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Portfolio Submission deadline extended

Here’s an example of an effective expository essay

Thesis: Portfolios should be submitted later than the 1 p.m. deadline originally stated

Evidence:

I           the printmaking studio will be closed on Monday, Memorial Day
II           the last studio assignment given was a printmaking assignment (not a drawing or collage assignment) and requires the use of the printmaking facilities specifically.
III          the faculty won’t be able to evaluate the portfolios Wednesday afternoon anyway due to studio clean up and exhibition installation.

Conclusion: Portfolios should be submitted later than the 1 p.m. deadline originally stated

The original submission deadline has been changed from Weds. at 1 p.m. to Thursday at 7 a.m.

Week 10 updates (as of Tues., May 25 / week 9)
Tuesday,

10 a.m. (note the early time!) Critique in dedicated studio
of the following works:
(1) second iterative self portrait (4 sequential media),
(2) multiple-plate intaglio prints due at final class meeting
(3)  independent suite of four works

Please note, this will be a committed, thoughtful critique taking most of the day.  As a demonstration of your upper-division capacity for critical thinking about visual work and the concepts they imply, students will be expected to take the lead on these discussions.  Remember our pedagogy centers on your thinking and learning, on your informed opinions, and weaning folks from the desire for feedback from authority figures. [smiley emoticon]

Wednesday
9 a.m.  Continue critiques and/or begin installing the final program exhibit

1 p.m.:    Submit final portfolios in your studio space for review by your evaluating faculty, including:
Final self-evaluation (doesn’t need to be on ‘the form’).
Notebook if substantive
“If your house was burning…” digital compositing assignment
“50/50” self portrait
Original iterative self portrait in its entirety (6 sequential media)
Second iterative self portrait (4 sequential media)
Submit printmaking assignments not submitted at deadline.  These may include any of the following:

    • Traditional hard ground/aquatint etching
    • Photo-intaglio sample assignment (one exposure test impression + one print at selected exposure, label exposures to lumens clearly)
    • Photo-intaglio formal composite print (one impression only)
    • 5 Chine colles

PS – it’s helpful if you label your portfolios contents to assure that you get full credit for your work.  In some cases, it may be difficult for us to discern which work was submitted in response to which assignment.

Thursday
12 – 4 p.m. TESC Arts Walk
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (note the new time) Mandatory Printmaking Studio Clean-up
2 p.m. Final program gathering in the dedicated studio!

IMPORTANT:  All of your work and belongings – including artwork and items you no longer want – must be removed by you from the Art Annex studio by Fri., June 11.    Thank you!

Updated (Tues. May 18, 4:15 p.m.) Assignment and Portfolio Submission Details

Week 8 Submissions
Hand-in collages for critique, Weds. 8 a.m. in printmaking studio lounge Thurs. 9 a.m. in dedicated studio.
Hand-in synthesis essays to evaluating faculty, Thurs., 9 a.m.
Submit Drawing portfolio in your studio by Thurs., 1 p.m. for review by your evaluating faculty.  Include the following:

  • Figure studies week 2
  • Peer head studies week 5
  • [10 self portraits were evaluated week 6, do not resubmit in drawing portfolio]
  • Collaborative self-portraits week 7
    Submit drawings in your drawing tablet; in order, be sure your name is on the tablet.  Thank you!

Week 9 Submissions
Critique:  50/50 digital image, Tues., week 9, 11 a.m. in dedicated studio (Arts Annex).

Week 10 Submissions
Tuesday Critique:  Submit (1) second iterative self portrait (4 sequential media), and (2) multiple-plate intaglio prints due at final class meeting and (3)  independent suite of works

Wednesday, 1 p.m.:    Submit your final portfolio in your studio space for review by your evaluating faculty

  • Final self-evaluation (doesn’t need to be on ‘the form’).
  • Notebook if substantive
  • “If your house was burning…” digital compositing assignment
  • “50/50” self portrait
  • Original iterative self portrait in its entirety (6 sequential media)
  • Second iterative self portrait (4 sequential media)
  • Submit printmaking assignments not submitted at deadline.  These may include any of the following:
    • Traditional hard ground/aquatint etching
    • Photo-intaglio sample assignment (one exposure test impression + one print at selected exposure, label exposures to lumens clearly)
    • Photo-intaglio formal composite print (one impression only)
    • 5 Chine colles
    • Multiple-plate sample prints (two plates/ 4 impressions

Thurs. Week 10, 2 -4 p.m. Mandatory Printmaking Studio Clean-up

IMPORTANT:  All of your work and belongings – including artwork and items you no longer want – must be removed by you from the Art Annex studio by Fri., June 11.    Thank you!

Week 5 reminders!

  • 5th week check-ins with students on Monday
  • Tuesdays Lecture will be in Seminar II D1107
  • Photo-intaglio prints are due if you were able to complete yours;  Chine Colle demonstration in printmaking on Wednesday.

The photo-intaglio technical notes are currently linked on the blog roll (see right).

The revised syllabus is currently available on the side bar.  This version was updated March 30 and includes class meetings for everyone with Lisa on Weds, 8 – 11 and with Matt on Thurs. 9 – 12.  Print a copy and keep it with you!

First Class Meetings:  Tues., March 30

Lecture:  11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Sem II B1105
syllabus review

Seminar:  2 – 4 p.m. in either Sem II E3109 OR Sem. II C2109 (to be determined on Tuesday). 
Please read Self-Portraits As Presentations of Self by W. Ray Crozier and Paul Greenhalgh and Narrating the Self by Elinor Ochs and Lisa Capps.
The readings are best accessible through JSTOR database via the TESC library page on the college website OR by accessing JSTOR from campus directly.

Seminar Reading for week one, Tues. March 30 is “Self-Portraits as Presentations of Self” by W. Ray Crozier and Paul Greenhalgh (available through JSTOR).  Please read it prior to the first week of class, take notes and be prepared to discuss it.

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