Art 116-4601 Art Appreciation
Spring 2010
On-Line
Instructor: Bonnie Holt
Office hours: T-Th 9 - 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 -11:30 a.m. in A-4
and by appointment
Voice: (510) 235-7800 x 4581, during office hours only,
or (510) 235-7800 x 4802 for messages only
E-mail: bholt@contracosta.edu
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Required for class:
Text: Marilyn Stokstad, Art: A Brief History, 3rd ed., Prentice-Hall 2007 ISBN 0-13-195541-1
Access to a computer with a broadband network connection ( Most Public Libraries have public terminals, as does our College Library )
E-mail account
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Log in to Web Advisor and update your email address, address, and phone #.
Course Description: A Survey course tracing the development of art from Paleolithic times to the present with special emphasis on painting. Designed for the non-major, Art 116 offers illustrated lectures, readings and discussion for understanding and appreciating the principles of art as applied to painting, architecture, and sculpture.
Student Evaluation:
Museum Assignment:30%
**4 midterms: 40%
Homework assignments/Participation: 30%
**Midterms must be taken with the class during the scheduled exam periods noted on the class calendar
Museum Assignment: Students will be required to visit a Bay Area museum (alternatives will be provided), and choose two works of art to discuss in a 4 page essay. A list of works of art from each of the alternative museum choices will be provided.
The midterms will cover both reading and lecture material, and will be spaced at intervals through the semester.
The final midterm (final exam) will cover the material in the assigned readings and the lectures/discussions completed during the last part of the semester--it will not be comprehensive. Quiz dates are firm. Make-up test will be given only in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the instructor.
Participation includes accessing WebCT each week for lectures, films, and completing homework. Three homework asignments will be given at intervals during the semester.These assignments will have a firm due date for submission, late assignments will receive a reduced grade. Assignments will require some research and reading. Assignments must be completed by individual students in their own words. All assignments will be submitted, graded, and returned, on-line via the WebCT site.
Grading Policy:
Student Choice:
A. Grade:
100%-90%= A
89%-80%=B
79%-70%=C
69%-60%=D
Below 60%=F
B. Credit/No Credit
Credit: 70% and above
No Credit:
Below 70%
The class lecture schedule, assigned reading, quizzes, and assignments all appear on the class calendar on the class WebCT site.
Lecture topics:
- Art before the Written Word; Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe, Teotihuacán, Meso-America, and the Hopewell Culture in North America
- Art in the Service of Religion: Ancient Egypt , Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism
- The Art of Rulers, Part 1, Mesopotamia , Ancient Greece & Rome
- The Art of Rulers, Part 2, The Middle Ages: France & England
- The Art of Pilgrimage
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Artists & Patrons, in China , Renaissance Italy , and Northern Europe
- 17th Century Art, the Age of Baroque
- Art & Revolution, in China , France , Mexico , and the United States
- Art of the 19th Century, the Beginning of Modernism
- Utopia & Dystopia, the Development of Modernism
- Spirit World & Inner Mind; Surrealism in Europe, the United States , African and Native American Art.
- Identity in Contemporary Art
- The Culture Wars
- Public Art and Controversy
"The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, requires Contra Costa College to make all programs accessible to qualified individuals with learning, physical, or psychological disabilities. Students who would like to receive accommodations for their learning, physical, or psychological disabilities should contact the Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS) office (H-19) and schedule an appointment. (510) 235-7800 ext. 7220."