Civic Studio - ART 391

		In Civic Studio visual art methods are used to study, form, and present art in a specific public context. Includes the development of a project site, individual and collaborative work, and service learning. Studio operates “in public” presenting lectures, visual displays, and public gatherings.

			Enroll for Fall 2024 - CRN 32335
TR 6:00 pm-08:30 pm
Course Syllabus
Instructor TBA
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Fulfills ISSUES requirement

		NON-ART MAJORS WELCOME for real studio art learning–-there are no prerequisites except Junior standing. Does not require traditional art skills like drawing.

			place-based learningCivic Studio takes place in sites that are developed for use as a studio and gallery for public presentations. The immediate site and neighboring vicinity are site and subject of our inquiry.

			public culturepublic spaces • public practices • public things • public events • public imaginaries

			social practiceArtists working in Social Practice Art co-create their work with a specific audience or propose critical interventions within existing social systems that inspire debate or catalyze social exchange. 

			community engagementIt has become natural for art and scholarship to be understood as separate from society and community. In Civic Studio we start by assuming that art and scholarship are naturally engaged in community and society. 

			local historyLocal history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. It incorporates cultural, social, and political aspects of history and can incorporte indigenous forms of research and knowledge. 

			design thinkingDesign thinking is one of many theories about applied, problem-solving based methodology. In Civic Studio we figure out what is to be done by doing.