ARTH 425 / Schedule

ART 425 ARTIST IN CONTEXT / Schedule Spring 2011

All assignments are due the following class unless noted in red.

Wed. 19

(jan)

Course Introduction

1.Review syllabus

2. Visual Analysis Intro: Review Content Development Phase handout /Begin group observation/response of selected artwork

3. Review assignment (assign edit partners)

Assignments:

1. Read: Barnet Chapter 4: Analytical Thinking (pgs. 69-134)

2. Writing: In groups, complete Visual Analysis Content Development Phase through step 3. Post all of step 3 writing on the designated BB discussion forum by Sunday noon. All class members to read all posts and make no less that one comment per post by class on Monday.

3. Read: Bernstein pg 10-20, Barnet 12-21 and 32-45, and Develop Your Thesis by Karen Gocsik

4. Notes: Combining various ideas from the three readings write two lists:

· Basic principles for arriving at a thesis and “developing” a working thesis (do’s and don’ts)

· The qualities of a good thesis (do’s and don’ts).

Mon. 24

Writing Session / Formulating and Supporting a Thesis

1. Discuss do’s and don’ts of creating a thesis

2. Begin step 4 of Content Development Phase (writing and assessing a working thesis) (in teams)

Assignments:

1. Writing: Complete step 4 (working thesis) of Content Development Phase and post to BB

Wed. 26

Writing Session/ Formulating and Supporting a Thesis con’t

1. Review thesis BB posts

2. Introduce Structure Development Phase

3. Complete, in groups the Opening Paragraphs worksheet (apply opening paragraph principles to our analysis and edit the opening paragraph sample provided)

Assignments:

1. Read: Barnet Chapter 8: How to write an effective essay (pgs 175-185) and Writing: Considering Structure & Organization by Karen Gocsik, Dartmouth Writing Center

2. Notes: Take careful notes on Gocsik reading with key points summarized into a do’s and don’ts list.

3. Complete all steps of Structure Development Phase (full outline and self-assessment) and post full outline and opening paragraph only to BB by Sunday noon.)

4. Read all team posts and offer no less than two critique/improvements for each

Mon. 31

Writing Session / Structuring Your Essay

1. Review Gocsik page and reading notes

2. Review posted outlines and opening paragraphs

Assignments:

2. Bring to next class an artwork of your own as the focus for a visual analysis essay.

Wed. 2

(Feb)

Photo Session / Photo-documentation Overview

1. Review photo documentation basics (first part of Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment) including light set up, camera settings, bracketing, and moving images off of the camera card.

2. Show and discuss slides exemplifying good and bad shots of artwork.

3. Introduce self- focused Visual Analysis Assignment

Assignments:

1. Complete all steps of Visual Analysis Content Development Phase and Structure Development Phase. Submit each phase as a single MS Word document named yourlastname_va_content.doc and yourlastname_va_structure.doc. Email as attachments to your edit partner and Lisa along with a jpeg file of the work in question by Sunday (Feb 6) noon.

2. Take digital images of all your artworks (no less than six) as per Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment Due Wed. Mar. 2nd

Sunday 6

Due by noon: va content and va structure as above (emailed to Lisa and partner)

Mon. 7

Writing Conferences / Begin Web tutorials VA outlines returned

1. Individual conferences with Lisa to review structure outlines

2. Dreamweaver CS3 Essential Training tutorials: Chaps 1-3 (Getting started, Interface, Site Control) and Photoshop review if needed from the Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training tutorial complete chap 1 (interface) and 3 (layers)

Assignments:

1. Read your edit partner’s writings and meet with them to exchange input.

Wed. 9

Writing Conferences / Continue Web tutorials

1. Individual conferences with Lisa to review structure outlines

2. Dreamweaver CS3 Essential Training tutorials: chap 4-6 (document basics, Linking, CSS)

3. Introduce Writing Development Phase

Assignments:

1. Read and take careful notes on Barnet Chapter 9, Style in Writing and Dartmouth Writing Center Pages on style. (take notes paying particular attention to paragraph level issues including PP organization, coherence, and unity)

2. Complete steps 1 and 2 of Writing Development Phase. Email your draft and outline to your edit partner and schedule an appointment to both meet with your edit partner and the writing center for feedback sometime within the next week.

Mon. 14

Web Session / Review Web Page Basics VA writing steps 1 and 2 due (to partner and WC)

Class Review: Understanding the structure of a site including naming and locating files, internal and external links, defining local and remote sites, managing and editing pages with organized site maps, workspace (palettes toolbars)

Assignments:

1. Review all to date Dreamweaver tutorials (chap 1-6)

2. Study for your site definition test

Wed. 16

Web Session / Basic web page construction

1. !Test! Defining sites

2. Dreamweaver tutorials Chaps 7-9: Typography, Tables, Layout

Assignments:

1. Complete step 3 of Writing Development Phase and email to Lisa (a single MS word doc titled yourlastname_va1.doc

2. Complete Dreamweaver tutorials Chaps 7-9: Typography, Tables, Layout

Mon. 21

Web Session / Basic web page construction continued VA writing step 3 (1^st drafts) due to Lisa

1. Create your all-inclusive SMCM web site that includes an index with links to individual project/class sites with one of those designated as your 425 portfolio site. Develop pages for this site that includes a home page, anchor links, tables, images, and designed text.

Assignments:

1. Re Read: Barnet Chapter 9, Style in Writing Dartmouth Writing Center Pages on style and grammar (take notes paying particular attention to sentence level issues)

2. Write: Select at least 3 sentences from your draft that you think need revising. Analyze and summarize (in writing) what you think the problems are (even if they are multiple) using specific named issues from your readings. Rewrite each of these sentences in two ways that correct the problems you’ve observed. Post to BB discussion forum.

Wed. 23

Writing Session / Sentence Level Revisions

1. Review style and grammar revising with everyone’s edited sentences

Assignments:

1. Complete step 4 of Writing Development Phase. Submit as a single MS word doc named yourlastname_vafinal.doc

2. Complete all-inclusive SMCM web site for evaluation. Site must include a master site with links to al; sub sites with at least one of those sub sites named ‘425’ that has multiple pages w/ images, internal links (anchors), navigation links, tables, styled text. All sites (master and sub-sites) must be individually “defined” in Dreamweaver each with correctly organized root folders.

Friday 25

1^st va drafts returned

Mon. 28

Web Session/ Review Initial Sites VA writing step 4 (final draft) due to Lisa

1. Review and evaluate all-inclusive SMCM web sites

2. Begin Dreamweaver tutorials Chaps 11 (Rollovers) 14 (Essential Behaviors)

Assignments:

1. Complete Dreamweaver tutorials: Chaps 7-9 and 11 (Rollovers) 14 (Essential Behaviors)

2. Complete Photoshop tutorials: “Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training”, chap 2 (bridge) and “CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials” chapters as needed: cropping (chap. 7) , making selections (chap. 8) adjustments (chap 4 and 5).

3. Bring to class your unedited digital files of all photographed artworks on a suitable hard drive (see part one of Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment)

Wed. 2

(Mar)

Photo Session/ Using Photoshop to Edit and Organize Portfolio

1. Review how to organize your images using the PS Bridge

2. Review basic image editing to arrive at edited master files for each artwork (cropping, straightening w/ rotation, de-warping using transform, adjustments and adjustment layers, cloning tricks to remove un-wanted objects, cleaning up wall surfaces.

Assignments:

1. Complete all editing and organizing, and web preparation of your digital portfolio images as per Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment Wed. Mar. 30th

2. Read:

· Selected artist writings (artist writings 1 and artist writings 2 PDFs (located in pdf folder in BB) (pick your most and least favorite and be prepared to explain why)

· Bernstein, Chapter 2 (pgs 31-43)

· Sample student intention statements (pdfs on BB)

Mon. 7

Writing Session / Artists Writings: A Variety of Formats VA final drafts returned

1. Discussion of the readings. What are the various formats and what are their advantages, what key ingredients belong in an artist statement (intentions, context, global issues)

2. Review Intention Statement Assignment

Assignments:

1. Complete Photoshop tutorials: CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials, chapter 6 (image size) and Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training: chap.7 (save for web)

2. Begin all steps of Content Development Phase and Structure Development Phase of Intention Statement Assignment . Submit as two documents (all steps per each phase combined) titled your lastname_intent_content.doc and yourlastname_intent_struc.doc . Email with a jpeg image of the work. Due Sunday, Mar 13

Wed. 9

Photo Session/ Preparing Images for the Web

Save for web, file sizes, formats, and web optimization

Assignments:

See above, Intention Statement (content and structure) Due Sunday, Mar 13

M 14 W 16

spring break Due Sunday: intent content and structure due (emailed to Lisa)

Mon. 21

Worktime Intent outlines returned

1. Complete Dreamweaver tutorials: Chap 15. Photoshop Integration, Chap 19. Inserting Media Objects

2. Begin tutorials in Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training: Chap 6, 8, 9, a careful review of chapter 12 on slicing, 13 (rollovers), and 15 (movie 2 only).

Assignments:

1. Complete steps 1-2 of Writing Development Phase for your intention statement. SCHEDULE appointments w/ writing center and partner (1^st drafts will be due to Lisa in one week)

Wed. 23

Worktime

1. Continue tutorials

Assignment:

1. Complete tutorials in Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training: Chap 6, 8, 9, a careful review of chapter 12 on slicing and 13 on rollovers, 15 (movie 2 only).

2. Complete all editing and organizing, and master file preparation of your digital portfolio images as per Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment

Mon. 28

Web Session / Using Photoshop to Generate Web Pages

1. Review skills to be tested: slicing as a way to generate tables and images.

2. Submit for evaluation Creating a Digital Portfolio Assignment

Assignment:

1. Complete step 3 of Writing Development Phase of your intention statement (submit all steps- assessment, outline and 1st^nd draft to Lisa in a single word doc titled yourlastname_intent1.doc)

2. Study for web/PS test

Wed. 30

Work Time intent 1^st drafts due (returned Saturday)

1. slice test!

Assignment:

1. Complete step 4 of Writing Development Phase for your intention statement (submit assessment, outline and final draft to Lisa in a single word doc titled yourlastname_intent2.doc)

Mon. 4

(Apr)

Web Session/ Basic skills test and review work flow approaches

Assignment:

1. Read:

· Bernstein chap. 5 on Manifestos

· Read class Artist Statement Assignment w/ full student example (Veblen artist statement example as PDF on blackboard)

· Ladell Moe Catalog (PDF on blackboard) w/ notes on the difference between the critical essay written by Paula Crawford and Moe’s own artist statement that follows

· Examples of SMP artist statements (abstracts only) on-line (year 2003) w/ notes: Select most and least favorite and be prepared to explain why.

Wed. 6

Writing Session / The Artist Statement Intent writing step 4- final draft due to Lisa Thurs 10 am

1. Discuss examples with pros and cons.

2. Review Artist Statement Assignment

Assignment:

1. Complete Content Phase and Initial Writing Phase of Artist Statement Assignment (submit as a single document titled yourlastname_artstate1.doc that includes critical issues, full outline (most up to date version), rough draft, assessment, and 1^st draft)

2. Find a couple of (simple) artist web sites that you think are good and ones you think are bad and, save the addresses and be prepared to show and talk about them in class.

Mon. 11

Web Session/ Site Design

1. Discuss what makes a good web design

2. Review screen size issues such as pixel dimension for pages

Assignment:

1. Complete a design standard for your web site as a Photoshop image and a simple site map of your proposed site. Due Mon 18

2. Read: Bernstein Chap (resume, cover letters, etc.) and Resume PDF (in BB PDF folder)

3. Make an appointment with writing center for statement draft review

Wed. 13

Writing Session / The resume

1.Review the good and bad of resumes

Assignment:

1. Draft your resume Due Wed. 20^th

sat, 15^th

by 9 am

Artist Statement, all to 1^st draft due (to Lisa and WC)

Mon. 18

Web Session / Review Web Designs Artist Statement 1^st draft returned

Critique Preliminary designs

Assignment:

1.Create web page with final draft of artist statement, resume, and portfolio withal writings

(due exam time)

2. Complete Final Writing Phase of Artist Statement Assignment (submit as a single document titled yourlastname_artstate2.doc that includes assessment, current outline, and final draft)

Wed. 20

Work Time

Mon. 25

Work Time Resumes due to Lisa

Wed. 27

Work time Final Artist statement due to Lisa

Thurs. May 5, 2-4:15 pm

2-4:15 pm Exam Period

Critique web sites (all site must be online and copied onto discs)