THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                  Senate Document Number    1694S 

                  Date of Senate Approval     1/27/94


 
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Action of Vice Chancellor: 

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   Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

   APC Document #16:  Catalog Changes in Art

   EFFECTIVE DATE:     For Catalog, Fall 1994

   ADD:      Art 390 - Professional Practices in Art (3)

   A "survival course" of practical information for advanced students
   considering a career in fine art.  Experiential learning through hands-on
   projects.  Topics covered include:  Photographing artwork; writing a resume,
   artist statement, biography, cover letter, review of an exhibition;
   presentation and exhibition skills such as matting, framing, finishing,
   hanging, and lighting.  Field trips to galleries, museums, and professional
   artists' studios are scheduled.  Journals required.  Prerequisites:  Art
   100, 101, 102, 103 or equivalent.  Art 225 is recommended.  Offered every
   even year in the fall semester.

   RATIONALE:     Because Art students are receiving a pre-professional degree,
   we feel it is the Art Department's responsibility to offer a course in
   professional skills.  High enrollment in this course both times it was
   offered as a Special Topics course reflects the student need and interest
   for this course.

   IMPACT:   This change will have no impact outside the Art Department.  The
   Art Department's future staffing needs and course offerings will also not be
   affected in any significant way.