Course-wide Assessment Evaluation for ARTS-262 (Painting 2) In-class Assignment, Fall 2013 and Fall 2014 Department of Art and Design Submitted by Liz Di Giorgio Course assessed: all sections of ARTS-262, Painting 2. Relevant QCC Educational Objectives 1. Communicate effectively through reading, writing, listening, and speaking 5. Integrate knowledge and skills in their program of study 10. Apply aesthetic and intellectual criteria in the evaluation or creation of works in the humanities or the arts Relevant Curricular Objectives VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: CONCENTRATIONS IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE ARTS, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY, A.S. (FA1) A. In praxis, students will demonstrate progressive development and competency in the technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression in at least one major area of performance. B. Students will demonstrate a progressive understanding of the various elements and basic interrelated processes of creation, interpretation, and execution within their discipline. C. In written work, discussion and creation of art, students will appropriately utilize the vocabulary of their respective discipline. G. Students will integrate personal observation and objective criticism in the evolution of their artistic work. H. Students will form and defend fundamental value judgments about works of art within their major area of concentration. I. Employing creative abstraction, metaphor and imagination, students will create art which clearly articulates their evolving artistic vision, and satisfies their drive toward expression. Course Objectives This course is a continuation of Painting 1, and assumes basic knowledge and experience in oil or acrylic painting. Individual creativity is encouraged and may include working from nature, still life, and the human figure, with the addition of visual points of view other than the representational. 1 Technical Through direct experience, lectures, demonstrations, classroom projects, discussions, group critiques, and classroom projects, students will develop a method of working that that is specifically suited to the needs of personal artistic expression. Aesthetic 1. Students will demonstrate increased knowledge and skill, as well as artistic intention in the application of paint and medium. 2. Students will demonstrate an ability to observe and measure placement, proportion, scale and perspective. 3. Students will demonstrate an ability to distinguish between color and value in a given subject and will demonstrate an ability to create a nuanced appearance of form. 4. Students will demonstrate an increased ability to perceive and depict a range of tonal values and intensity with regard to color. 5. Students will demonstrate an increased and nuanced understanding of color with regard to complementary and analogous color usage. 6. Students will demonstrate an ability to distinguish between warm and cool color, and an ability to use them with artistic intention. 7. Students will demonstrate an ability to work with layers of paint or glazing to achieve color and lighting effects. 8. Students will employ a method of paint application appropriate to artistic and aesthetic intentions. 9. Students will demonstrate an increased competence in composition as evidenced by balance or expressive choices in the use of positive or negative space, patterns, rhythm and/or visual paths, through the arrangement of all elements on the canvas. 10. Students will develop an understanding of the work of the masters of the discipline, and integrates this knowledge in his or her work. 11. Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze the formal elements of a painting to formulate objective criticism. 12. Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate criticism and to consider revising elements of a painting to clarify artistic intentions. 13. Students will demonstrate an ability to deviate from, exaggerate or otherwise transcend perceived reality in order to achieve greater artistic expression. 2 Assessment Project Students will complete a painting in the categories of still life, portrait, landscape or figure, a drawing that is abstracted from those categories, or a nonobjective work. Painting 2 ARTS-262 Rubric Results Semester: Fall 2013 and Fall 2014 Total students evaluated: Evaluation data sources: Studio assignments, class discussions and group critiques Excellent 1. Demonstrates increased knowledge and Good skill in the application of paint and medium. Average Fair Poor 2. Demonstrates an ability to observe and measure placement, proportion, scale and perspective. 3. Demonstrates an ability to distinguish between color and value in a given subject and demonstrates ability to create a nuanced appearance of form. 4. Demonstrates an increased ability to perceive and depict a range of tonal values and intensity with regard to color. 5. Demonstrates increased and nuanced understanding of color with regard to complementary and analogous color usage. 6. Demonstrates an ability to distinguish between warm and cool color, and an ability to use them with artistic intention. 7. Demonstrates an ability to work with layers of paint or glazing to achieve color Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average 3 and lighting effects. 8. Employs a method of paint application appropriate to artistic and aesthetic intentions. 9. Demonstrates competence in composition as evidenced by balance or expressive choices in the use of positive or negative space, patterns, rhythm and/or visual paths, through the arrangement of all elements on the canvas. 10. Develops an understanding of the work of masters of the discipline, and integrates this knowledge in his or her work. 11. Demonstrates an ability to analyze the formal elements of a painting to formulate objective criticism. 12. Demonstrates an ability to evaluate objective criticism and to revise a painting to clarify artistic intentions. 13. Demonstrates an ability to deviate from, exaggerate or otherwise transcend perceived reality in order to achieve greater artistic expression. Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Results by Category Total number of projects assessed: 20 1. Demonstrates increased knowledge and skill in the application of paint and medium. 4 Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 12 5 3 0 0 2. Demonstrates an ability to observe and measure placement, proportion, scale and perspective. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 11 6 3 0 0 3. Demonstrates an ability to distinguish between color and value in a given subject and demonstrates ability to create a nuanced appearance of form. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 11 7 2 0 0 4. Demonstrates an increased ability to perceive and depict a range of tonal values and intensity with regard to color. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 12 3 4 1 0 5. Demonstrates increased and nuanced understanding of color with regard to complementary and analogous color usage. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 10 4 6 0 0 5 6. Demonstrates an ability to distinguish between warm and cool color, and an ability to use them with artistic intention. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 9 5 6 0 0 7. Demonstrates an ability to work with layers of paint or glazing to achieve color and lighting effects. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 9 6 5 0 0 8. Employs a method of paint application appropriate to artistic and aesthetic intentions. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 11 6 2 1 0 9. Demonstrates the ability to use methods, marks or materials suited to a personal aesthetic or artistic purpose. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 11 7 1 1 0 10. Develops an understanding of the work of masters of the discipline, and integrates this knowledge in his or her work. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 9 8 3 0 0 11. Demonstrates an ability to analyze the formal elements of a painting to formulate objective criticism. 6 Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 12 5 3 0 12. Demonstrates an ability to evaluate objective criticism and to revise a painting to clarify artistic intentions. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 12 6 2 0 0 13. Demonstrates an ability to deviate from, exaggerate or otherwise transcend perceived reality in order to achieve greater artistic expression. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor 14 3 3 0 0 Action Plan Suggest a series of works on one theme, working on a larger scale, and more practice with glazing. Emphasize the importance of composition. Emphasis should be placed on the importance of being present and arriving on time in the classroom. Show more examples of glazing to students whose style of work could benefit from the use of glazing. (Please see Appendix A for artifacts) 7 Appendix A 4 Artifacts 8 9