College of the 113 College of the Arts

Daryl J. Moore, M.F.A., Dean Gordon Senior, P.D., Chair, Department of Stephen Thomas, D.M.A., Chair, Department of Everett, M.F.A., Chair, Department of

Office: Vasché Library — L165 Phone: (209) 667-3959

In Spring of 2006, California State University, Stanislaus created the College of the Arts to encompass the departments of Art, Music, and Theatre. The College of the Arts is founded on the premise that the arts are central to the spirit and to intellectual and social life. The College of the Arts serves to instill, inspire, , and celebrate ; to share and understand creative efforts throughout and from across ; and to develop and nurture creative and artistic expression. The College of the Arts is also designed to serve as a center for cultural and artistic activity for the region.

Department of Art

Gordon Senior, P.D., Chair

Office: Art — A38 Phone: (209) 667-3431

Professors: Barnett, Olivant, Robbin, Savini, Shirvani, Werness Associate Professor: Senior Assistant Professors: DeCocker, Gomula

The Art Department promotes the creation and historical understanding of art and by offering curriculum that exposes students to a diverse range of art-making processes and a broad spectrum of artistic and intellectual models taught by an energetic faculty of practicing and scholars. 114 College of the Arts College of the Arts 115 Certificate Program ART 3120 Lithography (4 units) Development of graphic based on lithographic techniques and processes. Emphasis on the unique qualities of the lithographic print, The Department of Art offers a one-year postbaccalaureate program including color. May be repeated for advanced work. Prerequisites: ART leading to a Certificate in Printmaking. The workshop in the printmaking 1020 and 1100. program is available to qualified graduate students. Students may select print courses for the program from department course offerings in ART 3130 Serigraphy (4 units) consultation with the adviser. Fundamental theories and practices involved in silk-screen printing. Exploration of water-based screenprinting processes using paper stencil, Admission Requirements: screen filler, crayon resist, stencil , and photo-mechanical techniques. 1. Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art. May be repeated for a total of 8 units. Prerequisites: ART 1020 and 1100. 2. Minimum of two courses in printmaking at the undergraduate level. 3. Portfolio evaluation by printmaking faculty. ART 3142 Intaglio Color Printmaking (4 units) 4. Interest in the field and seriousness of endeavor. An exploration of the major techniques of intaglio color printmaking. Multiple plate, color-drop, and simultaneous viscosity color processes will Requirements for the Certificate: be covered with emphasis on development of graphic images. Prerequisites: 1. Complete a minimum of 14 units of electives in printmaking. ART 1020 and 1100. 2. Submit a portfolio of prints to a faculty committee who will evaluate the work. ART 3152 Mono-Printmaking (4 units) 3. Participate in a group exhibition or a one-person exhibition of prints on Creative and aesthetic investigation of mono-prints from direct techniques campus or at a location acceptable to both the student and faculty. to complete manipulation of the matrix. Includes problems in black and white and in color. Prerequisites: Art 1020 and1100.

Course Descriptions ART 3162 Color Lithography (4 units) Creative and aesthetic problems in color lithography. The nature and function of color as a medium and visual properties. The history of chrome ART 3100 Relief Printmaking (3 units) lithography with an emphasis on the 20th century. Prerequisites: Art 1020 Fundamental theories and practices involved in the process of relief and1100. printmaking and monotypes. Emphasis on materials, techniques, tools, and craftsmanship. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisites: ART ART 3605 Text and (3 units) 1020 and 1100. The imaginative combining of text and image and the exploration of their interplay from technical conceptual and aesthetic/design aspects. 3110 Intaglio (3 units) and hands-on exploration of fonts and images. Prerequisites: ART 1010 or Creative and technical investigation of intaglio printmaking. Exploration 3030, and ART 2520 or consent of instructor. of major techniques of the etched plate; hard and soft grounds, aquatint and open-biting, engraving, multiple-plate color and photo-mechanical ART 3615 Objects in Contemporary Practice (3 units) applications. Emphasis on the development of pertinent graphic images Concepts and techniques to examine and produce work in response to and the mastery of process and . May be repeated for a total of 6 everyday manufactured objects. Working from advertising sources such units. Prerequisites: ART 1010, 1020, and 1100. as magazines to create/sculpt an object which ultimately will be explored photographically. Prerequisites: ART 1010 or 3030, and ART 2520 or consent of instructor. 116 College of the Arts ART 3700 Art (3 units) (Formerly Electronic Art and Design) Hands-on artistic of the essential forms of electronic “imaging.” Electronic “,” image- capture from video, , color, and laser printing techniques. Instruction on introductory and advanced levels. For art students with or without computer experience and for students with computer graphics experience, but little or no art experience. Prerequisite: ART 1100 or any lower-division computer course.

ART 5010 Graduate Studio Art Projects (4 units) A graduate course covering painting, , printmaking, , and/or mixed media, to develop a body of art work demonstrating sustained sophisticated, professional investigations. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Bachelor of Arts in Art degree and/or consent of instructor.

ART 5950 Selected Topics in Art (1-5 units) (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Innovative advanced projects for the graduate student.

ART 5960 Graduate Projects (3-6 units) Final presentation or documentation of original creative work and research such as gallery exhibit, , media display or image development. These terminal projects will include review, critique, and showing of work done. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ART 5980 Individual Study (1-4 units) For postbaccalaureate students with a degree major in art capable of independent specialized work in studio and/or history and . A written outline of the proposed independent study must be submitted and approved by the instructor under whom the student wishes to work. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ART 5990 Thesis (3-6 units) Preparation of a written thesis for partial fulfillment of requirements. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.