Art

Subject abbreviation: ART College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Anna Betbeze, Chair Office: ARTS 241

• (951) 827-4634; art.ucr.edu

Professors Brandon Lattu, M.F.A. Charles Long, M.F.A. Yunhee Min, MDes. Amir Zaki, M.F.A.

Professor Emeritus John M. Divola, M.F.A. Distinguished Professor Uta Barth, M.F.A. Jill Giegerich, M.F.A. Jim Isermann, M.F.A. James S. Strombotne, M.F.A.

Associate Professors Anna Betbeze, M.F.A. Lynne Marsh, M.F.A.

Assistant Professors Fiona Connor

The Department of Art offers a B.A. degree in an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes a crit- ical approach to artistic production. Courses are offered in the following curricular areas: photogra- phy, digital art, video, two- and three-dimensional media (painting, drawing, sculpture, installation), and critical theory. The program is designed pri- marily for students preparing for graduate study and those who plan to continue professionally as artists. The Department of Art does not offer courses in commercial art or in graphic design. The department welcomes the participation of nonmajors and nondegree students.

Admission Incoming freshmen applicants may declare a major in Art upon the submission of their Undergraduate Admission application. Current UCR non-majors and new incoming transfer students must submit a portfolio electronically, consisting of ten (10) images of your original work and/or three (3) clips of moving images or sound work. Guidelines for the portfolio and a link to the site for submission can be found on the Art Department website at art.ucr.edu/. Students whose portfolios are approved will be admitted to the major. Guidelines for submis- sion are also available from Undergraduate Admissions and from the Department of Art.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The major requirements for the B.A. in Art are as follows:

• 1. Lower-division requirements (33-34 units)

• a) ART 001 or ART 002

• b) ART 003 or ART 010

• c) ART 005

• d) ART 006

• e) Two of the following courses: ART 009,

ART 012, ART 065, ART 066, ART 067, or any of ART 001, ART 002, ART 003 and ART 010 not used to fulfill Major Requirements 1.c) or 1.d).

• f) AHS 018

• g) ART 032 (must pass with a C+ or better)

• 2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)

• a) ART 132 (must pass with a C+ or better)

• b) ART 160

• c) ART 180

• d) One of the following Art History cours-

es: AHS 115, AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137, AHS 175, AHS 176/MCS 176, AHS 178/ URST 178, AHS 179, AHS 180, AHS 181, AHS 182, ART 183, AHS 184/URST 184, AHS 185/URST 185, AHS 186/MCS 186, AHS 187, AHS 188, AHS 189E-Z or any other upper-division Art History course that covers the period 1945 to present

• e) A minimum of 24 additional units of

upper-division Art course work

Note: A maximum of 12 upper-division transfer units of established equivalency can be accepted for credit. Equivalent transfer units in lower-division studio art course work and lower- and upper-division Art History course work is also accepted for credit toward the major in the respective lower- or upper- division category.

A minimum of 36 units of Art must be taken in residence (UCR Department of Art) to fulfill this major.

Education Abroad is an excellent opportunity to learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Education Abroad at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad in the Educational Opportunities section in the beginning of this catalog.

The Art Department offers the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in Visual Art.

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art The program’s primary goal is to provide a context for research and production of contemporary art at the highest level. The M.F.A. in Visual Art is interdis- ciplinary, and students can draw on the resources of other departments on campus, including the UCR/California Museum of Photography. The core of the M.F.A. program is independent creative work done in consultation with faculty. Creative work can be digital imaging, film or video works, installations, painting, performances, photography, sculpture, or any visual medium.

Admission Applicants must have a B.A. or B.F.A. degree. They must submit an application including all required support documents, a portfolio of their work, and three letters of recommenda- tion. The GRE is not required. Students without any visual arts background may be required to complete courses in Studio Art and Art History subsequent to admission.

Plan I (Thesis) The M.F.A. is a Plan I (thesis) master’s degree program, requiring 72 units in graduate or ap- proved upper-division undergraduate courses that must be completed with at least a letter grade of “B” or “Satisfactory.”

Required courses include 48 units in graduate courses in theory and criticism, as well as indi- vidual projects and tutorials:

• 1. Three courses of ART 285, Graduate Critique

• 2. ART 230, Contemporary Critical Issues

• 3. ART 240, Critical Theory

• 4. ART 299, Research for Thesis

• 5. One of the following Art History Graduate

Seminars (AHS 252, AHS 260, AHS 263, AHS 272, AHS 273, AHS 274, AHS 276, AHS 277, AHS 278, AHS 279, AHS 282, AHS 283, AHS 284, AHS 285, AHS 286, or AHS 287)

• 6. 20 units of Art 293, Directed Individual

Studio Production

Of the remaining 24 units in elective courses, at least one additional course must be in Art His- tory or Media and Cultural Studies, and at least two additional courses must be taken from a department other than art. These courses may be graduate or undergraduate courses.

M.F.A. students receive a degree in Visual Art. The course of field study is not characterized by medium.

All students must undergo an annual review in their first and second year by a departmental graduate studies committee. The committee will review the student’s comprehensive record of TA-ships, grades, and overall progress of their research and studio work and make one of the following recommendations: proceed in the program or probationary warning (hold).

Each student will be given a written evaluation letter that elaborate on this assessment and make suggestions for improvement. If the stu- dent is given a hold, they must undergo a special review after one quarter in order to review progress in areas of concern where the outcome would be to remove the hold or terminate.

The thesis requirement is met by the student’s M.F .A. thesis exhibition, accompanied by a written thesis. A graduate thesis committee reviews the thesis. The committee is com- posed of four faculty members, at least three from the Department of Art. The fourth faculty member may be from another department at any UC Campus. Persons who are not UC Sen- ate members may be appointed only with the approval of the Graduate Dean. Students will select their committee chairperson by the end of the spring quarter of their second year, and select the remaining committee members by the end of the fall quarter of their third year.

Professional Development Requirement ART 400, Art Practice Seminar, spring quar- ter. Students must complete the course a minimum of two times. Units earned through ART 400 do not count towards the 72-unit minimum degree requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement None

Teaching Requirement None; however, stu- dents are given opportunities to teach and are encouraged to do so.

Normative Time to Degree Nine quarters