Syllabus

Art 106 Syllabus
 * COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION **
 * Course Name:** Fundamentals of Design
 * Course # & Section: ** ART 106
 * Number of Credits:** 3
 * Semester and year:** Fall 2009
 * Class Time:** 6:00pm-8:50pm
 * Class Days:** Thursday
 * Room Number:** 212
 * Course Pre-reqs: none**


 * Instructor: **Benjamin R. Grignon, M.A.
 * Phone: **920.562.9728 **(Cell) ** 715.799.3846 ext.2125 **(Work)**
 * Email: **waqnahwew@gmail.com
 * Office Location: **Menominee High School Library **Office Hours: **7:30am-3:30pm


 * Catalog Course Description:** This course will provide a fundamental pursuit for design in the visual arts. In class, the hands-on assignments will include the elements of design-line, form, shape, color, value, texture, space, and seven principles of design (balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, pattern, unity).


 * No Required Texts.**

Unlined or Graph Paper Sketchbook (any size for notes and sketches), artist’s pens, markers, or pencils.
 * Required Supplies:**

Sylvan Barnet, __A Short Guide to Writing about Art__, 8th ed., 2005 Thomas King, __Truth and Bright Water__: A Novel, 1999 __ Native American Art in the Twentieth Century __ edited by W. Jackson Rushing, III, 1999 __ I Stand in the Center of the Good __ edited by Lawrence Abbott, 1994
 * Recommended Texts:**


 * Course website:** http://fundamentalsartfall2009.wikispaces.com/


 * General Education Objective:** Students will become immersed and articulate within design fundamentals of various art forms. Students will be able to identify different design concepts and apply them to all functions of their life.


 * Program Outcome:** Students will develop the skills, knowledge and appropriate vocabulary needed to comfortably state their interpretation of various art forms. They will have a working knowledge of art works, as well as the means to express opinions and personal judgments about art in everyday life in both written and verbal form. Students will have experimented with a variety of art media in terms of the elements and principles listed on the course description. They will have evaluated the success of various pieces in their portfolio and other students’ portfolios. (General Education Outcomes, Analytical level Level 5)

· Develop and use interpretive skills to analyze diverse art forms through an integration of the disciplines of art history, archaeology, anthropology, museology and history. · Examine major artistic traditions from multiple cultures in light of religious, cultural, social, economic and political contexts. · Develop research and writing skills, analyzing representative examples of indigenous art forms from diverse cultures of the world. · Explore the origin and history of representative artistic traditions, examining stylistic characteristics through visual analysis and determining how historical and cultural changes are reflected by style and technique. · Assess the impact of European contact and colonialism upon indigenous cultures and both the maintenance and change in artistic traditions after European contact. · Compare and contrast indigenous arts to other world art and architectural traditions, acknowledging contributions and cultural exchanges. · Evaluate ethical issues regarding the collecting and exhibiting of indigenous arts, the role of the international art market, and the impact of tourism and the appropriation of indigenous arts by artists from outside of their respective traditions. · Evaluate various approaches to the study of gender in the production and use of indigenous arts.
 * Course Learning Outcomes:**


 * Assessment Activities & Methods:** The grading for this class is based heavily upon attendance and participation. Your sketchbooks will indicate both your progress throughout the class as well as record assignments given by the instructor. The final project will be discussed in class and determined by the entire class and instructor.

Class Attendance and Participation 60% 375 Sketchbook / Wiki Discussions 20% 125 Final Project __20% __ __125 __ 100% 625
 * Grading Policy:** **__Percent__ __Points__  **

90-100% 562-625 A 80-99% 500-561 B 70-79% 437-499 C 60-69% 375-436 D 0 -59% 0-374 F
 * Grading Scale: __Percent__ __Points__ __Grade__**


 * Extra Credit:** There will be extra credit opportunities throughout the semester. Please see instructor if you would like to pursue any extra credit.
 * Attendance Policy:** This class is about **visual culture**, and much of what you will need to know to pass the class is presented in class and through the lectures. Therefore, attendance is required. This is a condensed class (full week in one night). Each class is worth 25 points with full participation (15 of these points are for having your assignment/project ready). If you come to class unprepared, you will only receive 10 points for that day. If you miss a class, you are able to recover 20 points by writing a two-page paper due at the next class meeting (5 extra points for sketches to total 25). All papers must be posted to the wiki before the next class. Any sketches must be noted and dated in your sketchbooks.


 * Class Participation: **This class is graded heavily on attendance and participation. All students are required to both attend class and participate in discussions and critiques. Remember that this is **60%** of your grade!


 * Late work:** Late work may be accepted based upon communication and agreement with instructor. Penalties apply for all late work.


 * Class Cancellation by Instructor:** Notification of class cancellations will be posted on campus. If no announcement/posting is made, students should remain for 10 minutes after class is scheduled to begin.


 * Classroom Conduct: **Please silence your cell phones during class. Be respectful and save your text messaging for breaks and after class.


 * Course Schedule/Semester Calendar:**

Ø **Class Introductions / Overview of the Course** o Introduction to experiential education Ø **Assignment: Research art and artists. Presentation due September 3rd.** o Explore the world of art at the library, bookstore, Internet, or wherever you are most comfortable. Find 10 different artists and 10 different kinds of art from around the globe. These 20 different artists or art forms can come from throughout history, from cave paintings to the present. I will expect a short summary of your specific thoughts about these artists and art forms, as well as links if you have them, to be posted under the Assignment 1 page on our wiki. Make notes in your sketchbooks of the date and time that you are working, as well as some basic sketches of your impressions. (What makes this art style or artist stand out to you? Is there a certain element or design that you identify with? What are the artists trying to convey in their art?) You will choose one artist or medium to present to the class on September 3rd. This will be a visual intensive presentation and examples are required. This project involves a lot of research! You will write five questions about the art/artist on the board for the class to discuss. The questions are not to be specific to your presentation such as a test question, but are meant to evoke thought and discussion about the work you present. Ø **Wiki Discussion:** o Just explore the wiki.
 * Week 1 – August 27, 2009 **

Ø **What is Art? We will explore the many definitions of art. ** o  Assignment 1 Presentations Due
 * Week 2 – September 3, 2009 **

Ø **Wiki Discussion:** o Read and discuss this article o http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa070.shtml

Ø **What is Art? We will explore the many definitions of art. ** o  Assignment 1 Presentations Continued
 * Week 3 – September 10, 2009 **

Ø **Assignment 2: Contemporary Native Artists** o Explore the world of contemporary Native American Art in the library or the Internet. Choose one Native artist that is working today and explore what is it about their art that makes it Native. Post a summary with links to the artist, include your own personal definition of what Native American Art is and what it means to be a Native American artist. Due September 17th. E-mail me if you are having trouble finding artists. Ø **Wiki Discussion:** o What is Native American Art? What does it mean to be a Native American Artist? Ø **A History of Native American Art** o Video and Slide lecture o We will discuss your definitions of Native Art.
 * Week 4 – September 17, 2009 **

Ø **Assignment 3: Creation of a Story** o You will choose one slide from the lecture and write a story about it. You may want to include how the materials were gathered, the purpose of the object, etc. Post your story to the wiki. Ø **Wiki Discussion:** o Read each others stories and react.

Ø **A History of Native American Art** o Video and Slide lecture o Presentation of your stories and your process of thinking about the story o We will discuss how to critique art.
 * Week 5 – September 24, 2009 **

Ø **Assignment: Telling a Story** o Come to class on October 1st prepared to tell your own story. There are no requirements as to length of the story.

Ø **Drawing and Illustration** o Present your story o Listen to and sketch other peoples’ stories. Learn to connect your drawings to what has been said. Ø **Assignment: Full page drawing of your own story in your sketchbooks for October 8th class.**
 * Week 6 – October 1, 2009 **

Ø **Drawing and Illustration Studio** o Video and slide lecture while you work o Each of the following drawings is to be a full-page illustration. I will expect detail, time and thought in each of these drawings. The goal is to open your mind to other possibilities for drawing. These drawings will help you in your creative processes.
 * Week 7 – October 8, 2009 **
 * 1) **Setting the Stage Drawing-** Draw everything in your story except the focus. Pretend that you are present at the scene of the story a half-hour before your story takes place, what do you see?
 * 2) **Basic Shapes Drawing-** Draw your story using only 3 basic shapes (circle, triangle, square).
 * 3) **Negative Space-** Draw your story again, but reverse the colors. Anything black will be white, etc.
 * 4) **Blind-** Close your eyes and use the picture in your mind to draw. This will make you aware of your hand-mind coordination.
 * 5) **Sensations-** (Anything but sight.) Think about your story and choose a sensation (touch, taste, hear, etc.) to draw. Out-of-the-box thinking.
 * 6) **Whole Page Restricted-** Pay special attention to the borders of the paper and incorporate them into your drawing.
 * 7) **Whole Page Unrestricted-** Pretend that the edges of your paper do not exist and draw off of the page.
 * 8) **Detail-** Choose one section of the above drawings and zoom in (or blow it up). Pay extra-special attention to the detail.
 * 9) **Wrong Hand-** Draw your story with your opposite hand.
 * 10) **Upside Down-** Draw your story upside down.

Ø **Assignment: Final Drawing** o Utilize at least 3 of the styles above to create a final drawing of your story to be turned in on October 22nd.

Ø **Drawing and Illustration Studio Continued** o Video and slide lecture while you work
 * Week 8 – October 15, 2009 **

Ø **Assignment: Silk Screen / Graphic Arts** o Research and design a simple one color graphic illustration dealing with a topic of your choice. Apply what you have learned in your “Telling a Story” drawings.

Ø **Graphic Arts Studio** o Create your designs for silk screen applications o If you want to silk screen on a shirt or fabric, you will need to bring that in as well. o Video and slide lecture while you work.
 * Week 9 – October 22, 2009 **

Ø **Silk Screen Studio** o Continue silk screen process o If you want to silk screen on a shirt or fabric, you will need to bring that in as well. o Video and slide lecture while you work
 * Week 10 – October 29, 2009 **

Ø **Silk Screen Studio** o Continue silk screen process o If you want to silk screen on a shirt or fabric, you will need to bring that in as well. o Video and slide lecture while you work
 * Week 11 – November 5, 2009 **

Ø **Final Project: Collaboration** o Decide in class whether or not to work as an entire class or smaller groups for your final project. There must be at least three or more people in your group. Over the next two weeks you will collaborate on a final project. o Video and Slide lecture
 * Week 12 – November 12, 2009 **

Ø **Final Project Studio** o Video and/or Slide Lecture while you work
 * Week 13 – November 19, 2009 **


 * Week 14 – November 26, 2009 **
 * No Class**

Ø **Final Project Studio** o Video and/or Slide Lecture while you work
 * Week 15 – December 3, 2009 **

Ø **Final Project Presentations and pot-luck**
 * Week 16 – December 10, 2009 **


 * Assessment of Student Learning:** Students entering the College of Menominee Nation in the fall 2004 are required to successfully complete EDU295 as a requirement for graduation. All continuing students are strongly encouraged to participate in the student portfolio process. Samples of the artifacts of the general education objectives and program objectives should be saved in order to give the student selection options for the student general education portfolio.


 * ADA Statement:** Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in this class are encouraged to inform the Disability Counselor in the Office of Disability Services, Room 101. Adaptation of curriculum instruction, or assessments may be made as required to provide for equitable participation.

All students are encouraged to provide the instructor with suggestions or other forms of constructive feedback regarding the class. Student can do this informally by speaking with the instructor, either in class or by appointment, and if the instructor is unavailable, to then arrange an appointment with the Dean of Instruction. This can also be done formally by completing the evaluation form distributed at the end of the course. If a student has a concern, issue, or question, the student must take responsibility to approach the instructor in a timely manner.

Closures resulting from severe weather conditions, natural disasters, or mechanical failure will be announced by the President or her designee. Campus closing will be announced on WTCH-AM 960, WTCH, WIXX as well as Fox11 and Channel 2 TV stations. When in doubt, call 715-799-5600 for a recorded message. Notifications of class cancellations will be posted on campus. If no announcement/posting is made, student should remain for 10 minutes after class is scheduled to begin.
 * Class Cancellation Due to Inclement Weather or Building Closure:**


 * Academic Conduct:** Academic honesty is an absolute for the fulfillment of College of Menominee Nation mission and guiding principles. Our students are proud of the work they do here and are committed to doing the best for their communities. Their grades, certificates, and degrees are their record of that work. These are used by prospective employers to make hiring decisions, by transfer colleges and universities to make admissions decisions, by funding organizations to determine eligibility for scholarships and other financial aid, and, most importantly, by family and other community members to express their pride in our students accomplishments. Therefore, College of Menominee Nation will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty. See the Student Handbook for more information on “Academic Misconduct.”


 * Academic Alerts: **The academic alert form is used as a student retention tool at the College of Menominee Nation. Instructors fill out forms to identify students at risk of not completing a course or identify problems. This type of early intervention increases the opportunity for student success.

Academic alerts can be submitted at any time during the semester to the Dean of Student Services. The forms are given to the student’s advisor for follow-up. Follow-up comments are returned to the instructor.


 * Computer Labs**: Students using the computer lab must adhere to the College of Menominee Nation policy. Orientation for the computer lab is given during the first few weeks of each semester to help students get familiar with the lab equipment. These sessions are held regularly at posted times. All students are strongly recommended to attend. See the Student Handbook for more information on “Computer Lab Policy.”


 * Incomplete Policy: **Requests for a grade of “incomplete” must be initiated by the student to the instructor. Students may only request is at least 75% of course requirements have been met.


 * The above information and/or calendar in this course are subject to change. If change is required, the change will be in writing and provided to each student.**