Fine Arts

Open to beginners in voice except voice performance majors. May be repeated for credit with permission of department chairperson (or dean). {Fall, Spring}

May be repeated for credit with permission of department chairperson (or dean). Prerequisite: 109. {Fall, Spring}

Introduction to the elements of music, including basic notation, staves, clefs, major and minor scales and key signatures, time signatures, meter and rhythm, intervals and triad qualities. For music majors who do not possess sufficient background for enrollment in Music 150. Credit not applicable to a degree in music. {Fall}

Designed to expand the student's ability to listen actively to Western classical art music; a survey of the various genres, including chamber music, symphonic and vocal repertoire. Includes live guest performances. Attendance at several on-campus concerts required. No musical background necessary. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1113). {Summer, Fall, Spring}

Titles will vary.

A survey of how Western art music and popular music developed during the 20th century, especially with regard to the effect that social and economic forces had upon the art. Attendance at several on-campus concerts is required; discussion and live performances by guest musicians are included. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts. {Fall, Spring}

(Also offered as CJ 110.) Study of the development of the mass media with emphasis on television in the areas of programming, policy, regulations, economics, and technology. Examination of the social, cultural, and political impact of the mass media on contemporary society.

For the student who has no practical knowledge of video technology. Students learn about the camera and lens, sound recording, lighting, editing, and other elements of production. Course fee required.

Analysis of film as a unique art, and a survey of main trends in film history. Screenings and critical study of major films. Course fee required. 210 is a prerequisite to 300 and 400 level Media Arts courses.

An introduction to marginalized cinemas with screenings of major works. Course fee required.

These courses strengthen students skills in video technology while helping them write, direct, and edit video projects that begin to reflect a personal, artistic vision. Course fee required. Prerequisites: 111.

A beginning course in the fundamental concepts of the visual arts; the language of form and the media of artistic expression. Readings and slide lectures supplemented by museum exhibition attendance. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1013). {Fall, Spring}

Western Art from the Early Renaissance to Impressionism. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 2123). {Spring}

Major stylistic developments of European and American painting and sculpture from Impressionism to approximately World War II. {Fall, Summer}

Interrelationships of Native American, Hispanic and Anglo cultures from prehistoric times to the present, emphasizing the major forms of expression-pottery, textiles, jewelry, architecture, painting and photography. Slide lectures supplemented by museum exhibits. {Offered upon demand}

Basic drawing concepts, including the expressive use of contour, value, perspective and composition while exploring both dry and wet media. Assigned problems may include still life, landscape, portraiture or the figure. {Fall, Spring}

This is an interdisciplinary course, exploring the thematic concepts and diverse media that are central to the nature of art making today. Art Practices I will investigate issues of LIGHT, FRAME, and MARK. {Fall, Spring}

This course introduces the student to three basic skills of an ecological art practice: research, making, and an immersion in ecological systems through poetic thinking, subversive action, and creative fabrication.

Comprehensive introduction to the terms,concepts, historical, and technical information that support creative development. Includes hand building and throwing, basic clay bodies, slip and glaze, oxidation, reduction, and atmospheric firing. {Fall, Spring}

This is a hands-on course introducing contemporary techniques, technologies, underlying concepts, and practitioners of fine art photography. ARTS 187 is a foundation course designed to prepare students for ARTS 188. {Fall, Spring}

Further concentration on basic drawing concepts with a greater emphasis on descriptive and perceptual drawing skills using both dry and wet media. Prerequisite: 106. {Fall, Spring}

This course will knit together land art from the 1960's with the present ecological practice of art with lectures and readings. {Fall, Spring}

A continuation of 157. Fabrication skills are further developed and refined. Emphasis is on developing a deeper understanding of form/content as it relates to intimate scale. Prerequisites: 157. {Fall, Spring}

Continuation of 168 with emphasis placed on the mastery of foring, surfacing, and firing processes, expanded critical awareness, and the development of a personal aesthetic. Open-ended and self-slected projects. Individual and group critiques. Prerequisites: 168. {Fall, Spring}

Exploration of printmaking concepts and fundamental techniques, including monotype, monoprint, intaglio, lithography, woodcut, linoleum cut, collagraph, and curatorial technique. Instruction includes lecture, demonstration, and critique. Prerequisite: 6 credits from 106 and 125 and 126. {Fall, Spring}

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A lecture and discussion course introducing the study of dance as technique, spectacle and ritual for today s audience. Course fee required. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1113). {Fall, Spring}

Fundamental work for the adult beginner in Modern Dance techniques and styles. Course fee required. {Fall, Spring}

Fundamental work for the adult beginner in techniques and styles of Flamenco. Course fee required. {Summer, Fall and Spring}

An introduction to Laban s theoretical system for observing and describing movement events and their component parts. Guidance in the application of Laban theory to dance, therapy and awareness of the role of movement in the other arts through an understanding of dynamics, space and body function. Course fee required. {Fall}

Exploration of the basic fundamentals of acting through exercises, games and improvisation. Development of the imaginative, physical and emotional skills of the actor.

Continued exploration of acting technique. Emphasis on methods of study and preparation for presentation of scenework drawn from contemporary drama. Integration of voice and movement skills with acting technique. Prerequisite: 131. Pre- or Corequisite: 231. {Fall}