Art
Faculty: Visiting Assistant Professor Sanders (coordinator)
Cottey’s art program provides a unique opportunity for students to develop skills in problem-solving and understanding of the visual arts as a vital part of their liberal arts education through a range of art history and studio art courses. For those students who plan to pursue further studies in art, there are career opportunities such as advertising, art scholarship, art education, art history, illustration, interior design, crafts, museology, gallery direction, graphic design, architecture, photography, and studio art. The Fine Arts Department offers well-equipped classrooms and studio areas for ceramics, painting, photography, design, drawing, and sculpture, housed in the Judy and Glenn Rogers Fine Arts Building. The Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts includes an art gallery which is used for exhibition artwork of students and faculty and of regional and national artists.
Degrees and Certificates
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Art Minor
Courses
ART 101: Art Appreciation
Credits 3An introduction of art processes and artists through slides, readings, discussions, and firsthand observation of art and visual images. Students will participate in introductory studio exercises. This course is designed for students who are not art majors or minors and are seeking an introduction to art theory, media, and basic art historical information. ART 101 may be used to fulfill Cottey’s general education requirement in art.
ART 111: 2-D Design
Credits 3A foundational studio course introducing the elements and principles of art and design in reference to challenges presented when constructing two-dimensional projects (drawings, paintings, and other two-dimensional work). Students will plan and produce several two-dimensional projects in traditional and
non-traditional art media. This course emphasizes formal and conceptual development. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 112: 3-D Design
Credits 3A foundational studio course introducing the elements and principles of art and design in reference to challenges presented when constructing three-dimensional forms (sculptural work). Students will plan and produce several three-dimensional projects in traditional and non-traditional art media. This course
emphasizes formal and conceptual development. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 131: Drawing I
Credits 3ART 131 Drawing I (fs) Introduces techniques of drawing. Includes study of line media, representation of form, values, and composition. Stresses basic skills of representation in traditional media, and includes exploration of nontraditional forms. Subjects include figures, nature, and studio studies. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 213: Painting I
Credits 3Study of color, composition, and perception through use of painting media. Includes study of basic techniques of oil painting. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 214: Painting II
Credits 3A continuation of the study of methods for the utilization of color and composition in pictorial art through the medium of paint. Students will build upon painting techniques learned in ART 213. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 232: Drawing II
Credits 3Advanced drawing techniques; refinement of skills and methods of graphic representation. Using traditional and nontraditional media, course stresses figure, portraiture, and composition. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 251: Ceramics 1
Credits 3Introduces basic and advanced hand building techniques, preparation and use of clay and glazes, surface finishing techniques, and kiln operation. Emphasizes development of aesthetics and personal expression in creating sculptural and vessel-oriented work. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 252: Ceramics II
Credits 3A continuation and reinforcement of techniques introduced in Ceramics I through complex wheelwork, handbuilding techniques, glaze research and development, surface experimentations, kiln operation, and functions of a ceramic studio. Emphasizes progressive independence in creating ceramic artworks and development of a formal style and conceptual voice in one’s own ceramic artwork. Five-and-a- half
studio hours per week..
ART 260: Introduction to Graphic Design
Credits 3Through visual examples and exercises, this course will focus on the fundamental principles of graphic design through hands on lessons and Adobe software. The foundational skills that are common in all areas of graphic design practice are image making, typography, composition, and comprehending color and shape. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 262: Sculpture
Credits 3Introduces sculptural techniques such as woodworking, casting, installation, and experimentation of material. Students will produce free standing sculpture and mixed media installations with formal and conceptual considerations in mind. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 265: Arts in the Community
Credits 3Arts in the Community introduces approaches to networking with other artists and stresses the importance of creating sustainable connections. It studies the benefits and advantages of collaborating with others in a creative approach as well as a comprehensive examination of systems and organizations that utilize art and collaboration in order to further understand each other.
ART 270: 3D Art and Installation
Credits 3Students will create interior and exterior installations that may incorporate sculptural elements, everyday objects, light, sound, or other devices. Course work will investigate the objective and subjective qualities of space, body, and form, and the meanings created through material. Five-an-a-half studio hours per week.
ART 297: Digital Photography
Credits 3Introduction to photographic fundamentals, digital imaging, retouching and digital darkroom techniques. Teaches basic methods of using a digital camera including manual camera settings. Five-and-a-half studio hours per week.