Working Small
Revised Last Updated: 05/05/2009
Fall and Winter quarters
Faculty: Jean Mandeberg visual art
Faculty Signature Required: Students must submit a writing sample and a portfolio of previous work (physical work, CD or slides), including examples of both two- and three-dimensional art (not necessarily metalwork), and meet with the faculty at the Academic Fair, May 13, 2009, or by appointment. For more information, contact Jean Mandeberg, (360) 867-6628 or jeanm@evergreen.edu. Applications received by the Academic Fair will be given priority. Qualified students will be accepted until the program fills.
Major areas of study include 3-D design, fine metalworking, sculpture and art history.
Class Standing: Juniors or seniors; transfer students welcome.
Accepts Winter Enrollment: This program will accept new enrollment, with faculty signature. Students should have an appropriate background in 2D and 3D studio art and beginning skills in fine metalworking. Admission will be based upon a portfolio review. Interested students should contact the faculty via email.
Prerequisites: College-level studio art experience.
This is a program for advanced visual art students interested in the particular demands of making small scale art in fine metalworking, jewelry making and mixed media sculpture. Working primarily in the Fine Metals Studio, we will combine intensive studio work and critique with readings in contemporary art, related writing assignments, and seminar discussion. Readings will include such books as The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard, On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection by Susan Stewart, and XS: Big Ideas in Small-Scale Building by Phyllis Richardson.
Students must be prepared to confront the artist’s and the audience’s experience of small scale artwork while considering such issues as the cultural values associated with scale, miniaturization, packaging and portability, the intensification and exaggeration of form, virtuosity, and imagination. Fall quarter studio work will be primarily guided by assignments and technical experimentation. Winter quarter studio work will focus on independent work in series. During both quarters this studio program will include opportunities for collaboration such as a program exhibition.
Credits: 16 per quarter
Enrollment: 18
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Special Expenses: Students might need to purchase precious metal (sterling silver), stones, and some specialized tools depending on the design of their work. Studio fee: $50.00 per quarter.
Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in the arts and humanities.
Planning Units: Expressive Arts
Program Revisions
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| May 5th, 2009 | Winter enrollment details added. |