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Bibliography for Student Research

Each student of SA321 will be conducting research both in their sketchbooks and for the foundation of a writing project and multi media presentation they will deliver to the class.  Please glean this information from the  URLs  listed below. Many of them include direct links to the artist's websites.  Famous Contemporary Artist List 25 Young Contemporary Painters you Need to know List and URLs to Modern artist list 12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting You Need to Know Now Top 300 artists on Artnet Artnet artist list 10 Contemporary artists under 40 Top 14 living artists

Final Exam Schedule

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For Spring 2018 classes campus wide as set by the Registrar early in January 2018

Student Self-Directed Projects

Self Directed Student Project Contracts  Evaluation Periods =  Week 4, 7, 11 + 15 i. The course will be divided into 4 evaluation periods that will assess how the SA321 student is progressing through the semester.   ii. Each evaluation period will engage in a critique with the instructor and the other intermediate students.  The grade that the student receives for each period will reflect the quality and depth the student presents.   iii. The student will create a written contract of the work they plan to investigate beginning in the second week of the semester.  The contracts   establish the working relations of the student as a planner, researcher and artist of the ongoing work they wish to develop on an independent basis.  The student's independent working ideas and goals will be organized in a minimum of a one-page paper submitted to the instructor.   iv. The original working contract will be edited and revised additionally on two future occasions, illustr

Materials List

MATERIALS LIST Sketch book Folder for readings and distributed materials Independently desired color palette Independently selected substrates  Bristol board pad of 11" x 17" at minimum Writing implements Scissors and other tools needed Various desired mediums (GOLDEN has an excellent selection) Empty plastic containers for water Cotton rags  An excellent basic palette would consist of the following  acrylic  or  waterbed   gouache  color : 1 lb. tube of Titanium White Smaller tubes of: Cadmium Yellow Hue Cadmium Red Medium Alizarin Crimson Phtahlo Blue Ultramarine Blue Cobalt Violet Mars Black Brilliant Green Burnt Umber  Naples Yellow & Yellow Ochre (optional)  Burnt Sienna, and other colors if you have them 1 medium size container of Gesso Assortment of Bristle Brushes –  both  ROUND + FLAT (suitable for oil/acrylic painting)\  #, 1,4,6,8,10, 12 SUPPLIERS: COLLEGE BOOKSTORE COMMERICIAL ART, Erie Blvd. in Sy

Analytical Research Paper Grade Distribution

Analytical Research Papers  Grade distribution Rubric  Analytical Assessment valued in the 5 qualitative areas below: #1 Analysis of the creative work Grade A (The student is excelling standards) B ( The student is meeting standards) C ( The student is approaching standards)  D ( The student is not meeting standards) A.  The student accurately describes several dominant elements or principles used by the artist/designer and accurately relates how they are used by the creator to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the creative work. B.  Student accurately describes minimum of three dominant elements and principles used by the artist / designer and accurately relates how these are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the creative work. C.  Student describes some dominant elements and principles used by the artist, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the artwork. D.  Stude

Center for Teaching and Learning

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Directly   from the Cazenovia College website... The  Center for Teaching and Learning  is a unique facility staffed with both professional educators and students (peer tutors) who provide service to all students who need extra help in their college work.  It is not unusual for students to need assistance in maximizing their educational growth in a variety of areas during their four years at the college.  The Center for Teaching & Learning assists students in these efforts.    Make an appointment well in advance (1.5 weeks) at the Center to assist you in the writing process.    I am also happy to see drafts at minimum of 1.5 weeks in advance of due date. Please inform me that I will be expecting your draft prior to submission. The Center should be used throughout your career at the college to help you in the refinement and organization of your writing examples.  315.655.7296              Cazenovia College students are  expected to succeed  in a challenging int

Syllabus

All coursework materials are uploaded to our class blog at the following URL: SP2018SA321CAZ.blogspot.com Go to it on your computers and bookmark it for your ease in linking to it daily. Keep yourself updated with all course updates and new materials on a regular basis. Associate Professor Jen Pepper Course schedule T TH  FA 111.01 Eckel 109/MacDonald Lecture Hall = Art History One 9:30 - 10:50 T TH  SA 121.01 Jephson Campus A 206 = Painting 2:00 - 4:50 PM included also is SA321 Intermediate Painting T TH  SA 499.01 Jephson Campus A 209 = Senior Project Thesis Exhibition Development 6:00 - 8:50 pm OH   T TH 12:00 - 1:50          W 1:00 - 2:30 pm and by appointment at  jpepper@cazenovia.edu   Office  = Jephson Campus A #210 Course Objectives + Independent Contracts S A 321 is the intermediate “stacked” course beyond the introductory level SA 121.  The goal of the course is to give more advanced students the opportunity to develop a body of work