Interdisciplinary Art minor (IART)
The minor in Interdisciplinary Arts (IART) contextualizes interdisciplinary practice and its history in IART 3300, (an introductory lecture/ seminar course), and culminates in IART 4300, a "hands on" exploration of collaborative projects that integrate visual art, creative writing, music, and theater.
Interdisciplinarity is characterized by an innate permeability between disciplines and media, and the resulting evolution of new forms of creative expression. In this spirit, the minor (like the practice) is open to students from across the university who have an interest in the study and practice of intersections in the visual and performing arts, writing and beyond.
The minor in Interdisciplinary Arts requires a minimum of 15 semester hours, 9 of which must be advanced. Nine of the 15 hours must be in residence, of which six must be at the 3000/4000 level. Students may fulfill the IART 3395 requirement with approved courses in Art, Art History, Music, Theatre & Dance, and Creative Writing in the English Department. A minimum 2.00 grade point average on all courses applied to the minor is required.
Visual Performing Arts Core
IART 3300: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts (3 hours)
IART 4300: Collaboration Among the Arts (3 hours)
6 hours of courses from the following:
IART 3395: Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts
And/or approved courses in: Art, Art History, Music, Theatre and Dance, and Creative Writing in the English Department
Select Classes offered in the IART MINOR
SPRING 2011
IART 3300
INTRO TO IART with Wendy Vogel
Monday 11:00 - 2:00
An introductory seminar to the history, theory and context of modern and contemporary interdisciplinary art practices. This seminar will trace the development of interdisciplinary art from the early twentieth century to the contemporary era. Addressing strategies such as appropriation, Conceptualism, performance, installation, new media and social practices, we will critically consider the artists and institutions that have worked across and beyond mediums and how this affects the making and reception of art today.
Wendy Vogel is currently a second-year Critical Fellow in the Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and is Editor of the Texas-based online art journal ...might be good. Additional publication venues include Artforum.com and ArtLies. She has worked in the curatorial department of The Museum of Modern Art (New York) and has helped organize projects at PERFORMA09, PS122 and the Park Avenue Armory, among others. She received her MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.
IART 4300/ IART 6300
COLLABORATION AMONG THE ARTS: TRANSMISSION ART
Wednesday 9:00 - 12:00
We will use the platform of an internet-based radio station for interdisciplinary collaborations. This course is the capstone of the IART Minor and is team-taught by faculty from the School of Art, Theatre & Dance, Moores School of Music and the Creative Writing Program. Attendance and group participation are crucial.
Keywords: Transmission art, oral histories, field recordings, radio plays, word battles, sound cinema, spoken word
To see the Collaboration Among the Arts: Transmission Arts blog click here
IART 3395/ IART 6395
EXPLORING CONTEXT OF GALVESTON BAY WITH SHRIMP BOAT PROJECTS with John Reed
Friday 10:00 - 1:00
Through readings, site visits, field-trips, and lectures, students will thoroughly explore the context of the shrimping industry in the Galveston Bay, analyzing and experiencing the myriad forces that shape a "place". This class features visits with a wide variety of stakeholders from the region: workers, scholars, community leaders, and environmental organizations. After the first classroom meeting (Fine Arts 106) the classes will meet approximately every-other Friday for approximately 6 hours, depending on the schedule. Students will be expected to write two, in-depth essays for this class. Attendance is mandatory and requires transportation to various sites between the campus and Galveston Bay.
John Reed is the Director of the School of Art
Shrimp Boat Projects is part of a Mitchell Center Artist-in-Residency comprised of Zach Moser and Eric Leshinsky. Their residency is taking place aboard a shrimp boat in Galveston Bay. Zach Moser is the co-founder of Workshop Houston. His projects have been exhibited at CAMH, The Glassell School of Art, and DiverseWorks. He received an Artadia Award in 2006 and an Idea Fund in 2008. Eric Leshinsky is a LEED accredited designer. He founded GRAPH, a Baltimore-based environmental research office.
Check out the Shrimp Boat Projects blog and view pictures from class trips.
FALL 2010
IART 3300: Introduction to IART
Seminar. Introduction to the history, theory and forms of interdisciplinary arts practices
IART 3395/6395: Art & Activism: Sasha Dela, Founder of Skydive Gallery
Survey of activist practices that address political, social and cultural themes.
SPRING 2010
IART 3300: Introduction to IART
Seminar. Introduction to the history, theory and forms of interdisciplinary arts practices.
IART 4300: Collaboration Among the Arts
Prerequisite: IART 3395, or consent of the instructor. Innovative collaborative projects that integrate visual art, creative writing, music, theatre & dance.
IART 3395/6395: Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts
"Mitchell Center Mentorships": J. Hill
An opportunity to work with Mitchell Center Visiting Artists. This course follows actual community-based art projects.
"Graphic Novel Workshop": Mat Johnson
Graphic novels offer a form of visual storytelling similar to film. At the same time, they offer a lot of things that film doesn't. It can be the vision of only one or two people. It has the intensity of an individual vision.
FALL 2009
IART 3300: Introduction to IART
Seminar. Introduction to the history, theory and forms of interdisciplinary arts practices.
IART 3395 Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts
"Participation Art": Andrea Grover
An interdisciplinary class focused on understanding the history and future of social engagement art, through hands-on group activities, community fieldwork, and readings on social sculpture, gift economies and relational aesthetics.
IART 3395 Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts
"Digital Tools and Technologies for Collaboration": Abinadi Meza
SPRING 2009
IART 3300: Introduction to IART
Seminar. Introduction to the history, theory and forms of interdisciplinary arts practices.
IART 3395 Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts
"Avant Garde Cinema and Video Art": Andrea Grover, founder of the Aurora Picture Show
IART 4300 Collaboration Among the Arts
Prerequisite: IART 3395, or consent of the instructor. Innovative collaborative projects that integrate visual art, creative writing, music, theatre & dance.
