Department of Art : Art Education Courses

Dates:  June 9-23 VA 0170

This workshop will introduce students/practicing teachers to methods of using technology to design arts focused on interdisciplinary curriculum.  Concepts of art production, history, culture and aesthetics will be related to curriculum design that focuses on interdisciplinary connections.  Students will create a curriculum packet that integrates art making and technology within other disciplines.

The art of Egyptian tombs, with focus on Pyramids and Valley of the Kings. Class Details
 No prerequisites

Discover the ancient process of lost wax investment casting in Bronze using state of the art 21st century techniques. Learn how to make a mold of almost anything, replicate the form in wax and magically transform into bronze with a wonderful patina. We have the astounding ancient and contemporary bronzes of The Toledo Museum of Art as a direct resource.  Tom Lingeman has been teaching and working in cast bronze for over 30 years.
No Prerequisites

This intense exploration of experimental studio practices and ideas will deal with concepts of light and color, as well as, technology and physical force. Drawing on untraditional surfaces and with untraditional media will be our focus. Students will discuss and investigate artistic processes inspired by modern masters and emerging contemporary artists.
Prerequisites - ART 1080, ART 2080 or Permission of Instructor

A three-week introduction to transparent watercolor.  Instruction in materials, color mixing, paint handling, papers, and composition.  A variety of subject matter will be explored. 
No Prerequisites

This hands-on workshop will provide an in depth exploration of color photography through the use of digital cameras. Participants will learn how to take advantage of manual camera controls to make better photographs while focusing on the creative potential of the medium. A variety of topics will be covered including lighting, composition, editing, file management, image correction, and digital printing.  In addition to group demonstrations and presentations, students will be given individual instruction to help them achieve personal goals.

A five week workshop in which students will explore hand-building and the potter’s wheel in the formulation of vessels using porcelain clay.  Unique high-fire luster glazes will be used in the embellishment and firing process.
Prerequisites:  ART 2050 and ART 2060 or Permission of Instructor

This class utilizes the potential of dynamic media to create compelling images describing the phenomenology of light and its potential to create a complex interplay of forms and surfaces of varying translucency and opacity, that change over time. The class introduces the fundamentals of programming to visual artists using both Action-script in Adobe Flash and the open-source Processing programming environment.  (www.processing.org). This is an experimental approach towards image-making that utilizes the potential of moving images in describing the ephemeral quality of light and perception through the synthesis of the traditional concerns in image-making and software.
Prerequisites - ART 2150, ART 2160 or Permission of Instructor

A concentrated workshop further developing the theme of "light and color" ,classes will consist of a cross disciplinary investigation of monotype and relief techniques.

No Prerequisites