Minor in Studio Art

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Studio Art Minor

Required Courses
ART 201STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY5
ART 202STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS5
Required Electives–choose three courses from the following15
CERAMICS I
DRAWING
COLOR THEORY
ILLUSTRATION
DIGITAL ART
PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES
PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE
CERAMICS II
PAINTING
WATERCOLOR
PRINTMAKING
SCULPTURE
FIBER AND TEXTILES
EXPERIMENTAL
DRAWING
LIFE DRAWING
DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE
ART AND COMMUNITY
ART AS SOCIAL ACT
ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION
CERAMICS III
PAINTING II
PRINTMAKING
SCULPTURE
Total Credits25

Sample Courses

ART 360. PRINTMAKING. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
This course explores the fundamentals of printmaking, incorporating drawing, painting and collage; processes may include lithography, etching, relief and monotype.

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ART 300. DRAWING. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ART 100 or DESN 100 or ART 201 or ART 202 or ART 213, or sophomore standing.
Introduction to observational, expressive, and formal modes of drawing. Emphasis on strategies, methods, and techniques for translating three-dimensional form and space onto a two-dimensional surface using the language of line and value, and the illusion of depth and texture. Mark making and its expressive and descriptive qualities is examined through the exploration of a variety of drawing materials.

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ART 303. DIGITAL ART. 5 Credits.

Notes: ART 201 Image and Technology (2020-21) is the prerequisite not ART 201 Surface/Image/Practice (2018-19, 2019-20).
Pre-requisites: ART 103 or ART 105 or ART 201 or ART 203 or DESN 216, or permission of instructor.
This course explores the use of digital media in the creation of studio art. Methods of vector and raster imagery is the focus along with an introduction to 2D animation techniques. Topics within the field of digital art will be introduced and discussed. Skills from this course can be applied to a number of artistic interests—both creative and practical.

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ART 308. PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
This course serves as an introduction to the rich tradition of analog photography. Using film cameras and the black-and-white darkroom students will learn the skills necessary to photograph, develop and print their own images. Instruction will include technique, but also a primer the history and theory of the photographic image. Emphasis will be put on creative expression and the artistic application of black-and-white photography.

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