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Architectural Graphics — ARC2104.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
An introduction to a broad range of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, diagrammatic sketching, and geometric constructions. We will also master the conventions of architectural drawing, from plans and sections to three-dimensional projections. Weekly workshops and drawing assignments are required. Corequisite: Enrollment in Architecture 1-Elements Registration
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Architectural Graphics — ARC2104.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
An introduction to a broad range of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, diagrammatic sketching, and geometric constructions. We will also master the conventions of architectural drawing, from plans and sections to three-dimensional projections. Weekly workshops and drawing assignments are required. This class also requires registration in ARC 2121: Elements of
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Architectural Graphics — ARC2104.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
An introduction to a broad range of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, diagrammatic sketching, and geometric constructions. We will also master the conventions of architectural drawing, from plans and sections to three-dimensional projections. Weekly workshops and drawing assignments are required. Corequisites: Architecture 1 - Elements *When you register
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Architecture 1 - Elements —

Spring 2020
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. This studio focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through spatial and formal investigations. The work of the studio will include observational drawing, speculative sketching, analytical diagramming and orthographic projection, combined with physical and digital modeling. Students will learn to work in

Architecture 1 – Elements — ARC2101.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. This studio focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations. using scale models and drawings. In addition, a thematic history of architecture will be presented through slide lectures and readings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in
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Architecture 1 – Elements — ARC2101.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. This studio focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations. using scale models and drawings. In addition, a thematic history of architecture will be presented through slide lectures and readings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in
Visual Arts Environment

Architecture I - Elements — ARC2101.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: donald sherefkin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. Architecture I focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations. using scale models and drawings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in which meaning is embedded in form, space and movement. These exercises gradually build into more
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Architecture I - Elements — ARC2101.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. Architecture I focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations using scale models and drawings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in which meaning is embedded in form, space and movement. These exercises gradually build into more
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Architecture I - Elements — ARC4115.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. Architecture I focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations. using scale models and drawings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in which meaning is embedded in form, space and movement. These exercises gradually build into more
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Architecture I - Transformations — ARC4101.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course will focus on the process of drawing and modeling as vehicles for discovering alternative worlds. The drawings and models become the 'program' which define the limits and possibilities of architectonic invention. Each studio project is intended to provide a catalyst for the next. They will use a variety of strategies and source materials for inspiration, including
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ARCHIVE and ACCESS: PUBLICATION, PEDAGOGY, and MUTUAL AID as PUBLIC ACTION — APA2018.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Elæ Moss, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In the Fall of 2023, Bennington students from all years and other invited guests are invited to participate in a special ARCHIVE AND ACCESS workshop cohort, in conjunction with the ongoing “PUBLICATION and PUBLIC ACTION” and “YEAR ONE: SEED LAB” public projects, running in Crossett Library, CAPA, and in other pop-up campus and local spaces from 2023-25. “ARCHIVE and ACCESS” is
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Archive and Exhibition — VA2239.01) (cancelled 10/23/2024

Spring 2025
Instructor: Anne Thompson
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course approaches the college’s ceramics studios as a case study in how to archive a collection and curate an exhibition. Students will research, document and catalog pottery, ceramics and other objects that have aggregated in the studios over a period of years. Drawing on this research, they will select objects for display in a new window space inside the studios,

Archive Fever — MA2124.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Erika Mijlin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
A course on the creation, maintenance and philosophical/social implications of digital archives. The Archive, as a concept, suggests important questions about history, power, memory, access, self-determination, public and private spheres, etc. This course will address the Archive as a powerful idea, through reading and discussion, but also as an active and ongoing construction,
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Are We There Yet: Visions of Dystopia — LIT2518.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Rachel Lyon
Days & Time: MO 1:40pm-5:20pm
Credits: 4

It is a commonly felt experience, in our current age of climate crisis, misinformation, pandemics, declining birth rates, late-stage capitalism, and the apparent twilight of democracy, etc., that we are living through (or at, or near) the end of the world. Where do we look for precedents for this feeling? To what extent does this dark life imitate art, or vice

Literature

Art and Entrepreneurship — APA2445.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course will explore the intersection of art and entrepreneurship while providing artists and arts administrators with the essential knowledge needed to create an arts-related enterprise, whether a nonprofit, a for-profit business, or a “business of one.” We will look at the innovative ways that artists and individuals have gone beyond the traditional art world model to
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Art Deco Style — DRA4320.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This advanced design class focuses primarily on costume design while also exploring elements of scenery, architecture, and the decorative arts. The class is project-based and involves designing for both scripted and unscripted forms (such as plays and dance) within the context of the Art Deco style. Students should possess an interest in period clothing and fashion, strong
Dance Drama

Art Exhibitions as Site for Contemplation and Research — VA4117.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This is a six-week course that will require no previous knowledge of Museum or Curatorial studies. We will spend class time together looking at how for profits, otherwise know as a commercial art galleries, produce art exhibitions- solo and group exhibitions. Students will have assignments and readings, that will support the visits and research that we will embark upon as group
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Art Exhibitions as Site for Contemplation and Research — VA4138.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This is a six-week course that will require no previous knowledge of Museum or Curatorial studies. We will spend class time together looking at how for profits, otherwise know as a commercial art galleries, produces art exhibitions- solo and group exhibitions. Students will have assignments and readings, that will support the visits and research that we will embark upon as
Visual Arts

Art in America Since WWII — AH2286.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Andrew Spence
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
After WWII, artists in U. S. cities played a major role in the transformation of contemporary art from Modernism to Post Modernism and the present.  As a survey, this course looks at several of these artists' works and their connections to important movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and the proliferation of later movements including Photo Realism,
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Art in America Since WWII — AH2286.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: andrew spence
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
After WWII, artists in U. S. cities played a major role in the transformation of contemporary art from Modernism to Post Modernism and the present. As a survey, this course looks at several of these artists' works and their connections to important movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and the proliferation of later movements including Photo Realism, Minimalism,
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Art in Captivity:  The Images, Sounds, and Rhetoric of Freedom — APA2345.03

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 1
The course will expand on  the initial ideas presented in the Fall workshop, Blood, Sweat, and Tears which focused on the work of contemporary justice artist Russell Craig.  Through work that is both confrontational and contemplative, Craig’s pieces create a platform to help unify all who have struggled through trauma and advocate for positive
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Art in Public Spaces as connective tissue — DAN4380.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Martin Lanz
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

In this course, we will explore various projects that aim to connect people with their surroundings and communities.
We will also explore the strategies that various artists have implemented to increase their audiences and interest in the arts.
We will analyze and design projects that seek sustainability, diversification, and access to the experience of art and

CAPA Cultural Studies and Languages Dance Education Architecture Art History Curatorial Studies

Art in the Public Realm II: Bennington and China — APA4107.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Jon Isherwood and Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course will research, develop and implement public art for two projects: Bennington We will research existing models nationally and internationally that have provided integrations for public spaces. We will explore opportunities on the Bennington campus including, but not limited to, the Commons project. Through dialogue and collaboration, we will assess what spaces are
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Art in the Public Realm: Oslo Project — VA4107.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: jon isherwood; susan sgorbati
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Through the experience of developing with Jon Isherwood a site-specific, commissioned work of art for the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, students in this course will examine the definition, unique challenges, history, and implementation of public art. Over the course of the term, the class will conduct case studies of prior public art projects and explore the various dimensions
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