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Advanced Ceramics Projects - Self Clay — CER4315.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Sculpture and vessels are realized through an exchange between the medium and the self. The class will begin with the question: What is Sculpture? What is a Vessel? Projects will push forward conceptual topics specific to sculpture and vessels including form and presence, the body, light and illusion upon form, the transformation of materials through techniques and the
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Advanced Ceramics Projects: Self and Clay — CER4315.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Yoko Inoue
Credits: 4
Sculpture and vessels are realized through an exchange between the medium and the self. The class will begin with the question: What is Sculpture? What is a Vessel? Projects will push forward conceptual topics specific to sculpture and vessels including form and presence, the body, light and illusion upon form, the transformation of materials through techniques and the
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Advanced Ceramics Projects: Self and Clay — CER4252.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Anina Major
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-5:50pm
Credits: 4

Sculpture and vessels are realized through an exchange between the medium and the self. The class will begin with the question:

What is Sculpture?

What is a Vessel?

Projects will push forward conceptual topics specific to sculpture and vessels including form and presence, the body, light and illusion upon form, the transformation of

Ceramics

Advanced Ceramics Studio — CER4227.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Aysha Peltz
Credits: 4
This course is designed for the intermediate or advanced ceramic student who is ready to focus intensely on a project.  Projects will be conceptually based, requiring investigation on an individual level. Issues to be raised in this class will include functional and sculptural forms relating to the history of ceramic objects. Readings and research will supplement studio
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Advanced Digital Modeling — MA4204.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
This course introduces students to the basic language of 3D animation and modeling. Students will be expected to become familiar with the basic principles of the MAYA program. A short animation , or a series of modeled objects and spaces will be created. Additionally, during the course we will print forms, utilizing 3D printers. This course will be offered the first seven
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Advanced Digital Modeling — MA4204.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
This course introduces students to the basic language of 3D animation and modeling. Students will be expected to become familiar with the basic principles of the Maya program and to produce a short animation by the end of the term, or a series of modeled objects and spaces. Additionally, during the course we will print forms, utilizing 3D printers. This course will be held
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Advanced Digital Modeling and Animation — MA2107.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 2
This course introduces students to the basic language of 3D animation and modeling. Students will be expected to become familiar with the basic principles of the MAYA program. A series of modeled objects placed in locations will be created. The emphasis will be on becoming proficient with modeling forms, texturing using Arnold Renderer, adding lights and cameras.
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Advanced Film/Video Projects I — FV4476.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 4
This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2025, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. It also includes a screening series where we watch and analyze the process behind feature and mid-length
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Advanced Film/Video Projects I — FV4476.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 2
This course supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed film/video projects. Please note that this course is primarily intended for and used by seventh-term and eighth-term students with a Plan concentration in film, video, or screenwriting. Exceptions may be made on the
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Advanced Film/Video Projects I — FV4476.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

This semester-length, 2-credit course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2023, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production (or for 8th term students, post-production and finishing) for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed

Film and Video

Advanced Film/Video Projects I — FV4476.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 4
This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Projects in Film/Video II course in spring 2024, supports advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. It also includes a screening series where we watch and analyze the process behind feature and mid-length
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Advanced Film/Video Projects IA — FV4254.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 2
This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Film/Video Projects II course in spring 2021, will support advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. In fall 2020, Advanced Projects I will technically be split into one 2-credit course in the first seven
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Advanced Film/Video Projects IB — FV4255.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Mariam Ghani
Credits: 2
This course, intended for students who will continue to the Advanced Film/Video Projects II course in spring 2021, will support advanced students in planning, pre-production, and early production for more complex, larger-scale, longer-duration, self-directed video projects. In fall 2020, Advanced Projects I will technically be split into one 2-credit course in the first seven
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Advanced Improvisation Ensemble for Dancers and Musicians — DAN4673.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This class is for advanced dance improvisers who will collaborate with musicians in creating ensemble forms for the performance of improvisation. We will meet once a week with musicians and will also collaborate with Thorsten Dennerline's Printmaking class to create a performance at the end of the term. Students will learn a Solo Practice and an Ensemble practice in
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Advanced Painting Drawing: The Contemporary Idiom — PAI4209.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Joshua Blackwell
Credits: 4
Ongoing studio projects will be discussed and evaluated with an emphasis on their relationship to contemporary issues in art, criticism, and theory. Questions to be addressed include: Where does art belong in contemporary culture? What is the role of art today? How do we reconcile arts dialogue with politics, social networks, or pop culture with art history? Critiques will
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Advanced Printing and Projects in Lithography — PRI4118.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
This advanced level course is also an introduction to lithographic processes. Students will start by processing and printing images from limestone and end the semester by exploring the possibilities of making positive films to expose lithographic plates. This studio class is structured around a number of projects, each one ending with a group critique. Students should find the
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Advanced Printing and Projects in Lithography — PRI4118.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
This advanced level course is also an introduction to lithographic processes. Students will start by processing and printing images from limestone and end the semester by exploring the possibilities of making positive films to expose lithographic plates. This studio class is structured around a number of projects, each one ending with a group critique. Students should find the
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Advanced Printing and Projects in Lithography — PRI4118.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
This advanced level course is also an introduction to lithographic processes. Students will start by processing and printing images from limestone and end the semester by exploring the possibilities of making positive films to expose modern lithographic plates. This studio class is structured around a number of projects each one ending with a group critique. Students should
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Advanced Printmaking Research and Group Exhibition — PRI4402.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: thorsten dennerline
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course is an advanced printmaking research class. Within a basic structure of critiques and discussions, students will independently pursue their own research interests in a workshop environment. Demonstrations of techniques will be given according to the needs of the class. Students with experience in a diverse range media are encouraged to enroll. It is expected that
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Advanced Printmaking Research and Group Exhibition — PRI4402.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course is an advanced printmaking research class. Within a basic structure of critiques and discussions, students will independently pursue their own research interests in a workshop environment. Demonstrations of techniques will be given according to the needs of the class. For the past numerous years, this class has culminated in a group exhibition in a local art space.
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Advanced Printmaking Research and Group Exhibition — PRI4402.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course is an advanced printmaking research class. Within a basic structure of critiques and discussions, students will independently pursue their own research interests in a workshop environment. Demonstrations of techniques will be given according to the needs of the class. Students with experience in a diverse range media are encouraged to enroll. It is expected that
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Advanced Printmaking: Refinement and New Methods — PRI4209.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
In this advanced level printmaking course, we will explore the use of the laser cutter as a tool for developing our artistic content and technique in the print studio. Through a series of required assignments using the laser cutter, we will refine general print techniques such as registration, color, consistency, and paper handling. We will also learn about advanced methods of
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Advanced Project: Analog/Digital Process in Ceramics — CER4317.02

Spring 2025
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 2
Ceramics is the first material created by humankind, produced across scales and applications from the craft-studio to high-volume, automated manufacturing environments. Pleasing to the touch and easily manipulated by hand, it can also be subject to digital technologies and robotic approaches. This course investigates the material nature of clay as a medium to create three
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