterflies to birds; seedpods to sea shells; the microscopic to the expanse of landscapes. Content and themes ranging from more scientific to the artistic. Primary techniques are basic drawing and painting using simple and portable materials. The course revolves around the creation of a field journal/sketchbook. More involved projects spin off assignments from the sketchbook. Students can expect to work on location/campus and at the biology department’s Field Station and Nature Trail. Our studio is the great outdoors. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 208 - Introduction to Sculpture Semester Hours: 4
This course is an introduction to utilizing sculpture as a three-dimensional vehicle for creative expression. The physical, spatial, and thematic properties of sculptural media are addressed through course projects. A range of materials and processes will be utilized in the course and may include wood, plaster, wax, metal, fabric, found materials, casting, site-specific, and installation. The course is designed for all skill levels. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 210 - Landscape Painting Semester Hours: 4
This is a course dedicated to landscape painting. Themes include those of the 20th century and the evolution of nature in art from realism to symbolism. Students will work from a variety of source imagery and explore selected styles. This course is occasionally taught as a cluster with WRI 251 Creative Non-Fiction. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 218 - Contemporary Crafts Semester Hours: 4
This course explores the rich history of craft mediums and processes within a contemporary context. Both material and technique will be looked at as potential for the communication of ideas. Thematic projects will address the social, cultural, and historical significance of craft. A variety of craft media will be utilized and may include paper, wood, fiber, jewelry, bookmaking, and mixed media. The course is designed for all skill levels. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 219 - Creative Photography: from Sun to Pixel Semester Hours: 4
This course will examine the use of photography as a means for creative expression. Projects will approach the medium to communicate meaning as a contemporary art practice - including image capturing, image appropriation and its reference to visual culture. Traditional photography skills will be taught, along with camera-less exposure processes such as pinhole cameras and cyanotypes. The course will introduce a range of presentation and output options for photographs - from printing onto two-dimensional mediums, transferring onto objects, projecting onto surfaces, and many more. Additionally, students will explore themes tied intimately to the photograph, such as memory, nostalgia, identity, performance, and the document.
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 219 - Fiber Art Semester Hours: 4
An introductory course that highlights both the structure and surface of fiber art mediums. Projects will emphasize how to build dimensional forms using a variety of fiber processes and how to embellish and design the surfaces of fiber materials. Techniques taught include embroidery, sewing, weaving, felting, and dying. Projects in the course allow for individual interpretations and approaches to each process. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
When Offered: Offered in Spring term.
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ART 220 - Sculpture and Science Semester Hours: 4
This course will explore the intersection of art and science through a variety of sculptural projects inspired by scientific disciplines. A background in science is not required; the subject matter, processes and tools of both natural and social sciences are used as a framework for making art. Emphasis on experimentation, critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving. A range of three-dimensional materials and processes will be utilized throughout the course. Development of concept through the study of artists combining science and art. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 299 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
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ART 300 - Fiber Arts and Natural Dyes Semester Hours: 4
A course about eco-color and fiber arts. Students will research, harvest, and create botanical dyes from regional plants. The first half of the semester will be about making dyes, dyeing different fibers, and experimenting with safe mordents. There will be a segment on surface design using your dyes. The second half of the semester will be focused upon creating artwork from the dyed fibers/materials. Methods include, but are not limited to, basic felting, simple frame weaving, and fabric constructions. Topics to be introduced throughout the semester include: basic design and color theory, the history of textiles and dyes, and related environmental issues. Meets Visual and Performing Arts Intellectual Perspective requirement (VP).
Intellectual Perspective: VP
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ART 303 - Advanced Studies I Semester Hours: 2
Courses of study that are taken concurrently with regular studio courses, but structured for advanced levels. Students may select media for further study, but must first exhaust all related course offerings in that media that are taught at Westminster College. Course work will be structured by the supervising instructor and emphasis will be upon conceptual and technical development within the given medium. Permission of instructor is required prior to registration for the course. Course work is to be organized by the instructor and executed during regularly scheduled courses in the same area. 3.000 GPA in major. Art majors only.
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ART 304 - Advanced Studies II Semester Hours: 4
Courses of study that are taken concurrently with regular studio courses, but structured for advanced levels. Students may select media for further study, but must first exhaust all related course offerings in that media that are taught at Westminster College. Course work will be structured by the supervising instructor and emphasis will be upon conceptual and technical development within the given medium.
Prerequisite: ART 303 and permission of instructor prior to registration.
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ART 399 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
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ART 499 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
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ART 590 - Field Experience/Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
Students must have completed their spring sophomore semester and have a 3.0 average in the major as well as college GPA. All internships must be approved by the faculty PRIOR to enrolling in the course. No internships will be approved for the fall term of senior year. The course will be graded S/U and carry a minimum of 80 hours of work.
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ART 601 - Capstone Semester Hours: 3
Capstone for the art major is the development, completion, and formal presentation of a series of creative works that illustrate a student’s specific research interests, explored through studio art and a written artist statement. A written project proposal, describing the subject or topic and medium of choice, will be submitted in the spring prior to capstone. The capstone proposal may be adjusted during the fall semester of capstone based on the scope of production: scale and quantity, media, and exhibition responsibilities. Research projects should build on previous knowledge and skills while continuing to experiment with media, process, style, subject and content. The capstone exhibition will be held in the Foster Art Gallery during the spring semester following fall Capstone. A professional portfolio of documented works will be produced alongside finished works during the fall semester and finalized during the spring semester.
Prerequisite: Completion of two courses in a similar or related media taken at Westminster College. GPA of 2.5 in the major to enroll in ART 601.
When Offered: Offered Fall term.
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ART 602 - Capstone Semester Hours: 1
The spring semester of Capstone will focus on the preparation and exhibition of the body of work developed during the fall Capstone semester. Students will present a public artist’s talk during the exhibition. The artist statement developed during the fall semester will be presented along with the artwork in the gallery. Students will be responsible for exhibition planning, installation, and de-installation of their work in the gallery. A final portfolio of documented works will be turned in during the spring semester and serve as material to use for professional applications and proposals.
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ART 620 - Independent Study Semester Hours: 1-4
Student must be an art major or minor and carry a 3.0 GPA in the major. After exhausting options in a given media and in Advanced Studies I & II, students may continue a focused study through independent work approved and supervised by an art faculty member prior to enrollment in the course. Art faculty will determine grading criteria and develop a syllabus with the student.
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ART 660 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
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ART 670 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
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ART 680 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
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ART 690 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
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