Tentative Schedule

*Change in the schedule will be announced in class and/or through WebCT!

PART I “The Visual World: Understanding the Art You See”

Week 1: First day of class: course introduction, discuss syllabus and class
requirements and Chapter 1 (A World of Art)
Week 2: Chapter 2 (Developing Visual Literacy) & 3 (The Themes of Art)
Week 3: Chapter 4 (Seeing the Value in Art) & 5 (Line)

PART II “The Formal Elements and their Design: Describing the Art You See”

Week 4: Chapter 6 (Space) & 7 (Light & Color)
Week 5: Chapter 8 (Other Formal Elements) & 9(The Principle of Design)
Week 6: Exam I & Guest lecture

PART III “The Fine Arts Media: Learning How Art is Made”

Week 7: Chapter 10 (Drawing) & 11 (Printmaking
Week 8: Chapter)12 (Painting) & 13 (Sculpture)
Week 9: Chapter14 (3-D Media) & Chapter 15 (Camera Art)
Week 10: Exam II & Guest lecture

PART V “The Visual Record: Placing the Arts in Historical Content”

Week 11: Chapter 18 (The Ancient World) & 19 (The Christian era)
Week 12: Chapter 20 (The Renaissance to The Baroque) & 21 (The 18th & 19 th.C.)
Week 13: Chapter 22 (The 20th Century) & Exam III

PART IV “The Visual Arts in Everyday Life: Recognizing the Art of Design”

Week 14: Chapter 16 (Architecture) & 17 (Design)
Week 15: Guest lecture and Reviews for Final

***Final Exam: the day of final exam will be noticed later!