PICTURE BOOK ART + DESIGN (ART 462/562)

This course will help students develop a story or book idea from initial concept through a sequence of stages leading to finished proposal or personal anthology. Character, voice, setting and the interplay of text, illustrations and design are examined as means to effective storytelling.

DISEGNO: DRAWING + INVENTION (ART 367/467/567)

The concept of disegno as the foundation of the visual arts can be traced back to Petrarch in the mid-fourteenth century. In Renaissance art theory, the term disegno means more than simply drawing, which is its literal translation. It signifies the intellectual component of the visual arts and is identified with invention. This course builds on the concept of drawing as a principle means of investigation and expression of our visual, intellectual and emotional worlds.

This course will be offered in the Spring of 2010!

LIBRO CONCETTI: VISUAL NARRATIVES (ART 468/568)

This course will explore the time-based structure of the book as a means of investigating environments, scenarios, and events experienced in or inspired by the Orvieto setting. Documentation of place, the visual essay, and bookbinding techniques will be explored.

This course will be offered in the Spring of 2010!

WATERCOLOR (ART 285)

This is an introductory course in watercolor painting exploring basic materials and techniques while observing the Orvieto landscape.

Art courses will now be offered during the academic year in Orvieto beginning in Spring 2010! Our courses are open to all majors, and welcome beginners.