CASS 1010 is a required seminar class for Miller Arts Scholars. Faculty from Music, Studio Art, Drama, Creative Writing, and Dance, second through fourth-year Arts Scholars, and others will share …
Throughout history, artists, philosophers, & scientists have consistently sought to situate themselves within the cosmos & comprehend its heavenly machinery. This course traces the development of scientific, political, spiritual, magical, …
This course will train students to understand and critically evaluate comparative, modern global cultures.
An introductory course, divided into three segments. In Drawing, students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills …
Focuses on gaining a working understanding of photographic processes and practice. Class assignments help students understand the visual language of photography using 35mm black and white film and printing their …
An art class that introduces the creative use of digital tools within the fine art context. Students will both learn processes and history of experimental art and practice the use …
The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the …
Art in the 20th Century surveys visual art from 1900 to 2000 with an international perspective. Major questions and themes will be tracked across a range of media (sculpture, painting, …
Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention on museological studies, writing-intensive art historical research, experimental engagement with diverse art historical materials, and/or hands-on aspects of collaborative …
A continued introductory study of the materials and techniques of drawing. Provides training in the coordination of hand and eye and encourages development of visual analysis. Emphasizes understanding form, space, …
Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.
Introduction to Lithography (planographic), and woodcut and other relief printmaking processes.
Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process …
Introduction to Oil-based painting.
This course introduces ceramics through hand-building, mold-making, glazing and surface techniques, emphasizing clay's cultural, historical, and contemporary roles. Students explore functional forms, sculpture, and installation, pushing the medium beyond tradition. …
Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form …
This course offers an introduction to the arts of African civilizations from the first millennium to modern times, including Nok, Ife, Djenne, the Kingdom of Kongo, the Dogon and Yoruba …
Explores the life, art, architecture, urban development, religion, economy, and daily life of the famous Roman city destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79.
This course expands technical possibilities available to students by introducing medium and large format cameras. Working in black & white, students learn advanced techniques with film and darkroom printing. Further …
An intermediate art class that covers moving image and digital work as broadly defined. Students will focus on video and sound editing as well as installation. Prerequisites: ARTS 2220 and …