ART101: Art Appreciation

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
9

Overview

This course examines art appreciation by developing the skill of art criticism through a brief overview of Western art history. Students develop the critical vocabulary and analytical skills needed to describe and evaluate works of art.

In the course project, Virtual Art Gallery Tour: A Critical Look at Selected Works, students create a virtual gallery tour featuring six works of art.  The tour  includes embedded images accompanied by a critique that includes description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment of each piece of this carefully selected virtual art exhibit.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Critique a work of art using the steps of art criticism.
  • Apply theories of art for understanding and critiquing works of art.
  • Identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.
  • Create a virtual art gallery tour that includes a description and criticism for several works of art.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Required Texts
ART101 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore