ART 225 - Art and Social Engagement

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1; Social Justice
Students investigate and analyze the histories and forms of art that are socially engaged. Students explore issues of social justice, community building, and participation as they practice teamwork and experiment with creative solutions to a specific local problem.

Credit Restrictions: Not open to for credit to Art majors.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C1 - Lower Division Arts, Overlay - Social Justice
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with theories, historical circumstances, and practices of social engagement in the visual arts;
Develop creative and critical approaches with various media, along with practical strategies for design and implementation, in order to solve specific social challenges in the real world;
Demonstrate understanding of the principles and complexities of socially engaged art practices;
Develop group social skills by participating in a collaborative learning environment.

C1. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.