:: Summer 2008 session

Art History & Liberal Arts

Art History

IAHIS 2220-01
Power of the Image in German Photography and Film
JUL 7 - AUG 8, M, W, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm and F, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dana Meuller
LOIS# 36423
3 Credits

This course explores visual and cultural meanings in German film and photography of the 20th century. The history of modern Germany has been marked by tremendous social and political upheaval, including economic depression, two devastating world wars, and a country divided from 1945 until 1989. The re-united Germany now struggles with an identity that seeks to come to terms with the shame of the past while looking to the future. We will study the work of German photographers and filmmakers in the light of this complex history. Discussions about their artistic productions will be complemented by relevant philosophical, literary and critical texts. Highlights of the course will include work by August Sander, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Anselm Kiefer, Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff and Andreas Gursky.

IAHIS 3290-01
Art and Photography in Contemporary China
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IAHIS 5290-01
Graduate Level Art and Photography in Contemporary China
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Foundation

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New Media

AIB's Computer Labs are equipped with Macintosh G5s,
large format and color printers, plotters, CD-ROM writers, scanners, graphic tablets, and other state-of-the-art devices.

ICOMP 3100-01
Digital Storytelling
JUL 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27, F, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm and SA, SU 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
3 credits
LOIS # 36298
Kevin Keaney

ICOMP 5100-01
Graduate Level Digital Storytelling
JUL 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27, F, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm and SA, SU 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
3 credits
LOIS # 36300
Kevin Keaney

Storytelling has long been a way for us to share our life experiences, ideas and imagination to each other. Combining words, images and sound, the storyteller shares a piece of themselves and engages the audience in their ‘virtual reality’. We live in a unique time in History; a time when storytellers from around the world can share their stories instantly to a massive audience. In this class, students will explore and experiment with the methods and techniques used in storytelling and the new digital technologies available, including Photoshop, PowerPoint and I movie. No computer experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn, share and create!

Graphic Design

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Illustration

IILLU 3141-01
Nature Illustration
JUL 8 – AUG 14, T, TH, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Diane Bigda
LOIS# 36296
1.5 credits

IILLU 5141-01
Graduate Level Nature Illustration
JUL 8 – AUG 14, T, TH, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Diane Bigda
LOIS# 36297
1.5 credits

Using plant life as the basis for experimentation and journaling, this class gives students an opportunity to explore various techniques and approaches to drawing and painting in a natural setting. Set in a Brookline garden, students will draw, paint, used mixed-media techniques and monotype printmaking. We will include people, plants and objects, and students are encouraged to work in their own styles. Writing or poetry may also be incorporated into the work. Field trips are planned to visit extraordinary environments. This course is relevant to applications for greeting cards, surface design, textiles, advertising and editorial illustration.

Photography

IPHOT 2150-01
Large Format
JUN 2 –JUL 23, M, W, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Josh Winer
LOIS# 36304
3 Credits

The large format camera has long been the favored by serious photographers when issues of clarity and tonality become paramount in image making. This course allows intermediate/advanced students to explore the creative capabilities of the 4 x 5 (or 8x10) view camera. In addition to classroom discussions and demos, we will meet and work outdoors as a class. We will also investigate the Zone System of exposure and development, using a special computer program prepared by the instructor. Students will acquire a familiarity with large format cameras, gain a greater understanding of exposure/development parameters, and produce a portfolio of original, self-defined work. The school provides all cameras, lenses, tripods, and film holders.

IPHOT 2120-01
Color: Digital
JUN 3 – JUL 24, T, TH, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
TBA
LOIS# 36308
3 Credits

IPHOT 5120-01
Graduate Level Color: Digital
JUN 3 – JUL 24, T, TH, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
TBA
LOIS# 36309
3 Credits

This course explores the potential of digital capture and output to transform the medium of color photography both aesthetically and technically. With the creation of the camera raw file format, the traditional pre-exposure concerns of color balance, and exposure, have now become post-exposure choices for the artist. Color: Digital will investigate the artistic implications of this malleability of image capture following through to improved controls and archival quality attainable in digital color photography.

IPHOT 1220-01
Introduction to Photography
JUN 2 – 30, M, W, F, 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
TBA
LOIS# 36310
3 Credits

This course is a basic, hands-on introduction to the photographic arts. It addresses both technical and aesthetic areas of photographic concern. Beginning with the basic properties of light, this course covers camera and lens functions, basic black and white printing processes, and presentation of the final image. Aesthetic concerns of space, composition, point of view, image rendering, manipulation and the intentions of the artist are covered in class critique.

Fine Art

IFINE 2230-01
Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
JUN 24 – JUL 29, T, TH, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Santiago Hernandez
LOIS# 36283
1.5 Credits

IFINE 2230-02
Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
JUN 24 – AUG 14, T, TH, F, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Santiago Hernandez
LOIS# 36286
3 Credits

IFINE 5231-01
Graduate Level, Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
JUN 24 – AUG 14, T, TH, F, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Santiago Hernandez
LOIS# 36287
3 Credits

This course offers students the opportunity to address the technical, conceptual, and aesthetic concerns that confront the developing artist who is interested in combining different art media. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of an individual approach to subject matter and using materials in a personal and expressive manner. Students will be encouraged to develop their sensitivity to a variety of 2 and 3-dimensional materials. This course will continue to address formal issues such as compositional structure and properties of color while also introducing alternative methods to image making.

IFINE 2571 –01
Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
JUN 30 – JUL 21, M, W, F, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tim Peck
LOIS# 36289
1.5 Credits

IFINE 2570-02
Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
JUN 30 – AUG 11, M, W, F, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tim Peck
LOIS# 36290
3 Credits

IFINE 5770 –01
Graduate Level Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
JUN 30 – AUG 11, M, W, F, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tim Peck
LOIS# 36291
3 Credits

Each class will meet at a different location throughout the city (weather permitting) to paint directly on site in either a park or an urban setting. We will discuss how to deal with the practical issues of painting outside as well as come up with economical, compact and convenient alternatives to expensive and cumbersome outdoor painting gear. Once outfitted and in the field, we will explore color and how it functions to create a specific sensation of space, form, light and atmosphere in a landscape painting through an efficient direct painting approach. As the class progresses we will discuss how to develop our paintings in the studio to maximize the intended effect experienced on site.

IIDFA 1999-01
Truro Center For the Arts at Castle Hill
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LFINE 5000-01
Landscape Painting: Searching for the Spirit of the O’Keefe Landscape
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IFINE 4415-02
Form Development in Clay
JUN 2 – JUL 2, M, W, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Ellen Schon
LOIS# 36295
1.5 Credits

IFINE 4415-01
Form Development in Clay
JUN 2 – JUL 2 ,and JUL 21 – AUG 20, M, W, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Ellen Schon
LOIS# 36293
3 Credits

IFINE 5401-01
Graduate Level Form Development in Clay
JUN 2 – JUL 2 ,and JUL 21 – AUG 20, M, W, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Ellen Schon
LOIS# 36294
3 Credits

Since clay is a material linked to earliest human expression in nearly every culture around the world, in what ways can we draw on those historical sources, yet transform them to develop an individual voice in clay? This course explores a source idea’s evolution toward personal expression through the methodology of working in a series.

Travel and Interdisciplinary Electives

Travel Courses and Partnerships

IAHIS 3290-01
Art and Photography in Contemporary China
MAY 21 – JUN 6, Travel to Beijing, Huangshan, Hangzhou, & Shanghai
Renee Covalucci and Ben Sloat
LOIS# 36456
3 Credits

IAHIS 5290-01
Graduate Level Art and Photography in Contemporary China
MAY 21 – JUN 6, Travel to Beijing, Huangshan, Hangzhou, & Shanghai
Renee Covalucci and Ben Sloat
LOIS# 36457
3 Credits

This course exposes students to the historical and aesthetic conditions that have come to define contemporary Chinese Art. Students will become familiar with traditional art forms and methodologies (including a range of painting, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture) as well as more recent social and
political contexts that have influenced current Chinese work. Students will visit four cities, a number of museums, galleries and cultural sites, and several art schools.

In addition to the travel dates above, 3 preliminary class meetings will take place during spring semester.
For additional Information on travel fees, costs and logistics, contact Ben Sloat, bensloat@gmail.com.

LFINE 5000-01
Landscape Painting: Searching for the Spirit of the O’Keefe Landscape
AUG 9-16, Travel, Ghost Ranch, Santa Fe and Abiquiu, New Mexico
Kat O’Connor
LOIS# 34911
3 Credits

This exciting trip, co-sponsored by Lesley University and the Worcester Art Museum provides you with opportunities to paint in various settings in the magnificent New Mexico landscape, while simultaneously absorbing the area’s rich Spanish and Indian cultures. Residing at Ghost Ranch, you’ll have ample time to explore the nearby hills, Kitchen Mesa, and the Pedernal Peak, some of O’Keeffe’s favorite painting sites. You’ll also visit Santa Fe and explore its rich culture, food and art scene, and travel to Chimayo, famed for its Shrine and woven goods. Painting in various New Mexico landscapes favored by Georgia O’Keeffe, students will learn to create strong compositional studies, preparatory sketches, and color studies for on-site works. Students will work in their preferred medium- oil, acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, or pastel, and should have a basic understanding of that medium. Course instruction includes lectures, discussions, and individual time with the instructor, tours of O’Keefe House and Museum, and critiques. Contact Joyce Wadlington, Division of Continuing Education at jwadling@lesley.edu for more information. Travel fees apply.

LINTD 6005-01
Traditions and Cultures of the Southwest
AUG 2 - 10
Travel Santa Fe, NM
Martha McKenna, Sharlene Voogd Cochrane
LOIS# 34913
3-6 Credits

The City of Santa Fe and its surrounding region, as well as the Native American, Hispanic and Anglo peoples are the text for the Institute which is a model of interdisciplinary humanities study. Immerse yourself in the history, art, architecture, literature, folklore and ecology of the region through field trips, lectures and a research project designed to focus on a particular area of interest. The Institute engages participants in intense field site and academic study of people and places using readings, local experts and Lesley University faculty. Location: The Institute is offered every other summer. We are housed in the dormitories at St. John's College in Santa Fe. The campus is nestled beneath the Sangre de Cristo mountains and there is easy access both to central Santa Fe and pleasant walking trails. The cafeteria offers a variety of regional as well as vegetarian menus in a pleasant glass-enclosed area and terrace overlooking the city and the mountains. Additional information can be found at http://www.lesley.edu/about/national/santa_fe.html

IIDFA 1999-01
Truro Center For the Arts at Castle Hill
LOIS# 36335
1.5 Credits

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill has operated a successful summer art school for the past 32 years. The facilities offer a well-equipped printmaking studio as well as painting and ceramics studios. Students are offered a number of classes working en pleine air, a genre adopted by decades of Cape artists. The location, nestled in the dunes of Truro and within walking distance to Cape Cod Bay, provides an inspirational and meditative backdrop that enhances the workshop experience. Throughout the summer, Castle Hill offers a series of humanities lectures, gallery exhibitions and special events by visiting artists that augment the studio classes. Students may earn 1.5 credits of studio electives by taking 3 studio workshops or 1.5 credits of general electives by taking 3 writing workshops. See www.castlehill.org for additional information.

Provincetown Work Center
Located at the very end of Cape Cod, this arts colony hosts one of the nation's most well respected artist residency programs. The Art Institute Of Boston at Lesley University has an affiliation with FAWC where students enrolled in FAWC can earn BFA credits. Each year, more than 80 courses in visual arts, poetry and creative writing are offered. See www.FAWC.org for a complete course and faculty listing.

Announcing AIB's new Art History Minor

The Art History Minor is designed to enrich the BFA degree by offering you the opportunity to enhance the training in your chosen artistic specialty with a more focused study of the history and theory of art. Many students will welcome the opportunity to delve more deeply into art of other eras and cultures and to further develop their critical and writing skills as a natural complement to their own art making. Because Art History is already a significant required component of all AIB students' education, the additional requirements for the Minor can easily be fulfilled. For information regarding the eligibility, application and program requirements, contact Susan Ashbrook at 617.585.6775 or email ashbrook@aiboston.edu.

Transfer Students Welcome!
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University maintains Articulation Agreements with community colleges whereby students graduating with an AA or AS degree can more easily facilitate the transfer of their credits to the BFA program. The transfer of credit is previously determined to ease the transfer process. Below is a list of those community colleges with current or pending agreements.

Bristol Community College, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Community College, Massachusetts
Greenfield Community College, Massachusetts
Holyoke Community College, Massachusetts
Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts
Mt. Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts

Contacts:

Brad Anderson, Senior Customer Care Representative: 617.585.6747
Diana Arcadipone, Associate Dean: 617.585.6729
Susan Ashbrook, Art History Program Advisor: 617.585.6775
Julie Stanwood, Director of Academic Advising: 617.585.6722
Lisa Ward, Professional Academic Advisor: 617.585.6723
Kerri Fisher, Manager of Extended Programs: 617.585.6724
Office of Admission: 617.585.6710

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