Art (Art)

ART 101 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL ARTS
Credits: 3
Term: (F, S, SU)

This slide lecture course will introduce the students to forms of creative expression within visual arts, encouraging the students to more actively explore art verbally and in written form. The course material will focus on various issues of aesthetic expression rather than the historical development of the arts.

ART 114 ART FUNDAMENTALS
Credits: 3 Studio Course
Term: (F, S)

This course is an exploration of visual concepts through studio projects supplemented by lecture, discussion, and writing assignments. Art fundamentals will be investigated through drawing, color theory, and 3-dimensional processes.

ART 140 DRAWING I
Credits: 3 Studio Course
Term: (F, S, SU)

This course introduces the fundamentals of drawing with consideration for line, form, space and perspective in rendering from three-dimensional shapes, still life, landscape or the human form utilizing a variety of drawing materials. Emphasis will be placed on learning to see and render basic shapes, line quality, value, light and shadow, texture, mass, perspective and composition. Students will be encouraged to apply these skills to develop a personal style of drawing.