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Application for the Senior Exhibit in Thornhill
Gallery must be made one semester prior to
graduation. An exhibit committee consisting of
the Gallery curator, Art & Design Chair, and
principal concentration instructor will review
and approve works for inclusion in the exhibit.
At the discretion of the Department, one work
may be selected from the exhibit for inclusion
in the University’s permanent collection.
2. Graduation requirements for the Art major in
Art Education and Pre-Art Therapy include an
optional Senior Exhibit.
Minors:
STUDIO ART MINOR: AR 111, 117, 212, 218;
Art History (3 hrs.); upper-division Art electives
(6 hrs.)
Graphic Design Minor: AR 117, 245, 346, 447,
and two of the following: AR 221, 273, 322, 442,
443. Please note prerequisites and course rotation
schedule. See information regarding the Graphic
Design Review process under concentrations. For
more information see Art & Design chair.
ART COURSES (AR)
AR 110. Introduction to Art. (3)
Provides a body of information and hands-on
experience for making knowledgeable judgments
about works of art and understanding the artistic
ideas behind their creation. May include gallery
tours, studio work, and meeting with artists. Does
not count toward an Art major. No prerequisite. I,
II, S. CORE-II.
AR 111. Beginning Drawing. (3)
Development of traditional drawing skills through
observation to aid expressive and pictorial accuracy.
Understanding the fundamental language including
line, form, light, space, movement, surface, tone,
texture, and the personal mark. Basic perspective,
still life studies, landscapes, interiors, and the figure
may be explored. I.
AR 117. Two-Dimensional Design. (3)
Basic visual elements upon which all form, human-
made and organic, is based. Function of composi-
tional elements through organization upon a two-
dimensional surface, including principles such as
pattern, rhythm, repetition, and closure. I, II.
AR 181. Survey of Art I. (3)
Major works of art and architecture in the western
tradition from pre-history through the Gothic peri-
od. For Art majors and students with appropriate
interest. Reading and writing intensive. CORE-II.
AR 183. Survey of Art II. (3)
Major works of art and architecture in the west-
ern tradition from the Renaissance through the
20th Century. For Art majors and students with
appropriate interest. Reading and writing inten-
sive. CORE-II.
AR 212. Intermediate Drawing. (3)
Emphasis on the figure as subject as well as on still
life, landscape, etc. Drawing problems of gesture,
movement,
rhythm,
shape,
and
volume.
Encouragement of experimentation and personal
expressive interpretation. Variety of drawing media
used. Professional model. Prerequisite: AR 111. II.
AR 218. Principles of Color Theory. (3)
Understanding of color relationships, the physical
properties of pigments and color perception through a
variety of media for artistic application. II.
AR 219. Three-Dimensional Design. (3)
Fundamental principles of three-dimensional
form and their application. Exercises in mass,
volume, weight, movement, and light, as well as
additive and subtractive techniques, and materials
investigation. Prerequisite: AR 117. I.
AR 221. Beginning Photography. (3)
Basic mechanics of the black-and-white photo-
graphic process: use of the camera, processing
and printing film. Basics of design and composi-
tion. Adjustable 35mm camera (focus, f-stop,
shutter speed) required. I, II, S.
AR 231. Beginning Ceramics. (3)
Introduction to the process of making utilitarian
and sculptural objects with clay. Exploration of
forming methods, decorating and glazing tech-
niques, and kiln-loading and firing. Emphasis on
the creative process as well as on the development
of technical skill and craft. I, II.
AR 245. Typography I. (3)
Introduction to typography, including type as
form, type design, expression and communica-
tion, sequence and hierarchy, and type with
image. Introduces the fundamentals of typogra-
