Interior Mural Concepts Arts 499 Professor Cat Taylor Maymester E

Interior Mural Concepts Arts 499

Professor Cat Taylor Maymester E-mail [email protected] M-F 9:00AM- 12:00PM

Course Description: Interior Mural Concepts 499 is a basic course in the styles, techniques, and tools of public art. Interior Mural Concepts is designed to enlighten students to the contemporary use of art in urban society through its use as a commentary application in the world in which it is created. This course will discuss the modern application of mural painting, deal with the aspects of community through the arts and give hands on experience in the creation of public works.

Prerequisite: Students arrive in the class at the discretion of the professor.

Course Instructional Objectives: • Students experience public art through the mural painting process and learn the process from inception to completion. • Students learn to work together to accomplish a single massive public art piece. • Students will use various planning strategies for their work that will form a strong foundation to planned public art. • Students learn the proper handling of all material while demonstrating good health and safety practices.

Student Learning Outcomes: • Students will create work that engages the environment as well as the viewer • Students will demonstrate an awareness of numerous styles of mural painting. • Students will demonstrate engagements in public art assignments by exhibiting personal, creative and unique solutions and environmental obstacle assigned during the course. • Students will record the project for a class.

Experiential Learning SLOs: • SLO 1. Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills obtained through participation in experiential learningactivities that are relevant/pertinent to their academic programs and/or career goals. • SLO 2.1. Students will demonstrate a high level of comprehension and skill in connecting theory with practice whichis correlated to their level of participation in experiential learning activities. • SLO 2.2. Students will compare and contrast their expected learning to their actual learning derived fromexperiential learning activities. • SLO 2.3. Students will reflect on the impact that experiential learning activities have had on their relationship to the world in which they live.

The project will be graded on the following criteria: • Preparation- Students will prepare for an assigned project by the community (CCU) by dealing with planning strategies. • Completion- Work must reach or exceed its plan for completion to receive a passing grade. • Craftsmanship- Like all visual art public art requires a degree of craftsmanship mostly because upon completion it is already on display to the public. • Successful handling of material- Separate projects use separate types of material and will be taught to the student as well as be executed properly. • Composition- Work shows pleasing balance and is unique while filling the space intended for as well as complementing its surroundings. • Degree of difficulty- Work shows elaborate or complex elements • Overall completion of work as it is identified with teamwork and excellent work ethic.

Students will be required to complete the following assignments: short journal entries outlining expectations of skills to be gained/improved through the mural painting experience; weekly journal entries after detailing what they learned through the mural painting experience; and at the end of the semester reflective paper: (1) comparing the skills they gained through the mural painting experience to the skills they expected to gain, (2) connecting the skills gained through the mural painting experience to the relevant skills needed for their academic and career goals, and (3) linking their mural painting experience to the suggested reading materials for the class.

Grading A =90-100 Excellent B+= 88-89 Very Good B = 80-87 Good C+= 78-79 Above Average C = 70-77 Average D+= 68-69 Below Average D = 60-67 Poor F = 00-59 Failing Course Expectations

Department of Visual Arts Attendance Policy: Mural Painting meets four times a week for a total of 15 hours of class time activity per week The class will meet inside the Edwards building and then proceed to the designated workspace outside of the Edwards building. There will be amended times that the class will meet in the evening so as to do projections that can not be done during the day light hours.

Department policy dictates; • Four unexcused absences results in a letter grade reduction for this course. • Five unexcused absences results in an additional letter grade reduction for this course. • Six unexcused absences results in failure of this course. • Excused absences require medical, legal or other documentation as is appropriate.

(Please note that I take attendance every class whether you hear me call your name or not.)

Projection lectures and demonstrations of techniques are given at the beginning of class, so it is imperative that you arrive to class on time. Consistent lateness will not be tolerated and will result in course grade reduction. Leaving class early is not a choice; if you insist on leaving class early it will result in an absence. If you are ill and cannot attend class you must make up our work immediately upon return to class. Notify me by e-mail if you are ill or not attending class due to an emergency. A semester schedule of studio problems and handout reading assignments will be given out every week, you will be held responsible for reading the assignments prior to coming to class. Reading assignments will support class instruction. Your participation in all classroom activities is assessed in your final grade and you can only participate if you are present. Students are responsible for all material presented in class, including announcements about changes in course procedures and due dates. Participation in class critiques is required and may be equated with the same importance as a written exam.

Textbook: There is no official textbook for this course, but handouts will be required reading and aid in the understanding of lectures.