Course code:

ED1022

Level:

I - Introductory

Class size limit:

12

Typically offered:

Yearly

In this course, students will explore teaching and learning in the arts as a process of exploration, personal expression, and nurturance. This process, one of discovery, begins without preconceived expectations of outcomes and allows for response and reflection through the art-making. This approach will be explored as a means of teaching art to others, while also adding to one’s own creativity and artistic growth. Students will work with the elements and principles of design, using a variety of techniques and materials (drawing, painting, collage) to understand and teach the art process. We will create some shared work in class, such as narrative memory maps and contour-drawn portraits, in order to experience the art process in collaboration. Students will also explore the ecology and economy of altering found materials for art-making, as well as investigate creative ways to use text and writing in art (Exquisite Corpse, Allen Ginsberg’s American Sentences, Black-Out Poetry.) Relevant artists’ writings and work will be read and discussed in class. Evaluation will be based on attendance, participation, class activities, and completed assignments. Assignments will include: co-leading discussions of class readings, ongoing work in personal sketchbooks, responses and creative writing exercises in journals, and altering an old book (we’ll use discarded library books) to create a source book of techniques for teaching and making art.

Prerequisites:

None

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