syllabus — ART 392 — SENIOR STUDIO SEMINAR (CAPSTONE)

Art Thesis Project

overview:

Students are required to produce a visual art thesis project that is a comprehensive investigation of a specific topic of the students choice, resulting in a refined finalized artwork appropriate for public exhibition. This work should be informed by concepts and processes present in the students current body of work and draw from their studio art and liberal arts educational background.

* Projects that are not fully realized or presented professionally and fail to meet the standards of the museum and the professor will not be included in the exhibition.* Pay special attention to how your work will be installed. 2D works must be professionally framed with appropriate hanging hardware. Plan ahead, do not wait until the last minute to figure this out!

* LATE WORK cannot be accepted for display in the exhibition.
See: SCHEDULE & ASSIGNMENTS for dates and times.

maximum artwork sizes:

2D work = 5’ (w) x 6’ (h)

3D work = 4’ x 4’ x 4’

Your final Artist Thesis Project cannot exceed the above dimensions. It is suggested that your work is smaller than the maximum size. These sizes are for the total space of the artwork which could be one large work or a series of several smaller works.

points of consideration for thesis project:

• Concept / Intent: What is the work about?

• Context: What is the intellectual, social, or contemporary framework of your project?

• Media: How does the media you chose inform your work?

• Cultural Significance: Where does your project fit within the social world? How does it dissent from or build upon current or traditional cultural precedence?

• Artistic Significance: Where does your project fit within the contemporary art world? How does it dissent from traditional classification or extend existing dialogues in contemporary art? How does it demonstrate personal artistic growth?