Students work individually toward a class-developed collaboration on a specific campus project. Students work with a variety of materials in public scale and on special projects with visiting artists. Students will learn through guest lecturers, hands-on projects, and fieldtrips. Students will gain viewing and listening skills and come to examine the content of contemporary media materials. Students work with a digital approach to mural and public art project development including analysis of sites, conceptualization and collaboration using current imaging software.
Students work in collaboration with specific communities to develop digital images.
Emphasizes issues of race, culture, gender, and sexuality in the production of contemporary visual and public art. Helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities applicable to the understanding of culture and history. Surveys the field of contemporary ethical theory in visual and public arts. Students follow controversial cases in public art. Uses guest artists, slide lectures, videos, and field trips as resources to understand and analyze cases.