ART 2133 - Watermedia II

• Demonstrate several application techniques and styles of art including experimental works and mixed media.
• Demonstrate improved design and composition skills.
• Research subjects, styles, and techniques that they encounter while taking the course.
• Demonstrate understanding of curating a portfolio of work.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic aspects of self-promotion.
• Demonstrate effective collaboration with other artists.
• Demonstrate ability in co-curating and exhibiting a group exhibition.

• Students develop higher order thinking skills.
• Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
• Students develop effective oral communication skills.

Subjects will be chosen from (but not limited to) the following:

• Explore a variety of supports for watermedia which could include different papers (weights, textures), rice papers, watercolor illustration boards, etc.
• Participate in instructor-directed class critques that inform the students of their successes and areas that need improvement.
• Students will explore instructor-directed subject matter and independent projects in a variety of watermedia techniques that include traditional watercolor painting, experimental, and mixed media.
• Research techniques, artists, and cultures. 
• Curating artwork and portfolio building
• Writing an artist’s statement
• Documenting artwork 
• The fundamentals of self-promotion
• Co-curating and exhibiting a group exhibition

Learning Activities

• Question and answer activity during instructor demonstrations and/or presentations (e.g. powerpoints )
• In class painting.
• Option: Require a number of paintings to be done outside of class. Graded or Extra Credit 
• Option: Students research an artist/culture, present to research to the class, link painting project to that research.
• Critiques (entire class and/or smaller peer critiques)

Assessments

• Paintings graded individually and/or portfolio
• Artist Statement
• Creating a body of works for exhibition and curating it in collaboration with others for a group exhibition
• Photography and written documentation of artwork
• Creating a website for artwork

Grading guidelines

• A minimum of 70% of this course’s grade should be in-class painting projects with some variation allowed for critiques and extra work.