Courses
Fine Art-2024/2025
| Year 1 | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| WRIT-1036 | Reason & Writing 1-Art & Design | 3 | ||
| This course introduces students to essential principles of reading, writing, and reasoning at the postsecondary level. Students will identify, summarize, analyze, and evaluate multiple short readings and write persuasive response essays to develop their vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and critical thinking. | ||||
| ARTS-1110 | Perceptual Studies 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Using the figure, still life, objects, materials, the environment and the studio space, the student will learn to see and evaluate the visual world and, through analysis, interpret visual impressions into basic two-dimensional form. This will be done through the use of a variety of drawing media including; pencil, ink, conte, crayon, chalk and collage. | ||||
| ARTS-1111 | Painting 1 | 4.5 | ||
| This is an introductory painting course designed to introduce students to the basic principles and properties of fine art painting. Students will explore basic colour theory and a variety of introductory painting techniques. Knowledge of the tools of painting and their proper handling, as well as the language of painting will be introduced. Students will execute compositions in paint in differing scales and from a variety of sources. Lectures, demonstrations and field trips will provide students with an introductory overview of the history of painting. Acrylic paints will be the painting medium used in this course. | ||||
| ARTS-1112 | Sculpture 1 | 4.5 | ||
| This studio course explores traditional as well as contemporary sculpture materials and processes. Emphasis is on both additive and subtractive methods of working. Goals include acquiring technical skills, understanding the physical and expressive possibilities of diverse materials, and learning safe, appropriate use of tools and materials. | ||||
| ARTS-1117 | Intermedia | 3.5 | ||
| This one semester course is designed to introduce students to an appreciation of the inter-disciplinary aspects of contemporary art. The course will provide students with an introduction to work in digital time-based media, including video and sound. Class projects will be structured around various techniques and methods of working and shooting and editing of video including the spoken word and performance. | ||||
| ARTS-1116 | Introduction to Photography | 3.5 | ||
| This introductory level course is structured to provide a balance between technical instruction and demonstrations, out-of-class shooting assignments, photographic lab practices, discussion of ideas and concepts related to the history of Fine Art photographic images and processes. A critical analysis of student's work and its connection to the subject of art will be ongoing. | ||||
| ARTS-1071 | Methods & Media in Drawing | 3 | ||
| In this introductory course students will investigate methods and materials in two dimensional artworks such as; watercolour, pencil crayon, ink, pastel, relief printing and collage. Emphasis will be placed on constructing composition, design principles and implementing basic colour theory in drawing. Subject matter and visual resources may consist of studies from the object, figure, the constructed/natural landscape and pattern. Students will work in a variety of scales and use a variety of paper supports. Students will select, from a list provided (see course plan), and explore a single theme throughout the term applied within the use of multiple drawing media. Compositions must be created from a variety of sources e.g. found and personal photographs, still life, direct observation, dioramas, imagination etc. | ||||
| ARTS-1115 | Perceptual Studies 2 | 5 | ||
| This course builds on the techniques and materials explored in Perceptual Studies 1. Students will further explore and evaluate the visual world with an emphasis placed on concept development, analysis and interpretation of the visual world. Students are encouraged to experiment with drawing media. Students will work in a variety of scales and in a variety of drawing media. | ||||
| ARTS-1113 | Painting 2 | 5 | ||
| This course is designed to advance the basic understanding of colour theory and painting techniques acquired in Painting 1. Expanded colour theory, increasingly complex techniques and compositional strategies are emphasized. Students will be introduced to the uses of various acrylic mediums and will explore a variety of supports/grounds and scales in their work. The language of painting will continue to develop as well as an introductory understanding of the concept-development, inspirations and processes of painting throughout history. | ||||
| ARTS-1114 | Sculpture 2 | 5 | ||
| A continuation of Sculpture 1, this course encourages the further development of understanding sculpture through studio practice. Problem solving in three dimensions and issues including perception, metaphor, communication and composition will be discussed and explored through projects, discussions and presentations. Fundamental development of technical skills and manipulation of media are explored while maintaining safe and appropriate use of tools and materials. | ||||
| COMM-3074 | Communications for Design | 3 | ||
| This course, designed for students who plan to work in the field of art and design, focuses on professional written and verbal communication skills. Students learn to prepare a variety of work-related documents. In addition, students learn about research methods and documentation formats. The principles of effective writing - organization, grammar, style, clarity, and tone - are reinforced throughout the course. The goal of the course is to prepare students for the communication tasks and considerations they will encounter in the workplace in order to meet the needs of employers and/or the communities they will serve. | ||||
| HIST-1046 | Ancient Origins to High Renaissance | 3 | ||
| This course introduces students to the history of Western art and architecture by examining key works within the intellectual and social context that they were created. Because art does not develop in a vacuum, the philosophical, religious, scientific, etc., background of each period will be examined in order to gain a fuller understanding of important artistic trends. The overall goal of this course is to provide a working knowledge of the history of Western art and architecture as well as a foundation for critical thinking about art's history. | ||||
| HIST-3028 | European Art: Mannerism to Contemporary | 3 | ||
| This course continues students' education of the history of Western art and architecture by examining key works within the intellectual and social context that they were created. Beginning with Mannerism which wind downs the Renaissance period and points to heralding the birth of the Modern era, students will learn about the technological and intellectual advances that will shape and inform some of the most radical changes in Art History, including the foundation of abstraction, the birth of photography and the move into the post-modern era. The background of each period will be examined in order to gain a fuller understanding of important artistic trends. The overall goal of this course is to provide a working knowledge of the history of Western art and architecture as well as a foundation for critical thinking about art's history. | ||||
| ARTS-1118 | Introduction to Print Making | 3 | ||
| In this foundation course students will be introduced to various traditional and contemporary approaches to printmaking. Relief processes, monoprints, hand printing and mechanical printing methods will be demonstrated and explored through studio projects examining both unique and multiple production processes. Critique will further develop conceptual, technical, and expressive concerns related to printmaking. | ||||
| Year 2 | ||||
| Gen Ed-Take two 3 credit General Education elective courses. Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| ARTS-3050 | Visual Research 1 | 5 | ||
| This intermediate level course is experimental and open-ended, and includes analytical drawing to discover new ways of seeing, including the examination of every day objects in changing situations. Perception and the principles of looking in a larger context will be explored through application and experimentation using a wide range of materials and drawing surfaces. Drawing will be addressed as medium, process, and metaphor. | ||||
| ARTS-3051 | Three Dimensional 1 | 5 | ||
| This course investigates sculpture as practice at an intermediate level with an emphasis placed on acquiring a working knowledge of a number of new materials and processes. The acquired information will be applied in a number of three-dimensional projects. A higher level of conceptualization is expected than at the introductory course level. | ||||
| ARTS-3005 | Canadian Art | 2 | ||
| This intermediate level art history course provides a survey of Canadian Art History from pre-European contact to Canadian Contemporary Art. The artistic growth is aligned to the growth of Canada's historical and cultural development, specifically First Nations, French, and English cultures to an emerging international country. Artifacts, painting, sculpture, photography, and avant-garde artwork will all be addressed. | ||||
| ARTS-3052 | Printmaking 1 | 5 | ||
| This intermediate level course will examine traditional methods of printmaking in a contemporary art context. Many variations of relief and intaglio printing techniques will be explored to a high degree of experimentation and resolution. Technical competence and conceptualization will be expected from the student. | ||||
| ARTS-3053 | Fine Art Studio 3 | 10 | ||
| This second year intermediate level course builds on the insights and information obtained in the first year, placing emphasis on concepts and processes. The course takes the form of a series of group and individual projects, each specifically dealing with the links between concept and material definition. The understanding of shifting concepts, process, documentation, installations, painting, narrative, and associative cultural relations is explored. | ||||
| ARTS-3054 | Fine Art Studio 4 | 10 | ||
| This intermediate level course builds on the concepts and information obtained in Fine Art Studio 3, placing more emphasis on digital media processes. The course takes the form of a series of individual and group projects that stress the development and deconstruction of concepts and subject. Projects in drawing, performance, installation, photography, and video give access to the concerns of subject. | ||||
| ARTS-3055 | Visual Research 2 | 5 | ||
| In this intermediate level course, the student will continue to discover new ways of seeing. Perception and the principles of looking in a larger context will be explored through application and experimentation using a wide range of materials. Drawing will be extended to include major group painting/mixed media projects as well as the exploration of drawing in time-based media and three-dimensional space. | ||||
| ARTS-3056 | Three Dimensional 2 | 5 | ||
| This course extends the visual investigations begun in ARTS-3004 (Three Dimensional) with an emphasis placed on acquiring a working knowledge of a number of different materials and processes. Through several projects, students will further develop conceptual skills and expand the notions of sculpture. Several of the large-scale projects begun in the first semester will be continued in this course. | ||||
| ARTS-3011 | Cubism to Abstract Expressionism | 2 | ||
| This course covers art history primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe since 1910. Topics include exploration of Abstract art in the forms of Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, DeStijl, etc to Abstract Expressionism. Through the course we will consider the social position of the artist, how the two Great Wars affected art and society. Lectures will have a particular focus and will be explored with historical currents. | ||||
| ARTS-3057 | Printmaking 2 | 5 | ||
| This intermediate level course will examine traditional and contemporary methods of printmaking in a contemporary art context. Many variations of digital and silkscreen printing techniques will be explored to a high degree of experimentation and resolution. Technical competence and conceptualization will be expected from the student. Projects explore how print media (particularly the printed multiple) and photography may be used to comment on / intervene into a mediated world. | ||||
| Year 3 | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| ARTS-5036 | Fine Arts Studio 5 | 18 | ||
| Building upon the satisfactory completion of work covered in the prerequisite studio courses, students enter into an advanced level program of semi-independent research in a variety of media, as defined and developed by the faculty using tutorial methods and group critiques. Emphasis is towards ongoing displays and exhibitions. | ||||
| ARTS-5027 | Pop Art to Post Modern | 2 | ||
| This course covers art history primarily in the United States, Canada and Europe, since 1960. We will explore a variety topics from different regions in the context of formalism, gender, ethnicity and history. Through the course we will consider the social position of the artist, the emergence of art markets, the intersection of popular culture and art, and how art has changed since 1960. As this is a particularly large topic, lectures will have a particular focus and will be explored with historical currents. | ||||
| ARTS-5035 | Fine Arts Studio 6 | 16.5 | ||
| Students continue into an advanced level program of semi-independent research in a variety of media, as defined and developed by the faculty and individual students using a semi-tutorial method and group critiques. The emphasis is towards ongoing exhibitions, Satellite Project Space involvement and graduation exhibition. This course includes practical experience on business aspects of art: e.g. designing and printing a catalogue, research and writing about artwork, documenting artwork, making professional presentations, organizing, selecting and hanging exhibitions. Graduating students are required to participate in a group public exhibition. If a student is missing a course or courses and will not be graduating, he/she will not be allowed to exhibit in this event but must participate in the preparation and installation of the exhibition. | ||||
| ARTS-5034 | The Professional Artist | 2 | ||
| This course is designed to assist graduating students to meet their objectives as practicing artists. The series of lectures will provide information relevant to the pursuit of becoming a professional artist in Canada. Course content will include grant writing, documentation of work, portfolio presentation, exhibition and curatorial practices, and preparation of public relations materials, as they relate to an individual professional artist. This course is a co-requisite for ARTS-5019 (Fine Art Studio 6). | ||||
| ARTS-5038 | Exploring Exhibitions | 2 | ||
| In preparation for Creating Exhibitions Level 5 students will examine and visit professional art exhibitions both through local field trips and nationally and globally through virtual exhibitions. Lively discussions surrounding exhibition curation, installation and presentation will encourage critical thought and dialogue. This course is a co-requisite for FAS Studio 5. | ||||
| ARTS-5039 | Creating Exhibitions | 4 | ||
| In consultation with faculty, the study of exhibition practices has students and peers investigating to organize and curate small group exhibitions in a variety of gallery situations. The practical experience of a professional artist such as: creating exhibitions through organizing/curating/selecting and installing exhibitions, research/critiques/writing and talking about their artwork, digitally documenting their artwork, designing and printing exhibition poster and graduation catalogue, will generate an art industry experience within this course. This course is a co-requisite for FAS Studio 6. | ||||
| Gen Ed - Electives | ||||
| Take 6 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Year 2 | ||||
| Program Residency | ||||
| Students Must Complete a Minimum of 40 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program | ||||