Art + Design Matters credit:

3 Hours

Students attend a weekly lecture series featuring well-known artists, designers, art historians, and art educators. Provides an opportunity to hear leading contemporary practitioners talk about the ideas, concepts, and agendas behind their work. Lectures are supplemented by weekly online directed writing assignments that further explore issues and ideas raised in the lectures. As a final project, students research and write about a contemporary artist or designer of their choosing. Prerequisite: Junior standing.