A warm, and early, welcome to Art 156 Intro to Studio Art: Art & the Environment!
As you pack for the semester I recommend bringing the following if possible.
- a digital camera (a simple point and shoot or cell phone camera should suffice. Make sure you know how to get to the highest pixel ratio possible; 180 would be ideal)
- a laptop/desktop computer, iPad (or similar device) and inexpensive printer for your dorm room (for those moments when you'd rather not leave the sanctity of your room!)
- a photo editing program like photoshop
Please know that there are many computer labs for your use on campus, but many of these labs serve as classrooms, so access is often limited to evening hours. Also, the computers in the Library and other niche labs across campus generally do not have digital editing software on them. The art department computer studio does provide this, but you will not have 24-7 access to it.
The art department also runs a small art store where you will find most of the traditional artmaking materials that you may need (such as drawing paper, canvas, acrylic paint (primary and secondary colors plus black and white), brushes, gesso, acrylic mediums, pencils (B&W and colored), tape (clear - packing, scotch, masking), staples, utility knife and blades, erasers, markers, pastels, glues white glue; glue stick), wire (.020 gauge). If you already have some of these materials, I encourage you to bring them with you as this will save you both time and money! I recommend that you also have a utility box of some sort for storage of supplies.
In addition, if you have small hand tools such as needle nose pliers, wire cutters, scissors, ruler, utility knife and extra blades, screwdriver (flat and phillips head), small hammer, etc you might consider bringing as well. Lockers are available for storage of supplies, but you will need a lock (comb or key) if you want to secure your things.
Because we will be exploring ecoart issues (environmental themes and concerns) we will also explore use of upcycled materials, found objects and 'homemade' art materials (DIY such as papermaking, making our own charcoal and inks) please consider bringing things that will support this work as well.
In case you would like to purchase a copy of our book from Amazon, we will use the book, How to Be An Explorer of the World, by Keri Smith. It will be available to you at the campus bookstore when you arrive. We will also be doing some reading from To Life! Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet, by Linda Weintraub, although this book will not be required. If you want to take a look at some examples of EcoArt please visit my Pinterest Board called Art for/about/of the Environment.
Feel free to email me if you have questions, and if not, enjoy the remainder of summer! I'm looking forward to meeting each of you and getting started!
Warmly,
Prof G
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