art/vision/voice - Maryland Institute College of Art

curriculum: cap summer in nyc 2002
week concepts skill building projects sketchbook journeys
1
The Ways We See/
Are Taught to See
2
Cultural Historical
Perspectives
3
The Power of Images
Then & Now
4
Our Critical & Conscious
Awareness
5
In Your Own Voice
v Observation
v Seeing/responding/
questioning our
environments
v Introduction to
“Summer in NYC”
v Transition into new
environments
v Investigation of non-
Western perspectives on
art and culture
v Exploration of different
forms of expression
v Multiple perspectives vs.
a single perspective
v Exploration of how we
experience art in our
contemporary lives
v Outside of the museum
v The role of media
v Popular culture
v Development of our
own voices
v Exploring our own
individual and collective
perspectives through
visual and linguistic
forms
v Confidence and support
v Culmination of “Summer
in NYC” experience
v How can we continue
this process after the
summer?
v Basic drawing: contour
line, gesture, and value
v Introduction to
sketchbook as a tool
(visual component)
v Introduction to journal
as a tool (written
component)
v Basic drawing continued
v Composition/picture
plane
v Introduction to concepts
of abstraction/symbolism
through drawing
v Sketchbook and journal
in practice
v Elements of design
v Composition/picture
plane symbolism
v Introducing color
v Sketchbook and journal
in practice
v Sketchbook and journal
in practice
v Introduction to collage
concepts
v Mixed media drawing
v Larger scale
v Edit & prepare for
exhibition
v Group collaborative video
project documenting
each week
v Blind contour drawing
v Seeing contour drawing
v Gesture drawing
v Tonal drawing
v Expressive gesture
v Large scale drawing
v Composition
v Exploring different
mediums and sources
of inspiration
v Design exercises
4-page accordion-fold
book
v Sketchbook and journal
exercises
v Collage project
v Large scale
v Complete mixed media
drawing
v Video interviews
v Video documentation
v Jamaica Queens
Community
v Metropolitan Museum
of Art
v Drawing Hall
(select pieces)
v Modern Art Exhibition
(select)
v Visiting Artist: Rose Ojo
v Brooklyn Museum,
African Art Exhibition
(select pieces)
v National Museum of
the American Indian
(select pieces)
v Visiting Artist: Miguel
Luciano
v The Bronx Museum of
Art (select pieces)
v The Museum of the
Moving Images: Behind
the Screen
v R. Bumbray & C. Ganesh
The Studio Museum in
Harlem
v El Museo del Barrio,
Frida Kahlo Exhibition
(select pieces)
v p.s.1 Contemporary Art
Center, Contemporary
Art from Mexico City
v Visiting Artist: Rene
Avalos
v Brooklyn Bridge
v Prep for exhibition