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Letterpress Printing from Metal, Wood, and Photopolymer — PRI4697.01

Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
In this intermediate level course, we will focus on learning letterpress printing within a framework of making visual art. This can be a precision process and it affords a huge range of possibilities for artists who wish to work with multiples and/or use text in their work. It is a rigorous course and each student will develop and design print projects that develop both their

Letterpress Printing from Metal, Wood, and Photopolymer — PRI4697.01

Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 4
In this intermediate level course, we will focus on learning letterpress printing within a framework of making visual art. This can be a precision process and it affords a huge range of possibilities for artists who wish to work with multiples and/or use text in their work. It is a rigorous course and each student will develop and design print projects that develop both their

Letterpress: Artisanal Polymer Platemaking — PRI4116.03

Instructor: Brad Ewing with Thorsten Dennerline
Credits: 1
This workshop is an introduction to the Word Image Lab with a specific focus on using letterpress plates to make contemporary art. Students will participate in an intensive overview of making plates, using plates, and press work. This introductory course in letterpress and relief printing will explore techniques of making polymer plates by hand, and printing them on a press .

Letterpress: Metal Type and Plastic Plates — PRI4236.01

Instructor: Art Larson and Michael Smoot
Credits: 4
This will be a studio art class during which students are introduced to the techniques, materials and equipment used in letterpress printing. Students will complete a series of assignments designed to give them practice in these techniques and for them to become more adept at using the materials and equipment. Ambitious students will be able to do more advanced work, as the

Letterpress: Technique, Materials, and Equipment — PRI4208.01

Instructor: Julia Ferrari and Mike Smoot
Credits: 4
This will be a studio art class during which students are introduced to the techniques, materials and equipment used in letterpress printing. Students will complete a series of assignments designed to give them practice in these techniques and for them to become more adept at using the materials and equipment. Ambitious students will be able to do more advanced work, as the

Library City: A New Atlas for Crossett — VA4109.01

Instructor: Mary Lum
Credits: 4
This course will inhabit the library as a 21st century city of knowledge. After introductory lectures and readings about contemporary cities and libraries, students will spend the term mapping highly individual paths of research through the collections of Crossett Library. Intensive directed reading and looking, will result in the creation of written and visual essays, through

Library City: Practicing Curiosity — VA4113.01

Instructor: Mary Lum
Credits: 4
This course will inhabit the library as a 21st century city of knowledge. After introductory lectures and readings about cities and libraries, students will spend the term mapping highly individual paths of research through the collections of Crossett Library. Intensive directed reading and looking, will result in the creation of written and visual essays, through which

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Life Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.02; section 2

Instructor: Colin Brant
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observationally-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01; section 1

Instructor: Colin Brant
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observationally-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
This class is designed for student artists of any level of experience who wish to hone their skills of observation and drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students will explore shape, line, form and space, always with an emphasis on possibilities for personal expression. A variety of drawing materials will be introduced. Class time will be divided between drawing

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observationally-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observationally-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Ann Pibal
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build an increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01, section 1

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build an increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.02

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape, line,

Life Drawing Lab — DRW2118.01

Instructor: Colin Brant
Credits: 2
Life Drawing Lab provides an opportunity for student artists of all experience levels to further develop their skills with observational-based drawing. Working primarily with the human figure, students build increased understanding of the poetic, dynamic, and inherently abstract nature of drawing, while paying close attention to the potential of formal elements such as shape,