Art Studio 263ZP - Topics in Studio Art: 'Zines, Prints & Ephemera'
Zines, Prints, & Ephemera
Fall
2020
01
4.00
Amanda Maciuba
MTWTHF 08:00AM-11:00AM;MTWTHF 08:00AM-11:00AM
Mount Holyoke College
112174
Art 304;Art 301
amaciuba@mtholyoke.edu
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of traditional bookbinding, contemporary artists' books and digital book design. A variety of book structures and skills will be demonstrated, discussed and used throughout the semester. Students will develop a basic understanding of what an artist's book is, where it fits in contemporary art practice as well as its historical context. This course will focus on both editioned and one-of-a-kind zines and ephemera for exchange and intervention throughout campus.
Prereq: ARTST-120 or ARTST-131.
Open to art studio majors only in the first week of pre-registration. Remaining seats open to all in the second week. Students enrolled in this course will be responsible for some of the cost of course materials. Five College students require permission o