Art Appreciation: Art 111 100 EC, Spring 2011Forsyth Technical Community College
Instructor: (Mrs.) Cecilia Wright
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Email: cpwright@forsthtech.edu
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Cell phone 336-392-6265
Office Hours: By appointment. I do not have a campus office, so please see me before or after
class! Please feel free to email or call my cell phone, ( I use it for school purposes) if you have a
question! I cannot read or send text messages !
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Course Description:
This course covers the development of art forms from pre history to the present. Emphasis is
placed on architecture, painting and sculpture. Upon completion, students should be able to
demonstrate understanding of the history of the Western creative experience.
Course Text:
Art, A Brief History by Marilyn Stokestad ,Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall
Course Resources:
There is a Supplemental course site on the school server which will include classroom powerpoints
and other resources. The publishers website has practice tests and other study resources. The
website address is www.prenhall.com/stokstad. There is also a disc included in the back of your
textbook, which has supplemental resources for your studies.
Course Competencies:
A student who completes this course should be able to:
 Recognize works of art according to style, time period, title, artist and
origin.
 Appreciate a work of art within its cultural context.
 Recognize the evolution of artistic style in art both chronologically and
geographically.
 Be able to state, elaborate, exemplify and illustrate the most important
points in the textbook when called upon in class.
 Internalize the key concepts of art and apply these concepts to problems
and issues in current situations in all disciplines.
 Arrive at well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against
relevant criteria and standards, while analyzing the logic of various articles,
essays and forms of art.
Teaching Methods Used:
The primary goal in this class will be for each student to learn the subject well and master the
thinking that defines art. This includes identifying and working through problems which artists
must address. Everything we do in this class will be designed to help you become better at
thinking within the field of art. It is designed to help you learn the logic of art. To think deeply
about the field of art, one must think clearly about the questions which face artists as they create
work. Each student’s goal is to practice artistic thinking and not to memorize the entire textbook.
Each student should view the textbook as a product of artistic thinking to be analyzed and assessed
by his or her best attempt at artistic thinking. Students will be required to internalize information
by using it actively in every class and in class assignments. You will learn to connect the logic of art
to the logic of your own thinking so that the subject becomes relevant to you!
This method of thinking requires that each student actively participate in class sessions. Lecture
will be conducted in an “engaged lecture” format, which means that you will be asked to
continually process information by restating information, giving examples, offering alternate
points of view, etc. The purpose of this process is not to intimidate you, but to help you
improve your critical listening abilities, to better understand what you hear. You will be
involved in group work, self-assessment and peer assessment. You will also be asked to bring some
assignments to class which will build upon work done the previous class period.
This class will be taught using a combination of lecture, discussion, reading assignments and slides.
Textbook is necessary for class participation. Many slides that accompany the lecture are not
included in the textbook; therefore class attendance and notes are very important in preparing for
a test.
Outside Assignments:
• Biography – this is a group presentation. An Artist will be assigned to students the first
two weeks of class. Each presentation should be no longer than 3- 5 minutes and should
contain a brief, but concise biography in which the student attempts to answer the
following:
1. Artists’ training and background
2. Common themes throughout the artists’ work
3. Purpose and logic of the artists’ thinking and work
4. Contributions to the art world
5. Impact on the art world
In class assignments: Short Written and Hands-on Assignments –
 These will be assigned throughout the semester during class, and can also be accessed
through the supplemental course site. You will be expected to turn these assignments in to
the instructor if called upon to do so.
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45% - Tests
30 % projects and presentations: Artist Biography, Elgin marbles group project
15% - Participation: in class assignments, outside assignments , homework
10% Midterm and final exam
Museum visit: Extra credit assignment
The following numerical grade scale will be used to determine final grade:
A = 92-100
B = 83-91
C = 74-82
D = 65-73
F = Below 65
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Regular attendance in this class is vital to your success in the course. You will receive a
participation grade that is directly affected by your attendance. Therefore, missing more than 15%
of this class will significantly impact your course grade and the ability to pass this course. The only
exception to this policy will be in cases of extreme emergencies, under the discretion of the
instructor. Attendance is expected for the entire class session. If you leave class early, you will be
counted absent.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students will be allowed to drop this class and receive a “W” anytime
before the 25% point of the semester. This equates to the first four weeks of school. Students will
not be allowed to withdraw after this date except in cases of extreme emergencies, under the
discretion of the instructor. If you stop attending this class after the 25% point, you will receive an
“F”.
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Please make every attempt to be on time. No make-ups or late submittals except in the
case of an extreme emergency, under the discretion of the instructor.
Academic integrity will be practiced in this class when taking tests and preparing research
paper and written assignments. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If a student in this class is
suspected of cheating, plagiarism or any act of academic dishonesty they are subject to the
following possible disciplinary action: receive a zero for the assignment, receive an “F” for
the course or referral to the Academic Dean for disciplinary action.
Parents and other students are requested not to bring young children to campus or to
class. The college liability insurance will not cover anyone who is not officially registered
for classes at FTCC.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT: If you are a student who is
disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and require assistance or
support services, please seek assistance through Student Services.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: No person shall, on the grounds of race, color,
sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, or disability be excluded from employment or
participation in, be denied the benefits of , or otherwise be subjected to discrimination
under any program or activity conducted by Surry Community College.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT: Forsyth Tech Community College adheres to
affirmative action policies to promote diversity and equal opportunity for all faculty and
students.
Course schedule
This is a tentative course schedule. Please keep in mind that the schedule can change. We will
visit galleries and museums several times this semester, and the reading schedule may change.
Week One
Friday January 14th
Reading assignment:
Introductory chapter
Art elements
Chapter One:
Art Before the written word
Week Two
Friday January 21
Week Three
Friday January 28
Chapter Two
The art of Mesopotamia and Egypt
quiz
Chapter Four
The art of Greece and the Aegean world Test
one
Begin group presentations
Week Four
Friday February 4
Week Five
Friday February 11
Week Six
Friday February 18
Chapter Five
The spread of Greek art and Culture
quiz
Chapter Six
Roman Art
quiz
Chapter Seven
Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Week Seven
Friday February 25
Week 8
Friday March 4
Midterm
Chapter Eleven
Gothic Art
quiz
. Chapter Twelve Early Renaissance Art
Week 9
Friday March 11
Chapter Thirteen: High
Renaissance and
Reformation
quiz
Week 10
Friday March 18
Week 11
Friday March 25
Week 12
Friday April 1
Week 13
Friday April 8
Week 14
Week 15
week 16
Friday April 15
Easter holiday 4/22
Friday April 29
Friday May 6th last day of class
Exam Day
Chapter Fourteen
Baroque and Rococo
quiz
Chapter 17
Neoclassicism, Romanticism
and Realism
quiz
Chapter Eighteen
Later Nineteenth-Century
Art in Europe and
The United States
quiz
Chapter 19: Modern art: Europe
and North America in the early
20th century
quiz
Chapter 20: Art since 1945
Final exam review .
Final exam
The final exam will cover
chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18,
19&20