ART&ARC 10
Arts Encounters: Exploring Arts Literacy in 21st Century
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; field trips, three hours; outside study, seven hours. Through series of direct encounters with art and artists across global range of practices, course equips students with kinds of critical skills that enhance their understanding of, and sharpen their appetite for, wide range of artistic practices. Attendance at performance/art events outside normal class schedule is mandatory. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2018 - Best class I've taken at UCLA, and it will most likely remain that way until I graduate. I've never seen a professor speak with that much passion for education in the arts and be able reach all the students with different majors found within this class. I'd say 60% of the students were involved in a STEM related major and they were all engaged. Each week was a different topic on art, so for example, there were lectures on performance art, spoken word poetry, puppetry, music, dance, and much more. The professor brought in working artists from each field to give a demonstration. There are in-class workshops each lecture that are required to complete the weekly assignment. Attendance in lecture is worth much of your grade, and they do check whether or not you are there by having you turn in a separate in-class assignment. There are no tests or quizzes in this class. Each week require you to make a piece of art and write about it. Blogs are on CCLE and require at least 200 words. You have one final project that's assign to you by another student, so no final project is the same. Everyone must make art. You will have to attend performances outside of class, and the total cost of all the tickets is around $100, which is basically the same as a textbook. The professor is very skilled in spoken word poetry, and will offer you the chance to perform at lecture-wide open mic. This was my favorite lecture of them all because of all the talent I got to see. You become pretty close with your section and your TA because most of the course requires you to talk about how you feel about art in interpretation and analysis. I wish I could take this class again.
Spring 2018 - Best class I've taken at UCLA, and it will most likely remain that way until I graduate. I've never seen a professor speak with that much passion for education in the arts and be able reach all the students with different majors found within this class. I'd say 60% of the students were involved in a STEM related major and they were all engaged. Each week was a different topic on art, so for example, there were lectures on performance art, spoken word poetry, puppetry, music, dance, and much more. The professor brought in working artists from each field to give a demonstration. There are in-class workshops each lecture that are required to complete the weekly assignment. Attendance in lecture is worth much of your grade, and they do check whether or not you are there by having you turn in a separate in-class assignment. There are no tests or quizzes in this class. Each week require you to make a piece of art and write about it. Blogs are on CCLE and require at least 200 words. You have one final project that's assign to you by another student, so no final project is the same. Everyone must make art. You will have to attend performances outside of class, and the total cost of all the tickets is around $100, which is basically the same as a textbook. The professor is very skilled in spoken word poetry, and will offer you the chance to perform at lecture-wide open mic. This was my favorite lecture of them all because of all the talent I got to see. You become pretty close with your section and your TA because most of the course requires you to talk about how you feel about art in interpretation and analysis. I wish I could take this class again.
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Spring 2021 - Very easy class. Textbook was only used in the first week, though, so I would say it probably isn't even necessary to buy it. David Gere is an amazing presenter though. Very kind, encouraging, and passionate about the impact of the arts. Some of the activities we do in class will take you out of your comfort zone. However, along with prof. Meryl Friedman, David created such a welcoming environment where we all felt comfortable putting ourselves out there. Grade relies entirely on participation, weekly creative assignments, weekly blog posts, submission of in-class assignments, and one group project at the end of the quarter. I'd say all the assignments are very easy, just make sure to reflect that you actually put effort into your work.
Spring 2021 - Very easy class. Textbook was only used in the first week, though, so I would say it probably isn't even necessary to buy it. David Gere is an amazing presenter though. Very kind, encouraging, and passionate about the impact of the arts. Some of the activities we do in class will take you out of your comfort zone. However, along with prof. Meryl Friedman, David created such a welcoming environment where we all felt comfortable putting ourselves out there. Grade relies entirely on participation, weekly creative assignments, weekly blog posts, submission of in-class assignments, and one group project at the end of the quarter. I'd say all the assignments are very easy, just make sure to reflect that you actually put effort into your work.
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Professor Winter was a nice enough guy, even if he was totally full of himself, but this class was a disaster. Like people have said, despite what he claims there is definite favoritism for the athletes. Not only do they get their own review sessions, where it is rumored that they get all the answers, there have been times both explicitly and implicitly that extra credit opportunities have been presented only to athletes. The class itself was mostly entertaining, and the midterm was easy. However, the final turned out to be pretty hard. The real pain is that you have no idea what to study for. He gives no study guides and there is no textbook and most classes tend to consist of a string of bullshit with no uniting theme. I still don't know my grade so I can't say if it is an "easy A" but it is definitely a lot easier if you are an athlete. I would avoid this class if you can just because of the unpredictability of the tests and obvious favoritism.
Professor Winter was a nice enough guy, even if he was totally full of himself, but this class was a disaster. Like people have said, despite what he claims there is definite favoritism for the athletes. Not only do they get their own review sessions, where it is rumored that they get all the answers, there have been times both explicitly and implicitly that extra credit opportunities have been presented only to athletes. The class itself was mostly entertaining, and the midterm was easy. However, the final turned out to be pretty hard. The real pain is that you have no idea what to study for. He gives no study guides and there is no textbook and most classes tend to consist of a string of bullshit with no uniting theme. I still don't know my grade so I can't say if it is an "easy A" but it is definitely a lot easier if you are an athlete. I would avoid this class if you can just because of the unpredictability of the tests and obvious favoritism.
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