Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

For beginners, the fundamentals of ceramic materials, hand forming, recycling, glazing, firing. Laboratories with supervised working time and lectures on technical knowledge and creative problem solving.

For beginners, the fundamentals of ceramic materials, hand forming, recycling, glazing, firing. Laboratories with supervised working time and lectures on technical knowledge and creative problem solving.

Introduction to process of painting with emphasis on each student finding his/her own imagery, exploring technical means. Any medium or combination allowed. Prerequisites: AR 101A and AR 102A.

Photography in context with digital technology; the composition and creation of artistic digital images. Digital camera required. Evaluation based on quality of work, participation, effort and improvement. Prerequisites: AR 101A, AR 102A, or AR 229A.

Throwing instruction and practice. Skill, aesthetic considerations, techniques and critiques.

Creative conceptualization and exploration of art in three and four dimensions, employing both additive and subtractive means, including but not limited to casting, carving, welding and assemblage. Prerequisites: AR 101 and AR 102.

Independent studio work with regular critiques. Reading and written assignments on art theory and criticism. Class used for review of work, oral presentation, discussion, and field trips. Open to Junior and Senior Visual Arts majors/minors or Interdisciplinary Arts majors/minors only.

Continuation of process begun in AR 228. Individual instruction with periodic group critiques. Emphasis on larger scale works and technical appropriateness. Prerequisites: AR 228.

Basic elements of graphic design: typography, modern print techniques, illustration, photography in advertising, publishing, mass media. Prerequisites: AR 102A