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Program Review Department: Art Department Last Review: 2005 Current Year: 2011/12 Preparers’ Names: Rachel Lazo SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM
Provide a brief summary of your program. Assume the reader does not know anything about it. Your explanation should include a brief history and a discussion of any factors that have been important to the program’s development. Please explain the purpose of your program, what students you serve, what services you provide, and why these services are valuable. Every human-made object around us is a result of a process of design. Artists created the buildings we live and work in, the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the chairs we sit in, the smart phones we use, the advertisements that compel us, signs that communicate with us, the pens we write with, and the artwork that makes us ponder. The goal of the EVC Art Department is to provide a foundation of technical skills, to encourage a myriad of problem-solving approaches, and to foster engaging discourse about the communication of values that underlie design choices. Most of the courses in the Art Department are studio art courses: a combination of lecture and lab “activity” courses, where students take ideas, concepts, and visions and give them tangible form. The materials are varied: pencils, charcoal, paint, collage, wood, cardboard, plaster, stone, vectors and pixels, to name a few. The process of turning an idea into something tangible is a skill-set that both art majors and non-art majors benefit from. The EVC Art Department also offers Art History courses, which are lecture classes. Students have the opportunity to study historically significant works of art and design as a way of gaining insight into past and present cultures and ideas. Our Students Our students come from all walks of life. Most are interested in pursuing a career in the arts, but we also have many students taking art class for a variety of reasons. Below is a description of the seven most common goals of students:
How We Serve the Needs of Our Students: The EVC Art Department is comprised of five disciplines: 2-D Arts, 3-D Arts, Jewelry, Graphic Design, and Art History.
The primary focus of the Art Department is to provide the foundational courses needed for students intending to transfer to 4-year art programs. San Jose State University has an excellent Art and Design Program and most of our transferring students attend SJSU after EVC. Our course offerings reflect the undergraduate requirements for several bachelor degree programs at SJSU, including graphic design, illustration/animation, industrial design, interior design, fine arts, and art education.
There are three AS degrees in art: AS Degree in Studio Arts – 2D Emphasis, AS Degree in Studio Arts – 3D Emphasis, AS Degree in Design.
The Visual Arts building was built in 2009 and includes an Art Gallery. The Art Gallery brings the work of professional artists and designers into the “living room” of the Art Department. Last year the exhibits included the work of an award-wining toy designer, video game designers, and fine artists. The Students have immediate access to professional works of art and design addressing diverse topics and themes. In addition to being a rich learning resource for students, the Art Gallery also exhibits student work, most notably in the annual juried student art exhibit in the spring. This is a much anticipated event for students and provides them with a real-world experience of entering work in a juried show, preparing their work for professional presentation, and providing an opportunity for exhibiting and possibly winning an award for their work.
There is also a lively Art Club that helps to build a sense of community in the Art Department. Students engage in collaborative projects, sharing of ideas outside of classroom assignments, field trips and workshops.
The EVC Art Department has partnered with outside groups participating in the fabric of the larger San Jose community. Some examples are: Creating a mural for the (former) EVC Child Development Center, participating in Silicon Valley Open Studios, hosting events for the Metal Arts Association of Silicon Valley, exhibiting student work at the Evergreen Community Center, exhibiting work in Phantom Galleries in downtown San Jose vacant store front windows, and others.
Program assessment results come in the form of student grades and the culmination of work as exhibited in the annual juried student art exhibition. 2-year art programs in general do not have exit exams or other systematic assessment reports. Even so, the Art Department is developing a Portfolio Preparation course for students who plan to transfer to 4-year art programs, creating a formalized opportunity for students to research, prepare portfolios and apply to schools. This course is envisioned as a requirement for all AA or AS degree applicants. The results of student work in this class would directly speak to the success of the program in preparing students for transfer.
Since transfer students comprise the majority of students in the Art Department, the greatest assessment of the success of the Art Programs lies in the number of students who transfer to 4-year art programs and are able to complete their BA or BFA degrees. The Art Department could greatly benefit from some kind of system for tracking where students go after their experience at EVC. Individual faculty members keep in touch with some students who transfer, but it would be helpful to have a systematic way of gathering information to determine the actually number of students who transfer and the number of students who complete a BA or BFA degree in the Arts. The Art Department would also benefit from an alumni outreach program or a 6-month-prior exit survey, or perhaps some kind of partnership effort between the UC and CSU systems with the Community Colleges to help track this information. The Art Department every three years hosts an alumni art exhibit where former EVC art students are asked to exhibit current school work, professional work or self enrichment work. Seeing the work of our alumni has reinforced the importance of our Program SLO’s, most importantly that students be able to:
The Visual Arts Building was built in 2009. The ventilation and dust collection systems were not designed correctly and the jewelry and sculpture area has been deemed unsafe for the courses and materials being used. As a result our Jewelry Program has been closed down, half of the first floor lab space is unusable, none of the $100,000 plus worth of new tools and equipment have been unpacked and set up, and faculty are forced to use substandard materials and techniques in the courses that are left. The problems with the facilities need to be addressed and fixed so that our existing courses can provide students with the industry-standard equipment and tools to achieve the course SLO’s.
The programs and courses are currently being updated to reflect current trends and needs.
Most art and design careers require artists to produce work on the computer. Our offerings in digital media are minimal and we are working on greatly expanded this area to better serve transfer students and career advancement students.
We are developing new curriculum in Art History to satisfy the educational needs of a wider range of students, including classes such as “The Arts of Asia” and “Women in Art.”
With the demise of the Jewelry Program, the Art Department is re-formulating its vision as a sculpture and metalsmithing program.
For 30 years the Art Department has had two full-time faculty and for 12 years the Art Department had three full-time faculty. Currently the Art Department has one full-time faculty, with a service area in the discipline of 2D Arts. The Art Department will continue to vie for full-time faculty positions 3D Arts/Metalsmithing, Digital Media, and Art History.
The EVC Art Gallery has been a vital learning resource for students in the Art Department and beyond. Coordinating the Art Gallery has entailed hours upon hours of work assumed by the one full-time faculty member in the Department. Adjunct faculty have made substantial contributions in time as well. The coordination of the exhibition schedule and visiting artists, and the day-to-day operations of the Art Gallery cannot be maintained without a designated Art Gallery Coordinator position or release time for faculty. The Art Department will be seeking such a position. PART A: Overview of Program
As the very nature of art is to communicate, the Art Department creates opportunities for students to “get their work out there,” with exhibition opportunities and community partnership projects. The Art Department contributes to the campus’s goal of increased visibility in many of the exhibitions in our art gallery and in the community, including at the Evergreen Community Center and Phantom Galleries in downtown San Jose. The Art Department has created an environment where students feel they are part of a vibrant, creative community. Students hang out with each other outside of class time. We have an active art club that hosts activities open to the whole campus, such as “splatter day” and Silicon Valley Open Studios.
A professional artist or designer works in collaboration with a client and with the other artists in a design team. An important aspect of an art education is foster an environment where personal expression is valued and students are encouraged to exchange ideas. These are the building blocks of collaborative work. With this environment, the EVC Art Department is contributing to the campus’s goals of providing a trusting environment. Our AS degrees provide students with the foundation course requirements for the first 2 years of a 4-year art program. The programs were designed to set students up for success so that they can transfer all or most of their classes directly and more readily achieve their educational goals. As you can see in Part D below, our faculty are a very ambitious and talented group with a broad range of professional development activities.
The EVC Art Department is proud of the diverse group of students that it attracts. The course offerings, degrees and schedule of classes have been designed to allow students to successfully complete their foundations studies in art in 2 years. Most courses are articulated with SJSU. EVC Art Department faculty serve or have served on the following committees: IEC, Safety and Facilities, ACCC, Division Curriculum Committee, Women’s History Month Committee, Exhibitions Committee; Division Rep for FA-AFT, Delegate to AFT Convention in Oakland, Emergency Operation Center Training SIM team leader, faculty advisors for two student clubs, participation in Kindercarminata, Kicks It Outside, Club Rush, and others.
With the loss of a full-time instructor in Digital Media, our course offerings have been dwindling. This new course marks a turning point for the program, representing a new vision for future direction. This course is helping the institution remain current and innovative.
This is a potentially on-going partnership with Evergreen Community Center as an exhibition space for student work. Students provide an aesthetically engaging environment for the community and the community provides an exhibition opportunity for students. This partnership has helped the college continue its goals of increased visibility and outreach.
The goal of the EVC Art Department is to provide a foundation of technical skills, to encourage a myriad of problem-solving approaches, and to foster engaging discourse about the communication of values that underlie design choices. These goals align with those of the College and District in that they teach students critical thinking skills that are necessary as they advance in their education and careers. The process of studying historical works, researching current works, and evaluating classmates’ works facilitates an understanding of how art and design is an extension of the diversity of ideas and values that cultures and individuals possess. This practice aligns with the College’s goals of fostering civically responsible global citizens.
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