Art

ART HISTORY

ART1203 Art of Resistance: Social Justice and the Visual Arts

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Social Justice (SJ)

This course is an examination of the ways in which contemporary artists have promoted social justice and effected social change through their art. The course considers significant art works inspired by the spirit of resistance and a vision of progressive change. The course provides a foundation for evaluating the power of visual imagery in developing a collective consciousness, agitating for progressive change, and achieving the goals put forth by social justice movements. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits

ART1204 History of Western Art

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is a survey of the history of Western art from its early roots in the Near East through the beginnings of the modern period. Throughout the semester, we will consider social, political and religious conditions that help us to understand works of art at particular moments in history. The course will introduce students to the language of art history, including the analytical, critical, and art historical methodologies used by art historians to evaluate works of art. It will also introduce students to key moments of transcultural exchange between Europe and other parts of the world as these exchanges were expressed in art. Fall semester. 4 credits ART1206 Art from Across the Globe

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is a survey of art from around the globe, specifically the art of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The art of indigenous people, with a focus on the Americas and Australia, will also be explored. For each culture under consideration, we will examine traditional art objects that form the foundation for art practices that have continued into the present, paying close attention to how these art practices have changed over time. Grounded in the interdisciplinary approach that defines art historical analysis, the course will consider social, political and religious circumstances that help us to understand art created at particular moments in history and in relation to specific cultural traditions. Bringing the material into the twenty-first century, the course will consider contemporary art that engages or responds to traditional art practices from the cultures we have examined. Spring semester. 4 credits

ART2201 Visual Constructions of Gendered Identity

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)

This course is an examination of the ways in which gender is constructed and explored in works of art. Taking a thematic approach rather than a chronological one, we will closely examine art objects from a broad range of art historical periods that both reinforce and challenge historically and culturally constructed notions of gender. Informed by the theory of intersectionality, we will consider constructions of gender in relation to race, class, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Examination of the representation of the human body is central to this exploration, a subject which has been a large focus of artistic production since the beginnings of art. Other topics

for consideration include the gendered hierarchies of art, subjectivity, and the impact of feminist art history on gendered readings of art. Fall semester, odd years. 4 credits

ART2204 Transcultural Exchange and the Visual Arts

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)

This course is an examination of cultural exchange from the perspective of a broad range of artists and art communities, with roots from Asia to the Middle East and Africa and including the indigenous peoples of North and South America, in an effort to understand how expanded international and transnational connections have redefined artistic production throughout the world. Beginning with an historical perspective on cultural exchange, the course will then consider the widespread acceleration of cultural exchange in the late 20th century. Fall semester, even years. 4 credits

ART2213 Daguerreotypes to Digital Prints: The History of Photography

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)

This course surveys the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present. Throughout the semester, we will examine the use of photography for aesthetic, documentary, and “scientific” purposes, stylistic shifts in photography related to aesthetic interests, and interpretations of subject matter based on social and cultural concerns at specific moments in history. We will also evaluate the relationship between photography and the visual arts as a whole, which culminates with the primacy of photography as a medium in the late twentieth century. The course ends with a consideration of photography in relation to digital technology. Fall semester. 4 credits

ART2215 Modern Art

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is an examination of art trends that have come to define modern art from the 1860s to the 1950s and the postmodern challenges to modern art that began to emerge in the 1960s and continue into the 21st century. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of new types of media and techniques that transformed art, the shifting significance of the art object as an artistic necessity, and the changing view of the artist’s role from creative genius to cultural critic. Spring semester. 4 credits

ART2217 American Art: An Anti-Racist Progressive History

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A)

This course is an examination of American art from its indigenous roots to the mid20th century. The course is grounded in two strategies: serious critique of the problematic ways in which issues of class, race, and gender are embedded in works of art; and challenges to these problematic representations by a diverse group of artists, including artists from diverse ethnicities,class backgrounds,and gender expressions. Overall, the course will concentrate on the relationship between American art and the political, economic, and social climate of the United States at the time in which it was produced. Spring semester. 4 credits

ART2221 Contemporary Art and Artistic Practice (in conjunction to Artist in Residence Program)

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A)

A four-credit art history course focused on contemporary art trends as they relate to the studio practices of four artists in residence

at Emmanuel College. This is a unique opportunity to study art history grounded in the direct experiences of working artists. Through weekly meetings with resident artists, students will examine the working methods and conceptual frameworks that inform artistic practices. At the same time, an historical and contextual framework for these practices will be developed through classroom discussions. Media to be examined include ceramics, photography, and printmaking. The role of social justice in contemporary art practices will also be considered. Learn about contemporary art from a broad lens that covers both theory and practice, and earn four humanities credits in an accelerated format. Summer. 4 credits

ART2223 From Patronage to Practice: The Catholic Art Tradition

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A)

This course examines the tradition of Catholic art from the Renaissance to the present. Topics covered include the history of art patronage by the Catholic Church, the spread of Catholic art around the world through missionary activities, the artistic production of practicing Catholics and the appropriation of Catholic imagery by nonCatholic artists. The course will pay special attention to the position of Catholic abstract artists during the Modern Period in relation to both avant-garde art movements and to the Catholic Church. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits

ART2224 Irish Art

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course examines the history of Irish art from its prehistoric roots to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the “golden age of Irish art during the Medieval Period, the influence of English art during the Protestant Ascendancy, and efforts by Irish artists to create works of art related to national identity beginning in the late 18th century and continuing through to the present. The subject of Irish national identity will be central to this course, specifically as it was supported by Irish arts organizations with strong ties to Irish political, religious, and social groups. : The course also considers responses by artists to the Irish diaspora, the result of the Great Hunger in the 19thcentury and, more broadly, to economic distress in Ireland, until the “Celtic Tiger” reversed emigration trends. Reflecting on the global flow of art, the course examines contributions by Irish artists to major European and American art movements that were trending in the art world but not generally supported in Ireland. Travel Component Required. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits

ART3391/2 Special Topics in Art History This course is a focused study of topics in art history that warrant complex analyses and in-depth investigation. The course will be designed to assist students in further developing their research skills. Students will consider the critical theory that serves as the foundation for the methodologies used by art historians as well as scholars in other disciplines. Offered as needed. 4 credits Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing only

STUDIO ART

ART1401 Drawing I

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

Drawing is a primary means of inquiry across many disciplines and media. It is an essential skill for all artists and designers. The course focuses on developing visual perception through observational drawing. Response to critique is an integral part of the class. The course is an introduction to drawing and its formal and expressive concerns. Prior drawing experience is not

necessary. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART1407 Visual Language for Design and Communication

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is an introduction to the tools and methodologies related to creating visual communication. Students will use industry caliber digital tools while learning the fundamentals of how to organize, clarity your message, and craft compelling visual work. Projects include photographic manipulation, explanatory illustration, and oster design for advocacy. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART2132 Data Visualization

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

In this course, students will build on their current understanding of data and explore the ideas and methods of data visualization. By working through projects focused on design fundamentals,students will learn how to present their findings with greater clarity, functionality, and aesthetic. Students will understand how to implement and control visual hierarchy through Type, Color, Scale,Grouping, Placement, Pattern, Motion, and other advanced visualization techniques. Fall and Spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART1401 $120 studio fee

ART2251 From Tradition to Innovation: An Introduction to World Ceramics through Creative Projects

Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course will examine traditionaland contemporary world ceramics through creative projectsusing mostly non-ceramic materials. Each of these creative projects has a link to a traditional ceramic process becoming a gateway of introducing ceramic arts of the world.This course will focus on the contrast of tradition and innovation in ceramics. Half of the creative projects require traditional making methods and the other half requires 3D modeling software and utilizes the equipment in the Discovery Lab such as 3Dprinter and laser cutter so that fabrication will be done or partially done by the lab. Summer, even years. 4 credits $150 studio fee

ART2402 Drawing II

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

Drawing is an essential skill for all artists and designers. Through observational drawing, students increase their visual discernment. Continuing emphasis is placed on formal analysis and experimentation. Formal and expressive ideas are explored through a variety of in class and independent projects including study of the human form. Fall and Spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART1401 $115 studio fee

ART2403 Design and Composition

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

The understanding of two-dimensional design is essential to all image making. This studio core course explores the formal elements of line, texture, value, space and composition. Design projects in black and white and in color which expand students’ visual perception are the focus of the course. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee Arts and Sciences Course Descriptions for

ART2411 Introduction to Printmaking

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is an introduction to the printmaking processes of intaglio, relief, and screen printing. Studio work, self-generated independent projects, study of master prints, and museum visits are an integral part of the course. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART2413 Photography I

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course introduces students to the traditional tools and techniques of black and white photography in an analog, darkroom-based lab environment. Students learn the function of a camera and lens, proper exposure and development of the negative and print, methods of presentation and preservation techniques. This course stresses the photographic process as a means of expanding visual expression and communication. Students are introduced to the history of photography as an art form. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART2432 Poster and Information Design In this course students will advance their skill in typography and design principles through the medium of poster design. Projects will focus on typography as an expressive element, color, information hierarchy, structure, concept and effective communication. Through lectures, demonstrations, research, and weekly critiques, students will explore the historical/social impact of the poster and its role as a contemporary means of expression/ communication. Projects focus on posters and infographics. Fall semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407 $115 studio fee ART2433 3D Form Studies

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

Understanding three-dimensional form impacts sculpture, industrial design, graphic design, architecture, as well as the execution of successful two-dimensional images. Form study is a three-dimensional studio core course, which is designed to develop students’ problem-solving skills. It will examine perception, organization, analysis, colors, objects and environments in real space. The course is structured around studio projects where students are required to apply various approaches of generating and developing ideas. Group critiques are given weekly. Simple technical processes with various media will be introduced through demos as well as some of the major ideas influencing three-dimensional art and design in the history of art. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART2443 Digital Photography I: New Technologies in Photography This course provides each student with an ability to maintain a stable digital color work space from capture to print. By means of demonstration and course projects, students will establish technical knowledge and ability with professional digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The fundamentals of available light control, processing of RAW captured image files, use of Photoshop from a photographer’s perspective, and maintenance of working color space will be introduced. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART1407 or permission of instructor $115 studio fee

ART2451 Ceramics I

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)

This course is designed to introduce students to basic handbuilding skills. Demos include pinch pot, slab, coil, leather-hard slab, paper armature techniques, extruder, glazing etc. Throughout the semester, students will experience handbuilding techniques to experiment and explore the possibilities of the medium. They will also facilitate skills to control the medium. The course projects offer a variety of approaches, forms, and ideas. We will be exploring realistic, abstract, non-representational forms, both pedestal work as well as wall pieces, and both functional and sculptural work. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART3101 Painting This course explores painting in oil and related media and offers an understanding of the visual and physical properties of the medium. Spatial relationships of color, form, light, and composition are emphasized. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART1401, ART2403 or permission of instructor $115 studio fee

ART3402 Interactive Design This advanced course introduces students to the concepts and techniques of interactive design through industry standard web development. Through focused projects, students will explore interactive paradigms of user experience, information architecture, and navigation design with an emphasis on organization and usability. Current and future directions of interactive design will be discussed with a focus on advanced CSS, JQuery, and responsive design.

Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407 $115 studio fee

ART3403 Drawing III: Advanced Projects Projects explore the intersection of the drawing process and concept through a variety of 2D media. Emphasis is placed on formal analysis, experimentation, and expression. Independent projects explore concepts in tandem with in class drawing. Students are asked to work and think in a responsive and self-critical manner. Special emphasis is placed on the human form. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402 or ART2402 $115 studio fee

ART3412 Photography II: Idea and Image This unique hybrid course offers students with fundamental technical and aesthetic knowledge in the disciplines of film and/ or digital photography an opportunity to develop their understanding and faculty of the medium further. Within an environment of enhanced critical review and independence, the course provides a more comprehensive review and application of advanced photochemical techniques and lighting systems, and promotes a projectbased exploration of the medium’s ability to facilitate the expression of concrete and abstract ideas. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART2413 or ART2443 $115 studio fee

ART3431 Motion Graphics and Digital Animation In this advanced course, students build upon fundamentals of design while exploring time-based media. Students will experience concept building, storyboarding and problem solving, while investigating issues of type, image, sequence, scale, contrast, movement, rhythm and balance. Focus will be on the dynamic communication of visual systems of information with an emphasis

on audience, organization, legibility and purpose. Projects will address web and broadcast production of advertising, informational graphics, and narrative shorts. Fall semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407 $115 studio fee

ART3432 Package and Publication Design This course focuses on identity design and brand design as it applies to package and publication design. Through lectures, demonstrations, research, and weekly critiques, students will explore the formal design principles of making physical designed objects. Conceptual thinking and problem solving skills are advanced through rapid prototyping and group critique. Design concepts explored include brand guidelines, the client, the consumer, user interaction, and information in series. Spring semester. 4 credits. Prerequisites: ART1407 $115 studio fee

ART3433 Open Projects This course is structured to allow our junior level design students to master the mediums and methods they have been exposed to and to explore beyond. Students in the course will be expected to develop project proposals, research and production timelines, and meet all selfstructured deadlines. All projects will be proposed, approved and developed in close communication with the instructor. The culmination of the course will be an end of semester art exhibition of one or more of their projects from the course. Fall semester. 4 credits Pre-requisites: ART1407 and one of the following ART2432, ART3402, ART3431, ART3432 $115 studio fee ART3451 Ceramics II

Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A)

This course will examine variety of ceramics processes. Students will be introduced with introductory wheel-throwing, casting process, screen printing on clay, 3D printing clay, and glaze mixing. A variety of forms such as sculpture, installation, and tableware will be discussed in the course. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART2451 or permission of instructor $115 studio fee

ART3531 Stories in Motion Studio Stories in Motion Studio (SMS) is an introduction to the confluence of literary and visual arts. Students will create various digital video projects combining student authored short stories, literary adaptations and journalistic inquiry as core content - with the visual and conceptual foundations of a cinematic view and rhythm of visual sequence editing to create a handful of short video projects. SMS reviews primary texts and screenings of cinematic masters work with an emphasis on the Short Film genre. The course cuminates in a team developed, final project that is inclusive of the course’s theoretical, lyrical and practical core content. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407, and ENGL1502 or permission of instructor $115 studio fee

ART4178/ART4179 Directed Study I and II This course is open only to juniors and seniors who have had experience in a specific area. Approvals of the chairperson and instructor are required. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits

ART4194/ART4195 Internship I or II This course involves a formal, supervised experience in galleries, museums, corporate collections, art centers, graphic design

firms, broadcasting and publishing or state arts funding organizations. Students must apply one semester in advance to the chair of the department. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisites: INT1001, permission of instructor

ART4412 Photography III: Pixel to Page: Advanced Photography Projects This course offers advanced students of photography an opportunity to exercise known and new sets of imaging and artmaking tools to independently conceive and execute an intellectually and visually engaging series of photo-based work. Students will self-publish visually contiguous hand-made and web portfolios of their work. Each student is required to submit personal work to various competitions and juried exhibitions, a critical step in building any young designer and/or art maker’s résumé. Additionally, we begin a practical discussion and implementation regarding the means by which young visual artists and designers can best prepare for a career in a creative profession. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407, ART2213, ART2413 or ART2443, ART3412 $115 studio fee

ART4417 Senior Studio This capstone course for all studio majors examines advanced problems in twodimensional and three-dimensional design with an emphasis on the student’s individual process of problem solving and the strategies used. Students work on individual projects over the course of the semester and meet weekly for group critiques. Fall semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART2403, ART1407, ART2433, ART1401, ART2402, or permission of instructor $115 studio fee ART4432 Graphic Design Senior Studio In this capstone course, students explore user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design through a series of projects focusing on app development. In addition, this studio is design to be an incubator where students actively research, prototype, and document their design process in preparation for their senior thesis project. Fall semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: ART1407, ART2403, ART2432, $115 studio fee

ART4451 Ceramics III This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop their own vision and produce a cohesive body of work. All students enrolled in this course are required to have either a solo exhibition or a group exhibition at the end of the semester. This course will also introduce information regarding professional practice. Students are prepared and encouraged to exhibit their work professionally upon completing this course. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisite: ART3451 $115 studio fee

ART EDUCATION

ART3501 Methods and Materials of Teaching Art This course deals with the methods and techniques of teaching art, design and craftwork in elementary or secondary school. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits $115 studio fee

ART THERAPY

ART1301 Introduction to Art Therapy This course is an introduction to the field of art therapy, its history, theoretical perspectives, and applications for various populations in mental health, special