An art minor will give you an abbreviated experience in the historical crafts of drawing, painting, sculpture, and art history. Typically, design majors and animation illustration majors pursue an art minor because they want to learn how to make things with their hands, use materials, and learn how to use equipment and tools specific to the practice of art making.
Since graduating Northwestern in 2011, I’ve earned an MFA in Ceramics from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. My work has been represented by Stuart & Company Gallery since the summer of 2014 and I help manage Skybox Studios, an artist collective and studio in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood.
What will I learn?
You will develop an appreciation for aesthetics, become detail oriented, and learn to solve problems.
ART 2048
Ceramics I
This course will explore the fundamental methods of making ceramic forms as well as glazing and firing. This course is specially designed to meet the requirements necessary for Visual Art Education students but is open to all students. This course will explore functional ceramics and sculptural forms. A $150 course fee required.
ART 1035
Design Concepts
An introductory course in understanding and application of principles and elements of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. A $100 course fee required.
ART 1011
Drawing I
A foundational-level drawing class focusing on landscape, still life and the figure, using traditional materials and techniques. Emphasis is placed on visual sensitivity and basic technique, with specific studies in anatomy. A $100 course fee required.
ART 2031
Painting I
An introductory studio course in acrylic painting that focuses on the visual qualities unique to painting. Basic concepts include designing two-dimensional work, exploring color and creating texture. The history of painting is integrated with an examination of painting styles. A $100 course fee required.
ART 2021
Print I
This course focuses on contemporary and traditional techniques as they relate to traditional printmaking processes. Students will learn two distinct mediums over the duration of the class. Screen-printing and Relief Printing (aka woodcuts and linoleum) will be the main focus however color theory and ink mixing will be introduced as well. A $100 course fee required.
ART 2251
Sculpture I
An introductory-level sculpture course exploring the use of sculptural techniques, materials and strategies. Emphasis is placed on understanding the history of and current trends within contemporary sculpture, as well as applying that knowledge in the creation of a variety of sculptural forms. A $100 course fee required.
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