| Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
Sculpture |
1101 (001) |
Fall 2025 |
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
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Class Number
1779
Credits
3
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| The Colossal & The Small |
Sculpture |
3013 (001) |
Fall 2025 |
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Description
This studio course investigates issues of size and scale through lectures and discussions, outside readings, and the studio work of the participants. Its aim is to pursue our attraction to the gargantuan and the miniature. The course examines not only the formal factors which effect our perceptions, but, more importantly, the social, political, and psychological implications of such works. Issues of public and private space are addressed by comparing the monumental and the propagandistic elements of spectacle, as well as the enchanted, intimate, and fetish qualities of the small. Topics discussed range from Mt. Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty to David Hammons's Bliz-aard Ball Sale. Student projects are generated from their own related interests and concerns with interdisciplinary work encouraged.
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Class Number
1789
Credits
3
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| Advanced Sculptural Practices Studio |
Sculpture |
4020 (001) |
Spring 2025 |
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Description
This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of sculptural practice. Both technical and conceptual input will be given on a tutorial basis. Group discussions, readings, slide/video presentations, field trips and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Enrolled students will be assigned a studio space in the Columbus building. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted per semester. Enrollment is by application only.
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Class Number
1702
Credits
6
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| Post-Bacc Projects: Painting & Drawing |
Painting and Drawing |
5009 (001) |
Fall 2025 |
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Description
Studio Projects:Independent studio work under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Post-Baccalaureatee studio students receive a list of scheduled advisors. Writing Projects: Independent tutorial work with the guidance and encouragement of a faculty advisor. Post-Baccalaureate writing students receive a list of scheduled advisors. The student registers for 6 credit hours of Post-Baccalaureate Projects during each semester of study.
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Class Number
2185
Credits
3 - 6
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| Graduate Studio Seminar |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
5600 (002) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This seminar consists of weekly lectures, colloquia, and studio visits. Students are expected to arrive with completed and semi-completed works and be prepared to make and re-make new works throughout the summer sessions. A wide variety of readings chosen by faculty will guide discussions that concentrate on problems concerning methods of artmaking, distribution, and interpretation. Readings will include examples drawn from the emerging category of conceptual writing as well as crucial art historical texts, literature, and poetry.
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Class Number
1232
Credits
3
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| Low-Residency Colloquium |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
5610 (002) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This seminar consists of weekly lectures, colloquia, and studio visits. Students are expected to arrive with completed and semi-completed works and be prepared to make and re-make new works throughout the summer sessions. A wide variety of readings chosen by faculty will guide discussions that concentrate on problems concerning methods of artmaking, distribution, and interpretation. Readings will include examples drawn from the emerging category of conceptual writing as well as crucial art historical texts, literature, and poetry.
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Class Number
1313
Credits
1.5
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| Professional Practices: Digital Interfaces |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
5630 (001) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This is a specialized professional practice course designed to prepare students for active participation in the on-campus as well as online components of the Low-Residency MFA. Students will be trained on digital platforms including Canvas, SAIC's learning management system. Students will be introduced to online library resources and to all digital research, communication, and dissemination tools necessary for use during off-campus semesters. Students can be authorized on general as well as specialized equipment for use during the residency.
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Class Number
1229
Credits
1.5
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| Sculpture Exit Seminar |
Masters in Fine Arts |
6002 (001) |
Spring 2025 |
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Description
Many of the most essential discourses of what we think of as contemporary art are rooted in an expanded concept of sculpture. This exit-seminar will encourage graduating students to contextualize their work within these discourses as they produce their MFA thesis projects. Professional-practice strategies are modeled, discussed and practiced in preparation for establishing a post-master?s career. This course is aimed at fourth-semester graduate students in Sculpture but will be of relevance for all graduate students in any department. Subjects are developed through conversation with visiting arts professionals, theoretical and practical readings, discussions and critiques of students work.
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Class Number
1938
Credits
3
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| Graduate Projects |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
6909 (005) |
Fall 2025 |
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Description
The Graduate Projects course allows students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work and research from their home studio or mobile platforms. The continued development of ideas and approaches initiated during the summer Graduate Studio Seminar will be supported through in-person and online conversation with SAIC Program Mentors. These liaisons are intended to support the off-campus development of work while also providing personal connections to SAIC's vast global network of distinguished alumni. Open to Low Residency MFA students only.
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Class Number
2110
Credits
3
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| Graduate Projects |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
6909 (006) |
Spring 2025 |
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Description
The Graduate Projects course allows students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work and research from their home studio or mobile platforms. The continued development of ideas and approaches initiated during the summer Graduate Studio Seminar will be supported through in-person and online conversation with SAIC Program Mentors. These liaisons are intended to support the off-campus development of work while also providing personal connections to SAIC's vast global network of distinguished alumni. Open to Low Residency MFA students only.
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Class Number
2360
Credits
3
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