Encounters with Contemporary Art

Catalog description

Provides an open environment for dialogue and discovery of what it means to be a successful artist, and allows students to explore their own academic and career goals. Exposes students to new ideas and people, and familiarizes them with the School of Art and ASU resources designed specifically for them. Includes an intense focus on professional practices in the fine arts and provides the tools to help students succeed personally and professionally. An acknowledgment of ongoing rigorous studio practice plays a fundamental role in the course, and students expand their abilities to think critically and to communicate articulately about their own work and the work of others through in- and out-of-class projects, discussions and critiques that encourage consideration of their own work in the context of current opportunities and directions in the visual arts. In addition, students have the opportunity to engage with and learn from industry professionals.