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ART 746

Context + Culture of Contemporary Theory + Practice

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Overview

Description

This seminar provides context for contemporary practice and creative problem-solving. Students build a working knowledge of contemporary art theory and practice. Maximum of 6 credits.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • formerly Sierra Nevada University Interdisciplinary Art MFA student.
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Prerequisites

formerly Sierra Nevada University Interdisciplinary Art MFA student.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Restrictions

formerly Sierra Nevada University Interdisciplinary Art MFA student.

Attributes

StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate in writing and/or form an understanding of the complexities of context from which contemporary practice derives and in which it participates.
  • demonstrate in writing or form an understanding of how their individual practices are part of a complex cultural community, with an emphasis on defining and activating the idea of embodied place.
  • speak about their work and others’ work from a perspective that is informed by a fluid set of critical contexts, both contemporary and historical.