Everything on the schedule is subject to change.

*WEEK 1*
DAY 1 – Tue, Aug 26
IN CLASS:
– go through syllabus
– discuss travel (Philadelphia in Nov, Paris in June, Eastern Europe in May)
– View Intro Presentation on installation art
– Google Sketch Up: Getting Started 1
– Discuss privilege (presentation) and article: “How to Talk to Someone about Privilege…” and watch video on Race from NYTimes

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– syllabus contract (on Blackboard – remember all online assignments are due by 1 hour before start of class)
– Reading Assignment 1

DAY 2 – Thur, Aug 28 – Ellen Snacks
IN CLASS:
– collect/review Reading Assignment 1
– View Chapter 1 Presentation on installation art
– Google Sketch Up: Drawing Shapes, Push Pull, Create a chair
– Refresher presentation on the Components of an Artwork

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Assignment 2
– Submit 3 SketchUp drawings on Blackboard demonstrating your ability to draw shapes, push/pull, and create a chair

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*WEEK 2*

DAY 3 – Tue, Sept 2 – Merryc Snacks
IN CLASS:
– collect/review Reading Assignment 2
– View Chapter 2 Presentation on installation art
– View Elements of 4D design presentation
– Google Sketch Up: Selections, Components, Paint Bucket, Eraser

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Assignment 3
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use selections, components, paint bucket and eraser

DAY 4 – Thur, Sept 4 – Brad Snacks
IN CLASS:
– collect/review Reading Assignment 3
– View Chapter 3 Presentation on installation art
– View Principles of 4D design presentation
– Introduce the Utopias Questionnaire assignments
– Google Sketch Up:  Getting Started 2

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Assignment 4
– Complete UQ01

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*WEEK 3*

DAY 5 – Tue, Sept 9 – Courtney Snacks
IN CLASS:
– collect/review Reading Assignment 4
– View Chapter 4 Presentation on installation art
– Reminder about the Documentation Disk assignment
– Google Sketch Up: Rectangle, Lines, Circle, Arc

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Assignment 5
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the rectangle, lines, circle, arc tools

DAY 6 – Thur, Sept 11 – Marissa Snacks
IN CLASS:
– collect/review Reading Assignment 5
– Watching Tim Hawkinson on Art21
– Google Sketch Up:  Getting Started 3

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION
– Reading Assignment 6
– Complete UQ02

REQUIRED SLEETH EVENT: Thur, Sept 11, 4:30-6pm Reception (come get your sticker)
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*WEEK 4*

DAY 7 – Tue, Sept 16 – Rachel Snacks
IN CLASS
– Google Sketch Up: Freehand, Move, Rotate
– Collect/Review Reading Assignment 6
– View “Intro to Utopias Text” presentation
– reminder to peruse the “Utopias” book to find 4-5 readings you would like to report on
– Watching Fred Wilson on Art21

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– bring your “Utopias” book to class
– Submit 3 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the freehand, move, and rotate tools
– Reading Assignment 7

DAY 8 – Thur, Sept 18 – Caroline Snacks
IN CLASS:
– everyone is assigned their 2 reading for the oral research reports
– collect/review Reading Assignment 7
– Introduce Shopdropping Assignment with Shopdropping Presentation
– Google Sketch Up:  Getting Started 4
– Watching James Turrell on Art21

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– UQ03
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*WEEK 5*

DAY 9 – Tue, Sept 23 (hybrid class)
IN CLASS:
– start class at the library for presentation by Beth Rogers on research tools
– spend rest of class session in the library completing research on your two readings

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– UQ04

DAY 10 – Thur, Sept 25 (hybrid class)

IN CLASS:
– Google Sketch Up: Follow Me, Scale, Offset, Tape Measure
– Watch Alfredo Jaar on Art21 and complete an entry in your “Installations You Will Not Make Journal”

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the follow me, scale, offset, and tape measure tools
– UQ05 

Thur, Sept 25, 5-6pm –  Visiting Artist Talk in the Art Department (photographer); be there and get sticker

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*WEEK 6*

Day 11 – Tue, Sept 30 (hybrid class)
IN CLASS:
– Google Sketch Up: Accuracy ,Dimensions, Protractor, 19 Text & 3D Text,
– Watching Jenny Holzer on Art21  and complete an entry in your “Installations You Will Not Make Journal”

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the accuracy, dimensions, protractor and 19 Text/3D Text tools
– UQ06

DAY 12 – Thur, Oct 2 (hybrid class)
IN CLASS:
– Google Sketch Up: Navigation, Position Camera/Look Around, Walk, Axes
– Watching Krzysztof Wodiczko on Art21  and complete an entry in your “Installations You Will Not Make Journal”

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– your sketches for Shopdropping and be ready to present your ideas
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the navigation, position camera/look around, walk, axes tools

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*Week 7*

DAY 13 – Tue, Oct 7 – Brandon Snacks [STARTING AT 1pm INSTEAD OF 12pm]
IN CLASS:
– Google Sketch Up: Copies & Arrays, Mirroring Objects, Sections, Advanced Sections
– Watching Cai Guo-Qiang on Art21
– Present sketches for Shopdropping
– introduce the first 3D printing assignment

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the copies/arrays, mirroring, sections, advanced sections tools
– UQ07

DAY 14 – Thur, Oct 9 – Ellen Snacks
IN CLASS:
– Google Sketch Up: Inferencing, Inference Locking , Inference Locking Example
– Watching Pepon Osorio on Art21 

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Be ready to present your first draft of your SketchUp drawing for 3D printing

REQUIRED SLEETH EVENT: Thur, Oct 9, Art21 Screening at 6pm (you must come to either this screening or the one on Oct 16, 6pm)

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*Week 8*

DAY 15 – Tue, Oct 14 –  (hybrid online class)
IN CLASS:
– Watching Allora & Calzadilla on Art21 and write an installation you will not make
– Google Sketch Up: Layers, Scenes, Autofold, Intersect with Models

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– reading presentations (see assignment for schedule)
– Submit 4 SketchUp drawings demonstrating your ability to use the layers, scenes, autofold, intersect with models tools

DAY 16 – Thur, Oct 16 -Merryc & Brad Snacks (CLASS STARTS AT 1pm)
IN CLASS:
– reading presentations (Merryc, Brad, Courtney, Marissa)
– Every will check each other’s SketchUp drawing for 3D printing, and remind everyone to place their corrected orders
– Watching Do-Ho Suh on Art21

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– reading presentations (see assignment for schedule)
– must forward email receipt from ordering your Shapeways model by 11am on Tue, Oct 21

REQUIRED SLEETH EVENT: Thur, Oct 16, Art21 Screening at 6pm (you must come to either this screening or the previous one on Oct 9, 6pm)

REQUIRED SLEETH EVENT: Fri, Oct 17, Reception 2-4pm (come get your sticker)

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*Week 9*

DAY 17 – Tue, Oct 21 – Courtney Snacks
IN CLASS:
– reading presentations (Rachel, Caroline, Brandon)
– Watching Kara Walker on Art21
– introduce 2nd 3D Printing Assignment
– Google Sketch Up: Match Photo 1, Match Photo 2
– Reminder about upcoming Shopdropping deadline next week

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– reading presentations (see assignment for schedule)
– Submit 1 SketchUp drawing demonstrating your ability to use the match photos tools
– Be ready to present your first draft of your Utopia 3D model in Sketch up

DAY 18 – Thur, Oct 23 – NO CLASSES (FALL RECESS)

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*Week 10*

DAY 19 – Tue, Oct 28 – Marissa Snacks
IN CLASS
– reading presentations (Merryc, Brad, Courtney, Marissa)
– Watching Maya Lin on Art21
– Present first draft of your Utopia 3D Model in SketchUp

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– reading presentations (see assignment for schedule)
– Shopdropping Critique (have documentation uploaded to the class Flickr account, and a hard copy of artist statement ready for class)

DAY 20 – Thur, Oct 30 – Rachel Snacks
IN CLASS:
– reading presentations (Rachel, Caroline, Brandon)
– Watching Mark Dion on Art21
– Critique of Shopdropping
– reminder about documentation disks

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Have SketchUp drawing ready for peers to check for errors in class
– Complete your  Shopdropping reflection on Blackboard

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*Week 11*

DAY 21 – Tue, Nov 4 – Caroline Snacks
IN CLASS:
– Everyone checks each other’s SketchUp drawings for errors
– Vote on title of our final exhibit, everyone gets on a exhibit committee
– Discuss Utopia walk-through environments for our exhibit
– Watching Andrea Zittel on Art21

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Must order your corrected 3D model by 11am on Tue, Nov 11 and forward the email receipt to Ellen
– UQ08
– Bring a dollar for the promotions committee to print posters

DAY 22 – Thur, Nov 6 – NO CLASS (Work Day – create your utopia walk-through environment)

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*Week 12*

DAY 25 – Tue, Nov 11 – Brandon Snacks

IN CLASS:
– collect dollars for the promotions committee to print and hang posters
– Watching Tara Donovan on Louisana Channel
– Watching Doris Salcedo on Art21
– Introduce the Utopias Installation assignment

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– sketches for presentation on the Utopias Installation assignment
– UQ09

DAY 24 – Thur, Nov 13 – Merryc Snacks

IN CLASS:
– Watching Ai Wei Wei on Art21
– Presenting sketches for Utopias Installation assignment
– View everyone’s progress so far on their walk-through utopia drawings in SketchUp

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– promotions committee must have all the posters up and the Facebook event created by Tues, Nov 18 at 11am
– be working on Utopias Installation assignment

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*Week 13*

Day 25 – Tue, Nov 18 – Brad Snacks
IN CLASS:
– Watching Ann Hamilton on Art21
– Working on Utopias Installations in class
– Reminder about Documentation Disk 

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Models (from Shapeways), manifestos (1 page printed and ready to tack to the wall), and video walk-throughs (submit your video walk-through as a YouTube link on Blackboard by 11am on Dec 2) must be ready for gallery installation

DAY 26 – Thur, Nov 20 – SELF-DIRECTED WORK DAY (classroom meeting optional)

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THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov 22-30)
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*Week 14*

DAY 27 – Tue, Dec 2 – Marissa & Courtney Snacks
IN CLASS:
– Installing our models from Shapeways, printed manifestos, and video walk-throughs as an exhibit in the Corner Gallery during class

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Utopia Installations Be ready to critique finished Utopia Installations (class will visit each site). Flickr documentation must be uploaded, and a printed Artist Statement ready to hand in

DAY 28 – Thur, Dec 4 – Rachel Snacks
IN CLASS:
– Critique of Utopias Installation assignment
– Watching Sarah Sze on Art21
– REMINDER: we have the reception for our exhibit at the Corner Gallery today, 4:30-5:30pm

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Reflections on Utopia Installations on Blackboard
– bring computers to class to complete the course evals (you get a point for showing me your completion screen)

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*Week 15*

DAY 29 – Tue, Dec 9 – Caroline Snacks
IN CLASS:
– de-installing the exhibit from the Corner Gallery
– completing the course evals on your laptops
– Reminder about final meeting (cleaning and documentation disks)

FINAL MEETING: Saturday, Dec 13, 8am – cleaning the room, handing in documentation disk [Brandon Snacks]