Standard

Posted: 08/24/06

*State Standard

RInstitutionally Developed

*College: Augusta Technical College

ART 191 – 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. Topics 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.

Competency Areas		Hours
Historical and Cultural Development represented in visual arts		Class	5
Contributions of the Visual Arts		D. Lab	0
		P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
		Credit	5
Prerequisite:	ENG 191 with C or better
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	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

Suggested Resources include textbooks shown below or most current edition.

Adams, Laurie S. (2004). A History of Western Art CD-ROM. (4^rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Gilbert, Rita (2005). Living with Art. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Sayre, Henry M. (2004). A World of Art CD ROM. (4^th ed.) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Gettein, Mark. Living with Art CDROM and Timeline (6^th ed.). McGraw-Hill.