Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A seminar course to be taken by all students in CA 360. It deals with visual art topics of an historical, critical and theoretical nature that concern practicing artists in the contemporary context. Students will be required to present research papers. Each research subject will be studied in connection with the student's own artistic work. Students with credit for FPA 366 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This seminar course is a co-requisite for all students in CA 360. It deals with visual art topics of an historical, critical and theoretical nature that concern contemporary practicing artists. Significant emphasis is placed on engaged discussion therefore students are responsible for coming to class prepared to discuss the weekly readings. Each student will have several opportunities to prepare class discussion points and offer artistic examples that relate to the content of the readings.  They will also be required to present research in progress, orally present their papers, and regularly animate assigned sections of the readings during the course of the semester. For their final papers students select their own research topics, with the guidance of the Instructor. Students generate research topics in relation to issues arising in class, and based on their own studio research interests.  

This seminar enables students to develop a greater understanding of some of the theoretical issues important to the practice and reception of contemporary art in order to help build an aware and critical contemporary studio practice. From the start of class students will develop a personal reading list related to their studio interests, from which they will draw to construct their research paper and to advance their studio practice in CA 360.