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final grade    Posted: Dec 11, 2006 Dear Students: While pageout shows me, the instructor, your final grade, it does not allow you, the student, to see this grade. Thus you will have to see your final grade as it is posted on Owl Express. Please do check your grades one last time in pageout and contact me if you have any concerns. Grades cannot be changed after they are submitted to the registrar on December 15.

final grades    Posted: Dec 10, 2006 final grades are posted on pageout. Please check them and contact me as soon as possible if you have any concerns. Happy Holidays !!!!

extra credit    Posted: Dec 3, 2006 REMINDER: extra credit assignments (1 page review of on-line art exhibition) are at be submitted to me via email at jjstep2@emory.edu. I will accept them until 6:30pm on December 4th. Those students who have already submitted them should find test #2 scores increased by 1/2 grade point.

material to being thinking about and to be discussed in review session on Monday 27 November    Posted: Nov 26, 2006 Chapter 19: What are the Japanese contributions to Modern art?: they are the use of space, color, simplification, Isometric Perspective. Chapter 20: Pacific & Americas Major Characteristics of: Olmec, Mayan, Mixtec, North American to learn are the following Images: Colossal Heads, Teotihuaca’n, Palenque, Machu Picchu, Cliff Palace Terms: Mother Culture, Dreamtime, Step-Pyramid Chapter 21: Modern Major Characteristics of: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Dada, Harlem Renaissance Images: Liberty..., Mont St. Victoire, Starry Night, Boating Party, Les Demoiselles, Persistence, Aspects of Negro Life Terms: Bauhaus, Ready-Mades Chapter 22: Since 1945 Major Characteristics: New York School, Pop, Minimalism, Conceptual, Postmodern, Neoexpressionism Images: Number 1, 100 Cans, Untitled, One & Three Chairs, Homage to New York Terms: Appropriation, Abstract Expressionism, Action Painting, Happenings, Performance

test # 3    Posted: Nov 26, 2006 Test # 3 will be Wednesday 29 November on chapter 19-22. Review for the test will be in class Monday 27 November. Come prepared with questions.

2nd event report: music    Posted: Sep 18, 2006 Reminder: This Wednesday, September 20, proceed DIRECTLY to the Stillwell Theater for the Atlanta Percussion Trio performance at 6:30pm. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE!. Turn in a one page paper the following Wednesday, September 27. The analysis should focus on ONE piece of music and follow the same format as the art analysis (description, identification of dominant formal element, interpretation). You may want to print out the Art Group Worksheet and adapt it for this assignment.

first event report: art analysis    Posted: Sep 13, 2006 Dear Students: Turn in a one page, typed, 12 point, double spaced (around 250-300 words) paper on Monday September 18. 1. Print out the art analysis worksheet from course content. 2. print out the art analysis (group discussion) worksheet from course content. 3. print out 'example of event report' from course content. Use the worksheet to determine the dominant visual and design elements for the work you have chosen to write about. Fill in the art anlysis (group discussion) worksheet to help you interpret yoru emotional and intellectual response to those dominant visual elements. Turn that worksheet into a one page paper. Remember to include your name, the title of the art work you are writing about, the the name of the exhibition where you saw it. Have fun. Do grammer and spell check.

first event report: art analysis    Posted: Sep 13, 2006 Dear Students: Turn in a one page, typed, 12 point, double spaced (around 250-300 words) paper on Monday September 18. 1. Print out the art analysis worksheet from course content. 2. print out the art analysis (group discussion) worksheet from course content. 3. print out 'example of event report' from course content. Use the worksheet to determine the dominant visual and design elements for the work you have chosen to write about. Fill in the art anlysis (group discussion) worksheet to help you interpret yoru emotional and intellectual response to those dominant visual elements. Turn that worksheet into a one page paper. Remember to include your name, the title of the art work you are writing about, the the name of the exhibition where you saw it. Have fun. Do grammer and spell check.

Group Presentations for Week 9 - 12    Posted: Sep 9, 2006 week 9: Wednesday October 18: Islam and Africa = Blue Print. week 9 group turn in overview in week 7. Week 11: Monday October 30: India and China = Better Late than Never Wednesday November 1: Ancient America and the Pacific, Group A. Week 11 groups turn in overviews in week 9. Week 12: Monday November 6 & Wednesday November 8. Modern Art = The Cranberries; The Scrappy Owls; Group 102 Week 12 groups turn in overviews in week 10. Week 13: Monday 13 November and Wednesday 15 November = Art since 1945 Art Masters; Team South Africa. Week 13 groups turn in outlines in week 11.

non-objective assignment due on September 11    Posted: Sep 9, 2006 Students: Remember to turn in your non-object assignment on Monday September 11. If you choose to make a 3-d object please give it to me in a bag so i can carry it. Please keep weight and overall size on the small side. Jessica Stephenson ART 1107: Arts in Society 1. Create a nonrepresentational drawing using only line, shape, and color to represent the expressive qualities for 1 of the following adjectives. You should choose an adjective that has an emotional connection for you. alienation/ loneliness fear passion anger exuberance sorrow peaceful jealousy Remember not to use symbols or realistic images. Experiment with any media available to you and your group, as well as line direction, line thickness, geometric vs. organic shapes, and negative space to maximize the emotional impact.

Group Presentations for Week 7 & 8    Posted: Sep 9, 2006 Schedule for Week 7 and 8 Presentations: Week 7: Monday October 2:The Fab 5 = Egypt; Project Q = Greece. Wednesday October 4: Helen Keller Karate Explosion = Rome; Early Christian Art in the Middle Ages = The Simbas. Week 7 groups must turn in overviews during Week 5. Week 8: Monday October 9: The Renaissance = Ridley Cash; Rapture. Wednesday October 11: Baroque art = Schaffer's Company Week 8 groups to turn in overviews during Week 6.

1st event report due date    Posted: Sep 9, 2006 Greetings 1107/02 students Please note on your calendars that the first event report (the art analysis) is due in Week 5 on Monday September 18. We will fill out an analysis report in class during Week 4 on Monday September 11 and discuss the event report assignment itself. You will then have one week to complete the assignment and submit it on or before September 18. See you all on Monday 11th. Jessica Stephenson

Course Description
Through an examination of the role of arts in society, and an in depth study of the visual works of arts, this interactive course provides an understanding of the creative process and develops skills in creativity and critical analysis. Heightened perceptual abilities will be developed through class experiences and field visits to a variety of art events in dance, music and theater as well as in the visual arts. Class discussions and projects, videotapes, and field trips will supplement slide lectures. Required attendance at most events requires paid admission. Each student must purchase tickets at the beginning of the semester to assure availability.

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