Summer Sessions

Summer Session Workshops usually deal with special media, techniques or subjects not offered in the regular academic year. Some General Education Art Program courses are offered during this session as well. There are two six week Summer Sessions, with courses in Art Education, Art History, and Studio Art. A list of summer courses and workshops are published in the Summer/Fall Course Bulletin each year. Course descriptions are posted on this site each Spring. Early registration is highly recommended as some courses have limited space. Contact the instructor or main office if you have questions about summer art workshops and courses.

Summer Session Art Course Descriptions:

Course descriptions for courses that are also offered during the Fall & Spring Semesters can be found in the College Catalog, or by clicking the Courses link on the Art Department website. Please contact the Art Department at 401-456-8054 for additional information.

Summer Session One: Monday, May 18 - Friday June 26, 2009

ART 101:01/ 480-06 Drawing I: General Drawing

M, T, & W, 5:00 - 9:00 pm; Art Center, Rm 08A

Course Description
This course includes the fundamentals and general history of freehand drawing. This course covers the representation and analysis of observed forms and space, linear perspective, and pictorial organization. Evaluation of progress is based upon the preparation of a portfolio and in class exhibition of drawings. Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.

Professor: William Martin
wmartin@ric.edu

ART 232:01: Renaissance to Modern Art

M, T, & W, 1:00 - 3:00 pm; Clark Science, Rm 106
3 credit hours: General Education Category A

Course Description
Please see College Catalog for a course description.

Professor: Dr. Mary Ball Howkins
mhowkins@ric.edu

ART 337:01: Twentieth Century Art

M, T, W, & Th, 10:00 - 11:30 am; Clark Science, Rm 106
3 credit hours

Course Description
Please see College Catalog for a course description.

Professor: Dr. Mary Ball Howkins
mhowkins@ric.edu

ART 380:01/480:04 & 05: Workshop: Ceramics

M, T, W, 5:00 - 9:00 pm; Art Center, Rm 009
3 credit hours (480-05 is 2 credits)

Course Description
Please see College Catalog for a course description.
Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.

Professor: Brian Steinberg
bsteinberg@ric.edu

ART 380:02 & 480:01: Beginning* Adobe Photoshop CS3

M, T, & W, 5:00 - 9:00 pm; Whipple Hall, Rm 105
3 credit hours
*Intermediate - Advanced instruction may be arranged upon request.

Course Description
Students are offered a brief introduction to the history of digital art, a comprehensive overview of the Macintosh operating system, design theory and practice using pixel-based software—Adobe Photoshop CS3. Topics covered include the software interface, image resolution, scanning, selections, layers, masking, photographic correction and manipulation, idea development, compositional strategies, and drawing from observation.
3 credit hours. Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.
This course may be counted as an elective or related studio course for BA, BFA, or BS degrees.

Professor: Nancy Bockbrader
nbockbrader@ric.edu

ART 380:03/480:03: Workshop: Painting

M, T, & W, 5:00 - 9:00 pm; Art Center, Rm 003
3 credit hours

Course Description
This workshop is open to students at all levels of painting.
Through a combination of structure assignments and individually directed projects, various painting issues are explored. Personal expression and interpretation are emphasized, while formal issues of color, form, and composition are developed. Students are free to work figuratively or abstractly. This course may be counted as an elective or related studio course for BA, BFA, or BS degrees. Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.

Professor: Lisa Russell
lrussell@ric.edu

ARTE 340:01: Methods and Materials in Art Education

June 8th-25th: M, T, W, Th 4:00 - 7:00 pm; Art Center, Rm 16
2 credit hours (480-05 is 2 credits)

Course Description
Please see College Catalog for a course description.

Professor: Christine Mulcahey
cmulcahey@ric.edu

Summer Session Two: Monday, June 29th - Friday, August 7th, 2009

ART 231:20: Prehistoric to Renaissance Art

M, T, & W, 1:00 - 3:00 pm; Clark Science, Rm 106
3 credit hours (480-23 is 1 credit)

Course Description
Please contact instructor for a course description.

Professor: Staff

ART 380:21/480:21/480-23 Workshop: Ceramics

M, T, & W, 5:00 - 9:00 pm; Art Center, Rm 009
3 credit hours (480-23 is 1 credit)
Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.

Course Description
Please contact instructor for a course description.

Professor: Brian Steinberg
bsteinberg@ric.edu

ART 380:22 & 480:22: Beginning* Computer Graphics: Adobe Illustrator CS3

M, T, & W, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm; Whipple Hall, Rm 105
3 credit hours
Undergraduate credit Art #380, graduate credit Art #480.
*Intermediate - Advanced instruction may be arranged upon request.

Course Description
Students are offered a brief introduction to the history of graphic design, a comprehensive overview of the Macintosh operating system, design theory and practice using vector-based software, Adobe Illustrator CS3. Topics covered will include the software interface, illustration, layout strategies, typography, image import, transparency, masking, interlocking shapes, 3-d illustration, use of color, design theory and conceptual development. This course may be counted as an elective or related studio course for BA, BFA, or BS degrees.

Professor: Nancy Bockbrader
nbockbrader@ric.edu