Please Note: There is a $100.00 College Fee each semester for any student taking one or more studio art classes and/or seminars.  This fee is applied to all College and Studio Art Department costs. If a student decides to drop a studio arts class/seminar they must fill out a Drop/Add form, have it signed by the appropriate department faculty and deliver it to the Office of the Registrar on or before Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 5 PM or they will be charged and responsible for the $100.00 College Fee.

 

91970

ART 100 AC

 Digital I: Fabricated Landscapes

Adriane Colburn

 T           10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER

PA

PART

Cross-listed:  Environmental & Urban Studies  This course is an introduction to digital image creation and manipulation for display in print and on screen. With Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator at the center, we will explore the possibilities of creating imagined and composite landscapes that are feasible only through digital fabrication.  As inspiration we will look at the ways that human intervention has transformed our physical world through garden design, suburban sprawl, urban grids, mining sites, managed forests, zoos, constructed waterways and earthworks.  In addition, we will survey a range of contemporary artists who are wrestling with the human impact on our biosphere. Coursework will foster a body of work consisting of on-line sketchbooks, site-specific installation, digital collage, gifs, large scale printing and laser cutting. These projects will emerge out of a series of exercises that will build image making skills and establish a digital workflow.  Class size: 12

 

91965

ART 100 LO

 Cybergraphics: Digital I

Lothar Osterburg

M            1:30 pm-4:30 pm

HDR 106

PA

PART

This class will focus on the physical manifestation of virtual media. It is designed to give students a fundamental working knowledge of the print based programs in the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as creative artistic tools with emphasis image building and manipulations. The final goal is their output on inkjet or laser print as well as projects creating a book, using the laser cutter and an introduction to traditional print processes using digital sources. Material fee for printing all assignments is $40.  This class is reserved for First-Year and Transfer Students.  Class size: 14

 

91988

ART 100 MH

 Performing the Technoself

Maggie Hazen

   W        11:40 am-1:10 pm

FISHER

PA

PART

2 credits  Cross-listed: Experimental Humanities In the age of You-Tube personalities, selfies, Instagram and applications such as face-swap and bitmoji, it has become easier to augment and craft our social identities shifting the way we relate to our social environments—portraying different versions of our “live” self and our “screen” self. Students who take this course will focus their time and energy developing one performative project centered around the exploration of technology and identity. Each individual will develop and investigate a performance project which will culminate in a final performance viewing for the class. As a group we will provide feedback on each other’s ideas. We will create a social space where students will be able to explore our relationship to gender, history (personal and cultural), alter-ego, celebrity, social politics, and dream. Readings on and viewings of work could include Hito Steyerl, Laurie Anderson, Andy Warhol, Juliana Huxtable, Wu Tsang, Martha Rosler, Miranda July, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Hennessy Youngman, Cindy Sherman, K8 Hardy, Petra Cortright, Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch.   Class size: 14

 

91968

ART 101 KB

 Painting I

Kenneth Buhler

   Th       10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 140

PA

PART

Instruction in this class emphasizes the acquisition of a basic visual vocabulary of painting while recognizing a wide range of individual interests and strengths among students.    The students pursue assignments that focus their attention on issues such as value contrast, warm and cool contrast, creating tonality, understanding the expressive and structural possibilities of the materiality of paint, as well as how all of these elements factor in the composition of form and space.  The projects are sequenced in a way that the students move from a simple dialogue of light and dark and gradually begin to incorporate a fuller range of elements from the vocabulary of painting during the semester.  Assignments are designed to promote a recognition that expression in painting is rooted in its form – color, light, materiality, composition, etc.  While much of the work will be done from observation - still life, landscape (weather permitting) and model - there will be assignments that incorporate abstraction as well. There are no prerequisites for this studio class.  Estimated cost of materials is $150-$200.  *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non­major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non­major introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Class size: 14

 

91980

ART 101 LB

 Painting I

Laura Battle

  W         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 140

PA

PART

This class is for students wanting to learn the fundamentals of painting. We will work exclusively perceptually, from still life and the figure, and will examine the potential of paint to convey volume and atmosphere, simultaneously conveying meaning.  This is boot camp for students starting out as painter/drawers.  No experience necessary. We will work with oils. Materials are expensive, be aware! *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non-major introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Class size: 14

 

91960

ART 101 LS

 Painting I: Farm to Table

Lisa Sanditz

M            10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 140

PA

PART

In this class we will explore the basic techniques and formal aspects of painting such as color, form, paint application and composition, by utilizing local farms as our classroom. We will begin the semester painting outside, on the farm, and as the season turns, we will take food that we have harvested into the classroom and make meals, sculptures and still-lifes to paint from. There will be a class workday on the farm as well. Classroom time will include demonstrations, studio work, slide lectures and group critiques. Through instruction and practice, students will learn about the formal elements of painting, while also exploring their individual style through experimentation. Classroom critiques will promote student’s capacity for dialogue about art. Additionally, knowledge of traditional, modern and contemporary painting will be encouraged.  *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non­major introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. This class is reserved for First-year and Transfer students. Class size: 14

 

91981

ART 105 ED

 Sculpture I

Ellen Driscoll

  W         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 138

PA

PART

This is a hands-on, introductory class that will introduce students to basic metal, wood, and other material fabrication techniques as vehicles for exploring the magic of scale in a sculptural vocabulary.  The manipulation of scale is as essential to a sculptor as the range of musical notes on a piano are to a pianist. Working in a spectrum from miniature to the scale of architecture and landscape, students will make a series of sculptural projects that challenge and shift our perception of what is big, and what is small, what is at the center, and what is at the margin, in our physical environment.  The sculptural work of the class will be complemented with a series of readings, PowerPoint presentations, and discussions that investigate the manipulation of scale and perception by sculptors throughout history. This class is reserved for First-year and Transfer students.  Class size: 14

 

91974

ART 105 JS

 Sculpture I

Julianne Swartz

  W         10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 138

PA

PART

The definition of sculpture is always expanding to absorb new materials, media and strategies.  It can include objects, actions, time-based media, sound and light.  This course will introduce the language of contemporary sculpture through building objects and installations, looking at slides and videos, drawing, writing, verbal critique and discussion.  We will explore how meaning is communicated through sculpture, using a variety of materials such as wood, fabric, clay, metal and found objects.  Technical demonstrations will include woodworking, welding and mold making.  Studies will also engage light, sound, space and time.  Art history and contemporary theory will inform our discussion.  The course is designed to develop fundamental art making skills as well as the ability to interpret visual art.  Class size: 14

 

91986

ART 105 KF

 Sculpture I

Kenji Fujita

   Th       1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 138

PA

PART

Sculpture 1 is an introductory studio arts course in which students will work with materials and processes to investigate form, space, surface, material, location and gesture.  Particular emphasis will be placed on direct and improvisational ways of working.  The class will be structured around weekly and bi-weekly assignments that usually begin with an exercise that introduces the class to a medium, technique and set of ideas. Students will work with cardboard, string, found objects and other simple materials to make their three-dimensional artworks. They will then move on to work with mold making and casting, light carpentry and welding. The department will supply most of the materials for this class but students will also be expected to collect some on their own from sources such as the 99-cent store and the recycling center. Group critiques of projects will be supplemented by demonstrations in materials and techniques as well as presentations of related modern and contemporary artworks.  Class size: 14

 

91961

ART 107 JG

 Drawing I

Jeffrey Gibson

M            1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

The goal of this introductory course is to give students confidence and facility with basic technical and perceptual drawing skills and to further develop visual awareness. Focus will be on learning how to “see” in order to translate 3D objects into 2D media. Regular critiques will be held, in which the students develop a useful vocabulary aiding them to further discuss and think about their art practices.  This class is reserved for First-year and Transfer students. *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non-major introductory grant may apply  when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Class size: 14

 

91983

ART 107 KB

 Drawing I

Kenneth Buhler

 T           1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

Drawing is considered the most basic form of visual expression and the acquisition of drawing skills is essential to all art disciplines.  The goals of this course include developing the ability to compose the basic elements of line, shape, and value into representations of form and space.  There will be a focus on developing fluency and confidence in the realization of visual ideas.   The work in this class will be primarily based on observation - model, interior, still life, and geometric forms – and there will be projects that draw upon the rich history of this art form. This course is structured to give the student an appreciation and understanding of the elements of drawing while challenging them to develop a respect for careful looking and thinking.  Students will be evaluated on their effort, productivity, and development. Work outside of class will be assigned on a weekly basis. *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a nonmajor introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Class size: 14

 

91976

ART 107 MM

 Drawing I

Medrie MacPhee

  W         10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

For the artist, drawing is discovery. A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. (John Berger). During class time we will primarily work from life and explore the tools that will aid in this discovery. Line, shape, value, gesture, perspective, volume, composition and space form essential drawing skills that create the basis for translating 3D into 2D. These developing skills also translate conceptually and imaginatively into discovering a voice of one’s own. Homework projects will be both based on looking and imagining and employ a wide variety of drawing materials. Significant work outside of class and a willingness to participate in class critiques and discussions is a must.  *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non-­major introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration.  Class size: 14

 

91964

ART 109 BG

 Printmaking I:Mark-Making

Beka Goedde

    F        10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 139

PA

PART

In this course we work with a set of traditional printmaking practices in modes of intaglio and relief. Students will develop and refine their drawing sensibility, and study the variations of their drawn and printed line. We will develop our drawings into prints, build our printed marks on paper into collaged drawings and animation, and explore mark-making as an activity that happens while working and living. We seek to engage with printmaking as the means to create a visual language, expand our knowledge base of printmaking as a historical and contemporary mode of art making, and broaden our experiences working on and with paper.  *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a nonmajor introductory grant may apply  when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. This class is reserved for First-year and Transfer students.  Class size: 12

 

91977

ART 109 LO

 Printmaking I: Intaglio

Lothar Osterburg

  W         10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 139

PA

PART

Goal of this introductory class is to give students a solid foundation to the terminology and methods of intaglio (etching), from drypoint, etching and aquatint to wiping and printing. The class will consist of a large amount of technical instruction and demonstrations, complemented by the introduction of artistic methods. Original prints as well as reproductions will provide a historic background to printmaking and show how artists have used these techniques throughout the centuries.  Artistic critiques will complement the technical aspect of the class. Please count on spending about $100.- on material and tools for the class.   *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a nonmajor introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at:   http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non-major introductory grant may apply  when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Class size: 12

 

91978

ART 112

 Colorama

Kenneth Buhler

  W         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

The investigation of the exquisite potential of color is the focus of this class.  Color influences all aspects of our experience-perceptual, emotional, psychological, physiological, even spiritual.  Students will gain experience learning to see, understand, and utilize all the possibilities of color.  The goal is to develop a working knowledge of color as it may be applied to any visual medium.  The nature of assignments will range from vigorous color studies to train the eye, to forms of expression more personal and expressive in nature. *The Fund for Visual Learning provides material support to students on financial aid to help them with art supplies. Eligible students may apply for a non-major introductory grant up to but not exceeding $150 to cover the material supply kits for Level 1 Studio Arts classes at: http://blogs.bard.edu/fvl/. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have not previously received a non-major introductory grant may apply when registering for classes in the spring, and First Year students must apply when registering on Super Advising days. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration.  Class size: 14

 

91979

ART 150

 Extended Media I

Dave McKenzie

  W         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER

PA

PART

The expansion of Art’s definition means that the terms used to categorize works of art are often technically incorrect—e.g. film used to categorize films not shot on the medium of film. These same terms point to the incredible proliferation of tools and techniques that are becoming readily available to large segments of the population. Through readings, critiques, and assignments we will explore artistic practices that have stretched previous categories while creating new categories— such as social practice, post-media, and post-internet art. Extended Media 1 will be grounded in art historical precedents, but students will be introduced to a number of recent technologies and working methods outside the traditional narratives of painting and sculpture. Assignments and instruction will explore various and varied forms of construction—from creative writing and performance to site interventions and virtual installations. Emphasis will be placed on the development of ideas and strengthening one’s ability to critique not only the work of art but also the tools and techniques used to make it.  Class size: 14

 

91966

ART 200 AC

Art and Climate Change:

YOU ARE HERE…NOW

Adriane Colburn

M            1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER

PA

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies  This is an interdisciplinary arts practice class offering an intensive look at how art and science collide in climate issues. The landscape is one of art’s most enduring subjects. In a time when climate change is reshaping our physical and social landscapes, what kind of interdisciplinary engagements are possible as many fields, including the arts, turn towards addressing the changing climate? Over the course of the class, we will survey current art practices, hear from scientists about their research methodologies, and consider agency, activism, and the aesthetics and visual rhetoric of greenwashing. Students will work on individual and collaborative art projects engaging a range of skills, disciplines, and approaches – from mapping to propaganda to public practice. The class will consider the recent spectrum of cultural and scientific responses to climate change, with class visits by scientists, activists, and artists and field trips. Film screenings and readings from the arts and sciences will provide a background in recent cultural engagement, and frame some similarities between scientific research and the art-making processes. Class size: 14

 

91962

ART 201 JS

 Painting II: The Figure

Joseph Santore

M            1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 140

PA

PART

A continuation of  Painting I, this course is designed for students who are serious about painting,  especially painting from life.  Students will be working with still lifes but the focus of the class will be on the figure, on color relations and how the sensation of color interacting across the plane can create light and   space. The issues discussed in Painting I, mainly the language of color, value, temperature, contrast, saturation, intensity, etc. and strong structural relationships, will serve as building blocks for complex figurative compositions.  We will be also working from reproductions as we study some of the great figurative masters.  Students will be expected to be on time and have the proper equipment. This includes a good assortment of brushes, a proper palette and the required colors. Students will be working on gessoed paper over the first weeks but should know how to stretch and prime a canvas properly.  Some of the poses will extend over two weeks, which will allow students to begin to push their work into new places.  This class is for students who want to work hard and extend themselves.  Students should have experience in drawing and must have had Painting I, there will be no exceptions.   Class size: 14

 

91963

ART 205 DD

 Sculpture II: Casting Workshop

Daniella Dooling

M            1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER

PA

PART

This course will focus on a variety of different casting methods and techniques.   A wide range of materials will be explored.  Students will learn to make one and two part rubber molds and will be encouraged to work from sculpted forms in addition to found objects.  We will also explore various aspects of life casting using alginate as our starting material.  As the semester progresses, the molds will become more complex and intricate.  This course will include a field trip to the Tallix Foundry.  Students should expect to spend a good deal of time working outside of class and be prepared to purchase additional materials throughout the semester as needed.  Prerequisite: Sculpture I   Class size: 14

 

91982

ART 205 LS

 Sculptural Ceramics

Lisa Sanditz

   Th       10:10 am-1:10 pm

UBS

PA

PART

This class is designed for serious art students who want to consider exploring clay as a material in their artistic practice.  No prior experience with clay is necessary, however you must have taken a Sculpture I class.  This course will cover the basics of ceramics- concentrating on hand-building and the basic aspects of casting.  Different clay bodies and glazes will be explored as well as firing temperatures and tools.  Students will build ceramic objects as well as explore using clay with other materials and time-based disciplines such as performance or video. Class size: 14

 

91959

ART 207 JS

 Drawing II: The Figure

Joseph Santore

M            10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

This is a figure drawing class but has nothing to do with academic solutions or tradition renderings.  Students will be asked to put aside all preconceived ideas about drawing and to discard any technical solutions that they have acquired in the past.  You will be working from perception and looking hard to try to uncover the structural bones of the subject matter.  You will explore different ways of building spatial relationships and investigating the mystery of forms and the unidentified pockets of space that connect and surround them.  We will discuss light and air, weight, gravity, speed and tensions while addressing problems of scale and the potential power and pressure of how mark-making possibilities by using different materials (charcoal, pencils, cut paper, black and white acrylic paint) to create harmony that resonates throughout the composition.  Great drawings and paintings of the past will be looked at and discussed and the importance of drawing through the ages considered.  On occasion students will work from reproductions of master works.  There will be assignments and critiques usually toward the end of the session.  Class time is reserved for hard work.  Class size: 14

 

91969

ART 207 LB

 Drawing II:Works on Paper, MIXED MEDIA

Laura Battle

 T           10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER 149

PA

PART

In this drawing course, we will work towards finding connections between how a work of art is made and its subject. Using a variety of materials, some bought at the art store, others sourced from nature, we will explore the inherent properties of each to contribute to the artistic process. The goal of this class is to make work that is visually compelling, whose media and process are inseparable from content and subject. Students will be introduced to a broad range of materials and will be asked to take an inventive approach towards how they are used.  Prerequisite: Drawing I or Painting I or by permission of the instructor. 

Class size: 14

 

91985

ART 209 BG

 Printmaking II:Print to Form

Beka Goedde

   Th       1:30 pm-4:30 pm

FISHER 139

PA

PART

In this course we print material in order to compose large-scale drawings and build objects. We seek to expand our experience working on and with paper by shaping printed paper into 2-D and 3-D forms. Students will print through a variety of traditional, photomechanical, and experimental print processes. Emphasis will be on water-soluble and water-based printing techniques, which can include watercolor monotype, chine collé, collograph, and japanese woodblock printing. Gluing and cutting techniques will be introduced, as well as laser etching and inkjet printing. Class size: 12

 

91971

ART 209 LO

 Printmaking II: THE Artist's Book

Lothar Osterburg

 T           1:30 pm-4:30 pm

UBS

PA

PART

The class will explore the book as an art object, with an emphasis on the structure of the book. Both traditional and nontraditional book forms and materials will be explored. To emphasize on content we will utilize relatively fast methods of content creation, including collage, drawing, mono printing, as well as relevant digital output methods such as inkjet, Xerox and laser printing but also the more traditional printmaking process of letterpress. The class will also teach a broad range of bookbinding techniques.  Due to extensive demos and the need for personalized assistance, this class will frequently run beyond the regular 3 hour class time. Please try not to make plans right after the end of this class.  Prior printmaking experience is recommended, but not essential. Permission of instructor is required. Allow $100.- to $150 for materials and tools.  Class size: 12

 

91984

ART 250

 Extended Media II

Dave McKenzie

   Th       10:10 am-1:10 pm

FISHER DIGITAL LAB

PA

PART

This is an advanced class, meant to encourage individual projects, questions, and approaches. As such, it follows a workshop model, and we will be using the languages and attitudes of performance art as a general methodology. Students will be encouraged to propose and pursue self-generated assignments alongside the required class assignments. In class, we will explore movement based thinking alongside alternative strategies of object making in an effort to remain flexible and even uncomfortable. Special attention will be paid to work that incorporates time-based media, installation, writing, and digital technology. Group and individual critiques will lead students along a path to determining their own approach to the expanding field of art production, and at the end of the course students will have a greater understanding of how to shape their own vision and use their own voice. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. 

Class size: 14

 

91987

ART 305 JP

 Sculpture III: Installation

Judy Pfaff

    F        10:10 am-4:00 pm

UBS

PA

PART

This is an advanced sculpture class open to qualified students only. The defining characteristic is the freedom and space that each student is given to explore their ideas and go beyond personal limits and preconceptions. All media and methods are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a consideration of the specific spaces of  UBS. This class requires a MAJOR devotion of time and energy. Students are treated as working artists and are expected to completely install three site-specific projects of their own inspiration. Critique of the ideas and execution will accompany each project followed by a thorough de-installation of the work. Open to ambitious, self-guided students awaiting a challenge. It is an all day class, from 10-2 and then a two hour "lab" for demonstrations in welding, woodworking, electrical wiring and other processes.  Class size: 14

 

91967

ART 306 JG

 Acting As If: Parody, Camp AND SpEctAClE IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Jeffrey Gibson

 T           10:10 am-1:10 pm

UBS

PA

PART

This one-third seminar and two-thirds studio course will introduce Junior Studio Arts majors to contemporary artists whose artworks incorporate aesthetic references drawn from alternative subcultures, drag, mass media and cultural events. Students will read selected texts and watch artist videos that explore these ideas as strategies for expressing critical perspectives on popular culture. Two-thirds of the time will be for students to create independent multidisciplinary artworks that relate to the ideas presented in class. Students must have completed a minimum of two 200 level studio arts classes to be eligible for this course.  Class size: 14

 

91975

ART 405

 Senior Seminar

Daniella Dooling

 T           5:00 pm-7:00 pm

FISHER

 

 

Senior Seminar is a component of the senior project and is an integral part of the 8 credits earned for Senior Project. The Seminar focuses on the development of the student as a thinking and working artist.  This is accomplished through variety of approaches. Presentations are made by visiting artists and Studio Arts faculty who discuss their life and work.  Students develop a series of projects designed to aid them in recognizing, conceptualizing, and articulating their particular artistic interests. Presentations by alumni from the Bard studio arts program provide a glimpse into the future; and, workshops on the photographing of art and website development help the student prepare for life after Bard. Exhibitions in the fall semester will draw students out of their studios well before the presentation of their senior show. Required studio visits from faculty members other than the project advisor insure fresh and varied responses to the ongoing senior project. The Senior Project Exhibition is the culmination of the Senior year and is evaluated before a faculty review board and a Senior Seminar critique.   *Any student registered in Studio Art Senior Project or any student of another discipline who has been granted studio space in either the Fisher Studio Art Center or the U.B.S. Exhibition Center in Red Hook will be required to register and participate in all aspects of Senior Seminar.  Class size: 20