Major
Art
Art Department
Sabrina DeTurk, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Business
Geoffrey Delanoy, M.F.A., Chair (Spring 2027)
Alexandra Dodson, Ph.D., Chair (Fall 2026)
Clarissa Gregory, M.F.A.
Avery Griffin, M.F.A.
Campuses
Main Campus
Summary
The Art Department prepares students to understand and interpret art of the past and the present and contribute to the future. The vibrancy of Baltimore’s art scene and Notre Dame’s closeness to museums in Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia, and New York make it an ideal place to study art.
The Art Department of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Business offers a Major and Minor in Art to traditional undergraduate students. It also offers students preparation for Elementary and Secondary Teaching Certification in Art. The Art Major provides a curriculum that emphasizes the development of creative potential, the understanding of the history and tradition of the visual arts, and the realization of the place of art in contemporary society. Classroom lectures, creative experiences and museum tours give students an opportunity to become part of a community of artists preparing for graduate school or for a variety of art-related careers.
Among the career opportunities are art librarian, art historian, museum curator, art advisor, art administrator, visual resource curator, corporate curator, painter, sculptor, art restorer, art therapist, illustrator, animator, layout artist, graphic designer, theatre designer, exhibition designer, jeweler, textile designer, freelance photographer and staff photographer.
Art Majors and Minors, in all concentrations, must complete all courses with a minimum grade of C.
Degrees and Certificates
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Art, Minor
Courses
ART-101: Drawing I
Credits 3Introduces the fundamentals of free-hand drawing and explores a variety of materials, techniques and subject matter such as still life, landscape and the human form as students identify individual areas of interest and artistic expression. Informal slide presentations and class critiques will expose students to the diversity of drawing and its manifestations in contemporary art and culture. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and Artistic Expression. [3 credits]
ART-102: Color and Design
Credits 3Introduces the fundamental elements and principles of color and design as a communicative tool. The course is designed for students with limited studio background and explores a wide variety of mediums and techniques as students develop technical virtuosity and personal aesthetic. The concepts and design strategies explored in this course can be applied in related areas of computer design, interior design and fashion design. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [3 credits]
ART-103: Three-Dimensional Design
Credits 3Explores the sculptural organization of form in three dimensions through the use of a wide variety of materials such as found objects, paper, wire, wood, clay and metals. Projects are developed that consider the relationship of the sculptural object to its perception in time and space. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and artistic expression. [3 credits]
ART-109: Basic Photography
Credits 3Provides hands-on experience with the fundamental controls of the photographic process for black and white photography. Students learn the use of the camera, film development, darkroom printing and the presentation of mounted photographs. Includes lectures and presentations on photographic technique, illustrated lectures on the history and aesthetics of photography, assistance in the darkroom and critiques of work in progress. Lecture plus lab. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and artistic expression. [3 credits]
ART-115: Concepts in Art Appreciation
Credits 3This course deals with form and content in art, as seen in differing cultures and time periods, and in individual artistic expressions. Emphasis is placed on ways in which world views and lifestyles affect artistic style and subject matter. Themes and formal aspects of art are examined in terms of the different ways in which they are treated. Fulfills general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-119: Introduction to Photography
Credits 3Introduces the art of digital photography. Students will learn the fundamentals of creating, editing and presenting photographs using a free version of Adobe Lightroom on their mobile device. Fulfills general education requirements in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [3 credits]
ART-120: Art of Europe and the Near East
Credits 3ART-122: Art of China, Japan and India
Credits 3Explores the major art mediums of China, Japan and India from Neolithic times to the present, contrasting it with that of the Western tradition and examining the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism upon it. Among the art forms to be studied are Chinese landscape painting, Japanese screen painting, the Japanese tea service, silkscreen painting, bronze vessels, ceramic pottery, Indian rock-cut temples, and the vast burial complexes of China and Japan, which include life-sized pottery soldiers. Students will examine fine examples of Asian works in The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-123: Art of Africa
Credits 3Explores art of the major geographic regions and cultures of sub-Sahara Africa. Various mediums are examined, including both wood and bronze sculptural figures, painted sculpture, ceremonial objects, power images, and bush spirit and ancestor worship objects. In addition, the evolving role of the artist in society is discussed. Students will examine significant African artworks in the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. or other local collections. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-129: Photo Walk
Credits 3Explores photography as a means for creative expression and personal wellness. This course blends the art of photography with mindfulness practices to promote well-being. Through a series of immersive experiences, students will engage in contemplative photography sessions and walking meditation practice designed to cultivate awareness of the interrelatedness of creativity with the balance of mind, body, and soul. Fulfills the general education requirements in Artistic Expression and Well-Being. Prerequisite: For Traditional Undergraduate Students. [ 3 credits ]
ART-140: Global Art History 1:Prehistory to 1400
Credits 3Introduces the visual and material cultures of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, from prehistoric times to 1400 CE. Examines how images, objects, and monuments have been made, experienced, and used by groups of people with diverse religious beliefs, philosophical ideas, social organizations and cultural traditions. Students will examine significant original artwork from this period firsthand in area museums. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Intercultural Knowledge. [ 3 credits ]
ART-141: Global Art History 2: 1400 to the Present
Credits 3Introduces the visual and material cultures of the America's, Europe, Africa, and Asia from 1400 to the present. Examines how images, objects, and monuments have been made, experienced and used by groups of people with diverse religious beliefs, philosophical ideas, social organizations, and cultural values. Studies indigenous traditions and considers the impacts of imperialism, colonialism, and global exchange. Students will examine significant original artwork from this period firsthand in area museums. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Intercultural Knowledge. [ 3 credits ]
ART-142: Painting I
Credits 3Introduces the fundamentals of oil and acrylic painting. Through an exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques of painting, students will develop their powers of observation and artistic expression. Informal slide presentations and class critiques will expose students to the diversity of painting and its manifestations in contemporary art and culture. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [3 credits]
ART-150: Baltimore Museums Study Tour
Credits 3Combines tours of Baltimore area museums, such as The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, the Maryland Historical Society, the Maryland Arts Place (MAP) and the Visionary Art Museum, as well as local art galleries, with classroom lectures and discussions. Explores the history of art, perceptions of art as presented in museums of the past and present, as well as the museums' role in interpreting art for the public. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-151: Washington Museums Study Tour
Credits 3Combines tours of Washington-area museums, such as the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of American Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Phillips Collection, with classroom lectures and discussions. Explores the history of art, perceptions of art as presented in museums of the past and present, as well as the museums' role in interpreting art for the public. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-162: Digital Photography I
Credits 3Introduces the fundamentals of digital imaging using Adobe Creative Cloud with an emphasis on camera vision. Through assigned readings and classroom discussions, students also will gain a critical perspective of the impact of digital imaging on photographic practice. Fulfills general education requirement in fine arts and artistic expression. [3 credits]
ART-165: Digital Illustration
Credits 3Introduces the essential tools for creating digitally-produced, two-dimensional, narrative artwork. Special attention is placed on integrating traditional artistic approaches with digital drawing processes. Using Procreate and the Adobe Creative Suite, students develop technical proficiency while engaging with image-making as a means of storytelling and expression. Students are encouraged to identify and explore subject matter of personal significance, building thematic bodies of work throughout the duration of the course. Lectures, discussions, and field trips consider the historical role of illustrated media and its continuing influence in contemporary culture. Fulfills general education requirement in Artistic Expression. This course is not available to CAUS students. [ 3 credits ]
ART-201: Drawing II
Credits 3Builds on the skills gained in ART-101 and provides a progressive investigation of personal expression. The course emphasizes an evolution from traditional methodologies toward contemporary nonrepresentational approaches to the making of art. Prerequisite: ART-101 or ART-204, or permission of the instructor. [3 credits]
ART-202: Painting II
Credits 3Builds on the skills gained in ART-142 and provides a progressive investigation of personal expression. The course emphasizes an evolution from traditional methodologies toward contemporary nonrepresentational approaches to the making of art. Prerequisite: ART-142 or ART-204, or permission of the instructor. [3 credits]
ART-203: Sculpture
Credits 3ART-204: Watercolor Painting
Credits 3Introduces fundamental techniques and possibili- ties of transparent and opaque watercolor. Special emphasis is placed on a broad understanding of the medium and the development of personal expression. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [3 credits]
ART-205: Printmaking
Credits 3Introduces accessible processes of printmaking to include but not limited to mono-printing, collagraph and relief, as well as gelli plate or transfer printing. Particular emphasis will be placed upon clarity of the printed image, as well as on students experiencing and coming to value the self-expressive potential of printmaking. Given the iterative possibilities and the relative immediacy of processes, students will experience printmaking as a form of creative expression. Fulfills General Education Requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. Prerequisite: For Traditional Undergraduate students only. [3 credits]
ART-207: Calligraphy
Credits 3This course is an introduction to the art of hand lettering. By demonstration and through practical application, it will emphasize size, form, weight, layout, spacing and execution in both formal and informal use of the alphabet.
ART-208: Creative Arts in the Elementary School
Credits 3Demonstrates the use of creative arts and their integration into the curriculum. Basic understand-ing of the ways children use the fine arts (dance, theatre, music and visual arts) as a means of learning. Skills in analyzing and interpreting young children's art expressions will be presented from preschool through the elementary levels. A review of art skills and processes will be presented and practiced in order to effectively use art experiences as learning vehicle in the classroom. Basic skills in drawing, painting, printmaking, lettering, sculpture and crafts will
be included. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-209: Black and White Photography
Credits 3Explores aesthetics of black and white photo- graphy. Employs a variety of methods techniques and materials for negative and print development. Investigating various genres, students build visual literacy through interpretation of subject matter and the preparation of a portfolio, lecture plus lab. [3 credits]
ART-211: Art of the Ancient World: Roots of the Western Tradition
Credits 3Explores underlying currents of human purpose, thought and feeling in art through reflection upon examples from the earliest human attempts at expression in prehistoric times; the ancient Egyptian focus upon death and the afterlife, as understood through the elaborate contents of King Tut's tomb and the mystery of the Great Pyramids; the intriguing Goddess culture of the Aegean, exemplified by Cycladic idols and other ceremonial objects; the Greek realization of self as reflected in representations of the human figure; the Mesopotamian sense of deities as natural forces; the divine, yet very human, sculptural portrayals of Greek gods and goddesses; the Roman love of things Greek melded to imperial desires evident in sculpture and architecture. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-212: Art of the Medieval World: Crosscurrents In Politics and Religion
Credits 3Explores the transformations evident in the art of the global medieval period spanning from the age of Constantine to the late Gothic period. Special areas of interest include Early Christian attempts to visualize a new religion in the varied images of Jesus and the saints, and through mysticism and the world of symbols; Byzantine elegance and gradeur; the melding of Roman style with Christian thought in the Romanesque; chivalry and love in the courtly society of the Gothic and the cult of the Virgin Mary; the advent of Islam as a global power; the great cathedrals of the Gothic, viewed as immense prayers in stone; the late medieval return to the humanism of antiquity with the school of Giotto; and the role of women, and ways women are represented in medieval art. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and intercultural knowledge. [ 3 credits ]
ART-213: Art in the Age of Rembrandt and Kingship
Credits 3Traces the evolution, definition and dissemination of Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo art from 1510-1750 A.D., including absolutism and the bourgeois in the age of Rembrandt. Examines 17th-century architecture; the influence of the Counter-Reformation; the Italian translation of stone to flesh and heavenly vistas; Rubens and the artist as celebrity, and Caravaggio: the bad boy as artist; absolutism in France and its aristocratic art; Rembrandt and the Little Dutch Masters; Vermeer's ethereal imagery; Rococo and the Salon: wit and subtlety; Rousseau's back-to-nature movement and the Enlightenment; and the expressive and spiritual use of light in images by Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Vermeer. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-214: The Splendors of the Renaissance in Italy and the North
Credits 3Examines the art of Western Europe from the advent of the Renaissance to the 1530s through topics such as the artist as hero; the lingering Gothic influence in art of Italy and the North; the greater emergence of women in the world of art; the convergence of science and art: Renaissance artists as theorists and the complete investiga- tion of human anatomy; the individual and a sense
of self; and The Last Supper and The Sistine Ceiling: controversies of restoration. Also explores such artist-centered topics as lyricism and classicism: the beauty of Botticelli; Leonardo da Vinci: the Renaissance man and artist; Michelangelo: a revival of the classical humanism of classical Greece; Jan van Eyck and Durer: the Italian Renaissance in the North; and Titian and the Venetian: school of color and sensuality. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-220: History of Graphic Design
Credits 3Surveys the history of visual communication through the analysis of graphic design in a number of artistic and social contexts. Through the study of major themes and movements, students gain the basis necessary for further course work in graphic design. [3 credits]
ART-221: Artistic Rediscovery and Transformation in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Credits 3Examines European and American art from 1750 to 1900, in the context of the vast political and social changes in the Age of Revolutions and the development of modernity. Themes include Rococo and aristocratic taste; Neoclassicism and the rediscovery of classical antiquity; Romanticism and the pursuit of originality; Orientalism and the lure of the exotic; photography and positivism; Realism and social revolution; Impressionism and the painting of modern life; American expatriates in Europe; and Post-Impressionism and the avant-garde. Students will examine artwork firsthand in the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-223: 20TH-CENTURY Art: Modernism and Innovation
Credits 3Interprets the work of European and American artists working from the turn of the 20th century through the 1990s. Focuses on the development of style, theoretical and philosophical concerns, and social contexts of modern art movements, including Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop. Special topics include the impact of art criticism, the challenges of public art, the influence of non-Western art, the role of the museum, and more. Students examine artworks firsthand at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Fullfills the general education requirement in fine arts and artistic expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-226: Two Dimensional Media and Techniques For the Elementary and Secondary Schools
Credits 3Explores two-dimensional media and processes. Covers planning, safety and instructional strategies for use in elementary and secondary schools. [3 credits]
ART-227: Three Dimensional Media and Techniques For the Elementary and Secondary Schools
Credits 3Explores three-dimensional media and processes. Covers planning, safety and instructional strategies for use in elementary and secondary schools. [3 credits]
ART-228: Mixed Media
Credits 3Students explore the place of materials in contemporary art practice and methodology. Focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to art making and process students synthesize skills gained in 100-level course work and explore interrelations between drawing, painting, print making, photography, and 3D approaches, experimenting with a wide variety of non-traditional materials. Students are encouraged to use their area of emphasis as point of departure for pushing the boundaries between media and forming their own visual vocabulary. Methods include directed studio time, art historical lectures and critiques. Prerequisites: ART-101, ART-142. [ 3 credits ]
ART-229: Photojournalism
Credits 3This course studies the photograph as it relates to journalism by telling a story. Photography, as it pertains to idea, script and execution of theme, is emphasized. Projects are developed to aesthetically present the completed story.
ART-230: Honors: Landscape Photography
Credits 3Provides study of an experience in the theory and practice of landscape and environmental photography. Students will explore the intersection of art and environmental awareness, using photography as a medium for personal expression and communicating the beauty and challenges of the natural world. Through a combination of theoretical discussions, experiential learning, and critiques, students will develop their technical skills, artistic vision, and a deeper understanding of environmental issues. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and artistic expression. For Morrissy Honors Students only or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-231: Art of the Islamic World
Credits 3Explores the art of the Islamic world from the 7th century CE to the present day. Investigates religious and secular works of art and architecture, focusing on the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Western Europe. Focuses on the development of style, cultural exchange, and religious practice as seem through mosques, palaces, manuscripts, mosaics, and painted and sculptural decoration. Also considers contemporary artistic practice and issues of historic preservation. Students will visit a local mosque and examine works of art firsthand at the Walters Art Museum and the National Museum of Art. Fulfills general education requirements in Intercultural knowledge and Artistic Expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-232: Renaissance Painting
Credits 3An exploration of the history, theory and practice of documentary photography through reading, discussion and the production of photographic essays dealing with contemporary society.
ART-233: Creative Arts Through Artistic Habits
Credits 3Explores creativity as both process and practice. Using the Studio Habits of Mind, Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB), and Arts Integration frameworks, students learn to think like artists and apply creative strategies across disciplines. This course is designed for both Fine Arts and General Education students--no prior art experience required. Together, we will investigate how creativity supports learning, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence in all areas of life and study. Fulfills General Education Requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-241: Watercolor Painting: Landscapes
Credits 3Explores the beauty of watercolor painting while on location in natural settings. A variety of methods and applications of the medium are demonstrated in each class as students practice and develop technical skills, selectivity and personal expression. Students must provide their own transportation to and from the painting sites. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-243: Materials and Techniques of the Old Masters
Credits 3Explores the materials and techniques used by the Great Masters of drawing and painting. Materials such as silverpoint, charcoal, bistre ink and egg tempera will be fabricated from raw substances and used in drawings and paintings. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-247: Ceramics
Credits 3Provides practical study of elementary principles and problems in creating ceramic art. Technical study of glazes, clay and methods of firing. Prerequisite: ART-103. [ 3 credits ]
ART-251: Digital Page Layout
Credits 3Establishes a foundation for study of graphic design by computer with an emphasis on type design and page layout. Students will be introduced to the specifics of the Macintosh computer system and instructed in software specific skills needed in the competitive field of graphic design. [ 3 credits ]
ART-253: Graphic Design, Theory and Practice
Credits 3Considers theory and practice of graphic design. This studio course integrates hand and computer skills. Students explore research techniques and processes. Group discussions suggest solutions to graphic design problems. [ 3 credits ]
ART-262: Photography and the Handmade Book
Credits 3Focuses on generating form and content for artist's books and portfolio boxes. Students will coat paper or objects of their choice with liquid emulsion and print black and white images that may be further manipulated. Techniques for fabricating hand-bound books and portfolio boxes will be explored with an emphasis on image sequence and the form of the three-dimensional art object. Prerequisite: ART-109 or permission of instructor.[ 3 credits ]
ART-267: Photographic Criticism
Credits 3Analysis and discussion of the art of photography to increase skills in critical observation of relationships, styles, structure, composition and content in photographs. Lecture/seminar format. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-270: Media and Techniques for Art Teachers In the Elementary and Secondary School
Credits 3Exploration of media and processes for students in PreK-12. Includes studio activities, planning, and instructional strategies for the elementary and secondary schools. [ 3 credits ]
ART-279: Honors: Concepts in Visual Aesthetics
Credits 3Introduces new ideas and concepts stemming from a particular period and/or movement in society, becoming the "fireworks" that stir the artistic spirit to react to those ideas consciously, vibrantly, intuitively and with unique creativity. This class will use audio-visuals, readings and shared dialog to examine works of art and varied aesthetic concepts. It will address the artist as
a gendered translator of history, as a visionary, and as a social documentarian within the context of significant periods in Western art. Prerequisite: Morrissy scholar or permission. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]
ART-301: Drawing III
Credits 3Provides students with the opportunity to identify and develop their specific conceptual, aesthetic and technical areas of interest within the context of advanced drawing. Prerequisite: ART-101, 201, 204 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-302: Painting III
Credits 3Provides students with the opportunity to identify and develop their specific conceptual, aesthetic and technical areas of interest within the context of advanced painting. Prerequisite: ART-142, 202, 204 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-303: Advanced Sculpture
Credits 3The student may choose to develop her art through the use of traditional sculptural materials; modern materials, or may choose to pursue alternative solutions to the historical purposes and norms of sculpture. Prerequisite: ART 203, or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ART-305: Advanced Printmaking
Credits 3In consultation with the instructor, the student is free to develop a specialized study of one or more print techniques. The production of a cohesive portfolio is required. This course may be taken twice. Prerequisite: ART-205, or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ART-306: Advanced Photography
Credits 3This course is designed to guide the student towards fluency in the language of photography as a means of personal expression. Students propose and produce a photographic project that expands upon the use of techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite: ART 209 or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ART-310: Honors: Curating Culture: Museums and American Society
Credits 3Examines the various roles of art museums in American society, as sites of meaning-making and knowledge production, activism and protest. Studies the origins of the public museum, the historical evolution of practices of collecting and display, and the changing relationships between institutions, objects, and the viewing public. Investigates the idea of the museum as contested ground by addressing contemporary issues such as censorship, restitution, repatriation, labor, equity, and the ethics of care and knowledge. Fulfills the general education requirements in Fine Arts and Thinking Critically and Analytically. [ 3 credits ]
ART-313: Emergence of an American Style
Credits 3Examines the art created in the United States from Colonial times to the 1970s, exploring its relationship to European styles, and the question of what constitutes an American style. Mediums studied include painting, sculpture, architecture and photography. Artists such as Gilbert Stewart, Thomas Cole, Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, James Whistler, Jackson Pollack and Andy Warhol will be discussed. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-315: Explorations of Women in Art
Credits 3Focuses upon the significant contributions of women artists to the history of art and the traditional duality of gender. Emphasis will vary in different sessions; some may focus primarily on topics applicable to art made by women of the nineteenth or twentieth centuries, while others may address topics related to feminism in European and Asian traditions, women as subjects in art, and/or women as artists. The seminar format will emphasize class presentations and discussions. Students will also examine artwork in local collections, particularly the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and impact of diversity. [ 3 credits ]
ART-320: Large Format Photography
Credits 3Large Format provides the serious photography student with a strong background in 4x5 view camera technique, the Zone system, and studio lighting and practices. The aesthetics and disciplines of the large format camera are applied to portraiture, still life, architecture, and landscape. View cameras and meters are provided by the college. Prerequisite: ART 209. 3 credits.
ART-321: Life Drawing I
Credits 3Provides individualized instruction in the study of the nude with special emphasis on observation, movement, proportion, figural composition and pictorial space. All sessions will include short and sustained poses. Prerequisite: ART-101 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-322: Picture Story
Credits 3Explores the history, theory and practice of the picture story through readings, discussions and the production of a photographic essay. Considers documentary, photojournalistic and narrative traditions. The service-learning option offers the advanced photography student an opportunity to combine her exploration of the photograph as document with a practical experience in community engagement. ART-109 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-323: History of African American Art
Credits 3Examines works created by African-American artists from the Antebellum era to the present, and situates those works in the contexts of American history, African tradition, and cultural politics. Explores the evolution of artistic responses to such issues as identity, race, class, ethnicity, and representation. Topics of study include folk art, decorative art, and fine art produced by African-Americans from the early slave communities to the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement to the emergence of a modern Black aesthetic. The seminar format will emphasize class presentations and discussions. Students will also examine artwork in local collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African-American History and Culture, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and/or the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Fulfills the general education requirements in Fine Arts and Impact of Diversity. [ 3 credits ]
ART-324: Contemporary Problems in the Arts
Credits 3Examines ethical issues confronting the visual arts through a series of case studies. Topics include looting and restitution; cultural appropriation in the museum; monuments and their protestors; decency, morality, and censorship; the ethics of arts funding; diversity and inclusion in arts institutions; and #MeToo in the arts, among others. Students will examine each issue on a theoretical basis, and will then investigate specific case studies, evaluate opposing arguments, and develop solutions. Fulfills the General Edcuation requirements in Fine Arts, Thinking Critically and Analytically, and Artistic Expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-329: Sequential Imagery
Credits 3Slide presentations and required readings guide the student in distinguishing between the elements of image, sign and symbol. The taking and sequencing of photographs is studied to understand the image and the time-space relationship present in visual manipulation; image to image content is examined for unification of theme, quality and composition to achieve in the end one unified photographic statement. Lecture plus lab. Prerequisite: ART 209 or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ART-330: Theory, Criticism and Contemporary Art
Credits 3Presents an overview of the history and development of art theory and criticism from antiquity to the present. The course explores a wide range of art forms and ideas from traditional art to controversial contemporary art and art censorship. With the knowledge gained through the study of aesthetic evolution, students will assess the art of the 20th and 21st centuries, and formulate critical judgments and aesthetic positions of their own. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts and thinking critically and analytically. [ 3 credits ]
ART-340: Hrs: The Architecture and Urbanism of Charm City
Credits 3Explores the architecture and urban history of Baltimore through critical readings and site visits. Examines the built environment of the city from the 18th century to the present day. Considers architectural landmarks such as the Basilica of the Assumption and Camden Yards as well as projects pertaining to urban development and infrastructure such as the Inner Harbor redevelopment project and the Red Line. Students will conduct extensive research into a site within the city and will create a podcast to be shared with the university community. Prerequisites: Morrissy Honors students only. Major requirement. Fulfills general education requirement in Artistic Expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-342: History and Aesthetics of Photography
Credits 3Explores the art of photography from its pre-history to the present. The course will deal with the effects of changing technology, interrelationships with the other arts, and the impact of photography on society. Major photographers and movements will be covered, including study of local exhibitions. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-343: Women Photographers and Feminist Aesthetics
Credits 3Examines the photographic practices of women-identifying artists from 1839 to the present. Emphasis is placed upon reading the image as a site where the issues of gender, class, and race intersect. A variety of methodologies are examined, such as stylistic analysis, iconographical interpretations, revisionist art historical trends, and primary and secondary source material and their validity. Connections between historical movements and contemporary practices are highlighted. Prerequisite: For Traditional undergraduate students only. Fulfills the general education requirement in the impact of diversity or artistic expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-363: Color Photography
Credits 3Studies the aesthetics of color photography. Lectures and demonstrations cover techniques and issues related to digital, film and alternate processes. Group discussions and critiques will focus on the development of color vision, the psychology and effective uses of the unique characteristics of color photography. Lecture plus lab. Fulfills the general education requirement in Fine Arts and Artistic Expression. [ 3 credits ]
ART-364: Studio Photography
Credits 3Practices photographic lighting using continuous and strobe lights, as well as portable flash. Artistic and professional procedures using 35mm as well as departmental 4x5 view camera systems are covered. Topics include studio and location assignments such as still life and portraiture, culminating in a portfolio. Prerequisite: ART-209.[ 3 credits ]
ART-368: Alternate Photographic Processes
Credits 3Applies historical, non-silver printing techniques of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as innovative approaches to making photographic images. Numerous methods of making an enlarged negative (for Cyanotype, Vandyke Brown, Palladium), including the use of graphic art film, copy camera, pinhole camera and the digital negative will be explored. Prerequisite: ART-209 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-369: Experimental Photography
Credits 3Explores historical, non-silver printing techniques of the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as contemporary, innovative approaches to making a photographic print. Several methods of making an enlarged negative (for contact printing), including the use of graphic art film, copy camera, pinhole camera, and the digital negative will be explored. Prerequisite: ART 209 or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ART-370: Topics in Graphic Design
Credits 3Surveys current topics of interest within the field of graphic design. Projects in typography, poster, book design and a variety of other methods will be addressed in different sessions to complete the course portfolio. May be taken more than once on different topics. Prerequisites: ART-251 and ART-253 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-373: Illustration I
Credits 3Presents the effective use of techniques and materials that illustrate ideas clearly and give them emphasis. Special attention will be given to graphic illustration techniques used specifically for reproduction. Prerequisites: ART-101, ART-102 or permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-380: Visual Aesthetics in a Post-Modern World
Credits 3Presents an overview of art history and the evolution of art theory and visual aesthetics from antiquity to our present post-modern world. To many viewers, the art of the 20th and 21st centuries has become difficult to understand and conceptually esoteric. This course will examine the history and interplay of aesthetic notion, critical analysis and the art object. [ 3 credits ]
ART-401: Drawing IV
Credits 3Provides students with the opportunity to continue to develop and refine their specific conceptual, aesthetic and technical areas of interest within the context of advanced drawing. Prerequisite: ART-301 or ART-321. [ 3 credits ]
ART-402: Painting IV
Credits 3Provides students with the opportunity to continue to develop and refine their specific conceptual, aesthetic and technical areas of interest within the context of advanced painting. Prerequisite: ART-204 or ART-302. [ 3 credits ]
ART-406: Advanced Photography
Credits 3Guides the student towards fluency in the language of photography as a means of personal expression. Students propose and produce a photographic project that synthesizes personal vision, ideas, techniques and processes learned in previous courses. Prerequisite: junior/senior status and permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-411: Explorations in Western Art
Credits 3Investigates and analyzes selected topics in Western art from diverse periods in a seminar format that emphasizes class presentations and discussions. Students may examine architecture in Baltimore, various painting styles represented in Baltimore museums, and medieval manuscripts in the collection of The Walters Art Museum, among other possibilities. May be taken for credit more than once as the topics vary. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-412: Explorations in American Art
Credits 3Investigates and analyzes selected topics in American art and architecture from Colonial America and the United States in a seminar format that emphasizes class presentations and discussions. Particular attention is given to nearby monuments that reflect American interpretations of earlier styles, and to local collections of American art, including the Baltimore Museum of American Art and the Maryland Historical Society. May be taken for credit more than once as topics vary. Fulfills the general education requirement for fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-413: Explorations in Asian Art
Credits 3Investigates and analyzes selected topics in the art of India, China or Japan, depending upon the semester, focusing on the architecture, painting and sculpture of each area from prehistoric times through the 20th century. May be taken for credit more than once as topics vary. Asian art will be examined firsthand during visits to local collections. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [ 3 credits ]
ART-419: Digital Photography II
Credits 3Deepens experience in digital photography and investigates the relationships between communication through photographs and digital images and other electronic media such as the digital press, World Wide Web and the virtual environment of the video game. Students enhance their skills and personal aesthetic using Adobe Photoshop and choose projects from still photography, graphic design or motion graphics. Prerequisite: ART-162. [ 3 credits ]
ART-420: Portrait Photography
Credits 3Explores natural and artificial lighting and the hands on practice of photographing people, culminating in a service-learning photo shoot. Fulfills the general education requirement in Artistic Expression and Fine Arts. This course is not available to CAUS students. [ 3 credits ]
ART-421: Life Drawing II
Credits 3Provides individualized instruction in the advanced study of the nude with special emphasis on observation, movement, proportion, figural composition, pictorial space and the development of personal interpretation of the figural form. All sessions will include short and sustained poses. Prerequisite: ART-321. [ 3 credits ]
ART-427: Study Tour:
Credits 3ART-440: Senior Seminar
Credits 3Provides an opportunity for senior art majors from all concentrations to meet together as a group and examine the nature of art in contemporary society and explore topics such as morals and ethics in art, artists and critics, and the business of art. Students present their thesis project at the senior exhibition. To be taken in senior year. [ 3 credits ]
ART-460: Senior Studio Photography
Credits 3Creates self-directed projects under the supervision of the instructor. The aim of the course is the production of a body of work for exhibition and the compilation of a portfolio for professional use. Course content includes discussions, readings, research, studio and gallery visits and critiques. Prerequisite: Senior status and permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-462: Adv Color Photography
Credits 3ART-463: Independent Study
Credits 3Provides an opportunity to pursue an individual project in consultation with an art faculty member. [ 3 credits ]
ART-465: Directed Readings: Selected Topics In Art History
Credits 3Creates an individual study opportunity that is pursued under the guidance of a faculty member of the department. The directed readings format enables the student to make an intensive examination of a personally selected area of intellectual interest. The selected area of focus may be a specific topic, medium, artist, theme, style or approach; includes pre-museum studies requirement. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. [ 3 credits ]
ART-470: Practicum in Art
Credits 3 4Provides the opportunity to gain credit for work experience with professional art organizations with the consent of the advisor. The site is chosen according to the student's field of concentration. Permission required. [ 3 or 4 credits ]
ART-471: Practicum in Art
Credits 3 4Provides the opportunity to gain credit for work experience with professional art organizations with the consent of the advisor. The site is chosen according to the student's field of concentration. Permission required. [ 3 or 4 credits ]