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13.35 Visual Arts

Visual Arts courses are designated by VART.

VART 1000 Introduction to Two-Dimensional Art Practices

provides an introduction to two-dimensional art practices with selections made from drawing, painting, and printmaking. Design elements and principles, aesthetic concerns, the study of colour, and fundamental concepts of a variety of two-dimensional media, materials and processes will be explored. Ways of describing, analyzing, interpreting and assessing art will be examined. This course is open to both visual arts and non-visual arts students.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
CR:
the former VART 1510 and the former VART 1511
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1001 Introduction to 3D, Photo and Time-based Art Practices

provides an introduction to 3D, photo and time-based art practices with selections from sculpture, installation, photo-media, time-based art and related practices. Design elements and principles, postmodern strategies, aesthetic concerns, and fundamental concepts of a variety of media, materials, and processes will be explored. Ways of appreciating art and artistic processes will be examined. This course is open to both visual arts and non-visual arts students.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1010 Introduction to Drawing

introduces the fundamentals of drawing with study of line, tone, shape, volume, form, texture and space. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
CR:
the former VART 1500
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1110 Painting: Colour, Materials, and Processes

introduces the concepts, principles, and processes of painting. Students will be introduced to paint mediums, materials, and tools with a focus on colour, all within the context of contemporary art practices.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1210 Introduction to Sculpture

introduces the exploration of three-dimensional form, sculpture materials and processes, and of the organization of relationships and interactions between objects and space.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1310 Printmaking: Relief and Screenprinting

introduces visual language and concepts in conjunction with printmaking methods, materials and techniques via projects in relief and screenprinting.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1410 Photography

introduces the theory and technique of photography using the digital camera and its controls and incorporating the use of Photoshop for photography. The course also introduces theories and genres of photographic vision, the use of the medium to explore a personal vision, image editing, and service bureau printing.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
CR:
the former VART 2400
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1522 Textile and Fibre Art

explores various textile and fibre materials and processes used in contemporary art studio practice.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
CR:
the former VART 1520
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1610 Introduction to Computers and Art

provides an initial exploration of how computational technology can be a creative tool applied to all creative practices involving the essential applications for imaging and dissemination. The course includes but is not limited to, vector illustration, photo manipulation, digital painting and use of presentation technologies. A key notion in this course is that of personal workflow approaches.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1810 Introduction to Time-Based Art

introduces students to art practices that employ time, such as animation, video, sound art, and live art. This course may include attendance at screenings, performances, and/or visiting artist presentations outside of class time. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 1911
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
Science 1808
VART 1911 Fine Arts Health and Safety

provides an overview to the culture and practice of health and safety in studio courses, as well as giving students information that will help them succeed at Grenfell Campus. This component is delivered through a series of workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and online training. The course includes: Personal Protective Equipment, art materials safety, basic First-Aid, studio protocols, tours and lectures to acquaint students with campus resources, and the purchase of a safety kit and a course manual. This course is a co-requisite for all 1000 level studio courses. This is a pass/fail course and requires attendance at all sessions and completion of all online components.

AR:
attendance is required
CH:
0
OR:
12 contact hours and supplementary online components
PR:
Science 1808
VART 2010 Drawing

explores drawing through a range of materials, processes, and concepts. This course leads toward the investigation of student-initiated ideas and concepts, as well as comprehension of drawing in contemporary practices. Some drawing fundamentals are also covered. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:

attendance is required

CR:

the former VART 2000 and the former VART 2001

OR:

4 hours of studio per week

PR:

24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808

VART 2011 Expanded Field

explores the territory beyond conventional boundaries of discipline-based practices.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2110 Painting: Process and Materiality

introduces painting with emphasis on materials, processes and ideas within a contemporary painting context.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 2100 and the former VART 2101
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2111 Painting: Themes and Practices

emphasizes thematic development and practice in painting. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 2100 and the former VART 2101
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2210 Sculpture I

develops accurate and expressive control of three-dimensional media with an emphasis on areas such as formed sculpture and installation/site-specific sculpture.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 2200
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2211 Sculpture II

develops accurate and expressive control of three-dimensional media with an emphasis on areas such as carved sculpture and constructed sculpture.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 2201
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2311 Intaglio Printmaking

provides intensive exploration of Intaglio Printmaking materials and media applied to development of visual communication skills, conceptual breadth and personal expression. This course is normally offered in alternating years.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2321 Lithographic Printmaking

provides intensive exploration of Lithographic Printmaking materials and media applied to development of visual communication skills, conceptual breadth and personal expression. This course is normally offered in alternating years.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2330 Print Media

introduces contemporary printing technologies as applied to the development of personal expression. The course is designed to develop the students’ critical awareness of print media while building technological, conceptual and visual communication skills. Technologies to be introduced include integration of computer or digital processes and photomechanical methods.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 3300
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART including 3 credit hours from any of VART 1310, 1410, 1610, 2311, 2321, 2410, 2411, 2610, 2611, Science 1808
VART 2410 Photography I

introduces students to film cameras, lenses, and their controls to produce film negatives for printing in the traditional black and white darkroom. Topics covered include negative scanning, large-format digital printing for exhibition, the use of Photoshop for photography, the examination of photo-theory, critical reading and critical evaluation of photographs. Students are encouraged to explore a personal vision. Studio time is balanced with regular illustrated lectures on the theory and history of the first century of photography.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 3400
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2411 Photography II

continues the use of digital and/or film cameras to produce files and/or film negatives for printing in the traditional darkroom and/or digital lab. The theory and aesthetics of photography is addressed through critiques, readings and lectures. Students are encouraged to strengthen their personal vision. Studio time is balanced with regular illustrated lectures on the theory and history of the medium since the 1930’s, with emphasis on contemporary photographic practitioners.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 3401
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
VART 2410, Science 1808
VART 2610 Introductory Projects in New Media

encourages individualized investigation in the potential and possibilities of New Media in the creation of personal artistic works. Techniques for working with vector and pixel based software are demonstrated with the goal of encouraging students to find their own particular approach to a New Media workflow applied to various mediums. Blended and alternative learning approaches are used.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
3 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2611 New Media - Motion and Media

explores motion as a tool for expression and visual practice. Students are instructed in the use of tools for editing sound and motion (e.g. video, animation) with the goal of studying motion as a medium independent from the tools for production. Initial readings on theories of affect are combined with technical demonstrations to enhance notions of cross-fertilization between approaches and practices. Blended and alternative learning approaches will be used.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
3 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 2900-2909 Special Topics in Visual Arts

introduces a range of introductory topics that might include: Textile Practices, Japanese Woodblock, and Book Arts.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
24 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 3110 Drawing/Painting Studio Art Practice

explores various approaches to contemporary drawing and painting practices. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:

attendance is required

OR:

4 hours of studio per week

PR:

6 credit hours from any of VART 2010, VART 2011, VART 2110, VART 2111, Science 1808

VART 3210 Extended Practice in Sculpture, Space and Installation

develops independent artistic and personal expression utilizing areas of expression such as sculpture, definition and articulation of space and site; and the creation and presentation of three-dimensional media through the use of installation.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
VART 2210 and VART 2211, Science 1808
VART 3310 Extended Practice in Printed Multiples

hones skills in any of printmaking, print media, digital output, multiple producing print processes and printed matter while developing a self-directed body of work. The use of these processes will be selected by students in consultation with the instructor. Students can focus on the tradition of printmaking or print media or an interdisciplinary production. The creation of printed physical output is emphasized. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 3301
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
3 credit hours chosen from VART 2311 or VART 2321, VART 2330, VART 2411, Science 1808
VART 3350 Directed Studies in Printmaking

is a professional work/study experience in Printmaking. Students will undertake their own projects in Printmaking. In addition, they will assist the Director and/or Master printer at St. Michael’s Printshop in St. John’s, NL in the day-to-day operations of the studio. Students are required to write a paper on an aspect of Printmaking as it pertains to St. Michael’s Printshop. Normally this course is available during Spring Session only (May to mid-August) so that students can experience the complete summer activities scheduled at St. Michael’s.

PR:
6 credit hours chosen from VART 1310, VART 2311, VART 2321 or VART 2330 and permission of the Program Chair, Science 1808
VART 3410 Extended Practice in Photography

continues exploration in photographic/digital output by creating self-directed, coherent bodies of work. These explorations build toward the production of suites, folios, and/or sequences in print installations, webpages, apps, and/or physical photobook. Independent practice and ongoing research of process, structure, content and sequence are major components of the term’s work. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
CR:
the former VART 3401
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
VART 2411, Science 1808
VART 3520 Intermediate Practice in Textile and Fibre Art

explores the expressive potential of textiles and fibre materials and processes.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 3610 Computational Media

explores process-based New Media for the production of spectacle. Students produce an independent body of work using computational media (e.g. projection, audio, installation) to create experiences designed for an audience. Instrumental to this process is the study of New Media theory concurrent with the development of software/programming skills, allowing space for any and all tools of expression. Blended and alternative learning approaches are used. This course is normally offered in alternating years.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 3611 Making Art in the Age of Theory

explores the intersection of creative practice and theory. Making artwork is a continuous exchange between studio practice and consideration of the social. Through the reading and discussion of influential texts and the exploration of related works and artists, students work with the tools of their choice to create art. Blended and alternative learning approaches are used. This course is normally offered in alternating years.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 3810 Intermediate Time-Based Practice

emphasizes concepts, media, and practices related to contemporary art that employ time. Students choose to work with performance, audio, video, relational art, interdisciplinary practices, new media and more. This course may include screenings, performances, and presentations and practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 3821 Open Studio

develops individual studio practice and research applied to the production of a self-directed body of work or project. Students work in a discipline or disciplines of their choice, or in an interdisciplinary way. Students define their research and creation based on a proposal, in consultation with their instructor. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
6 credit hours chosen from VART 3110, VART 3210, VART 3310, VART 3350, VART 3410, VART 3520, VART 3610, VART 3611, VART 3810, Science 1808
VART 3850 Experiential Learning: Community Engagement in the Arts

is a directed-studies course that provides students with the opportunity to apply their course-based knowledge in a community context. Under the guidance of their visual arts faculty supervisor, students work with a relevant community partner or on a community-based arts project. This course includes practice-based research methodologies.

AR:
attendance is required
PR:
48 credit hours in VART and permission of the Program Chair, Science 1808
VART 3900-3929 Special Topics in Visual Arts

introduces a range of intermediate topics that might include: Ideas of Landscape, Word and Image, Installation, Performance, Art and the Environment, Non-Silver Photographic Processes, Book Arts.

AR:
attendance is required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 4800 Senior Studio Seminar and Professional Practices I

focuses on building skills in the understanding and articulation of concepts, research, theory, and practice involved in studio work. There are reading, research and writing components, including a support document. The course covers topics in a range of professional practices needed in the visual arts field, including preparation for graduate school. Visual Arts faculty and visitors offer presentations specific to their areas of expertise.

OR:

4 hours of studio per week

PR:

72 credit hours in VART, Science 1808

VART 4801 Senior Studio Seminar and Professional Practices II

continues the process of building skills in the understanding and articulation of concepts, research, theory and practice involved in studio work. Course components include reading, research, writing and preparation for the graduating exhibition. This course covers topics in a range of professional practices with a focus on preparation for a professional visual arts career. Visual Arts faculty and visitors offer presentations specific to their areas of expertise.

OR:

4 hours of studio per week

PR:

VART 4800, Science 1808

VART 4900-4929 Special Topics in Visual Arts

introduces a range of senior topics that might include: Photo Journalism, Art and Politics, Community Practices, Environmental Practices.

AR:
attendance in required
OR:
4 hours of studio per week
PR:
48 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 4950 Independent Senior Studio I

develops an independent body of work and a related practice-based research methodology component under the supervision of a visual arts faculty advisor. Students attend regular meetings with their faculty advisor. Students are required to submit work at two critiques with visual arts faculty other than the student’s advisor. Students present the body of work and associated practice-based research methodology component to their advisor at the end of semester.

AR:
attendance is required
CO:
VART 4800
PR:
72 credit hours in VART, Science 1808
VART 4951 Independent Senior Studio II

produces an independent body of work and a related practice-based research methodology component under the supervision of a visual arts faculty advisor. Students attend regular meetings with their faculty advisor. Students are required to submit work at two critiques with visual arts faculty other than the student’s advisor. Students present the final body of work and associated practice-based research methodology component to their advisor at the end of semester.

AR:
attendance in required
CO:
VART 4801
PR:
VART 4950, Science 1808

13.35.5 Art History

In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Head of the Department.

The prerequisite for all 3000-level courses is VART 2701 or History 1101 or permission of the Chair, Visual Arts.

No students shall register in any course having an initial digit "4" unless they have successfully completed at least 6 credit hours in Art History courses or by permission of the Chair, Visual Arts.

VART 2700 Art History Survey I

(same as History 2700) is the history of art from pre-historic times to the Renaissance.

CR:

History 2700

VART 2701 Art History Survey II

(same as History 2701) is the history of art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

CR:
History 2701
VART 3620 Philosophy of Art

is an introduction to aesthetics; applications in Visual Arts, music and drama.

CR:
Philosophy 2360 or the former 3620
VART 3700 Art History: The Italian Renaissance

(same as History 3700) is an overview of the art and architecture of Renaissance Italy with an emphasis upon the historical context in which art was produced.

CR:
History 3700
VART 3701 Art History: The Renaissance Outside Italy

(same as History 3701) is the Renaissance outside Italy from the late fourteenth century and the International style through the 16th century. As with the Italian Renaissance the art and architecture will be discussed in its historical context.

CR:
History 3701
VART 3702-3721 Art History: Special Topics

has a range of special topics which might include: Early Renaissance Art, Art of the Later Renaissance, Canadian Art to 1900, 20th C. Canadian Art, American Art to 1900, History Context and Modern Users.

VART 3820 Religion and the Arts

(same as Religious Studies 3820) is an examination of the role of art in the expression of religious ideas, together with a study of specific religious themes and concerns in one or more of the following: literature, film, music, painting, sculpture, and dance.

CR:
Religious Studies 3820
VART 4700-4729 Art History: Special Topics

has a range of senior topics which might include: British Art and Architecture, Modern Art, Modern Art II, Aesthetics, 17th and 18th Century Art, 19th Century Art, Research Project in Modernism.

VART 4730 Art History: Modern Art I: Precursors to Modernism

(same as History 4730) is an examination of the cultural, social, and political forces which, from 1750 to 1850, were to have a major impact on modernity and later modern art.

CO:
6 credit hours in Art History or permission of the Chair of the Visual Arts program
CR:
History 4730
PR:
6 credit hours in Art History or permission of the Chair of the Visual Arts program
VART 4731 Art History: Modern Art II: Early Modernism

(same as History 4731) is an examination of the various cultural and social forces between 1850 and 1914 which shaped the rise of the Modern movement.

CO:
6 credit hours in Art History or permission of the Chair of the Visual Arts program
CR:
History 4731
PR:
6 credit hours in Art History or permission of the Chair of the Visual Arts program
VART 4740 Current Issues in Art

- inactive course.

VART 4741 Art Criticism

- inactive course.

AR = Attendance requirement as noted.

CH = Credit hours: unless otherwise noted, a course normally has a credit value of 3 credit hours.

CO = Co-requisite(s): course(s) listed must be taken concurrently with or successfully completed prior to the course being described.

CR = Credit restricted: The course being described and the course(s) listed are closely related but not equivalent.  Credit is limited to one of these courses.  Normally, these courses cannot be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.

EQ = Equivalent: the course being described and the course(s) listed are equal for credit determination.  Credit is limited to one of these courses.  These courses can be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.

LC = Lecture hours per week: lecture hours are 3 per week unless otherwise noted.

LH = Laboratory hours per week.

OR = Other requirements of the course such as tutorials, practical sessions, or seminars.

PR = Prerequisite(s): course(s) listed must be successfully completed prior to commencing the course being described.

UL = Usage limitation(s) as noted.

The information on this site is an archived previous calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The current University Calendar is available at https://www.mun.ca/university-calendar/ 

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