1. Welcome to Early Calendar Visual Arts 1
Module 17 & 18
Instructor: Brenda Taylor

2. In this module, you will:
-Explore various careers in art -Meet a few professional artists as well as the work they have made famous -Play the role of a professional artist by trying to develop a logo and landscape design -Discuss how the work of artists affects our everyday lives   

3. Explore it … Learn about these featured art careers: Interior designer
Animation
Web designer
Video game designer
Graphic designer
Fashion designer

4. Warm up
Check out this link to see a list of 197 different art careers:
Careers in the fine arts--painting, sculpture, printmaking-- represent only a fraction of the careers available to trained artists.
What kinds of interests, skills, training, and experience would be needed to work in these jobs? Select 2 careers you find interesting and conduct an Internet search to discover colleges, universities, or art institutes that offer training in these fields. Record your findings in your Sketchbook.
Take a look at the Occupational Outlook Handbook to find out what it takes to do different art jobs: directors.htm#tab-7

5. Warm up Assignment
Using the link you just looked at: pick a non- traditional art career  (in other words something unusual or different, but related to art in some way.) Answer the following questions either in a Word document or in the Comments section for 20 points:     1. What non-traditional career did you choose?     2. Why do you feel this career is non-traditional?     3. What is the averge salary for a person in this career?     4. What training is required?     5. What is the job outlook for people choosing this career?     6. Is this something you would ever consider? Why or why not?

6. Create it
For this assignment you will pick an art related career, do lots of research, and submit a powerpoint telling about the job. I would like for you to go into detail about the career, and show pictures of people on the job, the work setting, and whatever else you can find. Be sure to answer these questions in your powerpoint:     What training is required?     Where can you get the training (what schools, etc.)?     What is the job outlook for this occupation?     What do you do in this job (duties and responsibilities)?     What is the salary range for people in this occupation? The more slides you have, the better. Be creative with your slides; a powerpoint for an art class should look good and be eye catching. Upload your powerpoint to me using the link below.

7. Connect it
Check out the listed sites to learn about interior design, architecture, and photojournalism.
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8. Critique it
Read about the photographer, Annie Leibovitz, known for her work in the “Got Milk?” series of advertisements.
Complete the following assignment:

9. Critique it
Assignment: The critical skills you use to think about works of art can also be used in thoughtful analysis of advertising messages—or any other aspect of our visual world. What is important about Art and Advertising? How does advertising effect society and the economy? How important is the design of the advertising? These are just some things to think about when critiquing this poster and its design.
1. Write a complete critique of the advertisement above in a WORD document. Title it "Advertising Critique". 2. Use the 4 step critiquing process to write this critique.       -Describe what you see.       -Analyze the way it is organized.       -Interpret what it is saying.       -Judge the overall aesthetic qualities. **Upload the document to me using the link on the main course page. This is worth 20 points.

10. Imagine it
Check out this site to see some landscape plans:
Extra Credit Assignment: Sketch an interesting building or house in your neighborhood:     -Carry your Sketchbook with you until you find your subject     -First plot the shape of the building or house to fit on your paper.     -Make light marks for walls, roof, a porch, and the like.     -Then start drawing one detail at a time.     -When finished, sketch in ideas for suitable landscaping (e.g. trees, bushes, grass, stepping stones, etc...) Submit your sketch to me in the forum for extra credit.

11. Review it
Choose an art career and describe how the activities of artists in this category affect your life or the lives of others. Is there a career you found especially intriguing? Tell about that.
Post in the forum. In addition to your initial post, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.

12. THE END of module 17 All assignments due by 12/14/12.
Final exam due by 12/14/12.

13. Final Exam MODULE 18
Pick an artist you really liked from what we’ve studied this semester. Research him or her and submit both a Presentation and Product. Presentation: Write a paper or create a Power Point presentation based on your research of the artist’s life, style, and work. Your presentation must demonstrate an understanding of the vocabulary you have studied this semester. Discuss the use of the Elements and Principles of Art in your artist’s work or overall style/body of work. Give specific examples. Product: Produce a project that displays the type of work that artist does/or did.  (Include self-reflection.  How does this piece  reflect on what you have learned?) Straight copying and pasting from websites or other informational sources will not be accepted! Tell me what you’ve learned, what you think, in YOUR OWN WORDS. **Because this is your final exam, you will not post your project on a blog. You will send the document and photo of the project to me using the link on the assignment page. It will go directly in the gradebook. Don’t forget to cite your sources! Insert disclaimer referencing specific quotes from the Student Code of Ethics and the consequences of plagiarizing.