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Catalog Description

This first year course for all incoming MFA students in the college serves as an introduction to media creation strategies and concepts. The emphasis is on aesthetic and conceptual development as encountered within a variety of media arts. The course is team taught by a number of faculty in modules dedicated to various media forms—still image, time-based, spatial, and interactive.

Course Objectives

1) Develop a deeper understanding of contemporary issues and strategies in a range of artistic practices.
2) Produce one original artwork in response to these currents.
3) Expand the creative repertoire technically, formally, and conceptually.

Course Structure

The Spring semester is organized around three conceptual themes of particular relevance to a broad cross-section of contemporary artistic practice. These have been created as an extension of the themes presented in the Fall and in response to the creative directions being pursued by students in class.   The themes are: “Autobiography/Ethnography,” “Analog Ghosts” and “Beyond the Wall, Beyond the Screen.”

In addition, a “menu” of technical skill sessions will be offered on Fridays throughout the semester. Led by faculty and staff, these workshops will introduce students to production concepts and platforms in a variety of media.  Please refer to the NMC schedule linked below. Attending these workshops is not required but we encourage you to take advantage of these offerings to broaden your skills.

New Media Center Workshops, Spring 2008 (16k, pdf)