Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2610.

Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint.

Introduction to Lithography (planographic), and woodcut and other relief printmaking processes.

Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development.

Introduction to Oil-based painting.

This course surveys visual art produced by artists of African descent in the United States from the late-nineteenth century to the present. Relationships between artistic practice, socio-political developments, and critical theory are stressed in an examination of a range of modern and contemporary practices, including painting, sculpture, photography, and performance art.

This course examines the flourishing of queer artistic production (painting, sculpture, film, photography, performance, and conceptual art) in the United States after World War II. It will chart how--despite attempts to censor or erase them--artists working with lesbian, gay, otherwise non-heterosexual, and/or transgender themes made major contributions to the development of art, culture, society, and politics in the United States.

This course introduces ceramics through hand-building, mold-making, glazing and surface techniques, emphasizing clay's cultural, historical, and contemporary roles. Students explore functional forms, sculpture, and installation, pushing the medium beyond tradition. Projects, critiques, and discussions build technical skills and conceptual understanding. No experience required.

This course introduces core sculpture skills in wood, metal, and casting. Through hands-on projects, students explore material properties, structure, and conceptual approaches to form. Emphasizing traditional and contemporary methods, the course fosters experimentation and critical thinking. Students also examine how sculpture interacts with space and architectural environments.

Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form in relation to society, individuals, technology, and ideas.