B Block Materials!
March 7, 2010 by ruralscapeFUTURE TALK
February 24, 2010 by ruralscapeDuring Wednesday’s class you were assigned: Future Talk, a mail art project. Each of you were given an envelope and asked to thoughtfully create a mail artwork that jump starts interesting and varied conversation about the future. Stamped addressed and filled envelopes are due next Wednesday. We will be photographing each of you with your mail art and will be sending them out right afterward! Please come ready to participate. Your mail art should evoke a response from the sender. These responses will need to be mailed back to you by March 31st in time for our morning class. We hope to have a group of you work on an exhibition of these works on campus.
THE FORMAT: Text, letters, images, photos, sound, instructions, small objects or more. Think about the formats of mail art we explored in class— the ‘add-on’, naked mail art, camera art, postcards, pop-up cards, or letters. Choose one of those forms or come up with your own idea. Consider what you want to get in return and let this influence your choice. Would you hope to get a letter, a drawing, an object, an action, a photograph, a sound recording?
THE CONTENT: How do you imagine the world when you are 80? If you hosted a think tank to study the future, what would you want to learn? Would you like to hear about people’s personal imaginings, fears, or hopes? Would you want to discuss the environmental issues that we (or our children) may need to tackle? The new technologies that will be part of our lives? (and our bodies) Or the future structures of our families and the different values that we may hold? Who would you invite to this event? Would you want to talk to, experts, friends or artists? Older people or those younger than yourself?
GETTING STARTED: Begin by asking yourself some questions. What do you want to say? Who do you want to speak to? What kind of response do you want to elicit? What format will this take? What will the respondents return? Do you hope for a specific format back? If you want to be surprised how might you set up your project for that?
Good Luck and have fun!
Last Day to Drop!
February 1, 2010 by ruralscapeToday is the last day to drop a Spring Semester course. When Web registration closes down at midnight on Feb. 1, you will no longer be able to drop a course (other than those scheduled to meet only in B-Block). Dropped courses do not appear on the transcript.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, the withdrawal period begins. Course Withdrawal continues through Monday, Feb. 15 for A-Block courses; through March 22 for courses that meet throughout the semester.
Withdrawal is accomplished by obtaining a withdrawal form (available at the Student Service Center in Seidlin Hall), getting it signed by your advisor and by the instructor of the course, and then returning the completed form to the SSC. Withdrawn courses appear on the transcript with a grade of “W.” (This grade has no affect on GPA.)
Larry Casey
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January 11, 2010 by ruralscapeGroup List
January 10, 2010 by ruralscape*Spring Semester Information*
January 9, 2010 by alfredfoundationsHappy 2010! We hope that you have all had a fun, restful and peaceful holiday.
We are preparing for your return and wanted to first let you know that there will be some advising and program staffing changes this spring. Angie To will be on sabbatical leave and will therefore not be teaching or advising. In the interim, Ted Morgan will be Chair of Foundations . Both Ted and Michelle will continue to be your academic advisors, so please feel free to direct your questions or concerns to either of them.
Following is a series of documents that will help you to organize yourselves as you approach your second semester in college. Click on the link and they will download to your computer.
- Foundations Workshop Schedule for the Spring Workshop Schedule
- Group Assignments (A, B, C, D) Group Assignment Roster
- Materials lists for all 4 workshops
Please look over this material very carefully as it will tell you what you will be doing, who your classmates will be and what materials you will be required to purchase before returning to campus. The second semester of Foundations is significantly different from the Fall curriculum. You will all be participating in a series of 4 workshops that are based upon the lectures and coursework you began in the fall. They are:
- Drawing
- Color
- Time
- Systems
The class has been divided into 4 equal groups of approximately 32 students each. Each group will take 2 workshops (one on Monday / Tuesday and the second on Thursday / Friday) during A block and the second set of 2 workshops will be taken during B block. You must pass all 4 workshops in order to pass the semester of Art 102 and move on to your sophomore year.
So please take the time to look it all over and get yourselves ready for a new adventure!
Safe travels back to Alfred,
Michelle, Ted, Angie
Poster for Tableau Vivant!
December 1, 2009 by ruralscapeTake a moment, download and print out some posters for your dorm or other hot spots on campus! tv09poster
What to bring to Reviews?
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeHere’s the list. But a couple notes first. Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled time so that you can hang your work and open your blog. There will be a computer in the studio for your use. Anyone who does not arrive on time will not be reviewed. This is part of your semester long grade and is required. If you do not attend your grade will be affected. Below is the list for each of the groups. Please notice they are different. Also before arriving plan out what you want to show the faculty from your blog. Pick your best work!
A Group Final Review Work List
Drawing:
- 2 Charcoal Drawing of Landscape from 2 Different View Points
- Gray Scale Portrait Collage
- Assemblage + Assemblage Painting
- Choose best one of: Half size portrait, Historical portrait or Pixel Portrait
- Final Assignment
Studio:
- Blog
- 10 page cut/bound book
- Cube/ sphere
- Clay Carving
- Stick Structure ( in any condition)
* in the event that you no longer have the physical objects please bring in a good color photo ( 8 inches x 10 inches )
B Group Final Review Work List
Drawing:
- Night Drawing (Weekend Version)
- Daytime Landscape (Weekend Version)
- 2 Painted Self Portraits
- Grid Self Portrait
- Large Color Still Life
- Architectural Collage Extension (actual or documentation
- Final Drawing
Studio:
- Blog
- Book Binding
- Clay Carving (Documentation)
- Personal Transformation (Documentation)
- Stick Structure (Optional, can be actual or photo)
* in the event that you no longer have the physical objects please bring in a good color photo ( 8 inches x 10 inches )
Tableau Vivant Project!
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeThe words Tableau Vivant roughly translate to living picture and usually refer to a live re-enactment of a work of art. For your final project of Fall semester Foundations you will each collaborate to create a Tableau Vivant that is inspired by a work of art. The event will take place on December 7th at 7pm in Holmes. make sure to invite friends and family… it’s usually an amazingly fun event!
Read on for the details….
1. For this project you will first need to organize yourselves into 10 groups with 14 members in each group.
2. Then you will need to choose an art work that you would like to re-create. We have selected a wide range of artworks that are appropriate for this project which are accessible online through ArtStor. The images are collected in a folder on ArtStor marked Tableau Vivant, there are approximately 30+ images from art history. These images can be viewed online and then downloaded and printed for your reference. You were all given a demo during one of your art history plenary sessions this fall and all you need to do is to go on www.artstor.org to log in and then find the folder/sub folder marked Tableau Vivant. Once you and your group have chosen an art work to use please email Angie (toay@alfred.edu) a confirmation with artist name and work title.
3. During the final review week you will be meeting with your group to work on making your Tableau Vivant. Every member of your group must participate; though you do not all need to be on stage at the same time during the performance.
4. You must also elect one member of your group to research the artist and the work of art. This information will be presented to the audience at the beginning of your performance.
5. Materials and skills! This assignment brings to bear all of the skills you have learned throughout the semester — therefore materials are open to all that you have used this semester. It is up to you and your group to source out and gather these materials. Since you are all going home for the break that would be a good time to find materials for the project. For example — old sheets are good for back drops, old house paint is good for sets, clothing from your parents’ basement would be great for costumes. You could also scrounge over at RePo — be resourceful!
6. Where to work? While the reviews are going on during the week you will be working on this project in the Harder Hall studio — please do not work in Cohen.
7. Rehearsals will begin on Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th and Monday the 7th. You will receive further info about how to contact Randy Gillette who runs Holmes Auditorium. He will help you with your lighting ideas and could play music that you select for the performance.
8. The performance will happen on the night of December 7th at 7pm. It is open to the public and is very well attended by the campus.
9. THE DETAILS. Each performance should be a maximum of 3 minutes. An image of the original artwork will be projected next to the stage during your performance. Your job is to creatively choreograph how to enter, exit and move during those three minutes. In the end you should be in the pose of the original artwork and will hold that pose for a few moments before you leave the stage. Think about how to use movement, light, sound, your bodies, costumes and props to surprise and delight the audience.
This information will also be posted in the studios. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to email either Angie, Ted or Michelle.
Thinking about performance?
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeYes, performance art is in the air! First with your line performance next Monday at 7:30… and then with the amazingly fun and dynamic Tableau Vivant that you will all be a part of soon! For inspiration check out the Performa event site for links to a number of current performance artists or take a moment to check out the Harp + Silver site, two artists who visited Alfred last year.
http://performa-arts.org/blog/performa-09/artists/
http://harpsilver.com/
