Fall 2020  |  ARTS 1201 Section 001: Art + Change: The Transformational Power of Art (34797)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Wed 09:05AM - 11:35AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Art+ Change: The Transformational Power of Art is an introduction to the complex and varied artist-centered approaches to the social, ethical, political, and environmental challenges of our times. As an emerging form of art, contemporary socially engaged art is not a monolithic practice and goals amongst practitioners exhibit a wide range of approaches. Artists may work towards changing dominant systems in order to foster more positive outcomes; other artists strive to acknowledge and call out complexity and contradictions of those same systems. While artists working in this field, commonly called social practice work, investigate a broad set of topics and media approaches, with varying motivations and intentions, what they share is a foregrounding of the subject and content that informs the work. This course examines the way engaged social art practice can lead to sustained connections and shared visions within communities and institutions; can create a more just and equitable culture; and can address many pressing environmental and social issues of our day. The class investigates the role of the art as a catalyst for social change. We will approach this through questions and dialogue, acknowledging that many of the tensions and contradictions cannot be resolved but are still worth the effort to recognize and address. This course combines a research-based learning environment with a strong studio- based component. Through readings, presentations, field trips, experiential and sensory opportunities, case studies, video presentations, and class project initiatives, we will explore the spectrum of contemporary strategies to a socially engaged approach to art. Students will create hands-on and a culminating collaborative creative project and will learn to identify themes, develop ideas individually, and collectively and execute these ideas through multiple ways of knowing and making of art projects. Through a variety of media, students will be encouraged to expl
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:

We could not have imagined that our focus on Art + Change would converge with our collective experience of global change in response to the physical health pandemic of COVID-19 and the social health pandemic of systemic racism. Art + Change is designed to create an inclusive and equitable learning experience that benefits from the diversity of each student's experiences, interests, and perspectives - a place that welcomes you to be you, all of you.


Art +Change focuses on art as a catalyst for change - individual change, community change, and systemic change. Inspired by examples of the varied ways that artists are responding to the social, political, ethical, and environmental issues of today, as well as the ways that artists have responded in the past, we will create art for change in our everyday environments. Art for change is a social process. You will be introduced to a range of materials and media while focusing on concerns that are important to you and your peers. During this course we will learn with and from one another as each person identifies how they want to focus art for change. Our individual visions will also contribute to a collaborative vision.


Over the course of the semester you can expect to imagine and create art as a catalyst for change that begins with yourself and expands to connect with community and globally actions. This is an experiential course where you are encouraged to be present with your whole self, gain confidence in sharing your ideas, experiment with varied forms of art making, and be energized by the collective visions and actions of artists who are committed to working with others for change. The course invites participation in individual, small group, and whole class activities as we expand the potential for learning together online and off line in ways that will also engage us with our immediate environments. Art will be our medium, message, and method



Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34797/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 July 2020

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