IMPORTANT DATES

  • Friday, May 3
    Deadline for 2013 summer semester fee payment without a late fee.

  • Monday, May 13
    2013 summer durations 1, 2, 3 begin
       

        

FACULTY OF ART

Please be aware of 'Special Considerations' found under the current Course Calendar/Faculty of Art.

Drawing & Painting
DRPT 2B02 Abstract Painting
DRPT 2B03 Drawing Workshop [Duration 1 CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008; Duration 4 CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
DRPT 2B07 Figurative Drawing
DRPT 2B08 Camera Art: Combining Media [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
DRPT 2B13 Contemporary Issues: Art Today
DRPT 2B24 Materials & Processes
DRPT 2B35 Watercolour
DRPT 2B39 Painting and Digital Imaging [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
DRPT 2C03 Painting Studio
DRPT 3B04 Intermediate Drawing: Figurative
DRPT 3B21 Process as Art: Meaning of Materials
DRPT 4B03 Advanced Painting

General Art
GART 1B04 Colour and Composition
GART 1B05 Form and Structure (see equivalent course GDES 1B25)
GART 1B06 Time-Based Media
GART 1B14 Nature & Culture
GART 1C00 Drawing (see equivalent courses: GDES 1B00 and GDES 1B11 or GDES 1B14 )

Integrated Media
INTM 2B02 Film for Artists [Duration 5 CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
INTM 2B06 Sonic Arts [Duration 5 CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
INTM 2B21 Online Art & Website Design
INTM 3B10 Lighting for Film & Video [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
INTM 3B11 Media & Social Change [CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
INTM 3B17 Publications: Digital [CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
INTM 3B27 Film: Frame by Frame [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
INTM 3B41 Compositing and Digital Animation [Duration 5 CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]

Photography
PHOT 2B01 Photography: Light and Studio
PHOT 2B03 Introductory Photography Basic [Duration 1 CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
PHOT 2B05 Colour I
PHOT 2B07 Digital Imaging I [Duration 2 CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008][Duration 5 CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
PHOT 2B13 Introductory Photography: Concept & Process
PHOT 3B19 Professional Practice & Application

Printmaking
PRNT 2B01 Introduction to Screenprinting
PRNT 2B02 Introduction to Relief
PRNT 2B18 Printmaking for Painters
PRNT 2B20 Book Arts: bookbinding
PRNT 2B22 Non-Toxic Printmaking
PRNT 2B26 Nano-publishing: Independent Publications
PRNT 2B27 From Letterpress to Contemporary Typography

Interdisciplinary
INTR 3B25 Alternative Portfolio Presentation

DRPT 2B02
Abstract Painting
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4: June 2 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Alexander Irving
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course introduces students to expressive and experiential nature of abstract painting. Students develop their own painting vocabulary and an understanding of abstract form through a series of projects that emphasize the meaning of colour, gesture, form and compositional design that belie the flatness of picture plane.

DRPT 2B03 Drawing Workshop
0.5 Credit | Studio

Duration 1: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Instructor: Kathleen Vaughn
Duration 4: June 2 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm [CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
Instructor: Scott Sawtell
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

Drawing is essential to visual communication as both a preparatory tool and as a distinct medium of expression. Building on the drawing techniques and the principles of perspective and composition acquired in GART 1C00, and through formal exercises utilizing a range of media, techniques and subject matter, various approaches to drawing are explored, including investigative, observational and experimental practices. This course is appropriate for both Art and Design students and requires minimal drawing experience.

DRPT 2B07
Figurative Drawing
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1:
May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Maria Gabankova
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course focuses on drawing from human figure. In a range of structured exercises varying from short gestures to sustained poses, the principles of composition, proportion and volume are explored through line and tone and the modelling of light and shadow. Anatomy and portraiture are introduced, as well as techniques such as measuring and reference point, hatching and contour drawing.

DRPT 2B08 [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Camera Art: Combining Media
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1:
May 12 - May 30, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am to 12:30 pm
Instructor: Barbara Astman
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).
 
An array of issues arises for artists using cameras as tools for creative expression when applied to drawing and painting practices. Through a series of workshops, slide presentations and concept development exercises, the relationship of drawing and painting to contemporary photographic practice is examined and explored.

Conditions: Basic darkroom experience is required.
Note: Required for Photography Minor

DRPT 2B13
Contemporary Issues: Art Today (DRPT)
0.5 Credit | Studio/Seminar
Duration 5:
June 23 - August 1, Tuesday and Thursday, 1 am to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Sarindar Dhaliwal
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This introductory studio-seminar course exposes students to some of the issues, theories, conceptual and formal strategies that inform contemporary art practice. This specific offering concentrates on drawing and painting with reference to other media. Each weekly seminar explores current ideas and discourses through some of the following: presentations of artists’ works, analysis of assigned readings, and students’ presentations of their own projects.

Note: Must be completed at the 200-level by all Drawing & Painting Majors.

DRPT 2B24
Materials & Processes
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor:
Nicole Collins
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

A fundamental understanding of media results when students make their own paint and gesso. Selected painting and drawing materials, processes and techniques are introduced in slide lectures and workshops. A range of media is explored, including oils, temperas, metalpoint and encaustic wax. Processes for study include opaque and transparent systems, optical colour mixing and altering viscosity through the use of mediums. Healthy and safe studio practice is emphasized.

Note: A materials fee is collected in the first class. This is a prerequisite for DRPT 3B21 Process as Art: Meaning of Materials.

DRPT 2B35
Watercolour
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4: June 2 - June 20, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor
: Natalie Waldburger
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

The luminous transparency and fluid viscosity characteristic of watercolour are explored in this intensive medium-based workshop. Watercolour painting materials, processes and techniques are experienced as a means of expression. Students learn to handle masses of colour and gain control of this classic medium in a variety of applications.

DRPT 2B39 [CANCELLED 05/02/2008]
Painting and Digital Imaging
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructors: Luke Painter
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).
 
The capacity to manipulate and synthesize images digitally from a vast number of sources allows artists increased latitude in generating ideas for paintings. In this studio/lab-based course, students use the computers, digital cameras and scanners to gather images and create compositions for their paintings. Through a combination of painting and digital experiments, students explore a range of possibilities for expanding the painter's vocabulary.
        
DRPT 2C03
Painting Studio
1.0 Credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 12 - June 20, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor
: Stephan Ibbott
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

Contemporary practices are introduced in a series of paintings that sequentially identify and build technical and critical vocabulary. Basic skills are defined and developed through projects that relate materials and techniques to concept development and presentation. Multiple acrylic painting systems are explored through a variety of subjects. Students learn to build and prepare a range of painting supports. Safe and healthy procedures are introduced.

Note: Must be completed at the 200-level by all Drawing & Painting Majors.

DRPT 3B04
Intermediate Drawing: Figurative
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor
: Maria Gabankova
Duration 4: June 2 - June 20, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Scott Sawtell

This course focuses on depiction and interpretation of the human figure through drawing. Building upon essential drawing techniques and anatomical studies, detailed technical instruction is provided in contour drawing, hatching and tonal rendering, using a variety of drawing media on a range of supports.

DRPT 3B21
Process as Art: Meaning of Materials
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4: June 2 - June 20, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor
: Nicole Collins
Prerequisite: DRPT 2B24 Materials and Processes or DRPT 2B05 Alternative
Media/Techniques.

When "the medium is the message," material and process become their own subject matter. Students propose studies in selected media such as encaustic, oils, temperas, acrylic, plastic and latex products, spray paints, marker pens, copy-art and digitally generated/altered images, and experiment with materials and processes to express content and intent. Depth of experience is achieved through the development of a series of related works undertaken as independent research directed by the faculty.

Note: A materials fee is applied to this course.

DRPT 4B03
Advanced Painting
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Luke Painter
Prerequisite: Minimum 0.5 credit in 300-level Drawing & Painting course in painting - DRPT 3B01, DRPT 3B14, DRPT 3B16, DRPT 3B20, DRPT 3C02, DRPT 3C08, DRPT 3C11, DRPT 3C12 or DRPT 3C14.

Both representational and abstract painters employ symbols, historical and iconographic content to create meaning to their work. Issues central to the production of meaning in painting today are explored in this course. Students are directed in the generation of series of works that explore their own ideas while advancing their technical expertise.

Note: Required for Directed Studio Drawing and Painting Majors.

GART 1B04
Colour Exploration
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 12 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor
: J.J. Lee

This course introduces students to the historical and contemporary fundamentals of art making by studying the interdependency of colour and visual elements across a broad range of media, from painting and photography to digital tools.  Building upon conceptual and visual aspects of two-dimensional design, students investigate the relationships between ideas, forms, and shapes through the exploration of pictorial and virtual spaces, with attention to colour. 

Instruction and assignments that are germane to contemporary art practices will focus on composition and the contextual application of colour as a mode of expression.

Note: Equivalent to GDES 1B24 Colour and Two-dimensional Design (please refer to listing below).

GART 1B05
Form and Structure
0.5 Credit | Studio

GART 1B05 will not be offered in the Summer 2008 semester; instead of GART 1B05 you must take the first–year Design course GDES 1B25 (please see course description). Faculty of Art first-year students must enroll and be successful in this course to receive 0.5 credit GART 1B05 equivalency.

GART 1B06 
Time Based Media
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Evan Tapper

Students will engage the principles, vocabulary, and concepts of time-based and digital media. While examining the transition from analog to digital (with an emphasis on media literacy), students gain knowledge of the creative opportunities that current and emerging technologies provide. Students acquire experience through projects in video, performance, audio and the creative use of electronics. Students develop understanding of the basic methods, tools, and techniques of time-based media within the context of contemporary art practice.

GART 1B14
Nature and Culture
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Pedro Correia

Nature is thought to be the creative physical power operating in our material world. Currently, we understand that nature, not humanity, is the immediate cause of all the world’s phenomena. This course directs students’ investigations into how contemporary artists interpret, intervene, manipulate and explore the collision of the material/natural world and present-day culture. Students complete assignments in the research and production of art that explores contemporary attitudes to nature and on the effects that nature and culture have on each other.

Conditions: This course requires a minimum prerequisite of 1.0 credits of first-year studio curriculum.
Note: This course will be taught through the Drawing & Painting medium.

GART 1C00  
Drawing
1.0 Credit | Studio

GART 1C00 will not be offered in the Summer 2008 semester; instead of GART 1C00 you must take the first –year Design courses GDES 1B00 and GDES 1B11 or GDES 1B14 (please refer to course descriptions).  Faculty of Art first-year students must enroll and be successful in both these courses to receive 1.0 credit GART 1C00 equivalency.

INTM 2B02
Film for Artists
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Wrik Mead
Duration 5: June 23 - August 5, Monday and Wednesday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm [CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
Instructor: tba
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).
Recommended Co-requisite: INTM 2B06 Sonic Arts

This course introduces students to the artistic and technical aspects of independent filmmaking processes including: basic camera, light meters, lighting setup and developing concepts for scripts. Screenings, readings, lectures and discussions provide an overview of film history, theory and practice.

Note: Material fees apply. New code: formerly INTM 3B34. 

INTM 2B06
Sonic Arts
0.5 Credit | Studio

Duration 1: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Michelle Irving
Duration 5: June 23 - August 5, Tuesday and Thursday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm [CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
Instructor: tba
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course introduces sound and audio as artistic media. Students learn to record sounds and transform them using visual editing computer software. Each student works at shaping and building this material into short sound studies. Contemporary and historical examples of artists’ audio projects and methods of electronic composition are presented and discussed. Students are encouraged to develop their sound studies for film or video soundtracks, in performance or as audio installations.

Note: 200-level sound equipment access.

INTM 2B21
Online Art & Web Design
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9 am to 12:30 pm
Instructor: Evan Tapper
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course examines the web as an artistic medium through a review of artists' on-line projects and the creation of websites by students. Techniques covered include image preparation, HTML authoring, navigation and Flash animation. The social implications of the web's underlying structures will be considered.

Conditions: Basic computer knowledge required.

INTM 3B10 [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Lighting for Film & Video
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Greg Woodbury
Prerequisite: INTM 2B30 Video for Artist II, INTM 2B02 Film for Artists or INTM 3B35 Film for Artists II

This course explores the technical and creative aspects of camera and lighting for both film and video. Applications of studio and location lighting for narrative, experimental and documentary film and video are explored. This workshop course combines hands-on practice with film and digital video, along with screenings and discussions.

Note: New code; formally INTM 2B26

INTM 3B11 [CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
Media and Social Change
0.5 Credit | Studio/Seminar
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 am to 12:30 pm
Instructor: Peter Kingstone

Key issues in political history are explored through the work of independent filmmakers and video producers, web-based activist and art projects and installation works.
A rich range of work will be discussed, including influences of the Third Cinema movement, documentary strategies and experimental and hybrid projects. Issues addressed include global and local economies, environmental issues and colonial legacies, and their intersections with discourses of racialized and gendered bodies. Class discussion is an important part of the course, supported by pertinent readings. Students begin research applicable to their own projects.

INTM 3B17 [CANCELLED effective 05/22/2008]
Publications: Digital
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Jacky Sawatzky

The world-wide web is a forum for research, community building and art making. Students investigate and discuss a wide range of websites, web-specific art works and e-zines. Discussion and content development are important parts of the course. Topics include site design and editorial development, HTML basics, computer applications for site building and issues of content and distribution. Students produce websites from outline stage to completion point on the web. 

Conditions: Basic computer knowledge required.

INTM 3B27 [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Film: Frame by Frame
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Christina Battle
Prerequisite: Any one of the following film-studies courses; INTM 2B02, INTM 2B12, INTM 3B03, INTM 3B34, INTM 3B35.

Students are introduced and encouraged to experiment with film, frame by frame. Manual manipulation, rotoscoping, animation and optical printing are explored. Film, video, sound and digital interface are discussed. An overview of the history of single framework, theory and production planning are provided through screenings, demonstrations, discussions and hands-on instruction.

Note: 300-level film equipment access. Material fees apply.

INTM 3B41
Compositing and Digital Animation
0.5 Credit | Studio

Duration 1: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Jean Paul Kelly
Duration 5: June 23 - August 5, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 12:30 pm [CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
Instructor: tba

The unique aesthetics of image depth through vertical compositing is explored. Theories of vertical editing will be examined through the viewing of artists' works in video and multimedia as well as its use in popular culture. Media projects are the venues through which students structure concepts and narratives into short, multilayered finished pieces that can be output to video projects and multimedia work. The compositing software, Adobe After Effects, is used in conjunction with varied sources: video, Photoshop, Illustrator and CD audio.

Note: Basic Photoshop knowledge required. New code: formerly INTM 4B15.

PHOT 2B01
Photography: Light and Studio
0.5 Credit | Studio

Duration 4: June 2 – June 20, Monday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Robyn Cumming
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course introduces students to the basics of lighting for studio and location photography. The principles of lighting, including temperature, sources and lighting styles, are also covered. Students explore issues relating to lighting through a range of studio and location exercises.

PHOT 2B03    
Introductory Photography: Basic
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Instructor: Jennifer Long
Duration 4: June 2 – June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: April Hickox
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course offers an introduction to the technical and visual tools of photography, including camera functions, film exposure and black-and- white darkroom procedures. In class demonstrations, lectures and critiques support hands-on practice.

PHOT 2B05   
Colour I
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Thursday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: John Jones
Prerequisite: PHOT 2B03 Introductory Photography: Basic or equivalent.

This studio-based course explores the creative use of colour in contemporary photography. Students are introduced to the materials and processes of colour photography with an emphasis on learning darkroom skills. Hands-on practice is supplemented by presentations, lectures and critiques of student work. Aesthetic issues and trends are discussed.

PHOT 2B07 
Digital Imaging I
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 2
: May 12 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm [CANCELLED effective 05/02/2008]
Instructor: Sharon Switzer
Duration 5: June 23 – August 5, Monday and Wednesday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm [CANCELLED effective 6/9/2008]
Instructor: tba
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

Students explore digital imaging as it relates to photographic practice. This course provides a basic overview of digital technology including Photoshop, scanning and printing. Hands-on practice is supplemented by demonstrations, lectures and presentations. Basic computer literacy is required.

Note: Digital output fees may apply.  A digital camera is not required.   

PHOT 2B13
Introductory Photography: Concept and Process
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Jennifer Long
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).
Co-requisite: PHOT 2B03 Introductory Photography: Basic.

Students are further introduced to the technical and visual tools of photography. Emphasis is on acquiring a creative vocabulary and greater awareness of photographic and photo-based practice. Presentations, lectures and hands-on experience assist in the development of conceptual skills and working methods.

Note: Required for 200-level Photography Majors.

PHOT 3B19     
Professional Practices & Applications
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: John Jones

In this course, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of applied business practice, portfolio preparation and self promotion through practical assignments, critiques and skill building demonstrations. This course provides an excellent opportunity to build your portfolio with images that explore the creative potential of editorial, advertising and portfolio photography.

PRNT 2B01
Introduction to Screenprinting       
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Shannon Gerard
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

Screenprinting is a modern and flexible stencil technique providing the student with many printmaking possibilities. This introductory studio course covers basic hand stencil techniques and photographic screen processes. Applications for both art and design are considered. Direct and immediate, screen-printing lends itself to simple or complex imagery involving rich colour relationships. Examples of artists’ works are presented and discussed. Students are encouraged to complete their projects in open studio time.

PRNT 2B02
Introduction to Relief
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Nancy Fox
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

Students will explore the principles of relief printmaking techniques and be introduced to the tools and processes of this ancient art form.  With a focus on sustainable materials and practices, students will produce black and white, colour prints, and examine  a range of papers. Class demonstrations, lectures, group and individual critiques, and directed projects form an integral part of this course.

PRNT 2B18
Printmaking for Painters    
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Elizabeth D’Agostino
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course explores the flexibility of traditional and contemporary methods of creating print-based work through adaptation of technical skills from painting. Students may use a variety of methods to create monoprints including screenprinting, lithography, intaglio and relief. Hands-on studio work is supplemented with individual and group critiques. Students are encouraged to complete their projects in open studio time.

PRNT 2B20
Book Arts: Bookbinding   
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 2
: May 12 - June 20, Monday and Wednesday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Beth Howe
Prerequisite(s): 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course explores the traditional and contemporary concepts of the book as an art object and information vehicle. It introduces students to alternative book structures and bookbinding methods, including sewing, case binding and the construction of boxes, slip cases and book containers. Students produce several working book models and an independent project.

PRNT 2B22
Non-Toxic Printmaking                           
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Tara Cooper
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course offers a sustainable approach to printmaking. Students are introduced to a range of print media which are water-based, non-toxic and, in some cases, portable enough to be set up in a private studio. Students work with water-based relief printing, and learn how to make their own brush-on inks in the Japanese Print tradition, as well as learn about roll-on inks. Students work with water-based mono-printing, which allows painterly images to be layered and multiplied as prints. This course allows students to explore screenprinting on textiles and work on larger scaled work.

PRNT 2B26
Nano-publishing: Independent Publications 
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 2
: May 12 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Shannon Gerard
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

The nature and strategies of publishing will be examined in this hands-on course. Art and design students will develop and produce printed material for distribution by using a variety of traditional and contemporary studio techniques ranging from letterpress, silkscreen, fine digital printing, and book arts. Students’ publications will match materials, printing techniques, and presentation solutions with concept and content.

PRNT 2B27
From Letterpress to Contemporary Typography
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 1
: May 12 - May 30, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm 
Instructor: Beth Howe
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of Liberal Studies (including the Writing course with a minimum grade of 60%).

This course will bring art and design students together to explore applications of letterpress printing in contemporary typography. Both contemporary typography and desktop publishing have their roots in the tradition of letterpress. This tradition is introduced to students by utilizing methods of handset lead and wood type, linotype, foil-stamping, hand-cut wood, linoleum blocks, and photographic polymer plates. Moreover, contemporary design platforms provide a forum for interpreting the relationship between typography, language and meaning.

INTR 3B25
Alternative Portfolio Presentation
0.5 Credit | Studio
Duration 4
: June 2 - June 20, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Instructor: Beth Howe

This course will provide artists and designers with the skills to produce alternative portfolio presentation solutions of their work. Bookbinding options, archival processes and both digital and analog applications will be considered. This course is appropriate for both art and design students as well as professionals in the field.

Note: Students will be able to scan existing work and produce digital copy or work from their stored images using the Printmaking computer cluster as well as alternate digital services.

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