2018-19 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art
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AB 117
Robin Strangfeld
Chair, Creative Arts
Professor |
Assistant Professor |
Emeritus Professor |
David Bithell |
Garrick Imatani |
Marlene Alt |
Cody Bustamante |
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Wes Chapman |
Miles Inada |
Senior Instructor 1 |
Don Kay |
Erika Leppmann |
Jennifer Longshore |
Betty LaDuke |
Margaret Sjogren |
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Greer Markle |
Robin Strangfeld |
Adjunct Professor |
Lyle Matoush |
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Scott Malbaurn |
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The Art program is committed to professional art training within the context of a liberal arts education. The program is an essential part of SOU’s mission to prepare students for an active life as perceptive, creative, and conscientious citizens and professionals. Art students are interested in investigating, developing, and refining their understanding of artistic production, theory, and history within the dynamic intellectual atmosphere of The Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University.
Majors
The studio-intensive program centered on faculty mentorship and collaboration amongst the student cohort, the Art major is designed for students wanting to become creative arts professionals. The curriculum puts students in the studio from their first day on campus and centers on five areas:
- Creative process
- Technique
- Professional goals
- Theory and history of visual culture
- Daily studio practice
Committed to a rigorous and interdisciplinary approach, the Art program challenges students to be innovative and responsible leaders in the field.
Faculty/pedagogy
Headed by a faculty of professional artists and scholars that exhibit and present work nationally and internationally, we integrate a strong grounding in contemporary art with historical and interdisciplinary approaches to visual media and culture. We share a commitment to preparing new generations of arts professionals through hands-on instruction, encouraging risk-taking, intellectual curiosity, and imaginative problem solving. We work in close collaboration with SOU’s pioneering Emerging Media & Digital Arts program, encouraging the interplay of ideas at the intersection of the fine arts, digital technology, and a variety of emerging new media.
Facilities
The Center for the Visual Arts invites participation in a variety of innovative programs, projects, and exhibitions throughout the year. Students actively investigate artistic concepts and techniques with the support of spacious, well-equipped facilities. Classroom studios support a diverse range of media and student-run galleries provide the opportunity to develop practical skills involving arts exhibition, preparation, curating, and marketing.
Related Partnership Opportunities for Art Students
International Studies/ Study Abroad, SOU International Studies Program
Teacher Licensing/ Art Endorsement, School of Education
Museum and Curatorial Practices, Schneider Museum of Art
Certificate in Nonprofit Management, through the Business Department
SOFAS, Southern Oregon Fine Arts Students, club and activities
Degree Options
BA or BS in Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art
Program Requirements
Major
Minor
Art
Creative Activities
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ARTC 199 - Special Studies 1 to 4 credits ARTC courses supplement the range of material and creative experiences available to all majors. ARTC courses are not counted toward art major degree requirements. Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
Art History
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ARTH 199 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 200 - Art History and Visual Studies 4 credits Introduces students to the key terms, practices, and modes of artistic practice as well as the fundamental methodologies of art history and visual studies. Key topics include: shifting definitions of art in a global context; representation, symbols, and iconography; art and power; the body and the politics of representation; art, ritual, and the sacred; and art and popular culture. Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval 4 credits Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the prehistoric to medieval periods. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 205 - History of Art: Early Modern 4 credits Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the Early Modern era (c. 1400-1800). Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture of this period. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities). Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 206 - History of Art: Nineteenth Century to Contemporary 4 credits Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture from this period. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities). Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 260 - Art Theory and Critical Issues 4 credits Introduces major theories and critical issues influencing contemporary art and artists. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 204 or ARTH 205 or ARTH 206 . Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present 4 credits Offers an interdisciplinary survey of the visual arts and music from the twentieth century to the present. Examines the intersections, cross-influences, and significant archetypes of visual art and music. Topics include modernism, postmodernism, primitivism, minimalism, futurism, and popular culture. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. (Cross-listed with MUS 311 .) Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 330 - Art, Culture, and Technology 4 credits Examines the impact of twentieth-century technological, social, and historical change on our conceptions of art and culture. Using readings from cross-disciplinary sources, students explore the origins, evolution, and proliferation of new media and communications technologies, including photography, film, television, computers, and the Internet. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 342 - History of Collaborative Art and Social Practice 4 credits Examines the ethical, social, political, and aesthetic debates regarding collaboration in contemporary artistic practice. Students learn about the history of collaboration in modern and contemporary art and address the relationship between artists and their audience and participants in terms of power, ethics, economics, and aesthetics. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand I. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 343 - Globalization and Contemporary Art 4 credits Introduces students to recent theories and practices of contemporary art in a global context. Examines the changing relationship of Western artists to the rest of the world, questions of nationalism, internationalism, and post-nationalism as categories of art historical inquiry, issues of ethnic and cultural difference, and theories of display and exhibition in a variety of local and international contexts. Students examine topics such as: art’s relationship to the global market, the role of national, ethnic, or racial identity in artistic production, and the impact of digital media on cultural globalization. Students identify some of the primary institutions and mechanisms of the “global art world” and focus on several key geographical regions in which contemporary artists engage with globalizing processes. Students gain knowledge of significant artists and texts and critically evaluate the challenges such artists pose to founding assumptions about artistic and art historical practice. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 344 - Art, Culture, and Politics 4 credits Students examine the arts as an agent of social, culture, and political change during the twentieth century. Explores art from a social history perspective and traces how it intersects with the broader social dynamics of specific historical periods ranging from the radicalism of the early avant-garde to the postmodern era. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 345 - Activist Artists and Work in the Community 4 credits Explores and defines activism and the roles artists play in instigating change and igniting community involvement. Examines the history and evolution of activism through cross-disciplinary sources. Culminates in a final project where students are expected to develop an activist or community-based project. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 346 - Art and Sustainability 4 credits Examines the cultural dimension of sustainability with an emphasis on visual culture. Themes will include: modernity and its impact on our environment, Ecological Art (land art, environmental art, ecological art), and fostering change - art as a catalyst in fostering sustainable practices locally and globally. Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand I). Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 347 - Medicine: Historical Perspectives in Art and Culture 4 credits Examines the history and evolution of practice, inventions and belief systems in the field of medicine through the lens of art and visual culture. Themes will include: science vs. divination, euthanasia, disease, anatomy, medical teaching, surgery and other firsts, mental illness, and alternative practices. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 360 - History of American Art 4 credits Explores major works and trends in architecture, painting, sculpture, and related arts from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on American adaptations and indigenous American contributions. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 399 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 401 - Research 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 403 - Thesis 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 405 - Reading and Conference 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 407 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 409 - Practicum 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 431 - Italian Renaissance Art 4 credits Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 445 - Early Modern Art 4 credits Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 . Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 446 - Contemporary Art: 1945-Present 4 credits Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945. Presents methods and techniques of research and writing for the discipline of art history. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206 and USEM 103 or WR 121 and WR 122 . Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 450 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 credits Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 501 - Research 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 503 - Thesis 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 505 - Reading and Conference 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 507 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 509 - Practicum 1 to 4 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTH 531 - Italian Renaissance Art 4 credits Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 545 - Early Modern Art 4 credits Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 546 - Contemporary Art: 1945-Present 4 credits Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 Graded (A-F) only -
ARTH 550 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 credits Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. Approved for University Studies (integration). Graded (A-F) only
Museum Studies
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ARTM 210 - Student Gallery Training 2 credits Students learn the responsibilities and technical skills needed to be an effective and qualified Gallery Director. Students receive hands-on training and practice in designing and installing museum-quality exhibitions within each of the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) student galleries. Students develop skills with hand tools and museum-approved hardware; create professional artist statements, labels and text panels; and learn proper lighting techniques for artwork and sculpture. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 310 - Museum Practices I 2 credits Students learn basic skills focused on professional museum standards and practices in the handling, preparation, design, display and storage of artwork and artifacts. Students are introduced to the position descriptions and requirements needed to obtain internships, entry level opportunities and possible career paths within art, anthropology, science, history, natural history and cultural museums and galleries. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 311 - Museum Practices II 2 credits Students continue to explore and build on professional museum practices through preparing, handling, and mounting of artwork; exhibition design and installation; and accepted methods in proper storage techniques of a wide range of artifacts and artwork. Emphasis is placed on research, documentation, writing, design, and installation of objects and collections within a museum. Prerequisite(s): ARTM 310 . Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 399 - Special Studies 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 401 - Research 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 403 - Thesis 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 405 - Reading and Conference 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 407 - Seminar 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 409 - Practicum 1 to 8 credits Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
ARTM 410 - Curatorial Practices 2 credits Students gain an understanding of the theory and processes of curating art and related exhibitions. Building upon the prerequisite skills, this course focuses on content development and exhibition design. Students apply critical thinking about exhibitions and issues facing museums and galleries through readings, group discussions and class exercises. Students learn how to manage projects and present ideas to a variety of audiences. This course is preparatory for a practicum where students design and implement an exhibition from start to finish. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): ARTM 310 . Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. -
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