Visual Arts

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This course approaches drawing as a way of thinking and seeing. Students will be introduced to a range of drawing issues, as well as a variety of media, including charcoal, graphite, ink, oil stick, collage, string, wire and clay.

An introduction to the materials and methods of painting.

An Introduction to the processes of analog photography through a series of problems directed toward the handling of film-based cameras, light-sensitive paper, darkroom chemistry, and printing.

This studio course will introduce students to the essential aspects and skills of graphic design, and will analyze and discuss the increasingly vital role that non-verbal, graphic information plays in all areas of professional life, from fine art and book design to social networking and the Internet.

This studio course introduces students to graphic design with a particular emphasis on typography.

Students in this course will consider the ways in which a graphic design object's characteristics are affected by its ability to be copied and shared, and by the environment in which it is intended to circulate.

A studio introduction to sculpture, particularly the study of form, concept, fabrication and the influence of a wide variety of materials and processes on sculpture and its consequences.

This course introduces techniques of copper plate etching, and relief printing. Assignments focus on applications of various printmaking techniques, while encouraging independent development of subject matter.

How are directors and actors and co-authors of a live performance, and how can anyone contribute text to a work that seeks its own unified vision? How can design play as integral a role as text?

An exploration of the various aspects of Costume Design for the stage.

An introduction to the art and craft of lighting design for the stage and an exploration of light as a medium for expression.

This course will explore ways that language can take on material properties and how objects can have syntax and be “read.”

This course will provide a survey of 21st century world cinema as an investigation into the institutional and theoretical frameworks that inform its production.

In this class, students will become familiar with feature film structure, plot evolution, character development, scene shaping and dialogue, and effective techniques for achieving the complex visual and emotional rhythm required by compelling narrative scripts.

This course explores a variety of possible "equations" by which a painting gets made.

This class will investigate the idea of "manipulation" in photography and examine different approaches to controlling form and content.

In this course, each student will determine a specific theme that they will poke, prod and refine throughout the semester, ultimately completing three fully realized, thematically-linked sculptures and/or installations.

This class will investigate the evolving practice of art by creating objects designed to interact with people and spaces around campus.

This class will use fairytales, films, games and new media to illustrate universal script principles while creating a rich interdisciplinary lens to explore the innovative intersection of narrative screenwriting, science and technology.