Interdisciplinary Arts 0227 - Scale Shift: Art and Environmental Change

As climates, landscapes, and ecosystems undergo unprecedented transformation we must reconsider not only our own well-being, but the future of the planet as a whole. What role can art play in reimagining the world as it is and as it might come to be? This course is a combination of seminar and studio: We will examine practices of contemporary artists that engage eco-cultural concerns and make art in multiple media-on paper, outside, as speculative proposals, and as experiments in expanding aesthetics. Student presentations, readings, studio time, and critique will scaffold our work through the course. Keywords: Art, ecology, global warming, biodiversity loss, Anthropocene Reading discussion, studio time, critiques, and student presentations will be core course components Keywords:Art, ecology, global warming, Anthropocene

Environments and Change Lab/Materials fee:$25 Field Trip fee: (mileage, admission fees, etc.)$15 Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time