Visual Art

THEA 470: Internship

The internship is a faculty supervised on or off-campus experience that is related to theatre. The experience must be approved by the department chair prior to the beginning of the internship. When completed off-campus, the work is supervised jointly by a faculty supervisor and a designated off-campus supervisor. After completing the internship, students submit reflective essays regarding the quality of the internship experience and its connection to theatre. The student is evaluated by the faculty supervisor who may take into consideration the evaluation of the mentor. Fifty hours of work is required for each one credit. (This course is a credit/no credit course.)

VISA 100: Art History: Ancient through Medieval

This is an historical and aesthetic introduction to the visual arts from ancient times through the medieval period. Representative works of art are studied and consideration is given to aesthetic functions and values. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand the historical significance of the visual arts and how they relate to their own experience.

VISA 101: Art History: Renaissance through Post-Modern

This is an historical and aesthetic introduction to the visual arts from the Renaissance to the present. Representative works of art are studied and consideration is given to aesthetic functions and values. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand the historical significance of the visual arts and how they relate to their own experience.

VISA 103: Women and Art

This course examines the sociopolitical, psychological, and economic issues that have affected women’s participation in the visual arts, and it also examines how women are represented throughout the history of Western art. It considers women artists ranging from prehistory to the “old master” era through the proliferation of female produced art in the 20th century and the contemporary art world. Artists covered may include Hildegard, Artemisia Gentileschi, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe, Judy Chicago, Kara Walker, and Cindy Sherman.

VISA 201: Drawing I

This introductory course is designed to assist students in understanding the basic concepts and techniques of representational drawing. The students work on assigned problems in rendering form and exploring drawing media as a visual thought process. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 202: Art Fundamentals

This basic foundation course introduces the components, principles, elements, and materials that comprise two-dimensional visual art. Emphasis is placed on ways of looking at art in an historical context. This course is a studio experience with periodic lecture and field trip study. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 203: Three-Dimensional Design

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of various media used for expression through sculptural forms. Various techniques and materials are explored with emphasis on design potential and implementation. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 211: Painting I

This course is an introduction to the language and methods of painting in acrylics using opaque and transparent techniques. Working from still life, landscape, the human figure, and the imagination, students explore composition fundamentals as well as color theory. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 213: Printmaking I

This course is an introduction to creating relief and intaglio prints using a variety of techniques including oil and watercolor monotypes. Students are expected to develop a working vocabulary of technical terms and processes. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 222: Clay I: Wheel Thrown Pottery

This course emphasizes a concentrated study of the processes, various techniques, and history of ceramic art made on the potter’s wheel. Emphasis is on clay construction using potter’s wheel, decorating, firing, and glazing pottery. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 223: Clay I: Hand Building

A fundamental course designed to introduce the student to basic techniques in clay making using hand building methods of construction, as well as glazing and firing processes.

VISA 231: Sculpture I

This course investigates the application of creative expression through three-dimensional forms. Emphasis is on the development of skills through processes involving subtractive, additive, casting, and assemblage. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 301: Drawing II

This course provides advanced studio experience in drawing with emphasis on experimentation with various drawing media and techniques. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 311: Painting II

This course provides advanced studio experience in painting, using acrylics, oils, or watercolors. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 313: Printmaking II

This course is an advanced studio experience in relief, intaglio, or lithographic printmaking techniques. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 321: Clay II

This course is a continued study and application of problems in wheel-throwing and handbuilding clay techniques. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 331: Sculpture II

This course is an advanced study of problems in selected media and subject matter that includes opportunity for stone carving and bronze casting techniques. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 341: Special Topics: Studio Art

This course is a series of studio experiences intended to address an array of congruous techniques and processes in the visual arts relevant to contemporary issues and trends. Course topics include such subjects as digital imaging, mural painting, papermaking, watercolor, fibers, batik, and other media. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 351: Special Topics: Art History

This course is a series intended to address issues in the visual arts relevant to contemporary trends or historical significance. Course topics include such subjects as Renaissance, contemporary, American art, and other specialized areas.

VISA 401: Drawing III

This course is a capstone experience designed to offer students the opportunity to focus on a specific drawing problem and demonstrate a high level of ability and initiative. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 411: Painting III

This course is a capstone experience designed to offer students the opportunity to focus on specific painting problems and demonstrate a high level of ability and initiative. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 413: Printmaking III

This is a capstone experience designed to offer students the opportunity to focus on specific printmaking problems and demonstrate a high level of initiative and ability. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 421: Clay III

This course is a capstone experience designed to offer students the opportunity to focus on specific ceramic problems and demonstrate a high level of ability and initiative. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 431: Sculpture III

This course is a capstone experience designed to offer students the opportunity to focus on specific sculptural problems and demonstrate a high level of ability and initiative. An additional course fee is required.

VISA 470: Internship

The internship is a faculty supervised on or off-campus experience that is related to visual art. The experience must be approved by the department chair prior to the beginning of the internship. When completed off-campus, the work is supervised jointly by a faculty supervisor and a designated off-campus supervisor. After completing the internship, students submit reflective essays regarding the quality of the internship experience and its connection to visual art. The student is evaluated by the faculty supervisor who may take into consideration the evaluation of the mentor. Fifty hours of work is required for each one credit. (This course is a credit/no credit course.)

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