Each semester an outstanding photographic artist, curator, or critic from the Bay Area will be selected to develop and teach a course focused on their particular area of interest and expertise. The course will give students the opportunity to work intensively on projects within an area of specialization. The nature of the course will rotate from semester to semester, highlighting themes from documentary studies, narrative, public and community based projects, installation, and new technologies. Specific course descriptions will be available to students prior to registration.As we look to an uncertain future, many of the dynamic forces at play in Iceland offer valuable insights into coexisting with nature, creative problem solving, and living with a deep artistic engagement. As visitors, as artists and designers, how can we channel, observe, and participate in this rhythm of change, destruction, and regeneration? How does it shape what we make, the conversations we have, and the relationships we form?While students are encouraged to initiate and pursue individual lines of inquiry through exploring, journaling, and researching, a variety of prompts are also provided that center on direct observation and perception of the surrounding natural environment. All majors are welcome and final projects will be open to accommodate a variety of approaches, interests and site-specific responses to this incredible land.May 28 Required Zoom program meetingIn Iceland June 3-June 22

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