This studio course introduces the formal elements and principles of design essential to all visual art forms. Applying these elements and design principles, students explore and experiment with basic composition using a variety of traditional and non-traditional media. In addition, students are exposed to great artists and artworks throughout history, critique, and art theory of two-dimensional design. Fall.

This studio course introduces the formal elements and principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional space. Focusing on volume, structure and spatial organization, this course develops the visualization and problem-solving skills necessary for working in three dimensions. Students explore and experiment with a variety of traditional and non-traditional media. In addition, students are exposed to great artists and artworks throughout history, critique, and art theory of three-dimensional design including sculpture, landscape and architecture. Spring.

This introductory art history course provides an intense chronological overview of artistic conventions from prehistoric cave painting to the 20th century. Students investigate not only what elements comprise a particular style, but also why and how artistic expression has been shaped — and been shaped by — social, political, cultural, religious and individual forces. Fall/Spring.

This foundation studio course introduces students to basic drawing techniques and media. Focusing on observational drawing, students learn to create naturalistic images and the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional page. In addition, students are exposed to great artists and drawings throughout history, critique and art theory. Fall/Spring.

A variable-content course for studying a particular development in art/art history for which there is no specific, regular course.

The camera as a tool of expression and photography as a basic art form. Darkroom techniques will be taught and each student will acquire the compositional and technical skills necessary to create original photographs. Students are required to have their own cameras.

A beginning course in oil painting with emphasis on developing skills and techniques particular to the oil paint medium. Color theory, and inventive compositional strategies based on study of traditional and contemporary painters will be investigated. Individual attention will be given on discovery of personal artistic voice in the medium. Paintings will be based on both direct observation and the imagination. Oil Painting is a studio course containing lecture, demonstrations, discussions and theory.

A beginning course in acrylic painting with emphasis on developing skills and techniques particular to the acrylic paint medium. Color theory, and inventive compositional strategies based on study of modern and contemporary painters will be investigated. Individual attention will be given on discovery of personal artistic voice in the medium. Paintings will be based on both direct observation and the imagination. Acrylic Painting is a beginning studio course containing lecture, demonstrations, discussions and theory.

A beginning course in watercolor painting with emphasis on developing skills and techniques particular to the watercolor medium. Color theory, particularly as it relates to watercolor, will be introduced. Transparency, granularity, and permanence will be discussed, as well as various watercolor mediums. Individual attention will be given on discovery of personal artistic voice in the medium. Paintings will be based on both direct observation and the imagination. Watercolor Painting is a studio course containing lecture, demonstrations, discussions and theory.

This studio course introduces the theory, practice, and history of silkscreen printmaking. Direct stencil production, resist methods, and photographic methods will be studied. Students will be encouraged to engage the printmaking process as a means of discovery as they learn to master traditional practices.

This studio course introduces the theory, practice, and history of lithography as a fine art printmaking medium. Traditional stone lithography and more recent paper plate processes will be studied. Students will be encouraged to engage the printmaking process as a means of discovery as they learn to master traditional practices.

This studio course introduces the theory, practice, and history of intaglio printmaking. Etching, engraving, drypoint, and mezzotint will be covered. Students will be encouraged to engage the printmaking process as a means of discovery as they learn to master traditional practices.

This studio course introduces the theory, practice, and history of relief printmaking. Traditional woodcut and wood engraving as well as linoleum, collagraph, and new materials will be explored. Students will be encouraged to engage the printmaking process as a means of discovery as the learn to master traditional practices.

This studio course explores traditional and contemporary sculpture materials and processes. Emphasis is on both additive and subtractive methods of working. Goals include acquiring technical skills, understanding the physical and expressive possibilities of diverse materials, and learning safe, appropriate use of tools. Students can anticipate working with wood, clay, stone, metal and other materials. Fall.

Introduction to ceramic hand-building techniques, ceramic sculpture, and basic ceramic processes including clay and glaze formulation and kiln firing. Fall/Spring.

Introduction to ceramic wheel-throwing techniques, functional pottery, sculpture and basic ceramic processes including clay and glaze formulation and kiln firing. Fall/Spring.

The objective of this course is to develop technical and conceptual skills for ceramic tile and brick making using fundamental hand-building and mold-making techniques. All projects have historical and/or conceptual components and require research, planning, development of ideas, and good craftsmanship. Formal, historical, and conceptual components of architectural ceramics will be explored. Working in both two and three dimensions, flat tiles, low and high relief tiles, and brick will be created. In addition, projects will investigate how abstract and representational images and patterns can be designed across multiple pieces. Composition, rhythm and repetition will be a major focus. Once a year, Fall or Spring.

An introduction to the history of the Western tradition of art, from the Paleolithic through late medieval. This course is offered every fall. Fall.

An introduction to the history of the Western tradition of art, from the early Renaissance through contemporary art. This course is offered every spring. Spring.

An introduction to the indigenous art traditions of the Americas. This includes the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Amazon, and North American Indian traditions. The course content is primarily visual, but will necessarily consider the historical, archaeological, social, and religious contexts of the works. The course will be of special interest to students studying history, religion, or Latin American culture. It is a dramatic and fabulously rich body of works that is a world apart from the Western European tradition, but as close to home as the dirt under our feet. Fall.

Advanced drawing with emphasis on the human figure. A studio art course containing theory and practice. Emphasis is on projects that focus on self-portraits, working from models, and narrative/figure assignments as part of the development of individual style. A studio art course containing lectures, demonstrations, theory and practice.

Development of drawing skills with an emphasis on individuality of style and expression. Teaching is directed toward a variety of drawing techniques to be used as a means of communicating ideas for commercial reproduction. Fall/Spring.

An introduction to the use of large format view cameras. Technical instruction includes the use of camera, lighting equipment, film handling, exposure procedures, film development and printing.

In Advanced Darkroom Photography, students work closely with the instructor to explore their own creative vision. Through image-making, lectures, demonstrations, readings, field trips and critiques students rigorously explore and question the nature of photography. Assignments will cover a range of photographic genres. In addition, students research the history of the art form and its contemporary expressions. This personal investigation and photographic experience results in a final portfolio of finished prints.

Advanced studio work in painting with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of individual language. Independent exploration in areas of interest highly encouraged within the parameters of class assignments. This course may be repeated up to three times to encompass all media; oil, acrylic/mixed media, and watercolor.

Advanced studio work in printmaking with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. This course may be repeated up to three times.

Camera-ready layout will be reproduced through serigraphic printing techniques. A studio art course containing theory and practice.

Advanced studio work in sculpture. Emphasis on mastery of sculpture's materials and techniques and the interaction of concept and form. Individual and collaborative projects may include working with time, motion, and site-specific installation as well as more traditional free-standing works. This course may be repeated up to three times.

Advanced studio work in ceramics with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. Students may meet with other ceramics sections. This course may be repeated up to three times.

An introduction to resources and methods of research in Art History. The class gives an overview of types of evidence, methods of scholarship, and the discipline's historiography. A case study in a single area will be the focus for practical exercises in research and writing. Available to Art History majors only.

This course is intended to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the artistic, socio-political, philosophical, psychological and spiritual forces that forged a distinctly American art in that century when the United States rose to prominence on the world stage. Students will be introduced to the language and methodologies of art, and they will engage with American art's quest for identity from its Gilded Age Euro-centric aspirations, through industry-driven modernism and Depression-era regionalism, to Cold War American heroes like Pollock and '60s superstars like Warhol. Our study will examine American art's role in the age of information, pluralism and diversity, and conclude with America's postmodern identity crisis.

An introduction to the art traditions of Africa through the study of selected works. Ten thousand years of African art will be explored, up to and including the African diaspora.

Introduction to the art traditions and cultures of China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia and the Near East through the study of selected works and their context. Special emphasis on art and architecture related to major religious and philosophic traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Aesthetic systems will be explored in relation to key monuments. Fall.

Modern Art focuses on the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries, allowing students to engage with the artistic experimentation of their own era. This study of the arts beginning with our Age of Anxiety traces the competing and often rebellious styles of the Post Impressionists up through the Post Modernists. The course stimulates students to grapple with the question: What is art?

Ancient Art concentrates on the arts of prehistoric, pre-literate and ancient peoples, ending with the arts of the Romans to close the classic tradition. The course will be of interest to any students intrigued by the dynamic relationship between art and magic, ritual and myth, science, religion and philosophy.

Studio Art Senior Seminar provides the Studio Art major with an opportunity to design and install a capstone senior exhibition. Critical theory and contemporary art criticism will be covered as well as current practices in the display of contemporary art. The Seminar will include practical issues for the career artist.

A variable-content course for studying a particular development in art/art history for which there is no specific, regular course.

Individual reading and research into art history topics. Instructor will approve and direct a specific program of research submitted by the student.

Senior Seminar provides the Art History major with an opportunity to design and pursue a substantial research project in the field. Intensive independent work is required, culminating in a major paper and formal presentation.