2020 Art Summer Courses

ART 20G

Session 2 

Introduces the methods, materials, and history of printmaking and drawing as a tool for creative exploration. Understanding and development of concepts and skills are achieved through a series of lectures, studio demonstrations and practice, assignments, and critiques. Students are billed for a materials fee. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.)

Proposed Instructor - Bridget Henry

ART 20J

Session 2

Introduces the material practices of painting in combination with the formal vocabulary of the visual arts. A discussion of values, form, color, and figure/ground relationships enters into each class. Students are billed for a materials fee. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) 

All students - prerequisites are lifted in summer.

Proposed Instructor - Susana Terrell

ART 20L

Session 1

Online only course. 

Traditional handmade drawing course taught in online format through demonstration videos, digital submissions, and small-group discussion forum critiques. Introduces the fundamental basics of observational drawing in a progression designed to develop and build skills in sighting, measuring, value, and rendering. Familiarity with Canvas, access to digital camera, and purchase of art supplies required. Assumes 30 hours per week of coursework. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) 

Course video

This course will be hosted online in Canvas at canvas.ucsc.edu. It will be available the Friday before class starts. Be sure to check your UCSC email for specific instructions!

Note: If you are a high school student interested in this course, please email the proposed instructor (gwhipple@ucsc.edu) with 3 examples of previous work to be considered for admittance.

Proposed Instructor - Grant Whipple

ART 80T

Session 1

Online only course. 

Introduces the digital tools and mediums available to contemporary art practices. Tools are explored from a historical and theoretical context and from a technical perspective through hands-on tutorials. A variety of artworks that use digital mediums are also examined. Covers photo and vector editors, sound and video editing, basic 3D modeling, and images and interactions generated by code. Students should have basic computer literacy. (General Education Code(s): PE-T.) 

This course will be hosted online in Canvas at canvas.ucsc.edu. It will be available the Friday before the class starts. Be sure to check your UCSC email for specific instructions!

Proposed Instructor - Kristen Gillette

ART 105/DANM 140

Session 1

Learn to design functional objects, sculpture, and other digitally inspired forms in a variety of 3-D applications (Cinema 4-D, Maya, AutoCad, Rhino, SketchUp), then produce those models as physical objects with a variety of rapid prototyping methods including additive 3-D printing, CNC milling, vacuum forming, and laser cutting. Students are billed a course materials fee. (Formerly 3-D Alchemy: 3-D Design/Rapid Prototyping/3-D Printing/CNC Milling/Laser Cutting.) (Also offered as DANM 140. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): PR-C.)

Proposed Instructor - Evie Chang

ART 105/DANM 140

Session 2

Learn to design functional objects, sculpture, and other digitally inspired forms in a variety of 3-D applications (Cinema 4-D, Maya, AutoCad, Rhino, SketchUp), then produce those models as physical objects with a variety of rapid prototyping methods including additive 3-D printing, CNC milling, vacuum forming, and laser cutting. Students are billed a course materials fee. (Formerly 3-D Alchemy: 3-D Design/Rapid Prototyping/3-D Printing/CNC Milling/Laser Cutting.) (Also offered as DANM 140. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): PR-C.)

Proposed Instructor - Evie Chang

ART 106-O

Session 2

Online only class. 

This project-centered studio course introduces 2D animation concepts, history, techniques and contemporary practices, production strategies, processes and tools from a practical approach rooted in a historical/theoretical context. During each project's development, students research artists working within relevant categories and/or topics of animation, presenting findings to assist in their creative process.

Course video

This course will be hosted online in Canvas at canvas.ucsc.edu. It will be available the Friday before class starts. Be sure to check your UCSC email for specific instructions!

Proposed Instructor - Kristen Gillette

ART 113

Session 1 

ART 132

Session 2

Students learn the classical practice of painting the nude figure from life using traditional oil painting techniques. Students study short poses, limited color, and graduate to long pose, full color. Students are billed a $50 materials fee. (Formerly course 102A.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) 

Proposed Instructor - Noah Buchanan

ART 150

Session 1

Students concentrate on darkroom practices and explore visual ideas, directing their work toward individualized goals. Required work includes making photographic prints, reading historical and theoretical works, and examination of photographs. Students are billed a materials fee. May be repeated for credit. 

All students - prerequisites are lifted in summer.

Proposed Instructor - Jack Chapman

ART 152C

Session 2

Course will explore the processes, materials, and techniques of large-format photography. Students will learn the concepts and theories related to the view camera. Contemporary issues and concepts are explored through visual research, discussion, and then applied out in the field and in the production of large format (4x5 black and white sheet film) photographs. Students are evaluated on the technical and visual context developed in individual projects. Note: Darkroom experience and introduction to photography is highly encouraged but not required. Open to all students. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) 

Proposed Instructor - Karolina Karlic

ART 155

Session 2

This course offers students the unique opportunity to live and learn and photograph outside the classroom, actively engaging locations across the state of California. Students will cover 2400 miles from Northern Mendocino County to the Salton Sea, Eastern Sierra, Death Valley and Big Sur. The class will expose students to cultural, historical and environmental issues facing the State of California. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) 

We seek a group of motivated students to join us for a challenging and exciting summer exploring and documenting California. Attention will be focused on various social, economic, environmental and historical issues.  PFRQ is open to all students. Third and fourth year students with a clear interest in pursuing study in photography and film are preferred. Participants will be selected based on the quality and content of their applications. Class size is limited to 9 students.

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APPLICATIONS DUE NO LATER THAN MAY 24, 2020 AT 11:59 PM

Proposed Instructor - Jack Chapman

ART 161C

South Korea
Arrival Date: June 29
End Date: July 24

Through class activities, interactions with locals, and visits to ancient sites, students on this program will learn the techniques, tools, concepts and a condensed history of the development of Korean woodblock printmaking. After exploring the early history of Korean printing methods through a five-day excursion to UNESCO world heritage sites across the country, students will learn traditional and contemporary woodblock printmaking at Seoul National University’s College of Fine Arts.

Course:

Art 161C: Tradition and Innovation; Relief Printmaking in Korea (6 credits)

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Max Enrollment: 18

Language of Instruction: English

Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Krissy Loveman

Faculty Leader: Jimin Lee

Second Program Leader: Bridget Henry

ART 164A

Session 1

Introduces water-based screen printing. Students are introduced to processes including basic equipment, printing techniques, printing papers, stenciling processes, and photographic and digital techniques. Emphasis is on continued development of content and aesthetic awareness through the possibilities of screen printing. Students are billed a materials fee. Enrollment limited to 20. 

All students - prerequisites are lifted in summer.

Proposed Instructor - Sarah Sanford

ART 183

Session 1

Focus on teaching intermediate to advanced students the processes and techniques of direct metal fabrication for contemporary sculpture and design. Explores a range of welding, cutting, and forming techniques and processes through demonstrations, slide lectures, field trips, and studio time. Demonstrations, slide lectures, and critical discussion of work help develop technical and conceptual skills. Students are billed a materials fee. May be repeated for credit. 

All students - prerequisites are lifted in summer.

Proposed Instructor - Sean Monagham

ART 189

Session 2

Special topics in sculpture as announced, concentrating on specific aspects of subject matter and media. Students are billed a materials fee. May be repeated for credit.

Proposed Instructor - Sean Monaghan

ART 189

Special Session - July 27 - August 23

Art 189: Art in the Global Context (5 units) - required. In this immersive studio class students create site-responsive sculptures, performances, and installations that explore art in a global context. Using the rich history and culture of Central Europe as site and locale, the class will travel to contemporary art museums, cultural and historical sites in Prague and Berlin, then create responsive artwork explore the complex relationship between object-­‐‑making, place-­‐‑making, place aesthetics and cultural identity in a global context. Students are billed a materials $65 fee. 

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Max Enrollment: 16

Language of Instruction: English

Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Krissy Loveman

Faculty Leader: Dee Hibbert-Jones

Second Program Leader: Barbara Benish