syllabus — ART 227 — Digital Art

ART 395 — Special Topics: Digital Art

Tentative Schedule:

Dates or order of topics may change to accommodate our class needs.
I will mark all date changes with a red asterisk *.

T 1/7..... Meet in digital lab – Art School room 330
Introduction to the course material
Read the syllabus and discuss digital resources/supplies in class
* 395 syllabus here *
Slide lecture on theories, genres, and movements contributing to digital art.
check out: Access temporary FREE Adobe download by following these instructions to register.
hw 1: purchase your hard drive storage as needed
hw 2: fill out the survey handed out in class and return it to me within 2 weeks
hw 3: begin to familiarize yourself with our D2L site.
* NOTE: additional items for ART395 denoted by an orange asterisk *

W 1/8..... check out: Exhibitions at the DePaul Art Museum DPAM (always free).
check out: Exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art (free w/ DePaul ID).
check out: Exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago (free w/ DePaul ID).
check out: DePaul Idea Realization Lab, IRL/IRL2 (Loop & LPC) open to students and alumni.
check out: DePaul Print Lab (Loop) (Daley Building 511; Loop)
check out: Events @ Chicago Artist Coalition, CAC
check out: Consider joining DePaul Artists Collective, DAC.
check out: Consider applying to They Call Us: Feminist Literary Magazine, ongoing calls for art & writing
check out: DePaul Theater Productions on & off campus (often 5$ with your student ID!)
check out: DePaul Calls For Entry - submissions via DePaul Slideroom
check out: DePaul’s Study Abroad opportunities

R 1/9..... Introduce Project 1: Mapping & Project 1 concept proposal paper
* 395 assignment *
Slide lecture on mapping, process, and formula in contemporary art practice
Log in to Adobe (DePaul & Adobe, Adobe in the lab)
Software refresher, in-class exercises (see D2L materials or Tom, Betty, Steve)
Every Form of Art Has a Political Dimension (Mouffe et al, 2001)
hw 1: Project 1 concept proposal paper

T 1/14..... In-class exercises (see D2L materials or Restore, boy, dog)
due 1: Project 1 concept proposal paper

R 1/16..... In-class exercises using Adobe Illustrator (see D2L materials or Logo Path)

M 1/20..... MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY – NO CLASS – BUILDING CLOSURES

T 1/21..... In-class exercises
Wacom Tablet - Art School Wacom Guide
Guide to scanning on a variety of scanners
Time to work in class on your assignment

R 1/23..... Large format printer refresher for Photoshop and Illustrator
Introduction to the RISO printer (see D2L guide videos)
From Image to Image File – and Back: Art in the Age of Digitization (Boris Groys, from Art Power, 2008)

T 1/28..... Introduce Project 2: Contemporary Digital & Project 2 concept proposal paper
* 395 assignment *
Slide lecture on how digital imagery shapes contemporary culture and dissecting current tropes and clichés
open studio time
Reminder to get work on D2L in proper format

R 1/30..... Critique Project 1: Mapping
due 1: Project 1: Mapping

M 2/3..... THIS WEEK IS THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE QUARTER
check out: Consider applying to a “Call For Entry” (CFE) for an art show. The following lists are a good place to start looking for calls: café: call for entry, Chicago Artists Coalition
EXTRA CREDIT: I will give extra credit if you send me documentation of your submission to any exhibition or call for entry (an email confirmation is appropriate or copy me on the submission). Extra credit will not be limited to works from this class. Please let me know how I can help you with this extra credit opportunity

T 2/4..... Continue critique as needed

R 2/6..... In-class exercises using Adobe Illustrator (short type introduction PPT, also in D2L content)
due 1: Project 2 concept proposal paper

T 2/11..... In-class exercises using Adobe Illustrator continued

R 2/13..... In-class exercises (as needed - Photoshop: patterns, brushes, brush settings. Illustrator: type)
Slide lecture on the relationship between contemporary digital imaging and other art forms.
Surface, Image, Reception: Painting in a Digital Age (Rhizome, 2016)
Time to work in class on your assignment

F 2/14..... check out: DePaul Calls For Entry - submissions via DePaul Slideroom
(Crook & Folly publication on slideroom)

T 2/18..... In-class exercises
Time to work in class on your assignment

R 2/20..... Critique Project 2: Contemporary Digital (with optional title)
Prepare/hang your work for display as soon as you arrive. No printing in class.
due: Project 2: Contemporary Digital

T 2/25..... Continue critique as needed

R 2/27..... Introduce Final Project & Final Project concept proposal paper
Slide lecture analyzing divergent thinking in contemporary art

T 3/4..... In-class exercises
due: Final Project concept proposal paper

R 3/6..... Present your in-progress Final Project work / discuss you work with me
Time to work in class on your assignment
due 1: Please fill out your faculty evaluation for this course!

T 3/11..... In class studio day focusing on Final Project
Fill out image release form (optional)

W 3/12..... check out: DePaul Creating Knowledge submissions due by June 1st via DePaul Slideroom

R 3/13..... Critique Final Project (with optional title)
Prepare/hang your work for display as soon as you arrive. No printing in class. No late critique.
due 1: Final Project
due 2: Please fill out your faculty evaluation for this course!
due 3: ALL items for class (including ALL late work & extra credit).

FINALS WEEK

T 3/18..... MEETING for ARTWORK PICKUP
12:00–1:30pm (during our exam time frame)
Artwork will be in my office (room 321) unless otherwise noted.
* Email me by the Friday before finals week if you cannot make this time or already have your work. Otherwise items left after pickup may be thrown out!
* ALL items left in studios/labs WILL be thrown out 1 week after exam!

check out: opportunities for art submissions via DePaul Slideroom: https://depaulamd.slideroom.com/

Good luck on all your finals!

ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!

QUICK LINKS:

ART RESOURCES
Chicago Artist Coalition, CAC

Exhibition call for entry site, café
Exhibition call for entry site, Art Deadlines List
Chicago Gallery News, CGN & Gallery Guide (digital issuu)

Arts Affiliated Associations, long list here

College Art Association, CAA (see “opportunities”)

Professional association for design, AIGA (see “resources”)

DEPAUL & ART SCHOOL CONNECTIONS

Check DePaul Slideroom for current DePaul arts opportunities
Connect with DePaul Art School on LinkedIn
DePaul Artists Collective student group, DAC (instagram @depaulartistscollective)

DePaul Crook & Folly publication submissions via DePaul Slideroom

DePaul Creating Knowledge publication submissions via DePaul Slideroom
DePaul Student Art on Campus (residence hall purchase) submissions via DePaul Slideroom - Open to ART majors and minors only.

DePaul SURG grant, submissions due early Spring Quarter

DePaul Coleman Entrepreneurship Center
DePaul Financial Fitness Counseling & Services

DePaul Idea Realization Lab, IRL/IRL2 (remotely / loop & LPC) for students and alumni
DePaul Print Lab (Loop) (Daley Building 511; Loop)

DePaul Art Museum: DPAM Events Calendar

TECHNOLOGY

Printing
Art School guide to classroom print settings - for Photoshop **CHECK THIS OUT**
Art School Printing Quick Guide
Art School guide to classroom print settings - for Illustrator

Scanning
Art School guide to scanning with Epson Scan 2

Art School Large Format Scanner Guide
Guide to scanning on a variety of scanners
Official scanner guide for Silverfast (200MB PDF)

Other

Art School Wacom DRAFT

Art School Vinyl Cutter (12 inch)
Art School Cyanotype Guide
Quick Guide for converting a photo to halftones (PDF)

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) tutorials
Adobe TV software tutorials

DePaul’s Academic Software Center (hub)
DePaul Desire 2 Learn (D2L)
Temporary FREE at-home Adobe Creative Cloud: follow these instructions to register

VENDORS – FABRICATION, PRINTING, ETC
DePaul Idea Realization Lab, IRL/IRL2 – see above
DePaul Print Lab (Loop) Daley Building 511 – see above

Latitude Digital Lab (printing, scanning)

Edgewater Workbench (fabrication)
Spudnik Press Cooperative (printmaking)

2112 Chicago (creative industry business incubator)

Spoonflower (fabric printing)

Moo (materials printing)

Blurb (photo books)

48hour Books (self-publishing books)