ART 101:INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS
Syllabus
for Fall Term, 2002
Art 101 is designed to give
you an opportunity to learn about the visual arts and develop a sense of visual
literacy. This course offers an overview
of the subject for those with little or no art background as well as for
beginning art majors. The course is
designed to awaken your creativity, as well as giving you a strong intellectual
grounding in visual thinking, and the form, meaning and content of visual art.
Instructor: Jennifer Owen Office: Ka Lama 133 and Ceramics Studio in the
Phone:
Office hours: Tues/Thurs:
Mon:
Course
Description:
Art 101 introduces the basic elements of visual arts
and their expressions in various forms. Meets UH Manoa Arts and Science core
requirements.
Course
Credits and Contact Hours per Week:
Three
credits, and three hours lecture per week.
Required Text: ARTFORMS, Preble,
Preble, and Frank, seventh edition.
Prerequisites: None.
Learner
Outcomes:
Students
completing this course will be able to:
·
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the elements of art,
principles of design, and the creative process.
·
Demonstrate a familiarity with major historical movements in art and be
able to explain how art relates to its time.
·
Express own ideas in various visual media and forms.
·
Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of the various art media.
·
Appreciate ways of bettering the visual environment.
Attendance
Attendance and punctuality is
mandatory. Attendance will be monitored
through progress on in-class assignments in sketchbooks, pop quizzes, and attendance
taken at each class period. If you have a legitimate emergency (health, work or
family crisis) you must call ext. 229
Special
Accommodation
Please talk to me at any time (after class, before class,
during office hours, or by telephone) if you need special accommodation. The College also has wonderful free
counseling, tutoring, etc. that I can connect you with.
Two
exams and eight quizzes will cover reading assignments in the text, classroom
lectures, videos, handouts, and field trips.
The two exams will consist of multiple choice objective questions, true
false questions, and essays. Test
questions come from material covered in lectures and text. Quiz questions will be used on both the
midterm and final exam.
Sketchbook
Bring
sketchbook and art supplies with you each class period. Students are required to keep a 9” x 12”
sketchbook in which they record experiences within the course. You will be working in this book both during
class time and outside of class. Make
sure your name is clearly marked on the front cover of your sketchbook.
Project Assignment or Research
Paper --- due Nov. 19
An independent drawing or other
art project (sculpture, painting, collage, assemblage, etc.), done outside of
class, will be required. Instead of the
art project, a 2-page research paper on an artist may be submitted.
Extra credit may be earned by
submitting additional art projects or drawings in your sketchbook.
On Oct. 3(Tues/Thurs), you
will need to pass in a few sentences stating your intentions for this
assignment.
Students may choose to
complete a Service Learning Project instead of the Project or Paper. This option will be explained under the
Service Learning topic in this syllabus.
Each project and sketchbook
assignment will be evaluated for thoroughness of investigation, depth of
thinking, vitality, craftsmanship, creativity, and effort. I realize that you may be a beginner and will
be looking for growth. Effort in the
sketchbook is necessary for your successful completion of the course. Projects and sketchbooks will be assessed a
grade of
CHECK – Fulfills criteria of
assignment. Contains
all parts of assignment. Sufficient work, effort, and time done on project.
MINUS – Missing some part of
the assignment, or not complete enough. Not enough effort or time put into
assignment.
ZERO – Missing assignment.
GRADING SYSTEM: The
grading system is based on two parts:
POINT SYSTEM: Covers tests, quizzes and worksheets.
Midterm
Exam 20
pts.
Final
Exam 20
pts.
8 Quizzes 5
pts. each
Worksheets
for field trips and videos 20 pts.
Total 100
pts.
POINT SYSTEM GRADE – THIS IS
NOT THE FINAL GRADE
A = 90 – 100% (90 - 100
pts.)
B = 80 – 89% (80 –89
pts.)
C = 70 – 79% (70 – 79
pts.)
D = 60 – 69% (60 – 69
pts.)
F = less than 60% (less than 60
pts.)
SKETCHBOOK
The AVERAGE of sketchbook and
project grades effects the Point System grade in the
following ways:
An average of
An average of CHECK does not
change the point grade.
An average of MINUS lowers the
point grade one letter grade.
An average of ZERO lowers the
point grade two letter grades.
Instead of the Project
assignment, or instead of the Research Paper, or instead
of taking the final exam, a student may elect to volunteer for a
non-profit arts organization for 20 hours during the semester. Possible
organizations include the Maui Arts and Cultural Center Exhibit Program
(helping with the installation of shows in the gallery), and the Hui No`eau
Service Learning is a learning
method that connects meaningful community service experiences with academic
learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. It enhances what is taught by extending
students’ learning beyond the classroom and providing opportunities to acquire
skills and knowledge in real-life situations in the community.
Your instructor has already
arranged for certain non-profit agencies to participate with
There are 8 quizzes, based on the reading assignments. If a student wants to raise any quiz grade by a full grade point, they may take advantage of several extra credit opportunities.
There are 8 videos on art on reserve in the library, for viewing in the library only. When a student views an hour of video and hands in a one-paragraph summary or notes taken while viewing the video, one quiz grade will be raised by a full grade point.
There will be a free slide lecture by nationally acclaimed
ceramic artist, Tom Kerrigan, on Thursday, September 19, at
various opportunities to earn extra credit by viewing art exhibitions and
writing a 3-6 sentence response to the exhibit or lecture. The instructor will announce these
opportunities as they arise.
Eight videos have been placed on reserve for your
use. They are:
The
Pyramids and The Cities of the Pharaohs
The
The
Classical Ideal
A
White Garment of Churches---Romanesque and Gothic
The
Early Renaissance
The
High Renaissance
Monet
O’Keeffe
BRING THESE ITEMS TO CLASS WITH YOU EACH PERIOD:
9” x 12” white sketch pad
eraser
drawing pencil, either 2b, 4b, and/or 3h (you may also use a #2 pencil for
drawing)
pen
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES
(OPTIONAL):
Oil pastels
Vine charcoal
Colored pencils
Conte
RECOMMENDED WEBSITE:
www.prenhall.com/preble This is the companion website for our
textbook and has links to other great art sites with lots of images of
art. Start with: The Web Museum and Kandinsky’s Abstractions.
Phones
¨ Cell phones and beepers should be turned off
during class. Only in an emergency
should phone calls be made or received during class time.
Special Accommodation
§
Please talk to
me at any time (after class, before class, during office hours, or by
telephone) if you need special accommodation.
The College also has wonderful free counseling, tutoring, etc. that I
can connect you with.