Celebrate the Arts at Wilson College During ArtsFest 2024

Celebrate the arts at Wilson College as it hosts the second annual ArtsFest from April 1-5. The theme for this year’s event is “Art is…Transformation,” which highlights how art transforms human experience. ArtsFest is a week-long event that includes theatre and dance performances, a fashion show, open mic readings, and visual arts workshops. One highlight of the week will be a UNITY project, which will allow members of the community to help create a structure of intertwined yarn that will represent their interconnectedness. All events are free and open to the public.

FA 242: Two-Dimensional Design

Introduction of the basic elements and underlying principles vital to understanding the organization of two-dimensional space.  Students explore design concepts while seeking individual solutions to a wide range of open-ended design problems. Introduces the computer as a design tool, though no previous computer experience is required. The course consists of a series of lectures in which design principles, concepts and theories are presented. Lectures are followed by studio exercises in which students have an opportunity to apply these principles in solving design problems. ART

DNC 147: Movement as Culture

Dance historians traditionally represented dance history in surveys limited to the history of Western theatrical dance, setting apart “ethnic” or folk dance forms into sections labeled, not as history, but as anthropology.  Presenting some dance forms as history and others as anthropology creates a sense that some dances are art, and perhaps of higher complexity or status, and some dances simply expressions of social behavior or religious belief.

FA 355: Internship

Open to students who have completed their sophomore year (or 16 credits).  Students must be in good academic standing (not on academic probation) to take this course.  The 355 intership is for one credit, and students complete at least 120 hours at the internship site.

FA 422: Senior Seminar II

This course is the second half of a two-semester sequence capstone experience.  Students complete, curate, exhibit and defend a body of original creative work as a capstone experience. A portfolio of professional documentation will accompany the exhibition.  Prerequisite: Permission of adviser.

FA 420: Senior Seminar I

The first half of a two-semester sequence capstone experience. Students develop their conceptual and practical skills through research and application of contemporary theory and technique in order to form a personal creative statement. The result is the initial body of work for the thesis exhibition the following semester. Prerequisite: Permission of adviser.

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