Painting Courses
PAINT 4597-01
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN PAINTING
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course would address many practical issues to do with becoming a professional artist after graduation. Some of these issues are: the commercial gallery, the not-for-profit gallery, museums, graduate programs, auction houses, grants, documentation of work, archival storage of work and restoration of artwork. Professionals from the gallery, museum and other fields will be invited to the class to share their expertise with the student. Artists will be invited to talk about their professional experiences. It is a seminar class addressed particularly to the senior painting student.
Open to Senior Painting Students only.
Elective
PAINT 4598-01
PAINTING DEGREE PROJECT
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This is a comprehensive course designed to test the student's ability to create, complete, and document a Degree Project of his or her choosing. The Degree Project should be a distinct, carefully conceived, exhibition-ready body of work which reflects the issues and objectives of your art. The Senior Degree Project is distinct from your Woods-Gerry Gallery exhibition, although its work can overlap with that exhibition.
Open to Senior Painting Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting
PAINT 4598-02
PAINTING DEGREE PROJECT
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This is a comprehensive course designed to test the student's ability to create, complete, and document a Degree Project of his or her choosing. The Degree Project should be a distinct, carefully conceived, exhibition-ready body of work which reflects the issues and objectives of your art. The Senior Degree Project is distinct from your Woods-Gerry Gallery exhibition, although its work can overlap with that exhibition.
Open to Senior Painting Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting
PAINT 4598-03
PAINTING DEGREE PROJECT
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This is a comprehensive course designed to test the student's ability to create, complete, and document a Degree Project of his or her choosing. The Degree Project should be a distinct, carefully conceived, exhibition-ready body of work which reflects the issues and objectives of your art. The Senior Degree Project is distinct from your Woods-Gerry Gallery exhibition, although its work can overlap with that exhibition.
Open to Senior Painting Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting
PAINT 4598-04
PAINTING DEGREE PROJECT
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This is a comprehensive course designed to test the student's ability to create, complete, and document a Degree Project of his or her choosing. The Degree Project should be a distinct, carefully conceived, exhibition-ready body of work which reflects the issues and objectives of your art. The Senior Degree Project is distinct from your Woods-Gerry Gallery exhibition, although its work can overlap with that exhibition.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting
PAINT 460G-01
GRADUATE PAINT STUDIO CRITIQUE III
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This period is designed as an advanced critique course which involves visits by resident faculty, visiting artists and critics, with special reference to current issues and concerns in contemporary art.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting
PAINT 461G-01
GRADUATE PAINTING STUDIO THESIS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This period is designed for development and presentation of a body of work supported by a written thesis in consultation with resident faculty, visiting artists and critics during the semester. A final exhibition of work will be evaluated by a jury of Painting Faculty Members.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting
PAINT 465G-01
THREE CRITICS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Three Critics will offer graduate students the opportunity to get inside the art critic's head and learn how writers think about the visual. Students will be exposed to a wide range of viewpoints and discourse on contemporary art issues as defined by the interests of three different, practicing critics. Each critic will become part of the RISD community for approximately one month, conducting 3 sessions on campus and one in New York or Boston. On-campus meetings will consist of lectures, reading and writing assignments, group critiques and one-on-one studio visits. Off-campus trips will include visits to museums, galleries and artist studios. Small groups of students will be expected to lead several classes. Outside coursework and full participation in class discussion required for successful completion.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting