Fine and Performing Arts Liberal Arts Emphasis

This course is an examination of the value, esthetic pleasures, structure, function, and history of art. The course explores sculpture, painting, film, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and architecture. Field trips to galleries allow students the opportunity to personally experience significant visual art.

Lecture Hours: 48

An introduction to basic drawing. Working with still life props: line, form, values, perspective and composition will be explored, using various wet and dry mediums. Concentration will be on accurate visual drawing.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

This course concentrates on intermediate drawing problems: Gesture, contour, proportions, mapping techniques and values are studied through the use of props and clothed models. Creative interpretation with various media and approaches are stressed.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

This course is an introduction to painting in a variety of media. Color theory, design theory and media area applied to exercises, studies, and finished paintings. Concentration is on developing skills in handling materials and personal expression through painting.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

This course is an advanced painting course using a variety of media, with greater emphasis on self-direction. Concentration is on developing advanced skills in handling materials leading to greater abilities and personal expression through painting.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): ART143, equivalent, or instructor approval.

A hands-on intensive introduction to clay and glaze materials, integrated with a fresh approach to building interesting forms effectively.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

This course provides an introduction to the basics of digital photography, from camera selection to its use as an art form and aesthetic medium. Content includes camera types, lenses, exposure controls, elements of composition, editing fundamentals, and the storage, printing and sharing of photographic images. It will also examine the elements of photographic theory, history and ethics. Students will be able to check out digital cameras provided by the college, or may bring their own, approved photographic equipment. In this hands-on class, students will complete specific technique-based assignments and participate in class demonstrations, discussions and critiques. Text: required. Pre-requisite: None.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

This course is an introduction to the history of visual art and artists; prehistory through Gothic. All forms of media: painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture, ceramics, metal work, glass and others are considered in the context of time, society, and the human impulse to create.

Lecture Hours: 48

This course is an introduction to the history of visual art and artists; Renaissance to the present. All forms of media: painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture, ceramics, metal work, glass, photography, film, and others are considered in the context of time, society, and the human impulse to create.

Lecture Hours: 48

This course introduces students to a literary appreciation of drama throughout history. Emphasis will be on reading, discussing, and evaluating various plays representative of their era and genre along with discussion of live theatre, film and television performances and how these kinds of dramatic narratives interrelate with societies of the past and present.

Lecture Hours: 48

This course introduces students to the various language systems of film, including film-making techniques, creators, genres, narratives, ideology, and film theory/criticism. Students will explore the cultural importance of cinema as art by analyzing selected movies and clips which demonstrate artistic excellence.

Lecture Hours: 48

Individualized instruction in piano for the beginning, intermediate, or advanced student. Requires fourteen 25 minute lessons during the semester. Additional outside practice/preparation is required. This course can be repeated with different content for credit. No prior musical experience is necessary.

May be repeated once.

Lecture Hours: 16

Provides applied lessons and guided instruction in tone production, technique, musicianship, and performance practice. Students advance their skills through weekly lessons and regular practice of fundamental techniques and solo repertory. This course can be repeated with different content for credit.

May be repeated once.

Lecture Hours: 16

An introduction to the musical arts through listening to and studying the music of various periods. Some sections of the course may be presented by live musicians. Allied arts, including dance, painting, and literature, may be used to demonstrate the relatedness of music to the larger scope of human experience.

Lecture Hours: 48

This course is designed for the student to participate in group performances. The performing group meets regularly and presents a wide variety of choral literature throughout the year. This course can be repeated with different content for credit.

May be repeated once.

Lab Hours: 32

This course will explore literature through performance using creative individual and group explorations. Students will learn to select, analyze, rehearse and perform literature of various types using vocal and physical techniques.

Lecture Hours: 48