ART 102: Intro to Visual Analysis: Renaissance to Contemporary Art (CRN: XXXX)
Dr. Kyra Rietveld • MON/WED 8-9:15 am • TAC 105
What can art tell us about power, protest, beauty, identity, and the world we live in? ART 102 travels from the Renaissance to today, exploring everything from Michelangelo and Versailles to Impressionism, modern art, and contemporary culture. Along the way, we’ll ask why certain artworks became famous, who gets left out of traditional art history, and how images both reflect and shape their societies. No previous art history experience is needed! Come ready to look closely, ask questions, and discover that art history is about much more than memorizing names and dates.
Humanities Core
ART/COMM 151: Introduction to Design (CRN: XXXX)
Prof. Jessica Hawkins • TUE/THU 1-2:15 pm • TAC 107
Discover how images, color, shape, and composition influence the way we see and communicate. In this hands-on course, you’ll experiment with photography, drawing, painting, collage, cut paper, digital tools, and even creative coding while learning the building blocks of visual design. You’ll explore how artists and designers use contrast, scale, color, and composition to create work that catches attention and communicates ideas. No art experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment. Whether you’re interested in art, design, media, technology, or simply want to think more creatively, this course is a place to explore and make.
Humanities Core
ART 202: Controversy & Crisis in Public Art (CRN: XXXX)
Dr. Kyra Rietveld • TUE/THU 8:20-9:35 am • TAC 105
Who decides what belongs in public space? And what happens when we disagree? In ART 202, we explore monuments, memorials, murals, censorship, protest, destruction, and some of the most controversial works of public art. Why do communities fight over statues? Can a memorial ever represent everyone? Who gets to define what is offensive, valuable, or worth preserving? Through real-world controversies and debates, we’ll examine how art shapes public memory, identity, and power, and what happens when those meanings change. No art history background is required; just come ready to look, question, and argue your case.
Humanities Core
ART 207: Composition and Design Studio (CRN: XXXX)
Prof. Joshua Chambers • TUE/THU 1-4 pm • TAC Annex
ART 207 is a hands-on studio course about figuring out what makes an artwork work—and then putting those ideas into practice. You’ll experiment with drawing, painting, color, and sculpture while exploring how composition, design, materials, and ideas come together. Projects move from two-dimensional work into three-dimensional space, giving you plenty of opportunities to try new materials, solve creative problems, and probably get a little messy. We’ll look at how artists from around the world use design to create impact, then test those strategies in your own work. Expect making, experimenting, sketching, discussion, critique, and plenty of room to develop your own ideas.
ART 306: Modern through Contemporary Art (CRN: XXXX)
Dr. Kyra Rietveld • MON/WED 9:30-10:45 am • TAC 105
Modern and contemporary art is not one neat story, and this course explores who gets to shape the versions we inherit. ART 306 looks at art from around the world while examining how museums, critics, collectors, scholars, and audiences influence what gets preserved, exhibited, celebrated, or forgotten. We’ll challenge the idea of a single modernism, investigate exclusions from the traditional canon, and consider how artists have pushed against artistic and institutional boundaries. Through discussion, research, a major role-playing museum game, and student-led teaching, we’ll answer the question: Who makes art history?
Humanities Core