Art Appreciation - ART 105 Hybrid!

Bellevue College

Art Appreciation - ART 105 hybrid! Item# 0653

Building/ Room: B104 Friday 10:30-12:20pm

Kate Casprowiak [email protected] Phone: 425-564-2629 Office: C152 Office Hours: W 11:00am-1:00pm (Or by appointment)

HYBRID This class is active in both the classroom and online using Canvas. Success in this class is largely reliant on your participation with both of the instructional modalities—it is NOT an either/or. This class is designed to give you the best of both worlds—a “landed” group forum to have group activities, interact with people in the class and have discussions AND the flexibility of working from your computer.

Landed class time will be a mix of focused lectures, group discussions, group activities, and informal discussion. We will also use our landed class time to visit locations on and off campus. Locations include, galleries, studios, and museums. During the landed part of this class you will also have the opportunity to dabble in photography, clay sculpture and painting as well as be introduced to the operations of galleries and museums.

Online class time will be a mix of audio-visual lectures, assignments that require you to complete readings, watch movies, and regular discussion posts on the weekly topic. Some movies that we watch are available online on sites such as Netflix live. There are also copies of movies that we watch at the Bellevue College Library Media Center, of which you can check out and watch in the library.

CLASS WEB SITE Occasionally, web site technical problems can block you from accessing the site for a few minutes to a few hours. If you cannot access the site, check back later. If you still cannot access the site at a later time, please contact Distance Education for further instructions.

The Distance Education office is an excellent resource for help with technical problems. They are very knowledgeable and it is the mission of the Distance Ed staff to assist you to have the best online learning experience possible. Contact the Distance Ed staff at 425.564.2438.

1 COURSE DESCRIPTION Art Appreciation is an introduction to artistic styles, periods of art, techniques and ways of making art and addresses questions, such as: why do we make art? Art Appreciation will discuss art that is made from prehistoric time up to the contemporary period and will equip the student with a visual language and introduce them to the visual components of style. The format of this class is hybrid. Once a week we will meet either on campus or at an off-site museum or gallery. There will also be a schedule of lectures, assignments and activities posted on Instructor Canvas. This is a very active class. Some days we will visit art studios on campus and have guided lessons in making photographic prints, ceramics and other types of two- or three- dimensional design. Other times we will meet with a gallery director or museum employee to tour us around their collection and talk about what they do. Participation is necessary for success in this class.

Readings listed on the Class Schedule should always be completed before the landed meeting on Wednesday of each week.

COURSE OUTCOMES  Build a vocabulary that enables the student to begin to describe and discuss the visual components of a piece of art  Gain a general knowledge of the history of art  Understand how both art and the study of art relate to other disciplines, including philosophy, history, archeology, theater, music etc.  To be able to recognize certain styles in art as well as mediums and discuss their characteristics  To become more confident in analyzing the visual world and understanding art

Outcomes will be met by completing assignments and coming to class prepared to discuss assigned topics and/or reading. Class participation is the most important component of being successful in this class; there will be weekly assignments and group activities. On days when we will leave the classroom, the student will see the ideas and concepts discussed in class materialize, either in the studio or in a gallery. Attending class is imperative to success.

CLASS ATMOSPHERE It is very important for the student to come to class prepared, willing to be open to discussion and open to new ways of thinking. The atmosphere is accepting and understands that each student is an individual and brings with them their own experience with art and life. Understanding art requires both respect to other viewpoints as well as a dedication to critical thinking. While the classroom and the class website will have a casual air to encourage participation and discussion it will maintain a high degree of criticism and continually push the student to look past their assumptions regarding art and the visual world.

2 REQUIRED TEXTBOOK There is no required textbook (applause now). I will post PDFs of assigned reading throughout the quarter. Almost every week you will have an assigned reading. The assigned reading should be completed before you come to class on Wednesdays. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Required readings are on final pages of your syllabus and will consist of journal articles and essays. These will be posted in the weekly Course Modules of the website. Assignments and activities will correspond to the weekly reading assignments.

Every week you will be required to watch online lectures. These lectures will inform you on weekly topics that will be relate to the Discussion posts and/ or the Assignments of that week. You should have the lectures watched by the time you come to class on Wednesday.

There are 11 weekly online Discussion Posts throughout the quarter. Each Discussion Post will require you to respond to a question posed by the instructor. The question will relate to the theme of the week and will require you to draw from both the assigned reading and any additional research that you may do. Discussion Posts are to be original thoughts—no regurgitation of weekly reading or of any website. Each week you will be required to complete one Original Post (at least 300 words in length) and two Reply Posts to your fellow classmates original post (at least 150 words in length). You are welcome to post more than the minimum requirement. Weekly Discussion Post questions will be available online by Monday of each week and be due the following Sunday at 11:59pm.

There are 10 weekly Assignments throughout the quarter. Assignment will usually have a written component wherein you are responding to the weekly topic, reading assignment and in some case the activity (be it a studio or gallery visit). The exact requirements will vary week to week. Some Assignments will require you to watch a movie on your own time. The movies are available on Netfix live and are on hold at the Bellevue College Library Media Center, where you can check them out and watch at the library. Assignment will be posted online by Monday of each week and be due the following Sunday at 11:59pm. Assignments will be submitted online.

Discussion Posts (original and replies) and Assignments are always due on the Sunday after they are assigned at 11:59pm.

MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM, there are none. I have decided for this class to measure your progress by weekly assignments, discussions and participation. There is an online Syllabus Quiz the first week of class.

CURATORIAL PROJECT The Curatorial Project will is the final project in this class. The details of this project will be presented in week 7 or 8 or the quarter.

GRADING

3 Attendance/ Participation 25% Discussion Posts 25% Weekly Assignments 25% Curatorial Project 25%

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” -Woody Allen

Grading Scale: 95-100%= A 90-94= A- 86-89= B+ 84-85= B 80-83= B- 76-79= C+ 74-75= C 70-73= C- 65-69= D+ 64-64= D 60-63= D- <60= F

For more information on the grading policy at Bellevue College visit the following website: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/3/3000_grading.asp.

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CLASS SCHEDULE Each week you can expect certain landed activities as well as online responsibilities. The Class Schedule below outlines these in two categories: Landed and On-line. To see more specific on weekly reading assignments, Discussion Post Question, Assignments and Quizzes, please refer to Canvas. You will find a corresponding schedule in the weekly Modules wherein there will be links to more lengthy descriptions of assignments.

Week 1, 9/26: Introduction! Landed Class Introduction Online Lecture Course Introduction Discussion 1, Introduce Yourself! Assignment 1, What is Art? Quiz Syllabus

Bellevue College Gallery Space, Opening: The 2014 ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBIT, D271 3-8pm, Wednesday, 9/24

5 Week 2, 10/3: The Spark of Creativity Landed Lecture/ discussion & Group activity Read Spivey, “The Human Artist”, PDF posted on line Online Lecture Art. Who, What, When and Why? Discussion 2, The urge to create Assignment 2, Web Resources

Seattle Art Museum- Free First Thursday, 10am-9pm, 10/2 Bellevue Arts Museum- Free First Friday, 11am-8pm, 10/3

Week 3, 10/10: Paleolithic Landed Bellevue Arts Museum: Tour, meet at BAM at 10:40 Read Hughes, “Behold the Stone Age,” pp.119-124 Watch Werner Herzog, Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), available on Netflix live and in the BC Library Media Center Call Number: N5310.5.F7C38 Online Lecture The Birth of the Imagination Discussion 3, Why paint in caves? Assignment 3, Hughes and Herzog

Week 4, 10/17: The Body Landed NO CLASS- Read Susan Bordo, “Never Just Pictures” and Phillipe Liotard, “The Body Jigsaw: Borrowing Body Decoration from other Cultures” Online Lecture More Human than Human Discussion 4, Body Image, Bordo and Liotard Assignment 4, Jury the Faculty Exhibit

Week 5, 10/24: Narratives in Art Landed Ceramics! Read Spivey, “Once Upon a Time” Online Lecture Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Discussion 5, Visual Narratives Assignment 5, Ceramics Lab

Week 6, 10/31: Landscapes Landed Frye Museum tour, meet at the Frye at 10:50am Read Spivey, “Second Nature,” pp. 123-153 Online Lecture Second Nature, Meaning in Landscapes Discussion 6, Preferred Landscape

6 Assignment 6, Art Consulting 101

Week 7, 11/7: Politics of Imaging Landed Lecture & Gallery Activity Online Lecture Art and Power Discussion 7, Art in Service of Propaganda Assignment 7, Jury the Interior Design Show

Week 8, 11/14: Curatorial Project Work Week Landed Photography lab- Photograms! Online Lecture You are the curator!!! Discussion 8, Possible Topics Assignment 8, Curatorial Project P*O*A (Plan of Action), part 1

Week 9, 11/21: Representations of Spirituality Landed Groups Sessions: Curatorial Project Online Lecture Representations of Spirituality Discussion 9, Images and Idolatry Assignment 9, Seeing the Invisible

Week 10, 11/28: Death and Thereafter Landed NO SCHOOL- HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Online Lecture Images of Death and Thereafter Discussion 10, What does a skull mean today? Assignment 10, Curatorial Project, P*O*A*, part 2

Week 11, 12/5: Final Presentations Landed Groups 1-5 Final Presentations Online Watch Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), available on Netflix live and in the BC Library Media Center Discussion 11, Final Post!!!

7 Week 12, 12/10, Final presentations Landed Groups 6-10 Final Presentations

Local Museums & Galleries:

Bellevue Gallery Space, D271 http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/galleryspace/default.asp http://bcgalleryspace.wordpress.com/

Bellevue Arts Museum 510 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 519-0770 http://www.bellevuearts.org/index.html http://www.bellevuearts.org/calendar/index.html

Seattle Art Museum 1300 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 654-3210 http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/ http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/calendar.asp

Seattle Asian Art Museum 1400 E Prospect St Seattle, WA 98112 (206) 654-3100 http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitSAAM.asp

Frye Art Museum 704 Terry Ave Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 622-9250 http://fryemuseum.org/ http://fryemuseum.org/calendar/

The Henry Art Gallery University of Washington campus 4100 15th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105 206.543.2280 http://www.henryart.org/

Traver Gallery—Seattle 110 Union Street #200, Seattle, WA 98101 206.587.6501 phone tues - fri 10-6, sat 10-5, sun 12-5 http://www.travergallery.com/ Greg Kucera Gallery 212 Third Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: 206.624.0770

8 Tuesday through Saturday,10:30 - 5:30 Closed Sunday + Monday http://www.gregkucera.com/index.htm

Woodside/ Braseth Gallery 2101 Ninth Ave Seattle, WA 98121 206-622-1051 Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm http://www.woodsidebrasethgallery.com/