Workers/Artists ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This study and workshop is primarily concerned with the evolution of contemporary forms of representation through various mediums with particular focus on themes relevant to the worker. The study of art works in a variety of media that engage subject matter such as economic inclusion, environmental justice, and gender and racial equality in intersection with Labor will culminate in the creation of the student’s own creative project(s). The mediums will be explored as powerful tools of communication as well as vehicles for personal and collective worker expression. The option of special focus on one principal medium in depth may exist, both as on object of study and as a creative process to employ in one’s own final art project and maybe offered in concert with the expertise of the instructor. This course is offered as part of union partnership programs and is open to non-partnership students subject to availability. It is also only offered in-class through the college’s Harry J. Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies in New York City.