Participation in an internship experience allows students to use classroom-learned skills in a related employment experience. Students must work a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the entire semester. To participate students must be of junior or senior status with completion of freshman and sophomore studios. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA … Continue reading “DFA-475 ART PRACTICE INTERNSHIP (6 credits)”
The Survey and Methods course sequence provides an,introduction to six of the major studios in Art,Practice and Crafts/Material Studies. In this,dynamic course, students rotate in three 5-week,sessions through the areas of Metals, Print, and,Fibers/Textiles. Each five-week session provides,students with an understanding of materials,,processes, and protocols that are specific to the,context of each studio. Hands-on projects … Continue reading “DFA-105 SURVEY & METHODS I”
The Survey and Methods course sequence provides an,introduction to six of the major studios in Art,Practice and Crafts/Material Studies. In this,dynamic course, students rotate in three 5-week,sessions through the areas of Ceramics, Glass,,and Sculpture, Each five-week session provides,students with an understanding of materials,,processes, and protocols that are specific to the,context of each studio. Hands-on projects … Continue reading “DFA-106 SURVEY AND METHODS II”
While working with the many processes of,printmaking, students will engage with the,printed image while considering the historic,aspects of the techniques involved in the,production of a print. This course is an,introduction to the following areas of,printmaking: relief (woodcuts and linocuts),,intaglio (etching), and lithography. Students,will learn the basics of each area through,,collaborations and hands-on short workshops.,Context is … Continue reading “DFA-115 INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING”
CHOOSE ONE COURSE: DFA 115 INTRO TO PRINTMAKING OR,CMS/AP STUDIO ELECTIVE. FOR CMS/AP ELECTIVE,OPTIONS, SEARCH SUBJECT CODES FROM ART PRACTICE,(DFA) OR CRAFTS & MATERIAL STUDIES (DCE, DFD, DGL,,DME, DAF) TO FULFILL THIS 3.0 CREDIT,STUDIO REQUIREMENT. SEARCH ALL COURSES IN CATALOG,TO CONFIRM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS. Credits: 3 Prerequisites:
Intro to Painting functions as a survey of,contemporary approaches to painting. Students,explore a range of oil and acrylic painting,techniques while directing the development of,particular ideas, themes, or subjects. The,technical goals in this course include,understanding the use of color properties to,depict illusionary space and form while examining,the relationships between material and metaphor,,surface and structure, image and … Continue reading “DFA-120 PAINTING I”
CHOOSE ONE COURSE: DFA 120 PAINTING I OR DFA 130,INTRO TO SCULPTURE TO FULFILL THIS 3.0 CREDIT,STUDIO REQUIREMENT. SEARCH COURSES IN CATALOG TO,CONFIRM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS. Credits: 3 Prerequisites:
Students research and explore sculptural methods,and materials through the exploration of both,non-representational and figurative approaches. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DFN 116 DFN 121 DFA 106
In this course, students explore the,interdisciplinary nature of the book form and its,content from conception to execution. This course,covers all stages of creating a limited edition,book, including development of text, instruction,of printmaking, letterpress and digital,technology, and a variety of bookbinding,techniques. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DFN 117, DFN 120 and DFN 137
Using the City of Detroit as its inspiration,,students will employ various research,methodologies as a starting point for creating,prints. Projects will be approached through one,of three perspectives: experiential, historical,and political. Techniques introduced will include,relief printing, laser cutting, print from found,objects and silkscreen. Students will print both,with and without a press to create limited,edition prints as well … Continue reading “DFA-202 PRINT: DETROIT”