Art
The faculty in studio art collaborate to offer a unique team taught course once each year. The Five College Advanced Seminar in Drawing aims to give upper-division students an opportunity to carry on a semester-long visual exploration of a theme as they are exposed to a multitude of perspectives and styles and mediums presented by faculty from all five campuses, many of whom are practicing artists who show regularly. The course has space for up to five upper-division students from each campus and sessions rotate from campus to campus each week. One faculty member serves as coordinator of instruction and meets with the class twice a week. Up to nine other members of the faculty take turns offering one lecture a week. The course includes two open crit sessions in which all members of the faculty take part, and a student exhibition featuring work produced in the course.

The members of the planning committee for the course include:
Amherst College - Bob Sweeney
Hampshire College - Bill Brayton, Judith Mann
Mount Holyoke - Bonnie Miller, Joe Smith, Nancy Campbell
Smith - Gary Niswonger, John Gibson, Dwight Pogue
University - Hanlyn Davies, Ron Michaud

Fall 2006 Course

ARS  390 
Five College Advanced Drawing Seminar
(hosted by Smith College)
CRN (course number) 16795
Tues/Thurs, 7-10
Instructor: Susan Heidemann

This course, limited to junior and senior art majors from the five colleges, is based on the assumption that drawing is central to the study of art and is an ideal way to investigate and challenge that which is important to each student.  Particular emphasis will be placed on thematic development within student work. Sketch book, written self-analysis, and participating in critique sessions will be expected.  Prerequisites:  selection by faculty; junior and senior art majors, advanced-level ability. Enrollment limited to 15, three students from each of the five colleges. (E) {A} 

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