ART 6180 - Graduate Special Topics - Studio/Critique

A course that connects both the individual's studio production and a communities engagement in-group critiques. Work from a personal space is exposed to broader considerations from the varied perspectives of the group. This analysis and criticism expands our focus to explore historical and contemporary issues as they relate to our singular experience. Class members will attend/visit University and community visiting artist's and theorist's presentations, profit and non-profit galleries, artist's studios and community art centers. This course is offered only fall semester the faculty will rotate creating an inventive and challenging curriculum for both students and professor. Painting/Drawing and Printmaking areas require this course once a year; any enrolled MFA or MA students are invited to participate.