103 AR181* The Art of Bookmaking/Journals 1 hour This course is focused on the aesthetic creation of books. Students will look at a variety of book formats and learn terminology and application of these terms to book construction. Students will learn how to make aesthetic decisions that will enhance their finished books. Some of the completed books will involve traditional stitching and binding process while additional books will apply personal and experimental concepts to the creation of a nontraditional book. AR185* Art History Survey I 3 hours A study of the visual arts of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, the ancient Near-Eastern culture, the Egyptian era, the Minoan, the Mycenean and Greek periods, the Etruscan-Roman period, the Early Christian era, and the Byzantine through Gothic eras. No prerequisite. AR186* Art History Survey II 3 hours A study of the visual arts of Europe of the Renaissance, the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the modern periods of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. No prerequisite. AR310 Drawing II 3 hours This course is designed as an investigation into the expression found within the visual languages of drawing and both abstraction and figuration. The experiences and skills learned in the introductory class will be intensified and expanded upon. The emphasis of the course is upon the expression of the sensate world and its use in the construction of visual narrative and its connection to the individual student. Prerequisite: AR110. AR320 Painting II 3 hours This course continues the development of painting as an expressive language. A subject will be chosen and a series of related images will be made to explore the relationship between subject, language, and meaning. Project specifics will be developed through conversation involving the student and the professor. Contemporary and historical images will be analyzed and related to studio practice. Critiques will be a regular part of the course work. Prerequisite: AR120 or by consent of the instructor. AR330 Wheel Throwing Ceramics 3 hours This course emphasizes personal expression of clay forms. Students are free to choose the processes, clays and firing methods best suited to their aesthetic needs. Experimentation with forming processes, clay body control, glaze design and kiln firing variations is an integral part of the course. Students are instructed in the safe use of materials and processes. AR340 Sculpture Issues 3 hours This is an introductory course in sculpture where the focus is placed on the development of 3-D design - form, space, object, and composition. A wide variety of materials and form-making processes are explored that may include paper casting, wood construction, metal forming and welding, stone carving, clay modeling, the use of found object and nontraditional materials and/or site specific sculptural installation. Emphasis will be placed on the conceptual aspects of sculpture while continuing the development of technical skills in various processes and materials. Safe and proper use of basic tools, appropriate terminologies, and historical/contemporary art and artists will be presented. AR350* Printmaking 3 hours Printmaking is a foundation course in the exploration of transferred images and multiples. The course is specifically designed for the student to develop an understanding of the practical skills used to transform the experience of the three-dimensional world into that of the two-dimensional print. The student will be introduced to four basic processes of printmaking, those of monotype, stencil/screen print, relief printing, and intaglio. Students are instructed in the safe and sustainable use of materials and processes. Prerequisites: AR105 and AR110, or by consent of the instructor. AR361 Experimental Media 3 hours This course explores ways artists are using technology and alternative methods in the context of a contemporary art and design practice. Students will engage with mixed media, sound, installation, ambient video, community art practices, and other media possibilities available to a studio artist and designer. This course will encourage students to connect these new media strategies with their experiences using traditional disciplines. AR362 Graphic Design I 3 hours This course is focused on graphic design theory and visual communications concepts. Emphasis is placed on digital imaging and page layout along with logo design and corporate identity factors and development with practical experience in the use of design principles and elements as related to graphic design concerns. Computer applications in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects are explored. Prerequisites: Not open to first-semester freshmen. AR371 Web Design II 3 hours Extensive skills with CSS applications, Content Management tools, along with Dreamweaver, are utilized to develop fully functional websites. Prerequisites: AR171, CS323, AR363. AR381 Advanced Web Design (Animation) and Interactive Media 3 hours This course is geared toward the editing, production, and software applications needed to produce video with specific reference for the internet and web delivery mechanisms. Premiere video editing software is utilized along with other applications specifically designed for internet delivery. Flash interactivity, programming and delivery methods as well as time based visual art concepts, storyboarding, and Flash animation will be explored. Prerequisite: AR371.
Bethany College 2018-2019 Catalog
Section VI: Courses, Course Credit & Descriptions