Everything on the schedule is subject to change.
*WEEK 1*
DAY 1 – Mon, Jan 22
IN CLASS:
– Intro Syllabus
– everyone add their full name and photo to Canvas
– Talk about Art Events and field trip to the Zeiterion on Feb 10
– Intro Documentation Assignment
– ice-breaker figure drawing
– discuss conduct with life models
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– complete Syllabus Contract online
DAY 2 – Wed, Jan 24
IN CLASS:
– Do some gesture practice (Mass-Gesture, Line-Gesture, Mass/Line Gesture, Scribble-Gesture)
– Foreshortening review: one group lies on the floor in a circle (heads to the middle). The other group sits in a line a few feet from them and draws. After 30 minutes, swap positions. Then, we’ll split into pairs and do the same exercise, but one-on-one (people can assume more creative positions as long as the drawer is able to see a foreshortened view) until time is up.
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB01: Landmarks
ART EVENT: Thu, Jan 25, 5:30-7pm, Converge Exhibit at Gallery 244 at the Star Store
*WEEK 2*
DAY 3 – Mon, Jan 29
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– introduce idea of Frederick Douglass portraits
– Do some gesture practice
– figure drawing – “The Skeleton” (measuring accurately – viewfinder, sighting stick, proportion comparisons)
– View this presentation on breaking the figure into planes and forms
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB02: Planes and Forms
DAY 4 – Wed, Jan 31
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– video inspiration for the day
– figure drawing with model – try cross-contour lines at least twice between each joint of the body
– Intro drawing extension in case you want to work on your tool over the weekend
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB03: 3 hands/3 feet
ART EVENT: Wed, Jan 31, 6-7pm, Z.Archive Exhibit at Main Campus Library Archives (refreshments)
*WEEK 3*
DAY 5 – Mon, Feb 5
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– video inspiration for the day
– figure drawing with model
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB04: Hands Feet Pairs
– Bring your drawing extension for next class
DAY 6 – Wed, Feb 7
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– reminder about Frederick Douglass portraits and Zeiterion Dance Drawings
– collaborating with the uncontrollable – figure drawing with model
DUE NEXT CLASS:
-Draw a portrait of Frederick Douglass to turn in – it can be any size/medium you like. It could be anything from a very serious oil painting portrait, to a small pencil drawing, to a sort of reflection inspired by Frederick Douglass and his love of portraiture. It needs to be printed if it’s a digital work (unfortunately, no monitors are available). These will be shown at the Frederick Douglass birthday celebration, February 14th 4-6PM, hosted by the Unity House on campus, and then, they’ll go to the National Park maker space in NB for the rest of February. What a great way to build your resume!
ART EVENT: Thu, Feb 8, 6-8pm, Crapo Gallery (lobby of the Star Store) Performance Event
REQUIRED EVENT: Sat, Feb 10, 8pm; Dance performance at Zeiterion – we’ll be sketching in our sketchbooks during the performance.
*WEEK 4*
DAY 7 – Mon, Feb 12
IN CLASS:
– COLLECT all the Frederick Douglass portraits
– presentation on privilege and difference, then do Privilege Posters exercise
-live model in class – some regular gesture practice and short poses; then we’ll start some layered mixed media pieces to experiment with drawing the figure in charcoal, marker, and gesso on the heavier white paper
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Read “The Perils of a Man Painting Naked Women in 2018” (found in the “Files” section on Canvas) and submit at least 3 sentences of response on Canvas
DAY 8 – Wed, Feb 14
IN CLASS:
– reminder about attendance policy
– Remembering the body exercise with Erwin Wurm 1-minute sculptures
– at 5pm we’ll go to the Unity House to celebrate our portraits in the Frederick Douglass exhibit
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB05: Gloved Hand
– if you haven’t already, be sure to submit your Zeiterion pictures via Canvas
ART EVENT: Wed, Feb 14, 4-6pm, Frederick Douglass birthday celebration hosted by the Unity House on campus – come see the portraits!!
ART EVENT: Thu, Feb 15, 12:30, Architectural drawing talk by Pamela Karimi, Star Store 144
ART EVENT: Thu, Feb 15, 4-6pm, CVPA Upper Gallery, Mouthfeel Exhibit
*WEEK 5* (IMPORTANT – NOTE DIFFERENT SCHEDULE THIS WEEK)
DAY 9 – Tue, Feb 20 – follows Monday’s schedule because of Presidents day
IN CLASS:
– figure drawing with the model – arms focus with charcoal (measuring accurately – viewfinder, sighting stick, proportion comparisons)
– talk about midterm documentation – visit VML for help with photographing works and/or scanning works
– talk about midterm portfolio
– talk about Drawing with the body exercises (be thinking about the motions you might want to explore, and be ready with masking tape to create larger sheets of newsprint for this exercise)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB06: Master Copy
DAY 10 – Wed, Feb 21
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– Drawing with the body exercises
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB07: Planes of the Face
ART EVENT: Wed, Feb 21, 6:30pm, Star Store room 432 – Mark Cooper visiting lecture
ART EVENT: February 24th – 12PM Dog Derive starting at the New Bedford Art Museum: Grab your dog, coats, best dog outfits, and a travel mug! NBAM/AW! will be providing dog treats, coffee, and hot cocoa for your puppy-guided adventure around New Bedford. Non-dog owner’s are totally welcome! We’ll be traveling in “packs” with two professional dog walkers as well as Roz Crews from The Center for Undisciplined Research to explore New Bedford as a community of dog lovers!
*WEEK 6*
DAY 11 – Mon, Feb 26 – Class is cancelled to make up for our Zeiterion Field Trip
DAY 12 – Wed, Feb 28
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– reminder about individual portfolio meetings
– portrait work in pairs (frontal and profile using many construction lines and lots of measuring of proportion)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB08: Portraits
– be ready with Midterm portfolio
ART EVENT: Thur, Mar 1, 6pm at Star Store Gallery 244, there will be a performance exhibition with a brief (5-minute) talk about the history of performance art)
ART EVENT: Fri, Mar 2, 5-7pm, Phone booth murals reception at Groundworks, 1213 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740
*WEEK 7*
DAY 13 – Mon, Mar 5
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– midterm portfolio meetings
– everyone will work on portraiture in pairs while the meetings are taking place
– watch this video on Illustrative Documentary before doing independent library work during next class
– reminder about midterm course eval
– reminder about midterm documentation (this can be worked on during our next class session as well)
– reminder about midterm portfolio reflection
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– take the midterm course eval (click this link to visit the survey)
– Midterm Reflection on your Portfolio (two questions on Canvas)
DAY 14 – Wed, Mar 7 [work at the library or the VML]
IN CLASS:
– go to library and do on-location portrait work (this is unsupervised – at our next class, you should show evidence of at least 1 hour of observational drawing from the library – be prepared to describe where you sat and what you struggled with, or excelled at)
– you can also use this time to complete your midterm documentation photos – visit the VML if you need help photographing or scanning your work
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– midterm documentation
– 1 hour of library drawing in sketchbooks
– be prepared for ink washes with a white ice cube tray, bamboo brushes, ink, and a container for water
ART EVENT: Wed, Mar 7, 6-8pm, Alumni night for graphic designers, CVPA 306
ART EVENT: Wed, Mar 7, 7-8PM, Art show in Chestnut Student Gallery Exhibit #2 Opens, organized by James Tooker (call for “colorful art in a pop-art style,” open to all CVPA students – email jtooker@umassd.edu to submit work)
ART EVENT: Thur, Mar 8, 6:30-7:15pm, Crapo Gallery (lobby of the Star Store) Textiles Fashion Show
ART EVENT: Fri, Mar 9, ALL DAY field trip to New York City to see the Armory Exhibition – $15 for bus + cost of Armory admission; contact Elena Peteva to reserve a seat: epeteva@umassd.edu
*WEEK 8*
DAY 15 – Mon, Mar 19
IN CLASS:
– check on the covert library drawings
– look at ink wash drawings
– reminder about attendance policy
– review the midterm course eval
– drawing from the model – using ink washes
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Read “Dance/Draw” (found in the “Files” section on Canvas) and submit at least 3 sentences of response on Canvas
DAY 16 – Wed, Mar 21 (Anthony Fisher – guest instructor)
IN CLASS:
– drawing from the model
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB09: Subtractive
ART EVENT: Thu, Mar 22, 4-6pm, artist talk 5pm, CVPA Gallery
*WEEK 9*
DAY 17 – Mon, Mar 26
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– drawing from the model – using ink washes (torso value focus)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– N/A
ART EVENT: Tue, Mar 27, 4pm (must register in advance) – Main Campus Library Grand Reading Room; Janet Echelman talk
DAY 18 – Wed, Mar 28
IN CLASS:
– in class portrait work similar to this exercise
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB10: Multiple angles
ART EVENT: Fri, Mar 30, Caroline Woolard, 11:30am brown-bag lunch (you don’t have to eat anything to come listen to the discussion), CVPA 356
*WEEK 10*
DAY 19 – Mon, Apr 2
IN CLASS:
– check sketchbooks
– drawing from the model – ink washes (arms value focus)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– N/A
ART EVENT: Tuesday, April 3rd, 7-8:30PM – Artist Talk by Kameelah Janan Rasheed,
CVPA 153
DAY 20 – Wed, Apr 4
IN CLASS:
– drawing from the model – COLORS of your choice (whole model)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB11: Graphite Value Study
ART EVENT: Wednesday April 4, 5:30-7:30PM, Artist Talk at 6:30 – Frederick Douglass Portraits Exhibition opening at the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park Students featuring CVPA students.
ART EVENT: Fri, Apr 6, Noon, CVPA 104 – Tomashi Jackson artist talk
ART EVENTS: Sat, Apr 7, 1-3pm BFA Exhibit at CVPA Gallery, 3-6pm MFA Exhibit at Star Store, 5-7pm MFA Exhibit at New Bedford Art Museum
*WEEK 11*
DAY 21 – Mon, Apr 9
IN CLASS:
– hands/feet in pairs (media of your choice)
– course eval
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Reading Response on Canvas: “What is Going on With Live Models?”
DAY 22 – Wed, Apr 11
IN CLASS:
– drawing from the model – COLORS of your choice (hands/feet)
– We’ll leave class a little early to catch the Kat Knutson lecture at CVPA 306
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Reading Response on Canvas: “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”
ART EVENT: BFA exhibit at Groundwork, 1213 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (use the Maxfield St. entrance to building); as a part of AHA night
*WEEK 12*
DAY 23 – Mon, Apr 16 [NO CLASSES – HOLIDAY]
DAY 24 – Wed, Apr 18
IN CLASS:
– drawing from the model – do an exercise inspired by this project
– We will leave class at 5pm to attend the gallery talk in the CVPA GALLERY
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SB12: Place a figure
ART EVENT: Wed, Apr 18, 4-6:30pm, gallery talk 5pm at CVPA Gallery
*WEEK 13*
DAY 25 – Mon, Apr 23
IN CLASS:
– collaborative drawing
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– see reading response on Canvas due a week from today
DAY 26 – Wed, Apr 25 (reading assignment day at the library – no class meeting)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– don’t forget to go to the library to complete the reading response assignment for “Spacescapes Dance & Drawing” (look for directions on Canvas)
ART EVENT: APRIL 26, 4:00-6:00 PM, CHARLTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ROOM 115 – Design Solutions for New Bedford/Fall River talk
ART EVENT: Wed, Apr 26 IN BOSTON: AIGA talk about how to work with clients, 6:30pm
ART EVENT: April 27, from 3-5pm – CVPA Building Sound Installation Event with opening statements by Chris Grimley
*WEEK 14*
DAY 27 – Mon, Apr 30
IN CLASS:
– prepare for individual portfolio meetings (including documentation of work)
DUE NEXT CLASS:
– individual portfolio meetings
– final documentation
FINAL: Sat, May 5, 11:30-2:30pm