SCHOOL OF ART
ART 355 - LITHOGRAPHY

Class Syllabus – Fall 2005

Instructor: Andrew Polk
Title: Professor

E-mail: apolk@email.arizona.edu
Classroom: Art 307
Class time: TR 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM.
Office: Art 308
Office Hours: TTH 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Phone: 621-1403

PREREQUISITES: Art 101 – Drawing Art 102 – 2D Design Art 255 (or other 200 level print)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
For students who have had Art 255, this course goes beyond the fundamentals of Fine Art Lithography. Students are expected to demonstrate knowledge and ability with the traditional and/or photographic applications of fine art lithography. These entail imaging, processing and printing stones or plates in single and multicolor editions. In particular, this course emphasizes individualized conceptual and technological development.

Students who have not previously taken lithography should use the syllabus for Art 255.

PROJECTS
At the beginning of the semester, students must choose between following the Art 255 (355) Schedule or developing their own set of projects and timeframe. With the latter, a written proposal with instructor approval is required before the 3rd class meeting (August 30). In either case, the student is expected to undertake the same amount of work as in Art 255 and to succeed in producing works of higher quality and maturity.

CRITIQUES
Unless otherwise approved, students will participate in the Art 255 group critiques and the subsequent individual critiques. The group critiques are intended to foster discussions about the projects as well as about larger philosophical issues. During the individual critiques, the instructor will explain the grade for the project as related to aesthetic merit, conceptual depth, and technical accomplishment.

GRADING SCALE
A = Outstanding B = Good C = Fair D = Poor E = Very Poor

GRADING
Each project will be evaluated according to aesthetic merit, conceptual depth, and technical accomplishment. 90% of final grade will be based upon the average of the agreed upon projects. 10% will be based upon attitude/performance (as defined by attendance; interest in and enthusiasm in own work; initiative – doing more than the minimum to get by; participation in discussions, presentations, critiques; coming to class with necessary tools and materials; consideration for others and clean-up habits.)

ATTENDANCE
Attendance is expected. The role will be taken within the first 15 minutes of class. Tardiness counts as 1/2 absence. Leaving class early requires permission of instructor. An excess of 3 unexcused absences will eliminate all attitude/performance points (see above), and an excess of 5 unexcused absences will be cause for a failing grade. Demonstrations, class discussions and critiques can not be repeated – the instructor will be limited in his ability to provide missed information without disrupting the course for others.

All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion, and/or absences pre-approved by the UA Dean of Students (or Dean’s designee) will be honored.

OUT OF CLASS WORK
All students are required to read and to agree to follow the Printmaking Lab Rules in order to attain working privileges in the facility. The facility is open for use by all printmaking students during monitored sessions. Out-of class working privileges will be granted to students when /if they demonstrate commitments to sustaining a clean working facility. Note: Out-of-class privileges can be taken away if a student fails follow these rules.

SAFETY PLEDGE
All are required to verify by personal signature their agreement to abide by Printmaking Lab Rules.

REQUIRED SUPPLIES &MATERIALS
See: Basic Supply List

COURSE FEE
The $40.00 course fee provides solvents, chemicals, carborundum grits, one photo-litho plate and various other supplies that are used by the printmaking students through the course of the semester.

FINAL CLEANUP
At the end of the semester, during the scheduled Exam time, all students will participate in required Final Cleanup.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
Student Code of Conduct: Students are expected to exercise self-discipline and respect for the rights of others so that all class members can engage in the educational objectives of this class.
Code of Academic Integrity: Integrity is expected of every student with all work required for this class – all assigned works turned in by a student must be that student’s own work.
For more information, see: http://www.arizona.edu/~dos/SPC/policies.htm

REMINDER:
Students who are registered with the Disability Resource Center must submit the appropriate documentation to the instructor if they are requesting reasonable accommodations.