The following course descriptions are available. Please check the Class Schedule or contact the program for course availability for each semester:
A&HA 4061 Printmaking I: Lithographic processes
Dr. Ghods. A basic course in lithography for the beginning student. Stones, metal plates, screens, photo-lithographic plates, and silkscreen utilized. Group and individual instruction to enhance the skills and aesthetic perception of each student. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Mahbobe Ghods
A&HA 4062 Printmaking: Etching I
Dr. Ghods. Designed to introduce the beginner to the intaglio process (hard and softground etching, etc.). Group and individual instruction to help students acquire printmaking skills and discover their artistic capabilities. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Mahbobe Ghods
A&HA 4063 Introduction to painting
Professor Hubard. Development of fundamental painting skills and understandings within the quest for individual expression and style. Oils, acrylics, collage, and watercolor employed. Special fee: $60. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Olga Hubard
A&HA 4084 Art and technology
Faculty. Through the use of electronic imagery systems (computer graphics, computer animation, video synthesizing, digital video effects), the student develops the ability to create artistic statements utilizing technological means. Offered summers. Special fee: $25. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
A&HA 4089 New media, new forms: Technological trends in art education
Faculty. Examines new technological tools and new media in art education: the impact of technology in the art room, the changing role of the art educator, and the convergence of visual technologies. Offered summers. Enrollment limited. Special fee: $25.
A&HA 4092 Introduction to ceramics
Mr. Lollar and Mr. Pitts. Enrollment limited. For beginners only. Introduction to the basic techniques of hand building, the potters wheel and slab construction. Surface decoration and three-dimensional design. Stoneware and earthenware clay bodies and firing procedures will be addressed. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Thomas Lollar
A&HA 4093 Introduction to sculpture
Mr. Swift. An exploration into the world of the third dimension through both figurative and abstract styles. There will be classroom discussions plus experimentation in wood and stone carving, clay, plaster, assemblage, and welding. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Jason Swift
A&HA 4094 Introduction to photography
Ms. Bowman and Mr. Vezzuso. An introductory course in black and white photography and darkroom techniques. Participants will study applications of the camera as an instrument for producing artistic images, and the darkroom as a setting for reproducing those images, as well as the implications for using these techniques within various educational settings and contexts. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Harrigan Bowman
A&HA 4096 Photography for educators
Ms. Doren. Exploration of basic photo techniques applicable in the standard art classroom. Special fee: $25. Noncredit fee: $600.
Instructor: Harrigan Bowman
A&HA 5060 Introduction to drawing
Mr. Pellegrin. A critical examination of the relationship among structure, form and surface in drawing from life: objects, humans and landscape. Students will track the emergence and development of expressive configurations in their own work from the vantage point of evolving aesthetic and critical responses. Special fee: $60. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: John Baldacchino
A&HA 5061 Advanced printmaking: Lithography
Dr. Ghods. Designed to explore and develop the lithography printing process, including the use of color and photolithography. Group and individual instruction to promote the artistic and technical potential and capacities of each participant. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
A&HA 5062 Advanced printmaking: Etching
Dr. Ghods. Designed to expand the printmaking competencies and aesthetic development of the artist-teacher. Group and individual instruction. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
A&HA 5063 Advanced studio
Dr. Moser and Mr. Pellegrin. Artists capable of independent endeavor share their ideas and work in critiques and discussions and undertake advanced artistic problems suggested by the instructor or of their own devising. Noncredit fee: $600. Special fee: $100.
Instructor: John Baldacchino
A&HA 5092 Advanced ceramics
Mr. Lollar and Mr. Pitts. Further studies of ceramics with an emphasis on individual projects on an advanced level. Educational aspects of the medium will be discussed along with marketing opportunities for the professional craftsperson. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
Instructor: Thomas Lollar
A&HA 5093 Advanced sculpture
Mr. Pellegrin. Further studies of sculptural elements with an emphasis on content, craft, and individual development. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee.
A&HA 5094 Advanced photography
Advanced work concentrating on the inherent problems, limits and possibilities of the medium. Critical evaluation of student’s own work and that of professionals through group discussion; attention given to different forms of presentation such as exhibitions, magazines, books, and slides. Special fee: $100. Noncredit fee: $600 plus special fee. Prerequisite: A&HA 4094 or equivalent.
A&HA 5095 Color photography
Faculty and Mr. Vezzuso. Prerequisite: A&HA 4094 or equivalent. Course addresses both the aesthetic and technical aspects of color photography including theory, lighting, use of positive and negative films, prints, exposure to a professional lab. Special fee: $100.
Instructor: Joyce Culver
