Summer Courses 2011
School of Art

First Session: May 23 - June 24, 2011

ART 100L, Sec. 1—ART APPRECIATION (11:30 am – 1:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)

Discover some of the thought-provoking ideas behind your favorite work of art. If you don’t have a favorite work of art, you soon will!  Instructor Staff.
 

ART 100A, Sec. 1—VISUAL LANGUAGE: DRAWING (11:30 am – 1:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)

Let's start with the nitty-gritty--paper and charcoal.  We'll go on to other basic drawing media and techniques from there, including the use of illusionary space, design and abstraction.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Bradley Allen. 

ART 102A, Sec. 1—VISUAL LANGUAGE: 2-D DESIGN (11:30 am – 1:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)

See and use color with confidence. Learn the basics of design. A perfect class for majors and non-majors alike.  Instructor Staff.
 

ART 240A, Sec. 1—PAINTING I (9:30 – 11:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)

There is no better place to apply the theories of color through painting than Montana in the summertime.  Explore individual skill development in composition and content through the use of various oil and acrylic painting projects within the contemporary strategies and historical context of the art world.  Prerequisites ART 101A, 102A and 223 or consent of instructor.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Staff.
 

ART 314A, Sec. 1—ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART (7:30 – 9:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)

Examine visual art teaching methods and produce original works in a variety of media. You will also explore methods of critique, curricular components, media management, resources and guided teaching experiences.  This course is designed for upper-division undergraduate elementary education majors.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Bobby Tilton.
 

ART 495, Sec. 1—DRAWING AS DAILY RECORD  (8:00 – 11:00 am MTW, 3 credits)

Drawing as a record of expression can facilitate idea development.  Observation, memory and imagination are the three lenses in which this course will relate to the environment and personal past.  In this course we will be working on large-scale drawings daily.  At first we will work unedited and in a free associative manner with anonymous feedback, followed by open discussions and critiques in preparation for a public exhibition.  Gather your drawing materials and sharpen your pencils!  Studio practicum, lectures, critiques, reading and writing.  Prerequisite, ART 101, 150, 151, 203, 223 or consent of instructor.  Instructor Mary Ann Bonjorni.
 

ART 495, Sec. 2—ART AND INSANITY  (9:30 – 11:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)

Madman or genius?  Monster or gift?  This course explores the possible links between human creativity and metal illness, particularly the way scholars have described a range of historical archetypes for the artist and the intersection of the fields of art history and psychology.  We shall address case studies in the visual arts, literature, and music that reveal the intimate tie between insanity and artistic production.  Instructor H. Rafael Chacón.
 

First Session ONLINE Offering:  May 23 - June 24, 2011

ART 150H, Sec. 50—ART OF WORLD CIVILIZATION: ANCIENT TO MIDIEVAL (3 credits) 

Survey the history of visual art from cave paintings to the Renaissance.  Turn back the clock and learn what ancient civilizations tell us about themselves through art.  Instructor Edgar Smith.

Second Session: June 27 - July 29, 2011

ART 101A, Sec. 30—VISUAL LANGUAGE: DRAWING (11:30 am – 1:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits) 

Let’s start with the nitty-gritty—paper and charcoal. We’ll go on to other basic drawing media and techniques from there, including the use of illusionary space, design and abstraction.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Staff.

ART 103A, Sec. 30—VISUAL LANGUAGE: 3-D DESIGN (9:30 – 11:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)

If you are interested in ceramics or sculpture—start here. This hands-on class will teach you the basics of working in 3-D mediums. Emphasis is placed on conceptualization and formal development of the 3-D object in the areas of form, mass, scale, texture, space and color.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Brad Allen.

ART 129A, Sec. 30—CERAMICS FOR NON-MAJORS (9:30 – 11:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)

If you’ve always wanted to create your own ceramic work of art, but did not know where to start, this is the class for you.  In this general introduction to ceramics, you will learn the basics and leave with your very own works of art.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Julia Galloway.

ART 229A, Sec. 30—CERAMICS (1:30 – 3:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)

Work with clay every day in this hands-on studio class.  Explore the different methods of making objects using clay, and a variety of building techniques.  Join us as we fire kilns.  This class is a wonderful beginning ceramics experience and could lead to more advanced work in the field.  Prerequisite ART 103A or consent of instructor.  Additional lab time may be required.  Instructor Julia Galloway.

ART 317, Sec. 30—DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I (1:30 – 3:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)

Focus your personal expression through the greater understanding of digital photography. In this course, you will work with composition, light, and color with an emphasis on digital camera operation and utilizing Photoshop to enhance photographs.  If necessary, students may use film cameras.  Prerequisite Art 215A or consent of instructor.  Instructor Steve Krutek.

Second Session ONLINE Offering:  June 27 - July 29, 2011

ART 151H, Sec. 50—ART OF WORLD CIVILIZATION: EARLY MODERN TO C (3 credits) 

Survey the history of visual art from 1400 to present.  This course will demonstrate how the visual arts reflected and shaped the dynamic changes that characterized Europe during the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the modern age.  Instructor Edgar Smith.

Special Session Offering:  June 20 - July 20, 2011

ART 395, Sec. 80—STUDY ABROAD: FLORENCE, ITALY (3-6 credits) 

This intensive study abroad session will mix art history with art instruction in landscape painting, photography, and figure drawing through fieldwork in the Tuscan region, and ongoing guided tours to sites of great historical and artistic significance.  Sites include the world famous Duomo, Michelangelo's David, the Uffizi Galleries, San Gimignano, and Cinque Terre.  Students will be housed in private apartments for the three-week session in Florence.  Students will receive individual and group guidance in photography, figure drawing, and landscape painting.  Studio credits are available for students wishing to enroll in an additional independent study course.  Core credits are based in art history of the Florence region from Medieval to Renaissance time periods.  Instructor Matthew Hamon.