Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Art 140
Course Title Sculpture: Beginning I
Prerequisite None
Co-requisite None
Department & Number
Prerequisite or concurrently
Challenge Policy
Portfolio Review
Number of Weeks
18
Lecture Hours per term 18-36
Lab Hours per term 54-144
*HBA per term 0
Activity Hours per term
Units
2-4
Advisory
* Studio classes in the Art Department involve elaborate setup, clean up, and environmental and mechanical safety issues. This takes instructional
time from the beginning and end of each class session. For that reason it is Art Department’s policy that we meet four hours, rather than three hours,
for one unit of credit.
Hours per week.
HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT: 0
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is for students with no previous experience in sculpture. Students will study sculpture as a
three dimensional communication and will be encouraged to research cultural sculpture relating to their
own ethnic history. Students will demonstrate knowledge/skills in subtractive sculpture, mold making,
clay modeling, mask making, and bronze casting.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
To create sculpture in clay, plaster, and bronze
Demonstrate their ability in making and using molds
Ability to utilize drying techniques in the creation of their work
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of artists and styles in sculpture
COURSE CONTENT: (In detail; attach additional information as needed and include percentage breakdown)
55 %
1. Clay sculptures
2. The process of creating a relief.
3. The process of making a mold.
4. The different uses of that mold.
5. Firing theory and information.
6. Practice of loading and unloading kilns.
7. Demonstrate their knowledge of the bronze process.
25 % Critique – class discussion and sharing of insights from students and faculty about finished work.
10 % Examination and discussion of contemporary and historical pieces and images of same pertaining to
considerations of cultural historical sculpture.
10 % Notebooks kept by students containing information from lectures and demonstrations. Notebooks
should also include visual images and observations relative to assignments.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Instructor demonstrations
Lecture and discussion
Work on individual pieces in the studio with individual instruction and group critiques
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Personal notebook required
Handouts specific to assignments
Video, slides, multimedia presentation, specific subjects
Suggested readings from Ceramics, by Daniel Rhodes
COURSE EXPECTATIONS (Use applicable expectations)
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments
Weekly Writing Assignments
Studio Project / Assignments 1-5
Critiques
Hours per week
1
1
4
1
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
50
% Critiques of all class assignments, evaluated on the basis of technical skill, effort, imagination and
creativity, always considering the student’s skill level and progress. Final critique must include
finished pieces of work.
25
% Regular class attendance and participation in class critique / discussion periods. Review of the
student’s notebooks, which should include visual images, observation, planning, and design.
25
% How the student functions in the studio. Following directions, taking care of pieces in their various
stages, cleaning up after work, treating equipment properly, adhering to studio safety, and being
considerate of others who share the workspace and their work. Being respectful to the responsibility
of working in a community studio.
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
Letter Grade
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
Prepared by:
Eric Sanchez
Date:
S10
Form Revised 03/09
Pass / No Pass
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
X
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Credit
Below 70% = No Credit