Introduction to Art Appreciation Syllabus

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the many aspects of the visual arts.  The student will be guided in developing a personal set of standards for judging art and understanding the various technical and formal aspects of art in our lives; the language of art; exploration of the various technical and formal aspects of the art media (i.e. painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, etc.); and the history of the art from ancient times to the present. Prerequisites: None Units: 3

My name is Barbara Spies.  I am an artist and an art historian and teaching has become one of my passions.  I relish the opportunity to introduce you to the concepts of art appreciation.  My goal is to give you knowledge and the vocabulary to understand and appreciate art, whether it be Ancient or Modern; Chinese or South American; European or African and how art is made.   It is a survey of world art that shows us how much we all have in common.  A new take on the Silk Road.   

Contact information:   spies_barbara@sac.edu        714-287-0945

Textbook Information:   Living with Art   10^th Edition, Author: Getlein, Mark (2013)

                                    ISBN 978-0-07-337925-8

Additional Course Information:  Read the syllabus below for more details.

Course Syllabus:  Syllabus ART100 Fall2017 43078 -Updated.docx