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SCULP-4000: Senior Project

Course Description

This class is for any student working sculpturally in their last two semesters who wants to understand and acquire the professional skills needed to enter into the contemporary art world. Our primary focus is to develop your work for presentation in solo and group exhibitions as well as for public art commissions, participatory projects, and a variety of alternative formats and venues. We will look critically at your independent research and studio practice, exploring ways to deepen your engagement and articulate your relationship to ongoing contemporary art dialogues, helping you identify the ideal audiences for your work and exploring ways to get your work out there. Best practices on documenting your work, curating your portfolio, refining your artist statement, giving artist talks, building your artist resume and featuring your work online will be covered. You will receive well-researched and up-to-date information on opportunities for emerging artists in the Bay Area and beyond, and will be taken step-by-step through the process of submitting your work for juried exhibitions and image archives, as well as applying for residencies, graduate school, and grants. Tips on navigating and networking in the art world including proper etiquette for studio visits with gallerists, art critics, and museum curators will be provided, as well as strategies for setting up a studio inexpensively and storing and archiving your work post-graduation. All students in the course work toward senior solo shows and collaborate on a group exhibition, developing your body of work with critical feedback from peers, the instructor, and guests.

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Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Sections:

Spring 2025

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Olivia Shih
  • Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Hooper GC - GC5
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Mia Feuer
  • Wed 4:00-10:00PM, Hooper GC - GC3

Fall 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Amy Tavern
  • Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Main Bldg - 103
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Taro Hattori
  • Wed 4:00-10:00PM, Hooper GC - GC7

Spring 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Amy Tavern
  • Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1
SCULP-4000-3: Senior Project
Mia Feuer
  • Wed 4:00-10:00PM, Hooper GC - GC5

Fall 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Donald Fortescue
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - N5 (Sculpture / Individualized Homeroom)
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Olivia Shih
  • Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Main Bldg - A2 (Jewelry Metal Arts Bench Room)

Spring 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Nathan Lynch
  • Wed 4:00-10:00PM, Main Bldg - A1 (Ceramics Bench Room)
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Deborah Lozier
  • Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - N3 (JMA Senior Studios)

Fall 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Curtis Arima
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - A2 (Jewelry Metal Arts Bench Room)
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Carol Elkovich
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - N1 (Ceramics Work Room)
SCULP-4000-4: Senior Project
Maria Porges
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 141

Spring 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Maria Porges
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B1
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Kari Marboe
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 22
SCULP-4000-3: Senior Project
Nathan Lynch
  • Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B3

Fall 2021

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
James Gobel
  • Tue 5:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-2
  • Tue 5:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 22
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Brian Conley
  • Wed 5:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-5

Spring 2021

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Brian Conley
  • Mon 5:00-06:55PM, Online - FA-10
SCULP-4000-2: Senior Project
Deborah Valoma
  • Thu 12:00-01:55PM, Online - FA-12

Fall 2020

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-4: Senior Project
Aaron Gach
  • Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-11
SCULP-4000-5: Senior Project
Brian Conley
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-4
SCULP-4000-7: Senior Project
Arthur Gonzalez
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-6

Spring 2020

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-3: Senior Project
Clay Jensen, Taro Hattori
  • Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 22

Fall 2019

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-4000-1: Senior Project
Mia Feuer
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 22

Spring 2019

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-400-01: Senior Project
Peter Simensky
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Shaklee - 22

Fall 2018

Section Name Meeting Info
SCULP-400-01: Senior Project
Mia Feuer
  • Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Shaklee - 22
SCULP-400-02: Senior Project
Anne Wolf
  • Wed 12:00-03:00PM