Course Calendar & Pacing Schedule

Spring 2018 class meets in JCA #210 unless otherwise notified

Class begins Tuesday January 23

Spring Break Begins Monday MAR 12

Classes Resume Monday MAR 19

Last Day of Classes Monday MAY 7

Final Exam Class meeting on TUES MAY 6th from 7:30 - 9:30 PM

The calendar below notes  our class activities and what is due on the specific date in class at 6:00 PM

WEEK ONE

TU JAN 23  

i. Course Introduction 

ii. Student Winter Recess Creative Work

TH JAN 25

i. Signed Statement of Understanding printed and due

ii. Student Winter Recess Creative Work multi media presentations

WEEK TWO

TU JAN 30 

i. 1 hour Student independent meetings with Pepper Capstone Research progress Capstone Research Paper Draft A

ii. Exhibition CV

WED JAN 31

i. 1 hour Student independent meetings with Pepper Capstone Research progress Capstone Research Paper Draft A

TH FEB 1 OPENING IN THE REISMAN HALL ART GALLERY, video installation 4 - 5:30 PM

i. 1 hour Student independent meetings with Pepper Capstone Research progress

ii. Activity Report 2 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming with work with Activity Report as first page, submit by 6:00 PM

WEEK THREE

TU FEB 6 

1. Material Info: Exhibition CV, Business cards  and  Bio’s - in SA493 

TH FEB 8

1. Capstone Research Draft B due with old paper/Pepper edits
2. Activity Report 3 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as first page, submit by 6:00 PM
3. Hardcopy of: Framing + your installation/supply lists - what company for framing / postcards / business cards / self published book 
4. Updated cvs

WEEK FOUR

TU FEB 13

Materials info: You are a Professional: Exhibition Checklist and Labels, your information table

TH FEB 15 

Bio

Business cards

1. Independent Critique #1/3 with Faculty Advisor Pepper prior to WEEK 4
2. Updated Exhibition CV
3. Postcard / Business cards
4. Bio’s + Project Statement
5. Activity Report 4 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as first page, submit by 6:00 PM

WEEK FIVE

TU FEB 20 

1. Updated Exhibition CV
2. Postcard / Business cards
3. Bio’s + Project Statement

TH FEB 22 

i. Order Postcards LATEST date!
ii. Student PPT critique with creative work

iii. Capstone Research Draft C due with old paper/Pepper edits

iv. Activity Report 5 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM

v. Materials info: Professional all the way! Selling your work + Self Published book designing

vi. By end of Week FIVE you should have completed your #1 Critique with your Committee Members

WEEK SIX

TU FEB 27 

i. Ongoing Drafts being wrapped up!

TH MAR 1
Meet at Cummings Theatre for screening of Art on the Hill about Dorothy Riester and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, by Susie Cody, 2018  6pm - 7:15pm
Return to JCA 209 at 7:30 PM

1. Activity Report 6 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM
2. Oral Defense preparations
3. Synopsis due from your Committee members' critiques

WEEK SEVEN

TU MAR 6 Materials info: Installation preparations and Oral Defense preparations - speak to Pepper about unusual hanging and installation prep

TH MAR 8 Midterm Progress Reports distributed

1. Capstone Research paper Draft D due with old paper/Pepper edits
2. Oral Defense preparations
3. All supportive materials to Pepper to send Communication Offices including:

Your full name, your home town, your exhibition title, one high resolution image with details, your project statement, your website address, your artist statement (see separate page that outlines this)

iv. Activity Report 7 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM

v. Exhibition and Oral Defense invitation letter writing to Administration
vi.  Self-published book designing with your work, exhibition installation photographs, Bio’s, artist statement, project statement, cv -- the works!

TU MAR 13  — SPRING BREAK

TH MAR 15  — SPRING BREAK

WEEK EIGHT

TU MAR 20 

1. Oral Defense Preliminaries 1/2
2. BFA Solo Thesis Exhibition gallery preparations
3. Make sure in the Professional Practice class you are ready to go with your artist statement, professional resume, launch of your website -- all paper work should look consistent with one and other in design
4. Exhibition postcards should be distributed by the end of Week EIGHT

TH MAR 22 

1. Oral Defense Preliminaries 1/2
2. BFA Solo Thesis Exhibition gallery preparations
3. Capstone Research papers to all Committee members for their final read                                          with comments prior to your Oral defense
4. Activity Report 8 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM
5. By end of Week EIGHT you should have completed your #2 Critique with your Committee Members
6.  Self-published book designing with your work, exhibition installation photographs, bio, artist statement, project statement, cv -- the works!

WEEK NINE

TU MAR 27 -- BRING IN THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR EXHIBITION CHECK LIST ... 
SEE Solo Exhibition Checklist PAGE ON THIS BLOG

1. Oral Defense Preliminaries 2/2
2. BFA Solo Thesis Exhibition gallery preparations
3.  Self-published book designing with your work, exhibition installation photographs, bio, artist statement, project statement, cv -- the works!

TH MAR 29

1. Oral Defense Preliminaries 2/2  
2. BFA Solo Thesis Exhibition gallery preparations
3. Activity Report 9 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM

 Exhibition installations

APR 1 - APR 14  > FRIDAY MARCH 30th in the gallery at 10:30 AM & SATURDAY 

Deinstall on APR 14 by 3:55 PM

WEEK TEN

TU APR 3 

i. Exhibition installations of #1 installments
ii. Oral defenses

TH APR 5 

ii. Activity Report 10 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM

WEEK ELEVEN -- order Self-published books to receive by the end of the term

TU  APR 10

Last minute particulars for your first solo exhibition!

TH APR 12

APR 1 - APR 14

April 1 install after 9:00 AM

Deinstall on APR 14 by 3:55 PM

i. Activity Report 11 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit by 6:00 PM

Pepper visiting artist > Connecticut

WEEK TWELVE

TU APR 17 

i. Addendum writing FIRST DRAFT DUE
ii. Beginnings of your self published books uploaded to BLURB, LULU, etc. 

TH APR 19 

i. Activity Report 12 : Part 1 + Part 2 — see independent sheet for specifics. Staple all in-coming work with Activity Report as front page, submit WEEK 13 on MONDAY APR 23!
ii. Marie Veschusio visiting lecturer on designing self-published books.

WEEK THIRTEEN

TU APR 24 

i. Addendum writing

Finishing up last minute things

TH APR 26 

i. Student multi media presentations

WEEK FOURTEEN 

TU MAY 1

1. Student multi media presentations

TH MAY 3 

i. Self Published book returns and class unveils!

ii. 4 color copies of each of the following:

Your exhibition CV

Project Statement

post cards

business cards

gallery check lists

and

1 self-published book complete with gallery installation photographs for submission to Library's collection

iii. Final capstone paper, not stapled, in a manilla envelope with your name clearly marked on front, SA 499.  Both are in color and includes:

ONE on 24# paper (heavier than copier paper)

SECOND on regular white paper 

Place a blank page at the end 

Exhibition Rotation in the Art Gallery in Reisman Hall:

Meet me there - Meet me then

a video installation by Simone Hooymans

FEB 1- MAR 5

SPRING BREAK 

Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Selected by Faculty from the Division of Art and Design

MAR 19 - MAR 30

BFA SENIOR EXHIBITIONS

Studio Art and Photography Solo Thesis Exhibitions

APR 1 - APR 14

April 1 install after 9:00 AM

Deinstall on APR 14 by 3:55 PM

Visual Communications

APR 14 - APR 27

April 14 install after 4:00 PM

Deinstall on April 27 by 3:55 PM

Interior Design 

APR 27 - MAY 11

April 27 install after 4:00 PM

Deinstall May 11 last day of finals 

NOTE: Dates indicate installation and deinstallation time.

Studio Art and Photography Seniors need to plan accordingly to have all their professional 'take aways' at the ready prior to the day of their exhibition opening reception.

This includes: post cards / take aways / business cards / self published books

** Please note that this calendar is subject to change at the discretion of the professor.  Changes may take place due to the make up of the class and the amount of the material introduced.