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Clay Formulation — CER2118.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: david katz
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
***Time Change*** In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students will investigate the raw materials that serve as components of clay and the role each plays in the formulation of this plastic
Visual Arts

Clay Formulation — CANCELLED

Fall 2015
Instructor: David Katz
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students will investigate the raw materials that serve as components of clay and the role each plays in the formulation of this plastic material.
Visual Arts

Clay Formulation — CER2142.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Jack Yu
Credits: 2
This course will focus on the technical requirements needed for beginning students to progress to intermediate or advanced projects in ceramics. In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students
Visual Arts

Close Encounters: Artists Affecting Change — SCU4109.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Jon Isherwood
Credits: 4
Can Artists contribute in some significant way to effect change at a social or political level? We will look at a range of artists from the 18 th to 21st Centuries who have attempted to make significant contributions to depict human atrocities. We will examine how the issues, methods of working, narratives, media, and approaches have been effective. This includes but is not
Visual Arts

Clothes: Reduce, Reuse, Redux — DES2108.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Tilly Grimes
Days & Time: TU 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 2

A sustainable design process with found clothing 

Every year, roughly 92 million tons of clothing end up in landfills. This course seeks to support students rescuing our cast-offs by upcycling fast fashion. Students will explore how to

Drama Design

Co/Lab: Mediating Performance — FV4325.02

Fall 2023
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 2
This 7-week, intermediate-level course is designed to overlap with Dance in the Frame and to facilitate collaborations between performers and other makers, particularly moving image artists and creators interested in interactivity. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with dancers for the first half of class each week, staging and shooting material in weekly
Dance Visual Arts

Collaboration in Light, Movement and Clothes — DAN4286.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
​​Visual elements are a significant component of performance, whether it be theater, performance art, music or dance. With many performance projects, there is little time to contemplate, rethink or adjust designs in the actual performance space; there is rarely an opportunity to watch a collaborative art develop. In this class, equipped space is available to give the time to
Dance Drama Visual Arts

Collage, From 2D to 3D — CER4223.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 2
Investigate the nature of creating form using collaging techniques in both paper and clay. Paper collaging will be used to construct drawing/surfaces that will relate to forms to be made using ceramic slab techniques. The class will be working through a series of quick exercises throughout the term; each designed to explore the possibilities of interpretative actions and
Visual Arts

Collage/ Montage/ Essay: Found Material and the Moving Image — FV4141.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Warren Cockerham
Credits: 4
*** Description Change *** This intermediate studio/seminar course centers on the history, theory, and technique of using found footage material in essayistic moving image work. Students will complete a series of essayistic film and video projects exploring approaches and techniques including but not limited to non-narrative, political, personal, abstract, structural, and
Visual Arts

Color Investigated Through Light — VA4108.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course will focus on examples and strategies of the various disciplines that have used light and color as a central component to their work- we will closely look at photographers, light installation artists, and film and video artists. Students will be given short assignments in the first seven weeks and a project based on their inquiries (approved by the faculty member)
Visual Arts

Color Photography: History Practice — PHO4129.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
This course offers students the opportunity to explore the history of color photography and to research a wide range of work from the 20th 21st centuries. Working with either analog or digital capture, students will solve a series of creative assignments and conclude the term by producing a final portfolio of personal work that demonstrates sustained inquiry and engagement.
Visual Arts

Color Photography: History Practice — PHO4129.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 4
This 4000 level course offers students the opportunity to explore the history of color photography and to research a wide range of work from the 20th 21st centuries. Working with either analog or digital capture, students will solve a series of creative assignments and conclude the term by producing a final portfolio of personal work. Expenses will vary depending on the nature
Visual Arts

Color Photography: History and Practice — PHO4266.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 4
This course offers students the opportunity to explore the history of color photography and to research a wide range of work from the 20th 21st centuries. Working with either analog or digital capture, students will solve a series of creative assignments and conclude the term by producing a final portfolio of personal work that demonstrates sustained inquiry and engagement.
Visual Arts

Commonplace Treasure — PAI4406.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
A course built around finding or recognizing the value, beauty, poetry, and remarkable power in mundane everyday occurrences, objects, and ephemera. Students will be encouraged to slow down and notice resources that they ordinarily rush by. Class exercises will include list making, photography, journaling, sketching, collecting and editing materials for paintings. The goal of
Visual Arts

Computational Craft — DA2114.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Computational Craft is an intro course in industry standard 3D modeling software Rhinoceros. This course will cover a wide breadth of techniques that range from basic 2D drawing to complex 3D construction. While this course is aimed at teaching technical skills, it will also have a rigorous focus on aesthetics and design concepts. Its ultimate goal is being a feedback loop
Visual Arts

Computational Craft — DA2114.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Dakota Pace
Credits: 2
Computational Craft is an intro course in industry standard 3D modeling software Rhinoceros. This course will cover a wide breadth of techniques that range from basic 2D drawing to complex 3D construction. While this course is aimed at teaching technical skills, it will also have a rigorous focus on aesthetics and design concepts. Its ultimate goal is being a feedback loop
Visual Arts

Computational Craft — DA2114.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Computational Craft is an intro course in industry standard 3D modeling software Rhinoceros. This course will cover a wide breadth of techniques that range from basic 2D drawing to complex 3D construction. While this course is aimed at teaching technical skills, it will also have a rigorous focus on aesthetics and design concepts. It's ultimate goal being a feedback
Visual Arts

Computational Craft — DA2114.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Dakota Pace
Credits: 2
Computational Craft is an intro course in industry standard 3D modeling software Rhinoceros. This course will cover a wide breadth of techniques that range from basic 2D drawing to complex 3D construction. While this course is aimed at teaching technical skills, it will also have a rigorous focus on aesthetics and design concepts. It’s ultimate goal being a feedback
Visual Arts

Conceptual art and the photograph — VA4114.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Credits: 2
Students will study how some of the “pioneers” of conceptualism utilized photography and impacted the next generation of image makers, often referred to as the pictures generation, by studying works and writing from two key exhibitions that were organized, in part, to reevaluate the careers of many artists, their works and contributions- “Light Years: Conceptual Art and the
Visual Arts

Construction methods in a wood-shop — SCU2309.01) (cancelled 9/15/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
Have you ever wanted to understand how to safely build some of the most basic things in your life and not know where to start? This seven-week course is recommended for students interested in developing their technical skills by introducing building methods and understanding strategies within the wood-shop.. This class is designed for beginners who would like to understand how
Visual Arts

Contained - Lidded Jars — CER4126.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Aysha Peltz
Credits: 4
In this ceramics class we will explore utilitarian and metaphorical concepts of containment through the making of lidded jars. These forms offer students the opportunity to solve the engineering problem of having two forms come together to make one while also presenting the wonderful challenge of making an interactive art object that requires the hand to engage with the piece
Visual Arts

Contemporary Ceramics Processes — CER2209.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: joshuaprimmer@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
Contemporary Ceramics Processes is a foundational overview of the techniques and materials common to a modern ceramics studio. Methodologies and medium explored will be (but not be limited to) wheel throwing, mold making and slip casting, slab building, extrusion, 3D printing, material science, electric and gas kiln firing, and mixed media. Each mode or material will be
Visual Arts

Costume Design for Multimedia — DRA2246.02

Spring 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 2
Costume is a consideration that must be addressed for virtually every human-based character in any medium. This class will focus on how to approach costume design in the context of a project you are working on, such as a film, video, or animation. We will explore design options based on character, period, style, and storyline. Class presentations may be drawn, illustrated, or
Drama Visual Arts