ARTS 475 On and Off the Beaten Track: Art and Design Beyond Chicagoland

In this course we travel to sites-rural and urban-outside the Chicagoland area for exposure to cultural organizations, persons, and experiences that are timely, historical, and relevant to the arts and design. Students will engage with critical and theoretical texts, interviews, and archives relevant to artists and locations to be visited. Possibilities include visiting permanent and temporary exhibitions, artist residency sites, and practitioners’ studios where students will meet with artists, designers, curators, gallerists, and other arts professionals. Students will develop a visual journal of their experience through, but not limited to, drawing, photography, video, and reflective writing, responding to the works, exhibitions, and presentations by professionals in the visited locations. Participation in the course is open to students from across the college with department permission.

Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6