El Paso Community College
Instructor’s Course Requirements
I.
COURSE NUMBER AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
ARTS 2326, SCULPTURE I
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME
Ron Clark
CAMPUS AND OFFICE NUMBER
VV A-1306
TELEPHONE NUMBER
831-2480
OFFICE HOURS
per semester
*NOTE: If I am not in the office please look in studios A1325 or A1326.
II.
TEXT AND MATERIALS
A.
Required Text:
Barrett, Terry. Making Art: Form and Meaning. McGraw-Hill
B.
TOOLS/MATERIALS/SUPPLIES that must be provided by student:
The Art Department has some basic hand tools for use by all students in the Department.
Therefore it is the student’s responsibility to provide one’s own hand tools that are not available
in the Department. Each material used for assigned projects will determine the type of tools
needed, depending on the student’s personal expression through the depiction of form and their
technical experience in constructive processes.
The projects will require that the student provide all of their own materials, raw or manufactured.
Supplemental materials may be requested depending on the development of each project.
Supplies such as sand paper, sanding belts, glue, nails, bolts, wire must be provided by the
student.
C.
Power Tools:
Specialized and power driven tools are provided and will be made available (on request) after
instruction for their safe use and care has been given. The tools should not be left lying about on
the workbench or when you have finished using them. They should be returned to the instructor,
lab supervisor or lab assistant in clean and working condition.
D.
Personal Safety :
Each student is responsible for their own safety gear such as eye protection, ear plugs, jackets,
shoes and gloves.
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III.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Each day of class participation has a value of 3 points.
Each original project has a value of 20 points, 2 points for model, 2 points for rough draft, 6 points for
the Language of Form presented in a typed proposal and 10 points for the actual Form (sculpture).
Language of Form
Student research and application to project
Integration of personal expression
Critique
Points
2
2
2
Actual 3-D Form
Aesthetics and critical judgment
Execution and technique
2
8
16
Models, rough drafts, documented proposals and projects and are always due at the beginning of class.
Projects or proposals turned in late will lose 2 points each. Late rough drafts or models will not be
graded. Any projects or documented proposals turned in one week after the due date will not be graded.
A journal of the semester’s work will be evaluated for your overall development or progress in this
course (packaging=0 or 5 or 10 points, complete journal=0 or 5 or 10 points, improved comprehension
in applying the Language of Form=0 or 5 points, improved craftsmanship=0 or 5 points). Late Journals
are penalized 10 points.
Rough Drafts & Models
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Participation, 30 classes
Journal
TOTAL
POINTS
12
16
16
16
90
30
180
A=180-163 points
B=162-146 points
C=145-129 points
D=128-112 points
F= 111- 0 points
The total points that can be earned in this system may change depending on the progress of the
class. Assignments, quizzes or charrettes may be added or deleted.
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IV.
V.
INSTRUCTOR’S POLICIES
A.
Attendance/Drops:
1.
It is the student’s responsibility to attend and participate in class as scheduled. Attendance is not
graded. Therefore, there are no excused or unexcused absences.
2.
Students who accumulate more than three (3) absences before the last day to drop with “W” may
be dropped by instructor. However, it is the responsibility of the student to drop himself/herself
from the class if he or she is failing due to lack of participation and/or failing grades. Students
may be dropped for disruptive or inappropriate behavior.
B.
Participation:
1.
Participation is graded. Each day of full participation = three (3) points. There is no point
penalty for the first absence during the semester.
2.
Participation means to always bring proper supplies and doing concentrated class work. Each day
of partial participation, coming late, leaving early, taking breaks of excessive length, failing to
bring supplies, or not working in class is valued as if you are not in class.
3.
Distractions by personal listening devices (this is a safety issue), cellular phones, laptops and
electronic notebooks are treated as if you are not participating in class. These kinds of
distractions are also considered as inappropriate behavior. These distractions can create safety
issues. Turn off lap tops, cell phones and paging devices!
CALENDAR FOR ARTS 2326 SCULPTURE I (PROPOSED)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week10
Week11
Week12
Week13
Week14
Week15
Week16
Sculpture Intro, Safety
Read Preface, pp1-6, pp24-41, pp52-53, pp99-100, p183, p203
Project 1 model, Project 1 rough draft, Begin Project 1
Read for Elements of Art and Principles of Organization
In Ch. 3,4,5,8 and 9
Project 1 proposal final
Project 1
Read pp 239-248
Project 1, Project 1 critique, begin Project 2
Read pp 50-51, pp155-156, p 172
Project 2 model, Project 2 rough draft
Project 2
Project 2
Project 2, Project 2 proposal final
Project 2 critique, Begin Project 3- model
See pp 147,192,197,213,217
Project 3
Project 3
Project 3 rough draft
Project 3 proposal final, Project 3
Project 3 critique, turn in journal, studio cleanup
Final
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