ART 604 - High Desert Installation

(1-3 units)

A studio field course working in high desert locations around Tahoe and the Great Basin. Exploring larger issues of sustainable practice, land use, and embodied place by preparing and presenting artwork in the landscape.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Interdisciplinary Art MFA student.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. create site-responsive artworks that demonstrate an understanding of sustainable and ethical approaches to making art in outdoor environments.
2. identify and describe basic strategies for thinking about landscape, time, and place in the context of environmental art.
3. collaborate with peers to plan and present work in the landscape, showing an awareness of shared space, community, and audience.
4. synthesize and communicate how student artwork interacts with the high desert environment, considering material, scale, and ecological impact.

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