Course offered spring only Continuation of AT130. Emphasis on increased understanding and control of composition as well as basic elements of drawing. Exploration of additional drawing media and techniques. Individual creative solutions encouraged. Prerequisite: AT130.

This course will cover the basic elements of both 2 and 3 dimensional design. Studio problems, readings, and critiques will create a visual vocabulary and develop familiarity with both 2 and 3-D materials. Color theory will also be introduced.

Course offered spring only. A survey of global art from 1300 CE to the present.

Course offered fall and spring Beginning course in drawing the human form using both clothed and nude models. Accurate observation and rendering will be emphasized along with compositional elements and recognition of a developing personal aesthetic. Prerequisite: AT131.

Our goal in this course is to learn the techniques of a medium, here digital photography, to allow you to express your own ideas. We will explore digital photography, including basic camera handling, image editing and printing. Techniques, aesthetics and concepts will be discussed through class critiques.

Continuation of Photography I and Beginning Digital Photography. Includes further development of camera techniques, darkroom skills, and manipulation of print, and digital photography and editing of print. Postmodern issues in photography also covered. Individual directions are encouraged, written and verbal critiques included. All photography courses require an additional lab fee. Consult current course schedule. Prerequisite: AT212 or AT211. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement.

Course offered fall semester only Based in a post-modern art aesthetic, this course will allow students to make art using a concept-driven approach. Ideas will be developed via reading, journal-writing, sketching, video, and photography. Final art works will use media appropriate to the idea.

A studio/writing workshop centered on collaborative production of art works and creative writing. Students are encouraged to register in collaborative pairs if possible. Prerequisites: for EH240, EH210; for AT240, one studio art class. For EH240 and AT240, junior or senior status or instructor permission.

This course builds upon Graphics and Digital Design AT142. Learners will delve more deeply into the history and influence of visual communications, develop intermediate level Adobe design (and other) software skills, further develop design thinking practice, develop greater understanding and implementation of color language/color design, typography, grid systems, layout, and digital design. Learners will develop technical understanding of pre-press, materials, systems, and technology. Learners will experience collaborative service learning through designing for real-world clients. Prerequisite: AT-142  

Course offered spring of even years. An exploration of Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century art in Europe with special emphasis on the Enlightenment and Romanticism.

This course is a survey of American Art from a global perspective, focusing primarily upon painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Colonial Era to World War I

Trial courses on variable subject matter in studio art or art history, outside of the focuses of regularly scheduled courses.

Course offered fall and spring Continuation of Painting I with more advanced problems and techniques. Prerequisite: AT311 or instructor approval. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement.

Course offered fall and spring On a rotating basis, opportunities to work in steel, stone, clay, plaster, bronze, and assemblage. The conceptual emphasis will be on 20th century approaches to sculpture. Individual sculptural directions will be encouraged. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement. Prerequisite: AT-321. 

Course offered fall and spring Continuation of Ceramics I. Greater student involvement in wheel-throwing, glazing, and firing techniques. Individual directions encouraged. Frequent critiques. Prerequisite: AT331. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement.

Course offered fall and spring Continuation of Printmaking I. With more advanced problems and techniques, studio problems are designed to encourage individual direction and the development of a personal aesthetic. Prerequisite: AT341. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement.

Course offered spring of odd years. This course offers a survey of art from a global perspective by analyzing works of art from the pre-contact Americas, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and contemporary art world. Special consideration is given to the idea of world heritage and art history’s engagement with art beyond the western world.

Introduction to visual thinking and process in art through a studio art experience in drawing, specifically as it applies to the art and architecture of a major art center in Europe. The structure of the course combines an eight (8) week study period on the Aquinas campus during the 4th quad with a three (3) week intensive study, travel, and drawing experience in Europe. Prerequisites: AT130, AT150, AT151, or instructor approval.

Course offered spring only An exploration of the primary currents in the visual arts from 1945 through the present. Leading figures and artistic currents in the United States and Europe are discussed as will the expanding role of art theory and criticism.

Individually-negotiated project of defined nature established by contract between instructor and student. Contract filed with Registrar. Department chairperson approval.

Course offered fall and spring Advanced courses in painting. Individual problems and directions designed to build strengths in color and composition while emphasizing personal artistic growth. Prerequisite: Previous level of study starting with AT-312. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice requirement.

Course offered fall and spring Continuation of individual directions begun in Sculpture I and II. Prerequisite: Previous level of study starting with AT-322. This course is not accepted for the Artistic Theory or Practice.