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Art Courses:

ART115 - Painting 2
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Develops creativity with oil or acrylic paints. Emphasizes challenging solutions to technical and compositional problems. Focuses on figure, still life and landscapes, with stress on representational and abstract works. Students must provide their own supplies. Two class hours, two studio hours. Prerequisite: ART114. Lecture: 2 hrs. Lab: 2 hrs. Student Performance Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Create three project-based paintings based upon concepts of aesthetics and design. Projects must focus on creating a full value scale in color, focal point through composition, and clean, presentable craftsmanship. 2. Create two visual images following a specific principle of design (one as a project, one as an element in preliminary development on another project). 3. Create three visual images following the specific steps for conceptual and design development through preliminary sketches with a focus on composition, concept development, and material planning (technique). 4. Create three visual images following the specific steps to craftsmanship and presentation. (Clean presentable work on a properly prepared surface) 5. Write 500-word-minimum paper demonstrating knowledge of at least two contemporary painters. 6. Participate in three oral discussions of a semester project, demonstrating the application of course material to a particular painting/image. 7. Demonstrate the development of technique and skills as documented in the critique of their artwork and peer artwork. 8. Complete a semester portfolio that contains the in-class assignments and all class projects. This course objective has been identified as a student learning outcome that must be formally assessed as part of the College's Comprehensive Assessment Plan. All faculty teaching this course must collect the required data (see Assessing Student Learning Outcomes form) And submit the required analysis and documentation at the conclusion of the semester to the Office of Assessment and Special Projects. Content Outline: I. Refresher Introduction a. Focus on self-exploration, conceptual development, and work qualities b. Expectations for preliminary work to creating Visual Art c. Elements of Craftsmanship and Design II. Projects a. Self-portrait with meaningful elements project b. Color and meaning project with 2 artist study paper c. Open Project coinciding with a demonstration schedule d. Poetry/Haiku based project * Paper -critical analysis of an exhibition e. Create a mood project -Final project f. Semester long sketchbook homework III. Portfolio preparation Grading: Grades will be determined based on performance on projects and portfolio completion. Attendance may be a consideration in assigning grades. Effective Term: Spring 2006

ART115 - Painting 2

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Develops creativity with oil or acrylic paints. Emphasizes challenging solutions to technical and compositional problems. Focuses on figure, still life and landscapes, with stress on representational and abstract works. Students must provide their own supplies. Two class hours, two studio hours. Prerequisite: ART114.

Lecture: 2 hrs.
Lab: 2 hrs.

Student Performance Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Create three project-based paintings based upon concepts of aesthetics and design. Projects must focus on creating a full value scale in color, focal point through composition, and clean, presentable craftsmanship.

2. Create two visual images following a specific principle of design (one as a project, one as an element in preliminary development on another project).

3. Create three visual images following the specific steps for conceptual and design development through preliminary sketches with a focus on composition, concept development, and material planning (technique).

4. Create three visual images following the specific steps to craftsmanship and presentation. (Clean presentable work on a properly prepared surface)

5. Write 500-word-minimum paper demonstrating knowledge of at least two contemporary painters.

6. Participate in three oral discussions of a semester project, demonstrating the application of course material to a particular painting/image.

7. Demonstrate the development of technique and skills as documented in the critique of their artwork and peer artwork.

*8. Complete a semester portfolio that contains the in-class assignments and all class projects.

* This course objective has been identified as a student learning outcome that must be formally assessed as part of the College's Comprehensive Assessment Plan. All faculty teaching this course must collect the required data (see Assessing Student Learning Outcomes form) And submit the required analysis and documentation at the conclusion of the semester to the Office of Assessment and Special Projects.

Content Outline:
I. Refresher Introduction
a. Focus on self-exploration, conceptual development, and work qualities
b. Expectations for preliminary work to creating Visual Art
c. Elements of Craftsmanship and Design

II. Projects

a. Self-portrait with meaningful elements project
b. Color and meaning project
*with 2 artist study paper
c. Open Project
*coinciding with a demonstration schedule
d. Poetry/Haiku based project
* Paper -critical analysis of an exhibition
e. Create a mood project -Final project
f. Semester long sketchbook homework

III. Portfolio preparation

Grading:
Grades will be determined based on performance on projects and portfolio completion. Attendance may be a consideration in assigning grades.

Effective Term: Spring 2006