Fall, Winter and Spring quarters, 16 credits per quarter
Faculty: Lisa Sweet, Jean Mandeberg, Joe Feddersen
Class Standing: Sophomore or above, transfer students welcome. 50 percent of the seats will be reserved for students with sophomore standing.
Faculty Signature: Prospective students should talk with the faculty during the Academic Fair, Wednesday, March 2, 4-6 p.m.. Candidates will be interviewed at the fair. Students who cannot attend the Academic Fair should contact Lisa Sweet, sweetl@evergreen.edu or (360) 867-6763, prior to the fair to make alternative arrangements. A portfolio of drawings and a few examples of printmaking experience is preferred. Students must submit their portfolio consisting of 7 to 10 drawings. Prerequisites: Students seeking to enroll for spring should have: 1) a basic foundation in art history (prehistory through the 20th century), 2) basic drawing and basic life drawing skills, 3) basic printmaking skills (monotype, woodcut, linoleum cut are examples of basic printmaking skills). Special Expenses: $50 studio use fee per student, each quarter.
This program offers an intensive introduction to the making of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms, in conjunction with the study of aesthetics and art history. This program is designed for students who have a passion for art, the ability to take risks, stamina and patience to work hard for long hours, openness to new ideas, and a willingness to share their work and support others' learning. The program functions as a community of working artists, learning together and sharing ideas through intensive in-studio work.
In fall quarter, students will be assigned to either the two-dimensional component or the three-dimensional component for the quarter. In winter quarter, the groups will switch, so that by the end of winter, each student will have had an intensive introduction to drawing, 2-D and 3-D design. During all three quarters, students will write analytic papers and take exams about art history ideas and issues in contemporary art. Students will be expected to be in class and work in the studio at least 40 hours per week. Students will develop a visual vocabulary, seeing skills and an understanding of 2-D and 3-D composition. Students will complete weekly studio projects in mixed media, woodworking, metalworking, printmaking and drawing-from-observation.
In spring quarter, students will have the opportunity to deepen the technical skills they developed throughout the program and apply them to the creation of an extensive, thematic body of work. Art history will be covered through student projects and lectures and emphasis will be placed on skills in color theory and the exploration of a range of careers in the arts through lectures and workshops. Preparation of artist portfolio will also be addressed.Credit awarded in: drawing, printmaking, 2-D and 3-D design, sculpture and art history. Total: 16 credits each quarter.
A similar program is expected to be offered in 2005-06. Program is preparatory for: careers and future studies in art education and the humanities.
Faculty: R. T. Leverich, Peter Impara, Gretchen Van Dusen
Class Standing: This all-level program accepts up to 25 percent freshmen students. Prerequisites: Students must have background experience in ecology and/or 2-D art and read Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Green Architecture by James Wines prior to the first class of winter Quarter. Faculty Signature: The faculty will assess student eligibility to join the program. For information contact Robert Leverich, (360) 867-6760. Special Expenses: Approximately $150 each quarter for design studio equipment and supplies; $125 each quarter for overnight field trips.
What means do we use to shape the Earth and its living systems, and to live, work and move about? Are these means ethical, sustainable and beautiful? Ecological design proposes means that are responsive and responsible to place and community, that reuse and renew materials and energy, and that draw lessons from natural systems and forms and longstanding human responses to them.
Students will study and do research in landscape ecology, energy systems and environmental design history, and bring lessons from these disciplines to an integrative design studio-the locus of activities for the program. Studio projects will address drawing and design fundamentals, thinking in three dimensions, site survey and analysis, programming, user involvement, ecological design responses, building-science basics, energy use, and presentation skills. Projects may range in scale and focus, from a comic strip promoting safe disposal of hazardous household wastes to portable, self-sustaining shelters for disaster victims, or from a strip-mine restoration plan to an energy conserving hairdryer. Students will augment their graphic means of study and expression with computer workshops. Work discussions, readings, seminars and writing assignments will address how we, as individuals and as communities, can design spiritually and physically sustaining means of coexisting with the living systems of our home planet.
Credit awarded in: environmental design, ecology and natural sciences, visual art and expository writing. Total: 16 credits each quarter.
Program is preparatory for: careers and future studies in environmental studies, environmental design, architecture and the visual arts. This program is also listed under Environmental Studies; Expressive Arts; and Scientific Inquiry.