{ "college": "rio-hondo-college", "edition": "2026-2027", "code": "ART", "name": "Art", "sourceUrl": "https://riohondo.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/22181/25453/24437", "courses": [ { "code": "ART 101", "subject": "ART", "number": "101", "title": "Introduction to Studio Arts", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "Students in this introductory lecture/lab course for non-art majors explore multiple aspects of visual art, including the fundamental principles, techniques, history, and appreciation of various art forms, from traditional to contemporary. Through lectures, hands-on activities, and analysis of artworks, students gain a deeper understanding of the role of art in society, different cultures, and personal expression. Project and topics include drawing, painting, printmaking, design, and sculpture.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-101", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-101", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 104", "subject": "ART", "number": "104", "title": "Art of the Ancient Americas", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTH 145" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course provides a study of the indigenous arts of Mexico, Andean South America, and Central America produced by civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca, Moche, Chavin de Huantar, and Nazca. The art of representative native tribes of the territory now encompassed by the United States and Canada is comparatively examined. Works of art and architecture are presented in relation to the various religious beliefs, political/ economic systems, and cultural practices of the ancient Americas. Art historical and archaeological methodologies relating to the understanding and interpretation of non-Western art are discussed. This course is appropriate for students pursuing a degree in art or art history and/or students with an interest in American studies and Latin American studies.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-104", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 107", "subject": "ART", "number": "107", "title": "The Art of Asia", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTH 130" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course examines the artistic traditions of prehistoric to modern Asia in relation to their cultural, philosophical, and religious influences. The art and architecture of Central Asia (India, China, Korea, and Japan) are emphasized. Examples from Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Tibet, and Nepal also are discussed. This course is appropriate for all students interested in art and culture, and for those seeking to fulfill General Education requirements for Arts, as well as Studio Art majors.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-107", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 108", "subject": "ART", "number": "108", "title": "The Art of Mexico", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is a survey of the art and architecture of Mexico, including PreColumbian, Viceregal (Colonial) and Modern (i.e., art and architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries). Chicano/a/x art will also be examined in relation to its Mexican antecedents. This course is appropriate for all students interested in art and culture and for those seeking to fulfill General Education requirements in Fine Arts and Humanities, as well as all Studio Art and Art History majors.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 4, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-108", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 8, "open": 8, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-108", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "winter-2027", "name": "Winter 2027", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/winter-2027/art/#art-108", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 6, "open": 6, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-108", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 109", "subject": "ART", "number": "109", "title": "History of American Art", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is a study of American art and architecture from the colonial period through the early 20th century. The course focuses on the art of the United States, with a close examination of the country's artistic exchanges with Canada, Mexico, and South America. This course is appropriate for students with an interest in American studies and Latin American studies, and students seeking to fulfill the General Education requirement in the arts.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-109", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 110", "subject": "ART", "number": "110", "title": "Understanding Visual Art", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTH 100" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This lecture course is an introduction to the study of visual art: its vocabulary and forms, the many roles it plays in society, and the variety of processes artists master in its making. Students gain insight into current approaches used to interpret and derive meaning from art, and explore questions about the ways in which value is assigned to the art object. Using examples from cultures around the world and across time, this course offers a broad overview to students interested in art and culture, and to those seeking to fulfill general education requirements in Arts.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-110", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "winter-2027", "name": "Winter 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/winter-2027/art/#art-110", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-110", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 112", "subject": "ART", "number": "112", "title": "Visual Art in the Modern Era", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTH 150" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is a survey of developments in art and architecture from the early 19th through the 20th century, and into the 21st. From Neoclassicism and Romanticism through Postmodernism and contemporary art, visual art movements are discussed in relation to stylistic trends, philosophical influences, innovations in technology, and other historical and social contexts. The roles played by the artist, critic, and consumer in shaping these movements are examined, as well as visual art’s impact upon society in the Modern era. This course is appropriate for all students pursuing the degree in Art History and/or seeking to fulfill general education requirements in Arts.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 113", "subject": "ART", "number": "113", "title": "The History of Photography", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This lecture course examines the history of photography from its invention in the 1830s to the present. The technological development, social role, and aesthetic possibilities of photography are discussed in relation to major historical, art historical, cultural, and political influences. This course is appropriate for all students interested in photography, art, and art history and culture, students seeking to fulfill the General Education requirement in arts, and studio art and art history majors.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-113", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 115", "subject": "ART", "number": "115", "title": "The Art of Film", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "FTVE 105" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course explores film as an art form—its basic components and its relation to the styles and movements of other visual arts forms. An understanding of cinematic language is emphasized by focusing upon film's manipulation of time and space and its use of visual metaphors, montages, and explicit/implicit messages. The collaborative nature of filmmaking is studied by examining the role of cinematography, lighting, film editing, visual effects, art direction, and the use of sound and music to enhance the script and create style. Through discussion and written assignments, students develop the ability to analyze the impact of films viewed both in and out of class. This course is appropriate for any student interested in film, art, media studies, or culture.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-115", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 4, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-115", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-115", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 117", "subject": "ART", "number": "117", "title": "History of World Ceramics", "units": "3", "hours": "54 Lecture", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course examines world ceramic and pottery traditions: their vocabulary, forms, and the roles they play in society, as well as the variety of processes employed by their makers. Using examples from cultures around the world and across time, this course offers a broad overview to students interested in art and culture.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 120", "subject": "ART", "number": "120", "title": "Two-Dimensional Design", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTS 100" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course is open to all students interested in learning basic design principles as they apply to two-dimensional media. Through lectures, written assignments, and studio projects using materials such as ink, paper collage, and paint, students learn how to orchestrate the fundamental elements of two-dimensional images like line, shape, texture, value, and space. In addition to developing a visual vocabulary for personal creative expression, students explore design concepts as they relate to effective visual communication across art, design, and culture.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-120", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-120", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 121", "subject": "ART", "number": "121", "title": "Three-Dimensional Design", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "ART 120", "cid": [ "ARTS 101" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course is open to all students interested in the fundamentals of visual thinking as they apply to all three-dimensional media. The course provides an introduction to the concepts, applications, and art historical contexts related to three-dimensional art, and includes the basic elements and principles of three-dimensional design. Students explore topics such as planes, volume, and texture through the creative use of different materials like foam board, wire, or wood.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-121", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-121", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-121", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 124", "subject": "ART", "number": "124", "title": "Color Theory", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level.", "cid": [ "ARTS 270" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is an introduction to the characteristics of color and color interaction. It is suited for all art majors transferring to a 4-year college or interested in working in the arts as a painter, illustrator, or designer. The course covers the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in 2 dimensions. Topics include major historical and contemporary color systems, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-124", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 130", "subject": "ART", "number": "130", "title": "Freehand Drawing I", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [ "ARTS 110" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course for art and non-art majors interested in developing basic drawing skills is an introduction to observational drawing and composition. In the course, students develop the ability to perceive and define shape, contour, volume, space, and light using a variety of drawing media and subject matter. Emphasis is on clarity of observation and the ability to order and translate 3D form and space into 2D drawings.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-130", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 4, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-130", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 4, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-130", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 131", "subject": "ART", "number": "131", "title": "Freehand Drawing II", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 130", "cid": [ "ARTS 205" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This is a second-level course for all students in observational drawing and composition, stressing an advanced ability to perceive and define shape, contour, volume, space, and light. Students use a variety of drawing media and subject matter. Emphasis is placed on strengthening skills introduced in ART 130 (Freehand Drawing I), the exploration of color in drawing, and concepts related to content.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-131", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-131", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-131", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 135", "subject": "ART", "number": "135", "title": "Beginning Painting", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "ART 130", "cid": [ "ARTS 210" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This is an introductory course for all students interested in developing basic painting skills. The course explores both traditional and contemporary painting techniques while stressing an ability to perceive and define shape, contour, volume, texture, space, and light using acrylic or oil painting media. Emphasis is placed on learning the techniques of painting, understanding the use of color, and strengthening observation and rendering skills while providing an understanding of the historical and cultural development of painting in human expression and creativity. Students are advised to have some drawing skills before taking this course.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-135", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-135", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 136", "subject": "ART", "number": "136", "title": "Intermediate Painting", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 130, ART 135", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This is an intermediate course for all students interested in further developing painting skills and techniques and understanding the use of color and space while strengthening observation and rendering skills. The course explores both traditional and contemporary painting concepts, styles, and techniques that involve complex compositional as well as technical problems in either acrylic or oil painting media.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-136", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-136", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 140", "subject": "ART", "number": "140", "title": "Ceramics I", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course is open to all Art and non-art majors interested in learning basic skills in ceramics using the potter’s wheel. Students develop a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lectures, vocabulary lists and video presentations. The course covers beginning problems of centering, throwing, and shaping various functional and non-functional pottery. Students are introduced to the process of glazing and basic firing techniques. This course emphasizes exploring personal and cultural expression in the ceramic media.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-140", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 5, "open": 5, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-140", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 5, "open": 5, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-140", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 141", "subject": "ART", "number": "141", "title": "Ceramics II", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 140", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This intermediate course in ceramics is open to all Art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on basic skills using the potter’s wheel. Intermediate problems on the wheel, basic decorative techniques, and more advanced use of glaze are covered. Also, students are introduced to ceramic kilns and how they are loaded and fired.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 3, "open": 3, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-141", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 5, "open": 5, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-141", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 5, "open": 5, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-141", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 142", "subject": "ART", "number": "142", "title": "Introduction to Ceramic Handbuilding", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course introduces students to the concepts, techniques, history, and contemporary practices of handbuilding in the ceramic arts. The course is designed for students interested in the fundamentals of clay construction using handbuilding techniques.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-142", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 143", "subject": "ART", "number": "143", "title": "Ceramic Handbuilding II", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 142", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This intermediate course in ceramics is open to all Art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on basic skills in hand building. Emphasis in placed on exploring hand-built forms in vessels and ceramic sculpture. Students solve visual and conceptual problems dealing with art and principles of design, and learn about shape, color, form, texture, and space.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-143", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 144", "subject": "ART", "number": "144", "title": "Advanced Handbuilding", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 143", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This advanced course in ceramics is open to all art and non-art majors, with continued emphasis on skills and ceramic art theory. The course allows students to consider complex problems of ceramic art as they work with the ceramic medium in conjunction with other materials (e.g., wood, metal, and glass), explore clay surface design, and develop a handbuilt body of ceramic work.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-144", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 145", "subject": "ART", "number": "145", "title": "Glaze Composition", "units": "3", "hours": "27 Lecture, 81 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 140 or ART 142", "advisory": "It is advised that students have the ability to conduct basic calculations using fractions, decimals, and percentages.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "In this course, students create unique glazes for their artwork, and This course serves as an introduction to basic glaze and clay calculations. In the course, students create unique glazes for their artwork, and learn how to calculate glaze formulas and batch recipes as well as how to analyze, formulate, and alter glazes and clay bodies. This course involves basic mathematical calculations, basic ceramic laboratory skills, and safety precautions for handling chemicals.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 146", "subject": "ART", "number": "146", "title": "Introduction to Sculpture", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 121", "advisory": "ART 130", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is suited for art majors transferring to a four-year college, or any student interested in working in the arts. The course provides an introduction to three-dimensional sculptural principles, techniques, and concepts utilizing a wide range of materials and practices. Various sculpture methods are practiced with attention to creative self-expression and historical context.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-146", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-146", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 147", "subject": "ART", "number": "147", "title": "Ceramic 3D Printing", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is an introduction to exploring 3D ceramic concepts through art and design using digital tools. Students are introduced to a digital workflow during the process of producing traditional forms of art. Students learn software, hardware, and other aspects of the production process utilized in ceramic 3D printing. This course is beneficial for all students interested in studio arts, entertainment design, and industrial design.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-147", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 150", "subject": "ART", "number": "150", "title": "Beginning Printmaking", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "ART 130", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is an introduction to the art of printmaking suitable for studio art majors transferring to a four-year college, or any student interested in working in the arts. The course is an introduction to the basic materials, equipment, and processes of printmaking, including relief (linocut and woodcut), intaglio (drypoint, etching, and collagraph), planography (lithography and monotype), and stencil (screenprint).", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 151", "subject": "ART", "number": "151", "title": "Intermediate Printmaking", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 150", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This intermediate course is intended for all students interested in the continued study of intaglio and relief art printmaking processes. The course expands upon techniques and skills students learned during the Beginning Printmaking prerequisite, including color printing techniques. Emphasis is placed on combining technical and formal skills with creativity and expression; students also learn about the practice of creating an edition.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 170", "subject": "ART", "number": "170", "title": "Introduction to Digital Painting", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts.; ART 130", "cid": [ "ARTS 250" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is designed for students majoring in the visual arts, including studio art, illustration, animation, graphic design, or students interested in learning to use the computer as a tool for digital painting. The course uses technology tools and media (e.g., software, drawing tablets, scanners, and printers) to execute traditional drawing and painting effects in a digital medium. Students investigate the fundamental pictorial elements of line, shape, space, color, and texture as well as the formal relationship of these elements to produce original works of art while learning the technology, concepts, and practices of digital art production.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 190", "subject": "ART", "number": "190", "title": "Gallery and Exhibition Design", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "This lecture and lab course provides students with hands-on experience in exhibition design and display. It is appropriate for all students interested in art, art exhibition management, museum studies, and cultural studies. The topics addressed include exhibition space planning, principles of color and design, art exhibition principles, and the proper care and handling of art objects. Students are also introduced the basic principles of art curating and display.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 230", "subject": "ART", "number": "230", "title": "Beginning Life Drawing", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 130", "cid": [ "ARTS 200" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is intended for art, animation, and non-art majors who have satisfied the drawing course prerequisite and are interested in developing the basic drawing skills of representing the human figure. As the course is an introduction to observational figure drawing and composition, students develop the ability to identify and render the surface anatomy and structural organization of the human form through the creative use of drawing media, such as charcoal and ink.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-230", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-230", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 231", "subject": "ART", "number": "231", "title": "Intermediate Life Drawing", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 230", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This intermediate course is intended for all students interested in furthering their figure drawing skills. Students build upon skills learned in the beginning prerequisite course, develop an intermediate ability to render the human form, study human anatomy in greater detail, and extend their knowledge regarding the use of the figure in visual art. Emphasis is placed on observational specificity and the ability to articulate form and space on a two-dimensional surface.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-231", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-231", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 232", "subject": "ART", "number": "232", "title": "Advanced Life Drawing", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 231 or ART 260", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This is advanced course is intended for all students interested in furthering their figure drawing skills. Students refine skills learned in the prerequisite beginning and intermediate courses, develop advanced drawing skills, study the human anatomy in greater detail, and extend their understanding of the expressive and conceptual dimensions of depicting the human figure in visual art.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-232", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-232", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 233", "subject": "ART", "number": "233", "title": "Freehand Drawing III", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 131", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This advanced-level course is for all students interested in drawing and composition. Advanced observational skills and conceptual development are explored through a range of subject matter, technical refinement, and thematic development. Particular emphasis is placed on examining individual creative interpretation, process, and intent in order to deepen each student’s studio practice and exploration.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-233", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-233", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 234", "subject": "ART", "number": "234", "title": "Watercolor Painting", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 130", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This entry-level course is for any student interested in watercolor painting. Students are introduced to various transparent watercolor techniques including wash and glazing. Applications of drawing, beginning painting, and design fundamentals related to these techniques are included, as is the communicative element of content.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-234", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-234", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 235", "subject": "ART", "number": "235", "title": "Advanced Painting I", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 136", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This is an advanced course in painting for any student interested in painting. The course constitutes a study of advanced painting problems, stressing experimentation with traditional and contemporary methods of painting, composition, and expression. Class and individual projects using the figure, still life, landscape, abstraction, shaped format, altered scale, and material exploitation are stressed.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-235", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 236", "subject": "ART", "number": "236", "title": "Advanced Painting II", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 235", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is an advanced, fourth-level painting course for all students interested in painting. The course explores traditional and contemporary methods of painting using the figure, still life, landscape, abstraction, and non-objective imagery, with an emphasis on continuing skill development and problem-solving in interpretation, expression, and conceptual issues in painting. ART 235 (Advanced Painting I) is a prerequisite to enrolling in this course.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-236", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 242", "subject": "ART", "number": "242", "title": "Advanced Ceramics", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 141", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This advanced course in ceramics is open to all art and non-art majors. The course places a special emphasis on personal growth and aesthetics as well as increased proficiency on the potter’s wheel. Students explore the concepts of management and expressive exploration of the unique characteristics of fired ceramics—both the opportunities and constraints—presented in the processing of clay from a soft, plastic, fragile, impermanent substance into a hard, rigid, and completely metamorphosed material after drying and firing.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "summer-2026", "name": "Summer 2026", "sections": 2, "open": 2, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/art/#art-242", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 5, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-242", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 4, "open": 4, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-242", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 252", "subject": "ART", "number": "252", "title": "Advanced Printmaking", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 151", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This advanced course expands upon techniques and skills students learned in beginning and intermediate prerequisite courses, and is intended for all students in the continued study of intaglio and relief art printmaking processes. In the course, students refine printmaking skills and create an edition of original prints at an advanced level.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 260", "subject": "ART", "number": "260", "title": "Figure Drawing for Animators", "units": "3", "hours": "36 Lecture, 72 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 230", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This intermediate level figure drawing course focuses on how to capture the essential movement, dynamic expression, and individual attitude of a human body through traditional drawing media. The course provides a deeper understanding of life drawing, building on skills learned in the prerequisite beginning course that serves as a foundation for further studies in animation and entertainment arts. In the course, students study human anatomy in greater detail while learning to draw the figure in sequential movement, and learn about weight and balance, facial and body expression, and figure invention. This course may be taken by art majors wishing to further life drawing skills and is recommended for all animation art majors.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-260", "subject": "ART" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/art/#art-260", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 290", "subject": "ART", "number": "290", "title": "Work Experience Education/Internship for Visual Arts-Related Fields", "units": "1-4", "hours": "3 Lecture, 54-216 Lab", "advisory": "It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "This course supports and reinforces on-the-job training in business and industrial establishments under the supervision of a college instructor. Training is informed by learning objectives. Students work in a skilled or professional-level assignment in their area of vocational interest, and meet performance objectives related to instruction that are above and beyond the conditions of regular employment. This course is intended for students whose job is related to the field of visual arts and have completed or enrolled in the appropriate coursework. The course may be taken once and repeated for a maximum of 16 units. Contact the Work Experience Education Office regarding re-enrollment procedures.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299C", "subject": "ART", "number": "299C", "title": "Directed Study in Ceramics", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 140 or ART 142", "advisory": "ART 141 or ART 143", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/art/#art-299c", "subject": "ART" } ] }, { "code": "ART 299D", "subject": "ART", "number": "299D", "title": "Directed Study in Drawing", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 232 or ART 233", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299F", "subject": "ART", "number": "299F", "title": "Directed Study in Artistic Anatomy", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 232", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299G", "subject": "ART", "number": "299G", "title": "Directed Study in Gallery and Museum Practices", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "advisory": "ARTH C1100 or ARTH C1100H or ARTH C1200 or ARTH C1200H or ART 112 or ART 190", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299P", "subject": "ART", "number": "299P", "title": "Directed Study in Painting", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 236", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299PP", "subject": "ART", "number": "299PP", "title": "Directed Study in Portfolio Preparation", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 131 or ART 136 or ART 141 or ART 142 or ART 170 or ART 231 or GDSN 178", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ART 299S", "subject": "ART", "number": "299S", "title": "Directed Study in Sculpture", "units": "1-3", "hours": "54-162 Lab", "prerequisite": "ART 121 or ART 142 or ART 146", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU" ], "description": "Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an Independent Study/Directed Study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average or a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students are expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress is evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies are the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title 5 regulations, with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, 6 hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress throughout the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of 3 units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of 9 units college wide.", "notes": [], "offered": [] } ] }