Course Description

What is research to a visual artist? This course will cover the contemporary application of visual arts research today. With a focus on each student's unique studio practice, the aim of the course is to help them articulate their own research trajectory whether that's material, conceptual, or some mix of the two. Suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate studio art students working in any media.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be expected to demonstrate a cohesive research topic and path throughout the course of the class. Their work will be more in depth and specific than that required of undergraduates. Graduate students will present their research to the entire class. Graduate students will be encouraged to use thesis subjects as a framework for course assignments.

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Athena Title

Artist's Research Methods

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ARTS 4000 or ARTS 6000

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Prerequisite

Third year student standing or higher

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will identify lines of inquiry within your studio practice.
• Students will explore a diverse range of artists’ research processes and agendas.
• Students will recognize information systems and think critically about how they are organized and hierarchized.
• Students will identify means of disseminating research output within the discipline of art.

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Topical Outline

• Familiarity with the various types of art publications.
• Understanding of research’s roles in museums, art schools, and studio practices.
• Understanding of information hierarchies, in print and online, including critical information and visual literacy.
• Identify formal and conceptual through-lines in a body of work or across an exhibition.

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