Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Division in the School of the Arts offers courses in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Courses
(Formerly R1001) The fundamentals of visual vocabulary and handling of drawing materials including charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencil, pen, ink, and brushes. Various conceptual and practical approaches to image-making are explored as formal issues such as line, volume, contrast, and composition are emphasized. Class assignments are accompanied by discussions and critiques. Students draw largely from observation, working with a variety of sources that may include still-life objects and the human figure. Portfolio required at the end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR1000R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/10615Enrollment
3 of 18Instructor
Juan David Hernandez Diaz(Formerly R1001) The fundamentals of visual vocabulary and handling of drawing materials including charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencil, pen, ink, and brushes. Various conceptual and practical approaches to image-making are explored as formal issues such as line, volume, contrast, and composition are emphasized. Class assignments are accompanied by discussions and critiques. Students draw largely from observation, working with a variety of sources that may include still-life objects and the human figure. Portfolio required at the end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR1000R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:00-16:30We 14:00-16:30Section/Call Number
002/11321Enrollment
0 of 18(Formerly R1001) The fundamentals of visual vocabulary and handling of drawing materials including charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencil, pen, ink, and brushes. Various conceptual and practical approaches to image-making are explored as formal issues such as line, volume, contrast, and composition are emphasized. Class assignments are accompanied by discussions and critiques. Students draw largely from observation, working with a variety of sources that may include still-life objects and the human figure. Portfolio required at the end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR1000R003Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
003/11322Enrollment
8 of 18Instructor
Naomi Safran-HonIntroductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing. Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.
Course Number
VIAR1701R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/11323Enrollment
0 of 14Instructor
Matthew BuckinghamIntroductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing. Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.
Course Number
VIAR1701R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 09:30-12:00Th 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
002/11343Enrollment
2 of 14Instructor
Dana BuhlSince Walter Benjamin’s concept of “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has been continuously changed by mechanical, and then digital, means of image capture and processing. This class explores the history of the image, as a global phenomenon that accompanied industrialization, conflict, racial reckonings, and decolonization. Students will study case studies, read critical essays, and get hands-on training in capture, workflow, editing, output, and display formats using digital equipment (e.g., DSLR camera) and software (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop, Scanning Software). Students will complete weekly assignments, a midterm project, and a final project based on research and shooting assignments. No Prerequisites and no equipment needed. All enrolled students will be able to check out Canon EOS 5D DSLR Camera; receive an Adobe Creative Cloud license; and get access to Large Format Print service.
Course Number
VIAR1702R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 13:00-15:30Th 13:00-15:30Section/Call Number
001/11344Enrollment
0 of 12Instructor
Joao PinaAs far back as Walter Benjamin’s “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has always been challenged by mechanical means of image processing. Photographers and Institutions have first resisted and then (mostly) embraced each of these changes. This class explores Artificial Intelligence Photography as the latest in a series of earthquakes in the history of the photographic image, accompanying the desires of business, globalization, and science. This class seeks an ethically guided, globally representative model for photography and artificial intelligence. Debates around authorship and creativity (e.g., Supreme Court case with Andy Warhol) now face a radically new context of an “authorless” photograph. As crowdsourced imagemaking begins, the bias of massive datasets have taken techno-utopians by surprise, underlining that the task of building an equitable image-bank of the world cannot be left to algorithms and entrepreneurs. This class will explore the ethics and aesthetics of Artificial Intelligence and Imagery. There will be equal emphasis on reading and writing papers, as there will be on learning new software and tools.
Course Number
VIAR1703R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 01:00-03:30We 01:00-03:30Section/Call Number
001/13778Enrollment
3 of 12Instructor
Naeem MohaiemenPopular and Historical Gestures explores the fundamental properties of figure drawing and portraiture through the lens of pop culture and historical gestures and poses. Students examine the figure in painting, documentary photography, art history, and literature, and then use these examples as sources for live model sessions, studio practice, and discussions. Students will work on self-directed projects and from live models. There are one-on-one and group discussions, as well as individual critiques with the instructor. Class time will include image presentations, discussions, museum trips, individual and group critiques, and in-class independent work time. Each class will begin with a homework critique and a discussion, lecture, or demonstration structured around a specific goal. Students will then work individually. Each class will end with brief individual and group critiques to allow students to see and discuss each other's work.
Course Number
VIAR2021R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11345Enrollment
7 of 16Instructor
David CruzPrerequisites: (VIAR UN1000) (Formerly R3201) Introduction of the fundamental skills and concepts involved in painting. Problems are structured to provide students with a knowledge of visual language along with a development of expressive content. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2100R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11347Enrollment
7 of 16Instructor
Dana LokPrerequisites: (VIAR UN1000) (Formerly R3201) Introduction of the fundamental skills and concepts involved in painting. Problems are structured to provide students with a knowledge of visual language along with a development of expressive content. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2100R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
002/11383Enrollment
0 of 16(Formerly R3130) This studio course will provide the students with a foundation in the ceramic process, its history, and its relevance to contemporary art making. The course is structured in two parts. The first centers on the fundamental and technical aspects of the material. Students will learn construction techniques, glazing and finishing methods, and particulars about firing procedures. This part of the course will move quickly in order to expose the students to a variety of ceramic processes. Weekly assignments, demonstrations, and lectures will be given. The second centers on the issue of how to integrate ceramics into the students current practice. Asking the question of why we use ceramics as a material and, further, why we choose the materials we do to make art. Rigorous group and individual critiques focusing on the above questions will be held. The goal of this course is to supply the students with the knowledge and skill necessary to work in ceramics and enough proficiency and understanding of the material to enable them to successfully incorporate it into their practice. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2200R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11355Enrollment
5 of 6Instructor
Patrice Washington(Formerly R3330) The fundamentals of sculpture are investigated through a series of conceptual and technical projects. Three material processes are introduced, including wood, metal, and paster casting. Issues pertinent to contemporary sculpture are introduced through lectures, group critiques, discussions, and field trips that accompany class assignments. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2300R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11360Enrollment
9 of 8Instructor
Jon Kessler(Formerly R3330) The fundamentals of sculpture are investigated through a series of conceptual and technical projects. Three material processes are introduced, including wood, metal, and paster casting. Issues pertinent to contemporary sculpture are introduced through lectures, group critiques, discussions, and field trips that accompany class assignments. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2300R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
002/11364Enrollment
0 of 8Instructor
Sable Smith(Formerly R3401) Enables the student to realize concepts and visual ideas in a printed form. Basic techniques are introduced and utilized: the history and development of the intaglio process; demonstrations and instruction in line etching, relief, and dry point. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2420R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:30-17:00We 14:30-17:00Section/Call Number
001/11366Enrollment
10 of 9Instructor
Jennifer Nuss(Formerly R3411) Printmaking I: Relief introduces woodcut and other relief techniques. Given the direct quality of the process, the class focuses on the students personal vision through experimentation with this print medium. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2430R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/11369Enrollment
8 of 9Instructor
Nathan Catlin(Formerly R3413) Printmaking I: Silkscreen introduces silkscreen and other silkscreen techniques. Given the direct quality of the process, the class focuses on the students personal vision through experimentation with this print medium. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR2440R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11377Enrollment
0 of 9Instructor
Ana RiveraPrerequisites: (VIAR UN1000) (Formerly R3515) This course approaches drawing as an experimental and expressive tool. Students will explore the boundaries between drawing and sculpture and will be encouraged to push the parameters of drawing. Collage, assemblage and photomontage will be used in combination with more traditional approaches to drawing. The class will explore the role of the imagination, improvisation, 3-dimensional forms, observation, memory, language, mapping, and text. Field trips to artists’ studios as well as critiques will play an important role in the course. The course will culminate in a final project in which each student will choose one or more of the themes explored during the semester and create a series of artworks. This course is often taught under the nomenclature Drawing II - Mixed Media.
Course Number
VIAR3010R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11379Enrollment
8 of 18Instructor
Diana CooperPrerequisites: (VIAR UN1000) and (VIAR UN2100) (Formerly R3202) Painting II: Extension of VIAR UN2100 This course explores the transition of representational form towards abstraction in the early 20th century (Cubism) with full consideration to recent movements such as geometric abstraction, organic abstraction, gestural abstraction, color field and pattern painting. Students will be encouraged to find dynamic approaches to these classic tropes of 20th and 21st century abstraction.
Course Number
VIAR3101Q001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11381Enrollment
4 of 16Instructor
Esteban Cabeza de BacaThis class is designed to introduce you not only to the subject of painting the human figure and its expressive potential, but also to focus on the art and craft of Painting. We will be painting the figure from secondary source material that can include photos, other artworks, clay models etc. The focus will be on figurative narration. We will be learning to see color, and use paint in response to that. Painting is a way to account for, express and communicate what you have seen with your eyes, mind or in your imagination. You will be introduced to different approaches to the craft of painting, and will by the end of the semester be more free and confident in interpreting your inner and outer vision. We will also be looking at paintings made in different times and places and discuss how and why they look the way they do. You will also be designing and carrying out your own independent project to be completed by the final critique.
Course Number
VIAR3121R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11385Enrollment
2 of 16Instructor
Daphne ArthurPrerequisites: VIAR UN2420 or VIAR UN2430 note that VIAR UN2430 was formerly R3420. The objective of the course is to provide students with an interdisciplinary link between drawing, photography and printmaking through an integrated studio project. Students will use drawing, printmaking and collage to create a body of work to be presented in a folio format. In the course, students develop and refine their drawing sensibility, and are encouraged to experiment with various forms of non-traditional printmaking. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3412Q001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11387Enrollment
6 of 12Instructor
Tomas Vu DanielPrerequisites: VIAR UN2420 (Formerly R3402) Continues instruction and demonstration of further techniques in intaglio. Encourages students to think visually more in the character of the medium, and personal development is stressed. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3421R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:30-17:00We 14:30-17:00Section/Call Number
001/11367Enrollment
1 of 3Instructor
Jennifer NussPrerequisites: VIAR UN2430 (Formerly R3412) Printmaking II: Relief continues instruction and demonstration of further techniques in woodcut. Encourages students to think visually more in the character of the medium, and personal development is stressed. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3431R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/11391Enrollment
2 of 3Instructor
Nathan CatlinPrerequisites: VIAR R2440. (Formerly R3414) Printmaking II: Silkscreen continues instruction and demonstration of further techniques in silkscreen. Encourages students to think visually more in the character of the medium, and personal development is stressed. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3441R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11392Enrollment
0 of 3Instructor
Ana RiveraIntro to Moving Image: Video, Film & Art is an introductory class on the production and editing of digital video. Designed as an intensive hands-on production/post-production workshop, the apprehension of technical and aesthetic skills in shooting, sound and editing will be emphasized. Assignments are developed to allow students to deepen their familiarity with the language of the moving image medium. Over the course of the term, the class will explore the language and syntax of the moving image, including fiction, documentary and experimental approaches. Importance will be placed on the decision making behind the production of a work; why it was conceived of, shot, and edited in a certain way. Class time will be divided between technical workshops, viewing and discussing films and videos by independent producers/artists and discussing and critiquing students projects. Readings will be assigned on technical, aesthetic and theoretical issues. Only one section offered per semester. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3500R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11393Enrollment
8 of 9Instructor
Tal Keren(Formerly R4601) New York City is the most abundant visual arts resource in the world. Visits to museums, galleries, and studios on a weekly basis. Students encounter a broad cross-section of art and are encouraged to develop ideas about what is seen. The seminar is led by a practicing artist and utilizes this perspective. Columbia College and General Studies Visual Arts Majors must take this class during their junior year. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR3800R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 16:00-19:00Section/Call Number
001/11394Enrollment
2 of 16Instructor
Keli MaksudPrerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3910 (Formerly R3901) Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.
Course Number
VIAR3900Q001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 05:15-10:00Section/Call Number
001/14859Enrollment
9 of 16Instructor
Jon KesslerCourse Number
VIAR3900R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 17:15-22:00Section/Call Number
001/11396Enrollment
0 of 13Instructor
Jon KesslerPrerequisites: VIAR UN3900 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3911 Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.
Course Number
VIAR3901Q001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 17:15-22:00Section/Call Number
001/11397Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Jon KesslerPrerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3910 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3911. Corequisites: VIAR UN3900 (Formerly R3921) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.
Course Number
VIAR3910R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 17:15-22:00Section/Call Number
001/11398Enrollment
11 of 16Instructor
Emily HenrettaPrerequisites: VIAR UN3910 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. Corequisites: VIAR UN3901 (Formerly R3922) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.
Course Number
VIAR3911R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
001/11400Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Emily HenrettaPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
001/11402Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Matthew BuckinghamPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
002/11403Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
David CruzPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R003Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
003/11404Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Delphine FawunduPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R004Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
004/11406Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Jon KesslerPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R005Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
005/11407Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Naeem MohaiemenPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R006Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
006/11409Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Sable SmithPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R007Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
007/11438Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Rirkrit TiravanijaPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R008Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
008/11439Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Tomas Vu DanielPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R009Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsPrerequisites: the department chairs permission. (Formerly R3932)
Course Number
VIAR3932R010Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsThis course seeks to build upon (or expand) skills learned in sculpture I. This workshop based course allows students more access to the shops to continue to develop those introductory skills while focusing on specific materials and processes. In this course students will complete one self directed project and a number of inclass short assignments and exercises providing a greater exposure to sculptural practice and processes. Acting as both a bridge to and support for more advanced inquiry into making.
Course Number
VIAR4300R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 10:00-11:30Section/Call Number
001/11464Enrollment
1 of 12Instructor
Andrew BrehmPrerequisites: VIAR UN2300 (Formerly R3302) Laboratory in Relational Art; Sculpture without Objects The purpose of this class will be to explore the function of Relational Aesthetics in contemporary art practice and to develop ideas about the role of context in art, as the students develop their own site-specific works and research historical precedents for art designed to be exhibited in non-traditional venues. This course will also prepare students for professional work preparing art for venues of that type. This class will be structured around studio work, with an emphasis on the development and production of a final site-specific project. In order to foster students’ growth and ongoing investigation into the nature of contemporary sculpture, the class will also be comprised of slide lectures, visits to local artists’ studios, and galleries, as well as various public art projects throughout the city. As the semester progresses, the emphasis will gradually be shifted from research to intensive studio work on a final project, often a proposal for a site-specific work in a non-traditional venue. Generally, the first half of each class session will be dedicated to lecture and discussion, while the second half will be dedicated to individual studio work and critique.
Course Number
VIAR4310W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11465Enrollment
0 of 16Instructor
Rirkrit TiravanijaAdvanced Moving Image: Video, Film, Art & Movement is an advanced moving image class which centers on the use of both established and emergent digital technologies as a medium for exploration and artistic expression. The focus will be on artworks that reference the body/bodies in movement, the creation of Avatars and the designing of environments and spatial narratives. Existing works from this emergent area will be shown to give cultural and historical context, seen through a personal and political lens. The course will be intensive and hands-on, the apprehension of technical and aesthetic skills will be utilized to create works based on the individual or collective expression of the artist/s.
Students are encouraged to explore areas of personal interest and to incorporate this research
into their production work. Taking an active role in class discussions and production teamwork is
required. The course is offered to both graduate and undergraduate students. It is expected that at the end of the course students will have gained an active knowledge of core concepts and techniques useful in working with performance capture within an art context.
Course Number
VIAR4504W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11494Enrollment
0 of 9Course Number
VIAR5100R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11501Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Dana LokCourse Number
VIAR5100R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
002/11502Enrollment
0 of 2Course Number
VIAR5101R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11503Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Esteban Cabeza de BacaThis class is designed to introduce you not only to the subject of painting the human figure and its expressive potential, but also to focus on the art and craft of Painting. We will be painting the figure from secondary source material that can include photos, other artworks, clay models etc. The focus will be on figurative narration. We will be learning to see color, and use paint in response to that. Painting is a way to account for, express and communicate what you have seen with your eyes, mind or in your imagination. You will be introduced to different approaches to the craft of painting, and will by the end of the semester be more free and confident in interpreting your inner and outer vision. We will also be looking at paintings made in different times and places and discuss how and why they look the way they do. You will also be designing and carrying out your own independent project to be completed by the final critique.
Course Number
VIAR5121R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11504Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Daphne ArthurPopular and Historical Gestures explores the fundamental properties of figure drawing and portraiture through the lens of pop culture and historical gestures and poses. Students examine the figure in painting, documentary photography, art history, and literature, and then use these examples as sources for live model sessions, studio practice, and discussions. Students will work on self-directed projects and from live models. There are one-on-one and group discussions, as well as individual critiques with the instructor. Class time will include image presentations, discussions, museum trips, individual and group critiques, and in-class independent work time. Each class will begin with a homework critique and a discussion, lecture, or demonstration structured around a specific goal. Students will then work individually. Each class will end with brief individual and group critiques to allow students to see and discuss each other's work.
Course Number
VIAR5122R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11505Enrollment
1 of 2Instructor
David CruzCourse Number
VIAR5200R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11506Enrollment
4 of 4Instructor
Patrice WashingtonCourse Number
VIAR5300R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11507Enrollment
0 of 4Instructor
Jon KesslerCourse Number
VIAR5300R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
002/11508Enrollment
0 of 4Instructor
Sable SmithCourse Number
VIAR5412R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11509Enrollment
2 of 2Instructor
Tomas Vu DanielCourse Number
VIAR5420R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:30-17:00We 14:30-17:00Section/Call Number
001/11511Enrollment
1 of 1Instructor
Jennifer NussCourse Number
VIAR5421R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:30-17:00We 14:30-17:00Section/Call Number
001/11512Enrollment
0 of 1Instructor
Jennifer NussCourse Number
VIAR5430R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/11513Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Nathan CatlinCourse Number
VIAR5440R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11514Enrollment
1 of 1Instructor
Ana RiveraCourse Number
VIAR5441R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Th 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11515Enrollment
1 of 1Instructor
Ana RiveraIntro to Moving Image: Video, Film & Art is an introductory class on the production and editing of digital video. Designed as an intensive hands-on production/post-production workshop, the apprehension of technical and aesthetic skills in shooting, sound and editing will be emphasized. Assignments are developed to allow students to deepen their familiarity with the language of the moving image medium. Over the course of the term, the class will explore the language and syntax of the moving image, including fiction, documentary and experimental approaches. Importance will be placed on the decision making behind the production of a work; why it was conceived of, shot, and edited in a certain way. Class time will be divided between technical workshops, viewing and discussing films and videos by independent producers/artists and discussing and critiquing students projects. Readings will be assigned on technical, aesthetic and theoretical issues. Only one section offered per semester. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
Course Number
VIAR5500R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:00-16:00Section/Call Number
001/11516Enrollment
1 of 3Instructor
Tal KerenIntroductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing. Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.
Course Number
VIAR5600R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 09:30-12:00We 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
001/11528Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Matthew BuckinghamIntroductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing. Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.
Course Number
VIAR5600R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 09:30-12:00Th 09:30-12:00Section/Call Number
002/11547Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Dana BuhlAs far back as Walter Benjamin’s “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has always been challenged by mechanical means of image processing. Photographers and Institutions have first resisted and then (mostly) embraced each of these changes. This class explores Artificial Intelligence Photography as the latest in a series of earthquakes in the history of the photographic image, accompanying the desires of business, globalization, and science. This class seeks an ethically guided, globally representative model for photography and artificial intelligence. Debates around authorship and creativity (e.g., Supreme Court case with Andy Warhol) now face a radically new context of an “authorless” photograph. As crowdsourced imagemaking begins, the bias of massive datasets have taken techno-utopians by surprise, underlining that the task of building an equitable image-bank of the world cannot be left to algorithms and entrepreneurs. This class will explore the ethics and aesthetics of Artificial Intelligence and Imagery. There will be equal emphasis on reading and writing papers, as there will be on learning new software and tools.
Course Number
VIAR5603R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 13:00-15:30We 13:00-15:30Section/Call Number
001/11608Enrollment
0 of 2Instructor
Naeem MohaiemenSince Walter Benjamin’s concept of “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has been continuously changed by mechanical, and then digital, means of image capture and processing. This class explores the history of the image, as a global phenomenon that accompanied industrialization, conflict, racial reckonings, and decolonization. Students will study case studies, read critical essays, and get hands-on training in capture, workflow, editing, output, and display formats using digital equipment (e.g., DSLR camera) and software (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop, Scanning Software). Students will complete weekly assignments, a midterm project, and a final project based on research and shooting assignments. No Prerequisites and no equipment needed. All enrolled students will be able to check out Canon EOS 5D DSLR Camera; receive an Adobe Creative Cloud license; and get access to Large Format Print service.
Course Number
VIAR5702R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 13:00-15:30Th 13:00-15:30Section/Call Number
001/11560Enrollment
0 of 2Visiting artists and critics are invited over the course of the academic year to give a one-hour lecture followed by discussion, and conduct 3 40-minute studio visits. These lecturers will join the previously listed Visiting Critics and will be available as one of your allotted studio visits each semester.
Course Number
VIAR5800R001Format
In-PersonPoints
1 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 18:00-21:00Section/Call Number
001/11609Enrollment
0 of 27Course Number
VIAR5840R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 16:00-22:00Section/Call Number
001/11610Enrollment
0 of 27Course Number
VIAR5850R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 17:30-21:30Section/Call Number
001/11611Enrollment
0 of 27Instructor
Baseera KhanLiz DeschenesJon KesslerThe Artist-Mentor program allows a close and focused relationship to form between a core group of ten to fifteen students and their mentor. You will be assigned two mentors according to your preferences. You will meet with both of your Mentors each semester in separate one-week workshops. The content of the workshop will vary according to the Mentors’ area of interest, expertise, and the needs of the students. Mentor weeks may include individual critiques, group critiques, studio visits, visits to galleries, other artist's studios, museums, special site visits, readings, and writing workshops.
Course Number
VIAR5860R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsCourse Number
VIAR5932R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
001/11613Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Matthew BuckinghamCourse Number
VIAR5932R002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
002/11614Enrollment
1 of 0Instructor
David CruzCourse Number
VIAR5932R003Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
003/11615Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Delphine FawunduCourse Number
VIAR5932R004Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
004/11616Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Jon KesslerCourse Number
VIAR5932R005Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
005/11617Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Naeem MohaiemenCourse Number
VIAR5932R006Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
006/11618Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Sable SmithCourse Number
VIAR5932R007Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
007/11619Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Rirkrit TiravanijaCourse Number
VIAR5932R008Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Section/Call Number
008/11620Enrollment
0 of 0Instructor
Tomas Vu DanielCourse Number
VIAR5932R009Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsCourse Number
VIAR5932R010Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsVisiting artists and critics are invited over the course of the academic year to give a one-hour lecture followed by discussion, and conduct 3 40-minute studio visits. These lecturers will join the previously listed Visiting Critics and will be available as one of your allotted studio visits each semester.
Course Number
VIAR6812R001Format
In-PersonPoints
1 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 18:00-21:00Section/Call Number
001/11623Enrollment
10 of 27Course Number
VIAR6842R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 16:00-22:00Section/Call Number
001/11624Enrollment
13 of 27Course Number
VIAR6852R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
We 17:30-21:30Section/Call Number
001/11625Enrollment
10 of 27Instructor
Baseera KhanLiz DeschenesJon KesslerThe Artist-Mentor program allows a close and focused relationship to form between a core group of ten to fifteen students and their mentor. You will be assigned two mentors according to your preferences. You will meet with both of your Mentors each semester in separate one-week workshops. The content of the workshop will vary according to the Mentors’ area of interest, expertise, and the needs of the students. Mentor weeks may include individual critiques, group critiques, studio visits, visits to galleries, other artist's studios, museums, special site visits, readings, and writing workshops.
Course Number
VIAR6862R001Format
In-PersonPoints
2 ptsCourse Number
VIAR8000R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 11:00-14:00Section/Call Number
001/11627Enrollment
0 of 14Instructor
Matthew DelegetCourse Number
VIAR8100R001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Fr 13:30-16:30Section/Call Number
001/11628Enrollment
0 of 12Instructor
Rirkrit TiravanijaThe Seminar in Sculpture and Related Media will focus on the specific relationships between tools, ideas and meanings in contemporary sculptural practices. Each semester Visual Arts offers one Graduate Seminar in a different discipline, or combination of disciplines, including moving image, new genres, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture. These Discipline Seminars are taught by full-time and adjunct faculty, eminent critics, historians, curators, theorists, writers, and artists. Each seminar focuses on the specific relations between tools, ideas and meanings that arise when artists engage with a particular medium. The seminars combine discussions of readings and artworks with presentations of students' work and research.