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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 00:30:27+00:00

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From painting to robotics, performance to ceramics, artists are using an astonishing array of media to explore their world. In this course, students learn about artists from across the globe. We investigate the broad range of media that artists are using, and how they express their ideas through art. We also examine the social and economic factors that shape 21st century art practices, and the role of the artist in society. Students will develop the language and tools needed to critique contemporary art.
Explores the principles and elements of the language of art as related to the process of painting. Discussion and exposure to a variety of tools, materials, and media will be included. Historical reference to stylistic changes and various aesthetic concepts will be explored.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials.
Introduction to the formal and creative language of drawing. The course emphasizes the development of drawing skills and identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 181 and 182 may not take ART 112 for credit.
This introductory course explores interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art making including installation, performance, relational aesthetics, digital media and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.
Note:Students with credit for ART 135 may not take ART 136 for credit. This course is not offered every year.
An introduction to the concepts and issues relating to contemporary sculpture. This combined lecture/studio class encourages a wide exploration of materials while focusing on basic formal and compositional skills.
Note: Sculpture students provide their own materials. Students with credit for ART 114 may not take ART 141 for credit.
Introduces and explores the conceptual, expressive and technical processes of two printmaking media of Relief and Intaglio. Discussion and exposure to a variety of equipment, materials and media will be included.
Note: Students with credit for ART 113.6 may not take this course for credit. Costs in addition to tuition will apply to this course.
Introduces and explores the conceptual, expressive and technical processes of two printmaking media of Lithography and Screenprinting. Discussion and exposure to a variety of equipment, materials and media will be included.
Introduction to the basic elements of black and white photography. Theory and practical application will be taught through the direct experience with the camera. Black and white film development and printing will be practiced.
Note: Photography students must provide their own cameras and photographic materials. Students with credit for ART 116 may not take ART 161 for credit.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 271 or 272 may not take ART 211 for credit.
Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression through drawing, compositional design, graphic media and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is encouraged.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 281 or 282 may not take ART 212 for credit.
Continued identification of the concepts, materials and means of sculpture and related three-dimensional form. A range of methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation will be encouraged. This includes use of the wood and metal shops and exploration of a wide exploration of materials and combination of materials (such as wood, metal, cement, plaster, found objects etc.).
Note: Students with credit for ART 241 and ART 242 may not receive credit for this course. ART 214.6 is equivalent to the combination of ART 241.3 and ART 242.3.
Continued development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical. Includes black and white, and colour photography, both chemical and digital. Theory and practical application will be approached through assigned projects and independent work.
Note: Photography students must provide their own cameras and photographic materials.
This course explores the potentials of digital video and sound as contemporary art mediums. Technical production will be situated alongside experimental fine art thinking in term projects and learner exercises. Reading and discussion of related texts, artists' work, and supplementary audio/visual material will accompany production of artworks.
Note: Adobe Software: Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects will be used in the production of projects and assignments. No previous experience with this software is required. NOTE: Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a Software license to run on their home device.
Animation and Digital Space explores the rich potential of animation, digital motion graphics, and 2.5D digital environments as viable art mediums in contemporary art practice. Through a series of exercises and projects, stop-motion and traditional animation will converge with digital animation and digital environments.
Note: Software to be covered: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Photoshop and Illustrator may also be introduced in the building of assets. (Note: you do not need prior experience using the Adobe software to take this class.) Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a Software license to run on their home device.
Conceptual and technical development of the student's work in digital imagery. Adobe Photoshop software will be used to introduce students to image input and photomontage techniques. Critical and theoretical concerns pertaining to the medium will be discussed and related to the assignments.
Note: Students with credit for ART 336.6 may not take ART 235.3 for credit.
This course explores interdisciplinary and digital approaches to contemporary art making including video, projection, installation, sound, digital animation, performance, relational aesthetics and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one foundation-level studio art class, or permission of the department.
Note: This course is not offered every year.
Note: Students with credit for ART 214 may not take ART 241 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 214 may not take ART 242 for credit.
Explores the conceptual, expressive and technical processes ini multiple print media that include Intaglio, Relief, Lithography and Screenprinting. Digital applications and photo-printmaking will be investigated in various projects. Photo-Intaglio (solar plate), Photo-Lithography, Posterization and CMYK processes, as well as Monotypes and Monoprints will be explored. Discussion and exposure to a variety of equipment and materials will be included.
Prerequisite(s): ART 151.3 and ART 152.3; or ART 113.6; or permission of the instructor.
Note: Students with credit for ART 213.6 may not take this course for credit. Costs in addition to tuition will apply to this course.
Note: Students with credit for ART 371 or 372 may not take ART 311 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 381 or 382 may not take ART 312 for credit.
Explores the conceptual, expressive and technical processes of all areas of printmaking, including digital media. Advanced concepts and processes are all a part of choices students can make concentrating in two or more distinct areas of printmaking.
Continual development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical. Includes black and white, and colour photography, both chemical and digital. Theory and practical application will be approached through assigned projects and independent work.
Continued exploration and expansion of video and sound potentials, contextualizing digital media within contemporary installation and art practice. Technical production will be situated alongside experimental fine art thinking in two to three term projects. Reading and discussion of related texts, artists' work and supplementary audio/visual material will accompany production of artworks.
Animation and Digital Space proposes and explores the rich potential of animation, digital motion graphics and 2.5D digital environments as viable art mediums in contemporary art practice. This course will use a combination of live video capture, still imagery, green screening, rotoscoping, masking and digital animation techniques to manipulate, collage and build 2.5D digital spaces, concepts and/or narratives using After Effects. Following a sequence of technically-based exercises and thematic lectures, each student will create a video installation that uses the skills and concepts introduced in class.
Continued exploration of interdisciplinary and digital approaches to contemporary art making including video, projection, installation, sound, digital animation, performance, relational aesthetics and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.
Note: Students with credit for ART 335 may not take ART 338 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 335 may not take ART 339 for credit.
This class will trace the early development of performance as an art form, show how it has made radical social and political statements and challenged the status quo of fine art practice. Through examination of theoretical texts and ideas alongside the production of live performance, performance-for-video and relational aesthetics projects, this class will allow students to engage with the broad potentials of this cutting-edge contemporary art form.
Prerequisite(s): 12 credit units ART courses or permission of the instructor.
Note: Students with credit for ARTH 340 cannot take this course for additional credit.
Prerequisite(s): ART 214; or ART 241 and ART 242.
Note: Students with credit for ART 314 may not take ART 341 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 314 may not take ART 342 for credit.
A practical course which explores the techniques of various historical media. Students will gain experience researching and using these older and sometimes forgotten techniques. Media and emphasis will vary depending on the expertise of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): One of ARTH 120, 121, ART 111, or ART 112 (formerly ART 181).
Note: This course can be used toward either studio or art history requirements in Art degree programs.
Identification of the concepts, materials, and means of interdisciplinary art-making using a range of media. A wide range and exploration of materials and combinations of mediums will be emphasized, depending on the expertise of the instructor.
Indentification of the concepts, materials and means of interdisciplinary art-making using a range of media. A wide exploration of materials and combinations of mediums will be emphasized depending on the expertise of the instructor.
Note: Past courses have included Reconsidering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art; Spectacle: Practices in Art and Drama.
Note: Past courses have included Contemporary Video: Critical Issues and Practices; Painting Icons and Thangkas: Tradition and Innovation.
Note: Students with credit for ART 471 or 472 may not take ART 411 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 481 or 482 may not take ART 412 for credit.
Exploration at an advanced level of the conceptual, expressive and technical means of four major print methods: Etching, Lithography, the Relief Print and Serigraphy and related photographic and digital methods. Thorough familiarity with the craft of the traditional print methods as well as experimentation will be encouraged.
Emphasizes the student's independent artistic growth and development in painting.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 473 or 474 may not take ART 421 for credit.
Emphasizes the student's independent growth and development as it relates to drawing.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 483 or 484 may not take ART 422 for credit.
Emphasizes the student's independent growth and development as it relates to printmaking.
Emphasizes the student's independent growth and development as it relates to photography.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 475 or 476 may not take ART 431 for credit.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 485 or 486 may not take ART 432 for credit.
This advanced course explores interdisciplinary and digital approaches to contemporary art making including video, projection, installation, sound, digital animation, performance, relational aesthetics and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.
Note: Students with credit for ART 435 may not take ART 438 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 435 may not take ART 439 for credit.
Note: Students with credit for ART 414 may not take ART 441 for credit.
Note:Students with credit for ART 414 may not take ART 442 for credit.
This course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.
Note: Students are required to have completed the 400-level prerequisite in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.
Building on skills developed in ART 450.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.
Note: Students are required to have completed ART 450 in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.
Building on skills developed in ART 451.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.
Note: Students are required to have completed the prerequisite course in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.
Building on skills developed in ART 452.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.
Note: Students are required to have completed ART 452 in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.
Advanced exploration and expansion of video and sound, contextualizing digital media within contemporary installation and art practice. Technical production will be situated alongside experimental fine art thinking in two to three term projects. Reading and discussion of related texts, artists' work and supplementary audio/visual material will accompany production of artworks.
Note: Adobe Software: Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects will be used in the production of projects and assignments. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a Software license to run on their home device.
Animation and Digital Space is an advanced exploration of the rich potential of animation, digital motion graphics and 2.5D digital environments as viable art mediums in contemporary art practice. This course will use a combination of live video capture, still imagery, green screening, rotoscoping, masking and digital animation techniques to manipulate, collage and build 2.5D digital spaces, concepts and/or narratives using After Effects. Following a sequence of technically-based exercises and thematic lectures, each student will create two to three advanced projects that use the skills and concepts introduced in class.
Note: Software to be covered: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Photoshop and Illustrator will also be used in the building of assets. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a Software license to run on their home device.
Students will mount an exhibition of work done during their program of study in the department of Art & Art History. Students must include a one-page written "artist's statement" with their exhibition, developed in consultation with a faculty advisor. The exhibition must be of a quantity and quality deemed acceptable by faculty and will be assigned a grade of CR (Completed Requirements).
Prerequisite(s): B.F.A. student in the final year of program with minimum CPA of 70% and permission of the department.
This seminar will deal with key issues in contemporary art. Primary sources, as well as subsequent interpretations and current literature all pertaining to modern art, post-modern and the most recent cutting edge art, will serve as source material for topics selected by individual students for investigation. Faculty and students will participate through ongoing presentations, discussions and written work.
Note: Students with credit for ART 430 may not take this course for credit.
Continued research and exploration in collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art making. Projects will include alternative practices such as video, performance, installation, projection, and book works. Reading and discussion of related texts will accompany production of artworks. Ambitious and critical synthesis of concepts and media are expected at the graduate level.
Research and continued identification of the concepts, materials, and means of sculpture and related work will be explored. Methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation, both traditional and experimental approaches will be encouraged. This includes wide exploration of materials and combinations such as metals, wood, fabric, cement, and found objects. Ambitious and critical synthesis of materials, processes and concepts is expected at the graduate level.
Studio work and exploration of the conceptual, expressive and technical means of four major print methods will be offered: Etching, Lithography, Relief Print and Serigraphy. Related photographic methods will be demonstrated. Thorough familiarity with the craft of the traditional print methods, as well as experimentation will be encouraged.
Continued development in the creative language of photography, both expressive and technical. The study will include still, motion, black and white, and color photography. Theory and practical application will be approached through direct experience with the camera and with the developing and printing processes.
Continual identification of concepts and methods as they relate to the expression, structure, media, and skills of painting. Students may experiment with any or all painting media and work from a choice of subject matter. Emphasis is on students' artistic growth and development.
Continued research and exploration of the concepts and methods of drawing as they relate to visual perception and expression, compositional design and graphic media, and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is expected.
Offered occasionally by regular and visiting faculty and in other special situations. Students interested in this course should contact the department for more information.
All graduate students are required to attend biweekly departmental seminars during the first two years of their program. Students will present their exhibition research and participate in seminar discussions. Departmental faculty and visiting lecturers also contribute to the program.
This is a major component of the M.F.A. degree in Visual Arts. Students must select the best from work completed during the two years and mount an acceptable exhibition. This exhibition constitutes the major emphasis of the students' study and research. The examining committee for the defense of this exhibition consists of three Art Department faculty, one external examiner and a designated chair for the exam.

References: ART 181
 ART 112
 ART 135
 ART 136
 ART 114
 ART 141
 ART 113
 ART 116
 ART 161
 ART 271
 ART 211
 ART 281
 ART 212
 ART 241
 ART 242
 ART 214
 ART 241
 ART 242
 ART 336
 ART 235
 ART 214
 ART 241
 ART 214
 ART 242
 ART 151
 ART 152
 ART 113
 ART 213
 ART 371
 ART 311
 ART 381
 ART 312
 ART 335
 ART 338
 ART 335
 ART 339
 ART 214
 ART 241
 ART 242
 ART 314
 ART 341
 ART 314
 ART 342
 ART 111
 ART 112
 ART 181
 ART 471
 ART 411
 ART 481
 ART 412
 ART 473
 ART 421
 ART 483
 ART 422
 ART 475
 ART 431
 ART 485
 ART 432
 ART 435
 ART 438
 ART 435
 ART 439
 ART 414
 ART 441
 ART 414
 ART 442
 ART 450
 ART 450
 ART 451
 ART 452
 ART 452
 ART 430