Art Courses

ART 115 (3-0-3)

Principles of Color

This course introduces students to a variety of media in painting. Students learn, apply, and analyze the elements of art and the principles of design in their own art making and in the art of others. The course emphasizes various methods of painting, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil.

ART 122 (3-0-3)

Introduction to Painting

This course includes segments of lecture, demonstration, and application. It includes lectures on the history of painting and its relationship to the history of art. It facilitates student development of basic painting techniques through the exploration of such fundamentals as observation, composition, color theory, and perspective, as well as working from still life, landscape, the figure, and music. The course incorporates the demonstration of design fundamentals on a weekly basis. It strongly encourages personal expression.
PR: ART 128

ART 127 (2-2-3)

Introduction to Watercolors

This foundational painting course includes segments of both lecture-demonstration and laboratory. Lectures include topics on the history of watercolors and its relationship to the history of art. Sessions facilitate the student’s exploration of fundamentals such as observation, composition, color theory, the basic techniques in watercolor, as well as working from still life, landscape, the figure, and music. The course demonstrates and incorporates design fundamentals, and personal expression is strongly encouraged.

ART 128 (2-2-3)

Introduction to Drawing

This course includes segments of lecture, demonstration, and laboratory. It includes lectures on the history of drawing and its relationship to the history of art. It facilitates student development of basic drawing techniques through the exploration of fundamentals such as observation, composition, color theory, perspective, as well as working from still life, landscape, the figure, and music. The course incorporates the demonstration of design fundamentals on a weekly basis. It strongly encourages personal expression.

ART 129 (2-2-3)

Two-Dimensional Design

This foundation course introduces students to the basic theory and practice of two-dimensional design. It emphasizes an understanding of two-dimensional design concepts and explores the elements and value of concept, image, expression, visual problem solving, and studio practice. 
PR: ART 127 or 128 or evidence of studio art in high school

ART 133 (3-0-3)

History of Art I

This course introduces the students to the history of art in the western tradition from prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages. It focuses on communication through the visual forms of painting, sculpture and architecture. Additionally, it provides students the opportunity to identify and analyze examples of media, forms, and content in relation to various cultures and periods.

ART 135 (3-0-3)

History of Art II

This course introduces the history of art in the western tradition from the Italian Renaissance to the 20th century. It demonstrates how painting, sculpture, and architecture communicate through visual form. It provides students the opportunity to identify and analyze examples of media, forms and content in relation to various cultures and periods.

ART 150 (3-0-3)

Introduction to Film and Culture

This course explores film as a critical social mirror within a selected cultural context. The course examines artistic elements such as narrative, cinematography, direction, acting, and mise-en-scene, and focuses on the socio-cultural and historical factors that shape cinema such as political and religious ideologies, class, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, and physical ability.

ART 211 (3-0-3)

Digital Public Art

This course examines the conceptual framework of digital public art. It introduces public-art practice, including a brief history of public art and an exploration of public art in context. It also introduces such technological advancements and tools as video art, laser and LED projections, augmented realities, and the metaverse.

ART 226 (3-0-3)

Business of Art

This course introduces students to management principles of the arts and promotional strategies for artists. Students learn grant writing fundamentals and how to identify opportunities for such possible arts funding as scholarships, internships, and fellowships. This course helps students to develop their professional portfolio, as well as to identify differences among artist statements, biographies, CVs, and resumes. The course introduces a brief history of marketing, as well as current social media trends and such traditional methods of promotion and publicity as press releases, business cards, and websites. It also introduces students to the fundamentals of exhibition, promotion, and management of art exhibitions in a gallery space.

ART 250 (3-0-3)

Art Internship

This course provides for experience in an arts organization or gallery. The internship allows students to combine classroom theory and application with real-world experience. It also allows them to explore potential career paths. This course requires completion of 135 hours of supervised fieldwork.
Pass/Fail Only; This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to ART 280.
PR or CR: ART 115, 122, 128, 133, 135, 211, and 226; and permission of the instructor or the dean; and COM 105: Public Speaking

ART 280 (3-0-3)

Capstone: Public Art Project

This course asks students to conceptualize, execute, and present a specific public-art project. This project can be either a permanent or temporary installation or a performance, that brings awareness to current social issues within the community. The project is a service-learning project, for which students partner with a local public arts organization and /or non-profit agency. 
Pass/Fail Only; This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to ART 250.
PR or CR: ART 115, 122, 128, 133, 135, 211, and 226; and permission of the instructor or the dean