Standard

R State Standard * Institutionally Developed College: N/A

ART 1101 – Art Appreciation
Course Description Explores the analysis of well-known works of visual arts, their composition, and the relationship to their periods through writing. Students practice various modes of writing, ranging from exposition to argumentation and persuasion. The course includes a brief review of standard grammatical and stylistic usage in proofreading and editing. An introduction to locating, acquiring, and documenting information resources lays the foundation for research to include: the re-creative critical process, the themes of art, the formal elements of design, and the placing of art in the historical context, writing analysis, practice, revision, and research about a work of visual arts. Topics include: historical and cultural development represented in visual arts; contributions in visual arts; and communication skills.
Competency Areas	Hours
Historical and Cultural Development Represented in Visual Arts	Class	5
Contributions of the Visual Arts	D. Lab	0
Communication Skills	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
	Credit	5

Prerequisite:	ENG 1101 with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS		20	0	0
Major periods of art history	Identify selected works of art.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE VISUAL ARTS		20	0	0
Significance	Describe the significance of the visual arts in the thought and technology of the historical-cultural periods.
Influence	Describe the influence of the visual arts on contemporary and future thought and technology.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS		10	0	0
Discussion and Writing	Review grammar and stylistic choices appropriate for communicating ideas.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print	Adams, Laurie S. (2004). A history of western art: CD-ROM. (4^thed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
	Gilbert, Rita. (2005). Living with art. (5^th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
	Gettein, Mark. (2007) Living with art with timeline. (7^th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
	Sayre, Henry M. (2004). A world of art: CD ROM. (4^th ed.) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Posted: 09/18/08