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• Art Education
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Foundations Program

 

Successful completion of the five courses comprising the Foundations Program and the Foundations Portfolio Review (or the transfer equivalent) is required of all undergraduate Art and Design majors. Successful completion includes maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the five courses, and completing the Portfolio Review with a minimum score of 3 on a 4-point scale.

 

CLICK HERE for UNC Catalog

 

 

CLICK HERE to view the Portfolio Presentation Guidelines for current foundation students (Digication)

 

CLICK HERE to view Portfolio Rubric (PDF)

 

 

Design Day- Spring 2012

 

Design Day Project:  Spiral Path Installation

April 20 , 10-2 pm

 

 

 

Click here to view flash gallery of student work

 

Click here to view a student video (digication)

 

Project Description:

• A 300 ft. long, 2 ft. wide spiral path, originating at the central circle of radiating sidewalks on Kepner Lawn (between Guggenheim and Garden Theatre), will be divided into twenty-five (25) 12 ft. x 2 ft. segments.
• Each Art I / Art II class will divide into groups of 3 or 4 students; each group will select one 12 ft. segment of the spiral path.
• Each group will design and plan the addition of form, texture, and color to their 12’ x 2’ path segment, to be created using natural materials.
• Each group will determine and research the themes, symbols and meanings to be included in their segment of the spiral path.  Themes may include, but are not limited to:  Fractals, Architecture, Indigenous cultures, Environmental, Social or Economic issues, etc. 

Requirements:

• Each group's design must feature an 80% to 20% (approximate) relationship between contrasting elements such as: rough/smooth, small/large, high/low, cool/warm, light/dark, neutral/saturated, etc.
• Each group will have two hours to install and digitally document their segment of the Spiral Path, developing strategies improvised on location to create smooth transitions to adjacent path segments.

 

 

CLICK HERE to view Archived Images of the Spring 2009 Student Foundations Show (PDF)

CLICK HERE to view DESIGN DAY Highlights for Spring Semester 2009

CLICK HERE to view DESIGN DAY Highlights for Spring Semester 2010

CLICK HERE to view DESIGN DAY Highlights for Spring Semester 2011

CLICK HERE to view DESIGN DAY Highlights for Spring Semester 2012