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Community-Based Public Art: Mosaics on Main

ARST 229
Spring 2024
Section: 01  
Course Cluster and Certificates: Community-Engaged Learning

In this course, students will have the opportunity to work directly with an ongoing major community art project in Middletown called "Mosaics on Main/Tunnel Vision." The course will include an overview of this project as well as research into other public art installations. Technical skills introduced in the course will include mold making, mosaic tile setting, and design strategies for large scale works. There will be field trips to local public art installations as well as Middletown City Hall to meet with members of the Middletown Commission on the Arts. Students will learn about finding funding sources and will review existing grants and grant opportunities. This is a hands-on course that will involve working with members of the Middletown community.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART
Course Format: StudioGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARST)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

Last Updated on DEC-08-2024
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