INART050

ART050
Painting for Non-Art Majors

SYLLABUS

Course Goals:
This course is as much about learning to see color, as it is about painting. Hopefully learning to see the colors in the world around us better, it will not only inspire our paintings, but also affect our appreciation of the world we live in.
My class is designed for students of all skill levels, students who think they have no talent as well as those who are very skilled. Students who are confident in their painting skills already will only improve with practice. All students benefit when they attend class, keep an open mind, pay attention, listen to directions, suggestions, and most importantly make a sincere effort to do their best.

Course Objectives:
Students will be using Acrylic paint. Exercises in color mixing and paint application will improve your technical skills. Painting is a very individual expression and after basic skills are understood, students will be expected to explore their own unique visions. Students will be exposed to a variety of painting styles through history to help them discover their own painterly style. Painting is a process involving vision, heart, emotion, message, and also hard work. Through practice, direction, and inspiration from famous artists, as well as classmates, beginning painting students can expect to leave this class with a body of work they can be proud of.
At the end of the semester each student will be expected to frame or mat at least one work, for the student show.
Please Note: Students need to wear clothes that can get paint on or bring a smock or apron.

Evaluation and Grading:
Your semester grade will be based a total of 5 assignments worth 20 points each. Assignments are evaluated based on the quality of the work, which can be subjective, but will also consider effort and improvement.
Improvement and extra effort will be considered during grading.
Any student who wants to do well in my class can do well.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is mandatory. It is required that you attend class regularly with the proper materials, and that you utilize class time effectively. You will be allowed three (3) absences. After 3 missed classes your grade can be effected.
Class absences for any reason do not excuse you from required course work and it will be your responsibility to make up any missed assignments. Repeated tardiness could also affect your grade. Your grade may also be affected by repeatedly leaving class early.

Course Outline (subject to changes)
Week 1-2 Color
Week 11-13 Abstract/Non Objective
Week 3-5 Still life
Week 6-8 Landscape
Week 9-10 Portrait
Week 14-15 Final (student choice)
Grade Breakdown
20pts Still Life
20 pts Abstract
20 pts Landscape
20 pts Portrait
20 pts Final Project
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TOTAL 100 pts
REMINDER
94-100 = A (Excellent)
90-93 = A- (Nearly Excellent)
88-89 = B+ (Very Good)
83-87 = B (Good)
80-82 = B- (Better than Average)
78-79 = C+ (Average plus)
73-77 = C (Average)
70-72 = C -
60-69 = D
0-59 = Failing

Changes to Syllabus
I anticipate that we will follow the schedule outlined here, but adjustments may be made. Any changes will be announced in class and printed, and/or distributed or via email. Be sure to check with a classmate after an absence to see if assignments have changed. I may also change basis for the course grade; if I do so, I will so inform everyone.
Remaining in the course after reading this syllabus will signal that you accept the possibility of changes and responsibility for being aware of them.

Academic Integrity:
DO NOT COPY any one else's art work or take credit for someone else's work.
Do not hand in work that was done before this class or for another class.
It is understood that at this level of education, academic dishonesty of any type will not be tolerated and will result in immediate disciplinary action. It is further understood that cheating on examinations and out of class assignments will result in a failure grade (F) for that student in the course. Plagiarism and copying reports and assignments from other students, publications, or Internet resources will also result in disciplinary action that will seriously affect the student's grade for the course.
All students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a civil community.
Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' acts of academic dishonesty, etc. Students charged with a breach of academic integrity will receive due process and, if the charge is found valid, academic sanctions may range, depending on the severity of the offense, from F for the assignment to F for the course. The University's statement on academic integrity, from which the above statement is drawn, is available at http://www.psu.edu/

Commonwealth College Disability Statement
Penn State is committed to providing access to a quality education for all students, including those with documented disabilities. If a student has a disability and wishes an accommodation for a course, it is the student's responsibility to obtain a University letter confirming the disability and suggesting appropriate accommodation. This letter can be requested from the campus Disability Contact Liaison, Janet L. Yates, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, room 101 Hiller Building.
Students are encouraged to request accommodation early in the semester so that, once identified, reasonable accommodation can be implemented in a timely manner