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Art 200: Art Appreciation | 1

Eastern Kentucky University | Department of Art & Design ART 200 Art Appreciation: Orientation (3 credits) | Online

Winter Session: December 18, 2017 - January 12, 2018 Contact Information Instructor: Ida Kumoji- Ankrah Office: 309 Campbell Building Office Hours: Virtual (phone or email) Email: [email protected] Office phone: 859.622.1629 (M – F: 8.00am – 4.30pm) Cell phone: 859. 779.8129 (Do not call after 8pm) Catalogue Description: Introduction to the visual arts and their purposes, emphasis on ways and means available to the artist. Student has opportunity for individual expression through a visual arts medium. Not open to art majors or minors. Gen. Ed. E-3A [AH]. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or HON 105 or Departmental Approval Course Description: The purpose of this course is to give the student a general overview of the social and cultural significance of art and the aesthetic modes of other societies. Students will be guided in understanding the cultural matrixes of various styles, forms of art, and techniques relative to contemporary society in order to make aesthetic judgments in daily life. In addition, students will be assisted in gaining an understanding of the formal and verbal language of art. Lastly, each student will be guided in improving his or her written, oral, and cognitive skills in developing an appreciation for art. Element 3: Arts & Humanities The objectives for this course include complying with the “Arts and Humanities” objectives (aka Block III, Section C), established by the EKU General Education Program. Specifically, the Block III, Section C, General Education objectives to be met are, as follows: General Education Goals for Arts & Humanities Courses Students will be able to:

1. Use appropriate methods of critical thinking and quantitative reasoning to examine issues and to identify solutions. (Goal two)

2. Analyze the values, cultural context, and aesthetic qualities of artistic, literary, philosophic, and/or religious works. (Goal six)

3. Distinguish the methods that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, history, and social and behavioral sciences. (Goal seven)

4. Integrate knowledge that will deepen their understanding of, and will inform their own choices about, issues of personal and public importance. (Goal eight)

Student Learning Outcomes • Students will describe and interpret artworks’ formal elements to develop visual literacy

skills


• Students will become familiar with various art-making processes, mediums, and techniques to understand how different artists, communities, and/or cultures communicate visually

• Students will analyze similarities and differences in artworks across diverse stylistic eras, historical periods, and geographical regions

• Students will evaluate the role of art in relation to various universal themes such as expressions of power, religion, love and sex, the body and gender identity, scientific discoveries, and the environment.

Required Text:

• Sayre, Henry. World of Art. 8th Edition. Pearson, 2016. (ISBN-13: 9780134082349; e-text with REVEL access only)

While access to REVEL is required, the printed version of this text is optional - see purchasing options below. How to register for the course: Log into the Blackboard course site using your EKU username and password. Click the “Course Documents” tab on the left side of the screen. Open the REVEL link in the folder. Follow prompts to register. Also in the “Course Documents” folder are “Student Registration Instructions” to help as well.

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Web Course Communication • This course is 100% online. This means that we will use email, the course web site on

Blackboard for communication. • Students are responsible for monitoring the course web site for announcements and be

familiar with the course web site during the first week of classes. Students are required to check email daily during the week as per university policy; official emails are sent to student EKU email addresses only. Please do not change your email address in Blackboard. Emails must also identify the course either in the subject heading or first part of the text.


Accessing Blackboard Blackboard (Bb) is a useful system for course management and tests. In order to use Blackboard at EKU, students must have an active EKU email account. Accounts are activated at the EKU Web entrance at http://www.eku.edu. During the activation process they will learn their usernames and initial passwords, which are then valid for use with Blackboard, the email system, the library's remote access system, and the ITDS computer labs' login process. Initial log into Blackboard site at http: //learn.eku.edu. Bookmark the web site for quick access later. Note the How to Use Blackboard at the lower left. Select the ART 200 course. For problems with access to Blackboard, students should call the EKU Help desk at 859.622.3000 or email [email protected]. Students should frequently consult blackboard. Students are responsible for monitoring the course site for announcements and resources; familiarity with the course site is presumed after the first day. It is the student's responsibility to maintain effective communications with the course and instructor. Blackboard is the official communications media of this course and student problems with access must be resolved as quickly as possible. Technical Issues: This is an online course, requiring a good command of modern computer communications technology and methods. If you do not understand, or cannot quickly learn, such aspects as Blackboard, sending attachments, copying online text, knowing which browser or word processing program you use, submitting documents in Word-compatible format, surfing the web, etc., then this may not be the course format for you. It is the student's responsibility to maintain the course communications technology in functioning order, e.g., your email or access to the Internet. Technical problems are not acceptable excuses for late or unreadable submissions. ALWAYS make backups of draft and final work. Saving work only in one place is very dangerous. Email draft and final work to yourself for safety. That way, it will always be available from any online computer.

Department of Art & Design Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend class and actively participate in all aspects of the learning process. This includes class discussions, written work, and in-class activities. National and local studies have shown a direct correlation between attendance and grade performance. Therefore, attendance is considered mandatory. Students who miss more than 10% of the regularly scheduled class meetings due to unexcused absences are subject to failing the course. For example, students enrolled in classes that meet 2 times a week may not exceed 3 unexcused absences for the semester. For the purposes of this course, "excused absences" include verifiable medical or family emergencies, University approved activities (accompanied by a University excuse), illness (yours or a family member’s), and other absences as outlined in the University’s “Student Absence from Class” policy. Students should be prepared to document the reasons for the absence. Students whose absences are not excused will not normally be allowed to make up tests, quizzes, and/or assignments. Students who anticipate having a high number of excused absences should contact their instructor as soon as the situation arises so that they can make arrangements for how to handle missed class time.

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CSA. CSA will transmit your letter to the course instructor(s). It is recommended that you discuss the accommodations needed with your instructor(s). If you believe you need an accommodation and are not registered with the CSA, please contact CSA in 361 Whitlock Building by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (859) 622 -2933. A student with a “disability” may be an individual with a physical or psychological impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, to include, but not limited to: seeing, hearing, communicating, interacting with others, learning, thinking, concentrating, sitting, standing, lifting, performing manual tasks and working. Additionally, pregnancy accompanied by a medical condition(s), which causes a similar substantial limitation, may also be considered under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in an alternative format. Discrimination, harassment, or violence will not be tolerated at EKU: EKU is committed to a respectful and inclusive environment and thus prohibits discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. It also requires faculty members to report any information that may indicate that discrimination, harassment, or violence has affected any member of the University community. If you share information that indicates that you have witnessed or experienced such behavior, that information will have to be provided to University officials; consider this in choosing what information you post. If you would like to obtain confidential help from someone who does not have to report the information, please go to http://www.titleix.eku.edu for resources. Academic Integrity Policy Students are advised that EKU's Academic Integrity Policy will strictly be enforced in this course. The Academic Integrity policy is available at www.academicintegrity.eku. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity." Grading Scale for ART 200: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), and F (0-59) Student Progress: All grades will be posted on Blackboard for students to monitor their progress.

Course Requirements: • Exam 1: 20pts • Exam 2: 20pts • Exam 3: 20pts • Exam 4: 20pts • Visual Analysis Essay Assignment: 20pts

REVEL reading will be due by the end of each week. Please see your REVEL assignment calendar also for all assignment due dates. *5 Tips for Using REVEL to Succeed in This Course*

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COURSE SCHEDULE Week 1 December 18 - 23, 2017

Introduction and Syllabus PART 1: The Visual World: Understanding the Art you see

• Discovering a World of Art - READ: Sayre – pp. 1-26 Developing a Visual Literacy - READ: Sayre – pp. 28-43 PART 2: The Formal Elements and their Design: Describing the Art you see

• Line, READ: Sayre – pp. 48-64 • Shape and Space, READ: Sayre – pp. 66-86 • Light and Color, READ: Sayre – pp. 88-114 • Texture, Time, & Motion, READ: Sayre – 116-130 • The Principles of Design, READ: Sayre – 132-156

Week 1: REVEL Reading Comprehension View Lecture in Course Documents to support reading EXAM 1

Week 2 December 25 - 29, 2017

PART 3: The Fine Arts Media: Learning How Art is Made

• Drawing, READ: Sayre – pp. 158-180 • Painting, READ: Sayre – pp. 182-210 • Printmaking, READ: Sayre – pp. 212-236 • Photography and Time-Based Media, READ: Sayre –

pp.238-271 • Sculpture, READ: Sayre – pp. 274-298 • The Craft Media, READ Sayre – pp. 300-324 • The Design Profession, READ: Sayre – pp. 362-388


Week 3 January 1- 5, 2018

PART 5: The Themes of Art: Seeing Continuity and Change over time

Themes of Art: Spiritual Belief • READ: Sayre – pp. 532-536 (“Connecting with Spirits

and the Divine” and “Giving Gods Human Form”)


• READ: Sayre – pp. 537-544 (“Sacred Spaces” and “Spirituality and Abstraction”)

Themes of Art: The Cycle of Life • READ: Sayre – pp. 546-553 (“Birth” and “Youth and

Age”) • READ: Sayre – pp. 550-562 (“Contemplating

Mortality” and “Burial and the Afterlife”) Themes of Art: The Body, Gender, and Identity

• READ: Sayre – pp. 582-588 (“The Body Beautiful” and Performance: The Body as Work of Art”)

• READ: Sayre – pp. 589-598 (“Gender and Identity”) Visual Analysis Essay Assignment - Rough Draft Due: Wednesday January 3, 2017


Week 4 January 8- 12, 2018

PART5: The Themes of Art: Seeing Continuity and Change over time

Themes of Art: Power • READ: Sayre – pp. 618-627 (“Representing Rulers”

and “Women and Power”) • READ: Sayre – pp. 627-636 (“Power, Race, and the

Colonial Enterprise” and “The Power of the Museum”)

Themes of Art: Love and Sex • READ: Sayre – pp. 564-580

Themes of Art: The Individual and Cultural Identity • READ: Sayre – pp. 600-616

Themes of Art: Science, Technology, and the Environment • READ: Sayre – pp. 638-656


Visual Analysis Essay Assignment – Final Paper Due: Wednesday January 10, 2017

Note: Syllabus subject to change