Schedule of Art Periods and Topics

Feb 2, 4
Introductions and overview of class
What is Art?

Feb 9, 11
Renaissance


Feb 12-15 - President’s Holiday - Campus Closed - no classes held


Feb 16, 18
Art in Context
Banking systems
Political systems
Social forces – wars and so forth
Renaissance inside and outside of Italy
Feb 23, 25
Baroque

(Feb 26 -Last day to withdraw from a regular semester course without
a “W” on record)

March 2, 4
Rococo
March 9, 11
Neo-Classicism
March 16, 18
Romanticism
March 23, 25
Realism

March 29 – April 1 Spring Break - no classes held

April 1
Impressionism
April 6, 8
Post-Impressionism
April 13, 15
20th century, pre 1945
April 20, 22
Modernism
April 27, 29
Post-Modernism
May 4, 6
Non-traditional, non-western trends in artistic expression
- Chinese Brush Paintings
- Mexican Art Works
May 11, 13
Alternative modes of art making
- Digital & Video & Installation & Site Specific
May 18, 20
Contemporary Art-world
Auction Houses, Galleries, and Internet
Collectors
Non-Profits

May 25, 27
Writing About Art