ARTS274
CONTEMPORARY DIRECTIONS
- Department
- Art Studio
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course will explore the subjects, issues and themes that are important to artists working today. As a Diversity & Inclusion (D & I) designated course, content will center on artists from underrepresented groups and the impact their work has on the cannon of visual art and culture. Students will research a roster of contemporary artists and featured artists will address a variety of topics, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, age, religion, class, and ability/accessibility. Emphasis will be placed on the positionality of artists and audiences, structures of power within cultural institutions, and intersectionality as a compounding form of discrimination. Students will be expected to actively participate in discussions, complete all readings, short writing assignments, and projects. Two long-term projects will be assigned in which each student selects a contemporary artist to research and create a body of art work in response. Course projects will investigate the lived experience of diverse artists and how identity is and is not reflected in aesthetic images and objects.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 26% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 26% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 26% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–11:40 AM TC201 2022
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–4:05 PM ONLINE 2021
- Mon, 6:30 PM–9:00 PM LCD 2001
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Toby Sisson | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 12 enrolled | 33087 |
| Spring 2022 | Toby Sisson | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 12 enrolled | 31237 |
| Spring 2021 | Toby Sisson | Online | 1 | 13 of 12 enrolled | 38614 |
| Spring 2019 | Jan M. Johnson | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 37091 |
| Spring 2017 | Jan M. Johnson | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 12 enrolled | 34876 |
| Spring 2016 | Taylor A. Apostol | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 12 enrolled | 34876 |
| Spring 2001 | Ron Rizzi | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 35486 |