Faculty: Andrew Woolbright

Course Day: Monday

Time: 7:00-9:00PM (EST)

Length: 2 Hours

Thesis Writing- The Theory, History, and Methods of Art Writing

This writing course focuses on style and perspective within contemporary art writing, with the aim of empowering artists to use language to provide context and dimension to their own work and the work of others. The course explores the various formats art writing takes, through the different styles and voice of established critics and artists.

Major topics within art writing will be discussed through presentations on major readings and critics. Readings and presentations are planned to develop discussions around embodied writing versus impersonal, poetic versus essayistic, and critical versus work of assembly and context, ekphrastic poetry, among other topics. In addition, the students will get a broad view understanding of the history of art criticism and the theories behind art writing of the 20th century.

Artists this course:

• will be able to better talk about the work of others and their own work

• will be able to understand different theories and styles of art writing to better understand what works for them

• will be able to improve their own artist statements

• will be able to improve their language within critiques and speaking about each others work

• will explore creative writing and its potential use within their practice Will be able to write a review of a show

• will feel more confident with the history of art writing and criticism