ART 398 - Public Art

Public Art is a hands-on course devoted to making art in public spaces. Students will explore public art’s potential to change our sense of place, to intervene, to engage, and to foster dialogue while considering and interrogating historical notions of art in the public sphere. Initially, participants will create temporary, site-sensitive installations on campus using easy-to-manipulate media. In the second half of the course, participants will conceive of public artworks to be sited semi-permanently on campus or at a sculpture park off-campus and learn to develop professional proposals in support of their ideas. The process will include conducting site research; communicating concepts through writing, illustration, and scaled models; and proposal review by a selection jury. A few selected projects will receive funding and the class will work together in teams to realize the chosen works. During the pandemic, participants should expect to work outdoors whenever possible.

Prerequisites
ART 112

Credits 1