Dec. 27 - Jan. 13: Study Abroad to Ghana, West Africa
[The 2012 wintersession program in Ghana is closed to registration. Required paperwork necessitated an earlier deadline.]

Jan. 3: Wintersession Undergraduate Classes Begin

Wintersession: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20, 2012

MEETING TIMES
Check each course description for the meeting time of the particular course.
Montserrat College of Art is closed on Monday, January 16th (Martin Luther King Day).

COSTS
3-credit courses at Montserrat College of Art-- $975 per course
1.5-credit courses at Montserrat College of Art--$500 per course

HOUSING
For those students already living in a Montserrat residence, housing is free with course enrollment (for courses that meet at Montserrat).

FINANCIAL AID
Contact Creda Camacho at (978) 921-4242, ext. 1155 or creda.camacho@montserrat.edu.

To Register, or for more information, contact:
Theresa Skelly, (978) 921-4242 ext.1192, theresa.skelly@montserrat.edu
Jackie Cooper, jackie.cooper@montserrat.edu.

ALL REGISTRATION AND FINAL PAYMENTS ARE DUE
BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011 (except Puerto Rico; see below).

Course descriptions, prerequisites, requirements:

STUDIO COURSES:

AN299 - Stop-Motion Animation
3 credits
Instructor: Jesse Thompson

This course is an introduction to the technique of Stop-Motion Puppet animation. It will focus on providing students with a hands-on creative experience by bringing a film from concept to completion. Students will learn basic animation principles such as timing, and movement analysis, and gesture, then will apply them to animating a handmade 3-dimensional puppet. In addition to actually animating, equal time will be spent preparing for the animation by armature-building, puppet-making and constructing a set. Basic sound recording, mixing and editing are also covered. Ultimately this is a course that provides a sound fundamental education in stop-motion animation techniques that will provide students with the confidence for future investigation. The course requires good hand-building skills.

Prerequisites: 15 credits or permission of the instructor
Fulfills: A+IM 200-Level Elective (Animation students); studio elective
Meeting times: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20; 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

PN237 - Portrait Drawing and Painting
1.5 credits
Instructor: Tim Harney

Working from models and self-portraits, students develop facility with structure of the human head - first in drawing media, then in painting. Traditional and contemporary approaches to portrait drawing are introduced with emphasis on achieving volume and expression.

Prerequisites: Painting, Color and Light; Figure Modeling; and Life Drawing II or permission of instructor
Fulfills: 200-level studio elective (1.5 credits)
Meeting times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, January 3-5, January 10-12, and January 17-19; 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

PR299B/GD299B - Pop-up and Moveable Books
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah Smith

Students will learn the techniques and principles used in paper engineering and the creation of moveable books or pop-up books. The course will consist of demonstration, studio time and lectures. Lectures will focus on basic ideas and the history of moveable books. Students will create many models of various pop-up techniques, including pull tabs, lift-up flaps, rotating wheels, mortise and tenon, pop- ups and others. This is a useful course for students wishing to augment the Book Arts classes they've taken during the semesters or for beginners looking to learn about paper engineering and to bring their work into a newrealm.

Prerequisite: None
Fulfills: 200-level Printmaking elective; 200-level Graphic Design elective; 200-level studio elective
Meeting times: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20; 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

PR299A - Printmaking to Drawing
3 credits/ Instructors: Len Thomas-Vickory and Johnny Adimando

This course focuses on incorporating the printed mark into drawing. Using screenprint, collograph and monotype, students will explore the relationship between the collaged and printed mark and contemporary drawing. Projects will explore the range from traditional 2D format to drawing as installation. Artists covered may include Judy Pfaff, Nicola Lopez, Swoon, Fabian Marcaccio and Terry Winters.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Printmaking Media or permission of the nstructor
Fulfills: 200-level Printmaking elective; studio elective
Meeting times: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20; 10:00 am – 5:30pm

SC299 - Float Glass
3 credits
Instructor: James Durrett

Students will learn technical and practical methods used to manipulate float glass into objects of their own design (Examples: jewelry, dishes, sculptural and wall art). The course begins with the basic process
of fusing float glass together followed by more extensive methods of thermoforming and casting. The course is beneficial to those wishing to acquire skills in this area for the first time and to those already familiar with the basics. Methods covered: Fusing (Tack Fusing, Full Fusing), Inclusion, Slumping (thermoforming), Plaster impression molds, Lost wax casting, Color enamels, making glass frit.

Prerequisite: 3-D Design
Fulfills: 200-level sculpture elective; studio elective
Meeting times: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

LIBERAL ARTS COURSES:

HU399A - A Short History of Ethics
3 credits
Instructor: Kathy Halecki

The course will provide an introduction to philosophy and the analysis of moral reasoning in search for the ultimate meaning of human existence. To learn about the subject matter students will explore
the development of philosophy from earliest civilizations to the modern world. Students will read essays written by both ancient and current philosophers and apply them to current ethical situations. Problems such as life and death issues, sexuality, capital punishment, and business honesty will be examined throughout the course. Students will have the opportunity for self-examination and develop an understanding of the major philosophers and their schools of thought.

Prerequisites: Art History I & II, English Composition I & II
Fulfills: Liberal Arts Elective; Humanities elective
Meeting times: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20; 5:00 – 8:30 pm

HU399B - A Natural History Creative Writing
3 credits
Instructor: Dawn Paul

In this course, students will write poems, short fiction and personal essays with the natural world as their central topic or metaphor. They will present their work and critique colleagues' work in a workshop setting. The primary emphasis will be on strengthening writing technique and learning to critique and edit. Although the course is a creative writing course, there will be an expectation of scientific accuracy where warranted in the work and discussion of resources for information. Students will be encouraged to think broadly of the natural world and nature writing, both in terms of content and genre. In-class exercises and discussions will incorporate the work of both classic natural history writers, such as Thoreau and Oliver, and writers not generally thought of as nature writers, such as Woolf and Cather. Discussions will center on writers' literary style and techniques, but will also address issues such as urban nature and the concept of wilderness in an electronic world.

Prerequisites: Art History I & II, English Composition I & II
Fulfills: Liberal Arts Elective; Humanities elective; Creative Writing minor elective
Meeting times: Tuesday, January 3 – Friday, January 20; 9:00 am – 12:30pm