Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: DRAWING FOR THE NON ART MAJOR

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Drawing for the Non Art Major is intended to introduce basic, fundamental art practice to students not intending to major in art. This course will work to develop perceptive and interpretive skills - working both inside and outside traditional thought - to translate three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional work. Students will work in multiple black and white media and will be introduced to linear perspective and artistic composition. Students will be required to participate in class discussions and critiques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Equivalency: ARTS 103, ARTS 225.

Long Title: CREATIVE 3-D DESIGN

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the elements and principles of design. Three-dimensional problems are introduced. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: CREATIVE 2-D DESIGN

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the elements and principles of design and drawing using traditional and digital means. The emphasis in the class is on a foundation to culture practice and the critical approaches to art and technology. Students will be required to participate in class discussions and critiques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Equivalency: ARTS 101, ARTS 225.

Long Title: ART CAR 101: DESIGN AND CREATE RICE'S 2012 ART CAR PARADE ENTRY

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Guided by faculty lectures and assigned readings on the social significance of art, course participants will engage in a cross-disciplinary collaborative process to design and create Rice's official 2012 entry in the Houston Art Car Parade. The 25th annual parade takes place in Rice's centennial year, on May 12, 2012.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the concepts and forms of contemporary sculpture. Exploration of materials (including plaster, clay, cardboard, fabric, wood, and found objects) and sculpture techniques such as mold making and woodworking. Shop and studios are available days and evening throughout the week. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: DRAWING I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course introduces the student to techniques and materials, processes of drawing, and the use of drawing to explore the visual language of line, tone, composition, and linear and atmospheric perspective. Emphasis on learning to articulate form in space through observational studies using both wet and dry media. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Equivalency: ARTS 101, ARTS 103.

Long Title: SEQUENTIAL ART

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the art of combining words and pictures: diverse applications such as storyboarding for stage and screen, comic books and graphic novels, and serial or multiples in a variety of media all fall under the umbrella of Sequential Art. Through instruction, demos, readings and practice, students will learn the history and implementation of linear visual narratives. Students in this class will also participate in the construction and establishment of a permanent research center for the study of Comic Book Art within the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Cross-list: FILM 275.

Long Title: ART OF DIY: PROBLEM SOLVING AND MAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The utilization of D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) communities will be a centralized resource used to guide and complete audio work within the class. Keeping in mind the question: within contemporary society, how has the ability to produce and problem solve on an individual basis changed? The focuses of this class are to produce diverse technically proficient works of art that draw from and inform the student's current research. The class will also, during the course of the semester, build and implement a large, open-source DIY laser cutter. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ART OF DIY: PROBLEM SOLVING AND MAKING II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The focus of this class will be to first build a DIY 3-D printer. We will utilize the laser cutter built in the previous DIY course to make the necessary components for the printer. We will then focus our attention on utilizing these tools to construct works of art that draw from and inform the students current research and interests. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: BIG PAINTING: MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THEATRICAL PAINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Big Painting: Materials and Techniques for Theatrical Painting will examine the materials and techniques usually associated with scenic and theatrical painting but as applied to the context of 21st century contemporary art practices. Students will learn how to make big paintings. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Cross-list: THEA 270.

Long Title: HISTORY & AESTHETICS OF FILM

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Introduction to the art and aesthetics of film as an artifact produced within certain social contexts. Includes style, narration, mise-en-scene, editing, sound, and ideology in classical Hollywood cinema, as well as in independent, alternative, notification, and Third World cinemas. Cross-list: FILM 280, HART 280.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN DESIGN: CREATIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PAINTING STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Study of problems in painting, both traditional and experimental, in various opaque media. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: PAINTING STUDIO II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 301

Description: Painting Studio II is a continuation of Painting Studio I, an intermediate painting class where students will continue to build their foundation studies in painting, working on improving technique, facility with a variety of painterly materials, and conceptual intent. As the semester progresses, assignments will become more experimental, giving students freedom to develop their own individual painting vocabularies. Slide lectures along with occasional museum and gallery visits will present a wide variety of contemporary approaches to painting which will fuel class discussion. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: PRINTMAKING: PROCESSES AND CONNOISSEURSHIP

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will give a comprehensive experience of prints and printmaking through close visual study of original works and the remarkable opportunity to produce printed works of art. Visiting important print collections in Houston and in New York, students will see magnificent examples of the works of master printmakers from Durer, the great Renaissance engraver and woodcutter, to Jasper Johns, one of the greatest printmakers of the present day. In the studio, course participants will experiment with the methods and materials that they have seen in the artists' works, producing their own etchings, lithographs, linocuts, and monoprints. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Enrollment may be contingent on portfolio review.

Long Title: COLLABORATIVE PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed to interactively educate the student about the collaborative print process beyond artistic dialog, allowing each student to work as artist-printmaker, economist, and business planner. The course will examine the process of taking artwork from the beginning concept to the finished product to the marketplace -- all the while staying within a budget. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: PRINTMAKING STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will give an introductory level experience of prints and printmaking through the study of original works on paper and the opportunity to produce printed works of art. We will visit museums, galleries, and private print collections in Houston. In the studio, course participants will experiment with the methods and materials that they have studied in the artists’ works, producing their own etchings, a lithograph, a linocut, and monoprints. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: RELIEF I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Instruction in black-and-white linoleum prints. Includes advanced color methods. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: LITHOGRAPHY I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Instruction in stone and plate lithography in black-and- white. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SCREEN PRINTING I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 101 OR ARTS 225

Description: Instruction in color screen-printing processes. Emphasis will be on figurative/narrative work with strong print experimentation. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: LINO + MONOPRINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 101 OR ARTS 225

Description: Introduction to Monotype. Includes black-and-white and color Monotype printing. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: MONOTYPE I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 388

Description: Introduction to Monotype. Includes black-and-white and color Monotype printing. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: 3-D PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: This course will produce 3-dimensional works utilizing the traditional and non-traditional print processes of linocut, photocopy, transfer, vinyl cutter, and monoprinting techniques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: DRAWING STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Drawing Studio is the continuation of ARTS 101, Drawing for the Non-Art Major and ARTS 225, Basic Drawing. This course will focus on developing more advanced drawing skills that explore the diverse, visual language of line, tone and composition. Drawings will be on a larger scale than Basic Drawing and will include collage and three-dimensional work. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Equivalency: ARTS 325.

Long Title: LIFE DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 101 OR ARTS 225

Description: Instruction in drawing from the models. Numerous field trips to various locations to be included. All drawings will be conte crayon and will include large-scale drawings. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Equivalency: ARTS 323.

Long Title: COLLAGE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Collage has been an influential component of modern art since the Cubist first pasted found papers onto their canvases in 1908. The deceptively simple technique affected almost every 20th century art movement including Constructivism, Dada, Surrealism, Pop, Situationism, and contemporary digital practice. This course traces the history of collage, assemblage, and montage through slides, films, and museum visits. Students will be expected to maintain a consistent studio practice in collage and take part in class critiques and discussions. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): FILM 225 or permission of instructor

Description: Study of the expressive possibilities of documentary production using digital systems. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: ANTH 324, FILM 327.

Long Title: FILMMAKING I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): FILM 225 or permission of instructor

Description: Dramatic film production class that requires the making of one digital video and one 16mm film. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: FILM 328.

Long Title: FILM FORM

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Viewing, analysis, and discussion of modern and classic films. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: FILM 329.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE STUDIES: POP ART & ITS ORIGINS: ENGLAND & AMERICA C. 1955-1968

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Pop Art whether American, British, or European, had - and has as its underlying and unifying agenda - a commentary or critique concerning the impact of "popular" culture (film, television, advertising, music, fashion, etc.) on contemporary society, especially in creating a new synthesis of "popular" and "high" culture in the visual arts. This, in part, was a reaction against the lofty, idealistic aspirations of post-war abstraction. This course will examine the philosophical and aesthetic origins and development of what came to be known as Pop Art.

Long Title: POSTMODERNISM: ART FROM 1976 TO PRESENT

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Several influences reenergized the art scene in the late 1970s. Among the most significant were a new presence of European art and a new generation of American artists, accompanied by a return to figurative painting, the growth of the Feminist art scene, and new tendencies in abstraction. This course examines the artists, forms, and terms that have emerged since Documenta VII, held in Kassell, Germany in 1982. Among the many artists covered are Baselitz, Beuys, Chia, Clemence, Cucchi, Fischl, Lucian, Freud, Gilbert and George, Kiefer, Longe, Marianni, Richter, Salle, Schnabel, and Sultan.

Long Title: CRITICAL STUDIES OF MULTIMEDIA ARTS

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Critical Studies for Multimedia Arts is a course designed to familiarize art and non-art majors with key theories and core concepts in modern and contemporary multimedia art. Students will examine a broad spectrum of specific topics in contemporary artwork related conceptually to: space/time; bodies and performance; "sculptural" studies in an expanded field and video & film space. This is a multi-dimensional class consisting of guest lectures, artist-speakers, and field trips to local museums, galleries and alternative art spaces. This course will include discussions on readings, writings and special projects. This promises to be a fun and thought-provoking class and is designed to enhance studio practice and encourage interest in the visual arts. Cross-list: FILM 332, FOTO 332, THEA 332.

Long Title: COLOR DRAWING: WATERCOLOR AND PASTEL

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Introduction to color using still life and various media (e.g., pastel and watercolor). This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: PRINTMAKING II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Study of problems and techniques in printmaking at the beginning level. Both traditional and experimental forms of printmaking will be examined. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SCULPTURE I

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of sculpture in wood, metal, and other sculptural media. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SCULPTURE STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This class will consider different approaches to site-specific art from the 1970s to the present day through a series of 'case studies.' Artists we will look at include Robert Smithson, Ana Mendieta, Mierle Laderman Uketes, James Turrell, Mel Ziegler and Kate Ericson, Gordon Matta-Clark and Francis Alys. Students will develop projects that consider natural landscape, architecture, urban and public spaces, institutional framework, history and other contextual issues. Readings, group discussions, field trips and class critiques are integral to the course. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Cross-list: ARCH 367. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ARTS 365 or ARTS 388.

Long Title: PHYSICAL COMPUTING FOR ART

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This class will explore how we relate to other humans and our environment through digital technology. We will begin constructing projects on traditional computers; however, the projects in the class will expand beyond these confines. The class will focus on a hands-on experience of making interactive art projects, performance installations, interactive moving images, and sound within the context of contemporary art. Space in studio class is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster will be formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OUTSIDE CONTEXT: ART, ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES BEYOND THE WHITE CUBE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Outside Context: Art, Artists, and Audiences beyond the White Cube concerns the history and practice of making artwork in mass media forms. Contexts that are traditionally the baliwick of advertising and entertainment, and now more often, a place where artists implement work that engages wider audiences. Combining lectures and practice, students will participate in the development of new artworks in mass media and public forms. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN SCULPTURE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THE PROVINCE OF ART: A CURATOR'S EYE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Explores exhibition practices at play in Houston's contemporary art scene, considering the various methods and strategies employed by area museums, galleries and public collections. Examines the shifting relationship between artist, institution, curator, and critic-writer, paying a particular attention to the role of the curator as a mediator of art.

Long Title: STUDIO ART INTERNSHIP

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: This course is a field-based, supervised, professional learning experience designed to enhance classroom learning. Students will be responsible for identifying and securing internship positions and must obtain permission from the department chairman and have a department faculty sponsor. All interns are required to keep an internship journal recording duties and activities; the journal will be used as the basis of a five-page paper summarizing the internship experience. Documentation of the work produced during the internship is required, portfolio, CD, DVD, etc. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TEXT AND IMAGE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This interdisciplinary course will explore the relationship between language, text, and the visual arts. The class will examine poet/artist collaborations, text-focused artistic movements such as Dada, Surrealism, and the early text-based works of the 1960s, along with contemporary artists and writers who push the boundaries of their fields. Field trips, readings, group discussions, and class critique will all be integral to this course. Students will develop projects, either through individual investigation or group collaboration, examining how words and images might intersect. The semester will culminate in a publication of these projects. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Born in political and social crisis, the Weimar Republic exemplifies the possibilities and limits of modern democracy. This seminar focuses on original documents of political thought, literature, the visual arts, society, and law to explore the political culture of Germany's first, ill-fated democracy. Taught in English. Cross-list: GERM 331, HIST 431.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO AND INSTALLATION ART

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Learn to create unique experiences by sculpting time and space. With an emphasis on production and practice, this course introduces students to installation art and non-traditional, experimental uses of video. Students will learn the basic tools and techniques of digital video production using Adobe Premiere and After Effects. Students will also be asked to engage and experiment with the visual language of video by working to complete a number of short projects that will be critiqued in class. In addition to short reading and writing assignments, we will look at a variety of contemporary video art and installation works. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Cross-list: FILM 387.

Long Title: CRITICAL STUDIES FOR STUDIO PRACTICE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Critical Studies for Studio Practice is a course designed to familiarize art and non-art majors with key theories and concepts in modern and contemporary art. This is a multi- dimensional class consisting of guest lectures, artist- speakers, and art field trips to local museums, galleries, and alternative art spaces. The course will include discussions on readings, writing, and special projects. This promises to be a fun and thought-provoking class and is designed to enhance studio practice and encourage interest in the visual arts.

Long Title: THE PRACTICE OF CRITICAL REGIONALISM

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course is a studio in public art led by Shrimp Boat Projects, an ongoing artistic investigation into the Houston region being developed by artists Eric Leshinsky and Zach Moser. Using the Houston region as its context, the course will focus on developing an understanding of how the specificity of the local can be used to examine broader systems of global interaction and meaning. Lectures, readings, discussion and field trips will complement studio assignments.

Long Title: INVESTIGATING DRAWING: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of the basic principles of drawing and representation, with emphasis on studio practice, art history, and theory. Includes categories of representation (e.g., still life, landscape, and figure) and the process of making drawings, as well as related readings, group discussions, and writing assignments. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN LIFE DRAWINGS

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PAINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPEC PROBLEMS: MOBILE ARTS PROJECT

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: The focus of this special problems/independent study class will be on the practical conversion of a 30' transit bus into a multi-purpose mobile arts platform. Students will work one-on-one with Professor Sperandio and visiting artists on the development and fabrication of a variety of mechanical systems, including HVAC, electrical and plumbing. Participants will develop a more comprehensive understanding of alternative art practices through targeted readings and discussions, as well as participate in the development of new uses for this mobile arts space once it's completed. This project is funded in part by the Humanities Research Center, Rice Office of Parking and Transportation, and the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN SCULPTURE: METHODS IN INDUSTRIAL MOLDMAKING & CASTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 6

Description: Special Problems in Sculpture: Methods in Industrial Moldmaking and Casting. Class will cast sculptures at an off campus foundry.

Long Title: SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE EMERGING ARTIST

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The purpose of this course is to prepare undergraduate art majors to develop and cultivate behavior, habits, and methods through which to best represent themselves and their work in a professional environment within the contemporary art world. The course will focus on the curriculum vitae, photographic records, presses, books, catalogues, as well as general tax issues, resale certificates, basic financial planning, web design, and the use of presentational tools such as PowerPoint. Students will learn how to write cover letters, artistic statements, press releases, and project proposals related to grants and/or residencies. This course is intended for visual art majors. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: EARTHWORKS AND SITE-SPECIFIC ART

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will examine the proliferation of earthworks: land art and site-specific art since the late 1960s. These various works have become influential in many ways, especially in garden and urban design. The course will overview ancient site-specific works, usually religious or assumed religious sites: Paleolithic cave art and Stonehenge, as well as pyramids in Egypt, the Middle East, and Central America, Nazca line drawings, etc. However, the emphasis will be on the American art, particularly those seminal works constructed in the remote desert areas.

Long Title: INTAGLIO II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 311

Description: Black-and-white etching and photo etching at the advanced level. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: RELIEF II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 312

Description: Instruction in black-and-white linoleum prints at the advanced level. Includes advanced color methods. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: LITHOGRAPHY II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 313

Description: Instruction at the advanced level in stone and plate lithography in black-and-white and color. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: MONOTYPE II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 AND ARTS 320

Description: Advanced Monotype processes: emphasis on color and drawing techniques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PAINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225 OR ARTS 101

Description: A studio course in drawing and collage, emphasizing individual creative investigation. Students will continue to develop their own drawing vocabularies and concepts through independently driven projects, having the opportunity to work in a large format with wet and dry media. Extending beyond the traditional notions of drawing and collage, we will explore the complexity, variety, and relevance of drawing today. Occasional lectures along with museum and gallery visits will present a variety of approaches to studio projects, concepts and techniques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: STUDIO SUBJECTS: STILL LIFE/SELF-PORTRAITURE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A studio class with in-depth exploration of still life and self-portraiture painting problems. The students will be expected to develop a body of work using water-based mediums, collage, and different surfaces. There will be discussions/critiques of the students' work using historical concepts of past masters of both studio subjects. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: ADVANCED FILMMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): FILM 225 AND (FILM 327 OR ARTS 327) AND (FILM 328 OR ARTS 328) or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced documentary production using digital camera and editing systems. Continuation of ARTS 327. Space in studio class is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: FILM 427.

Long Title: FILMMAKING II

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 16mm film production course utilizing handmade cinema techniques. Space in class is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: FILM 428.

Long Title: FILM GENRE: THE WESTERN

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of the essential American film experience spanning all the years of U.S. cinema, with emphasis on the western and its mythic function in society. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. Cross-list: FILM 432.

Long Title: SEMINAR ON FILM AUTHORSHIP: THE NEW HOLLYWOOD

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 4

Description: This seminar covers the concept of authorship in Hollywood cinema since 1968. Filmmakers include Francis Ford Coppola, David Lynch, the Coen Brothers, and Charlie Kaufman. Cross-list: FILM 435, HART 480.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN DESIGN

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN LIFE DRAWING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PRINTMAKING STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 225

Description: Exploration of etching, lithography, photo gravure, and monoprinting. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PAINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN SCULPTURE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: This project-based class involves teams of 2-4 CS and Visual Arts students designing and building computer games suitable for Xbox Live Arcade using C# and XNA. For CS students, COMP 160 or COMP 360 is recommended as a prerequisite. For Visual Arts students, previous experience in drawing using Photoshop is suggested. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: COMP 460.

Long Title: ADVANCED SCULPTURE

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 365 AND ARTS 366

Description: Study of advanced problems in various sculptural media. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SCULPTURE STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTS 365 AND ARTS 366

Description: Study of advanced problems in various sculptural media. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: ADVANCED PAINTING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (ARTS 301 OR ARTV 301) AND (ARTS 303 OR ARTV 303)

Description: Study of advanced problems in painting, with emphasis on independent development and participation in class critiques. This course has limited enrollment. The roster is formatted on the first day class by the instructor, who may allow additional registration for majors and underclassmen. It is necessary to attend the first class meeting to confirm your place on the class roster.

Long Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PRINTMAKING

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SENIOR STUDIO

Department: *Visual and Dramatic Arts*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Required seminar for all studio track majors. This course is designed to guide the senior major in focused preparation of their work for the annual senior exhibition. Classes will consist of lectures, visits and critiques by artists and curators, and intensive independent studio work. Prerequisites: Students must receive permission from their faculty advisor or department chair to register for this class; only department majors who have senior academic standing will be allowed to register for this course. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.