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24 Saville Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
617.984.1700 150 Newport Ave Ext.
Quincy, MA 02171
36 Cordage Park
Suite #228
Plymouth, MA 02360
508.747.0400
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Art
| ART 100 |
Fundamentals of Visual Art |
| This course provides a broad exploration of
various art
forms and techniques peculiar to each. Techniques
include assemblage, painting, sculpture, collage,
mono-printmaking, drawing, photography, design,
and architecture. 3 credits |
| ART 101 |
Basic Drawing |
| An introduction to the basics of drawing -
learning to see, using negative space and measuring
relationships to achieve a better drawing using pencil,
ink, charcoal, and watercolor for those who prefer
using more than black and white. Students purchase their own materials. 3
credits |
| ART 102 |
Advanced Drawing |
| For those who have completed Basic Drawing or
the equivalent. Students are encouraged to explore
further the picture-making process. The emphasis is on
mixing media, abstracting images, and developing
creativity. Students purchase their own materials. Prerequisite: ART 101. 3
credits |
| ART 103 |
Line, Color & Design |
| This course explores the principles underlying
effective
design. Students study the dynamics of line,
shape, color, texture, and pattern by experimenting
with black and white and colored media. Students purchase their own materials. 3
credits |
| ART 110 |
Theatre Arts I |
| This course introduces students to the parts
of a modern stage and the diverse tasks required in
the
performance of the play. Concepts in stage history,
dramaturgy, set design, lighting technique, costume,
and sound explored. Also introduced: individual merits
of classical verse drama, Pantomime, commedia
dell'art, clowning, melodrama, modern drama, epic
theatre, and Absurdist drama. 3 credits |
| ART 111 |
Theatre Arts II |
| This course introduces students to the parts
of a
modern stage and the diverse tasks required in the
performance of the play. Concepts in stage
directions, and techniques of movement and voice
production. The acting guidelines established by
Stanislavski, Boleslavsky, Adler, Meisner, Hagen, and
Shurtieff will also be introduced. May require written
character analysis or journal writing. 3 credits |
| ART 112 |
Acting Workshop |
| A workshop in acting techniques involving scene
work,
textual analysis, character study. Rehearse complex
scenes, study a character's progression through arc of
the play, and write well-developed character analysis.
Exercises used to promote variation and authenticity in
performances. Prerequisites: ENG 101 & ART 110 or
permission. 3 credits |
| ART 114 |
Improvisation |
| This course is a workshop in improvisational
technique as applied to acting, performance art, and
playwriting. Students will practice exercises to help
them develop improvisational techniques and then
apply those techniques to both written and unwritten
scenes. 3 credits |
| ART 115 |
Basic Painting |
| An introduction to the overview of painting
using acrylic or watercolor. The course covers
color mixing, techniques of application, and
composition. Students will paint from life and other sources,
and from
imagination. Students purchase their own materials. 3
credits |
| ART 116 |
Advanced Painting |
| A course for those who have completed Basic Painting
or the equivalent. Students are encouraged to
further explore the picture-making process using
acrylic paints. This is a studio workshop course.
Students are expected to be self-motivated and
resourceful, and able to work independently. Students purchase their own materials.
Prerequisite ART 115. 3 credits |
| ART 119 |
Photography I |
| This course deals with photography as an art
of visual
communication. There will be discussions and
instructions on the uses of the basic tools of
photography: the camera, lens, film, exposure, and an
introduction to darkroom techniques. Photo
assignments will be given that require students to
shoot, process, edit, and produce a finished picture.
The student should have access to a camera,
preferably a 35mm single-lens reflex. 3 credits |
| ART 120 |
Photography II-Photojournalism |
| This course deals with the visual presentation
of facts
and ideas, the creative editorial point of view and the
evaluation of the non-mechanical qualities of
photography. Still photography is studied as a means of visual communication
with
emphasis on
photojournalism and its use by the media. The student
should have access to a camera, preferably a 35mm
single-lens reflex. Prerequisite: ART 119. 3 credits |
| ART 150 |
Modern Drama |
| This course provides an introduction to craft
and art of
drama, including a close study of technique and
subject, and selected plays. Prerequisite: ENG 102. 3 credits |
| ART 155 |
Theatre Production |
| Study the “behind the scenes” elements
of theatrical
production: producing, budgeting, casting, directing
designing costuming, and managing a show. Learn
basic stage management and other technical
aspects of theatre. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ART 110. 3 credits |
| ART 201 |
Survey of Fine Arts |
| Emphasis is on developing an appreciation
of the fundamental principles that are basic to all forms of
fine arts. Consideration is given to pictorial art, music,
sculpture, and architecture. Visual and audio-visual
aids are used. Field trips are taken to nearby
museums. 3 credits |
| ART 202 |
Survey of Fine Arts II |
| Beginning with the fourteenth century, this course
examines the technical, social, historical, and stylistic
development of visual arts and architecture from the
Renaissance through the Modern Era. Museum trips
may be included. 3 credits |
| ART 229 |
American Film |
| This course will trace cinema in America from
the era
of the silent film and the studio system to the world of
wide screen & “auteur” productions. It will
demonstrate how movies began, grew, and changed
through the interaction of inventors, artists,
entrepreneurs, and audiences. 3 credits |
| ART 230 |
Art & Society |
| Students will analyze the ways in which visual,
musical,
and dramatic artists respond to cultural movements
and events, and explore how art shapes a society's
response to those events. Students learn how different
branches of the fine arts influence one another during
important epochs. Prerequisite: 12 credits ART/MUS
concentration electives. 3 credits |
| ART 297 |
Drama (Theatre) Internship |
| Students work in supervised placement for a
minimum of 90 hours in a professional theater
occupation. A term
paper is submitted to the coordinator and the student’s
work is assessed every week. Pre-requisite: 12 credits in
the area of study matching the internship experience.
Student must also meet college wide pre-requisite for
internship. 3 credits |
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