Fine Art: Two-Dimensional

Summary

The Fine Art: Two-Dimensional Associate of Arts Degree focuses on the development of sustained artistic practice through exploration, experimentation, studio work and study. As students develop ideas and express them in a variety of two-dimensional forms, they are prompted to examine how their artwork reflects the time and culture within which they are creating it and how their work fits into the history of art and contemporary art practice.

Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Fine Art: Two-Dimensional Program will be able to:

1. Expand the vision of the role of art in the greater culture.
2. Develop an awareness of cultural diversity (and its use/effect on art-making).
3. Engage visual art as defined in a progression of change.
4. Apply critical thinking in visual terms.
5. Employ art concepts and terminology effectively
6. Understand the creative process of art-making.
7. Understand materials, methods and techniques both historical and contemporary and the contexts in which they are employed.
8. Be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.

Requirements