ART 229 - Indigenous Art

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Formerly ART 229 - Art of Traditional and Tribal Cultures

This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. This course meets the Diversity Requirement.

Study art forms of Indigenous peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, the pre-Columbian Americas, Australia and Oceania through an understanding of their cultural contexts. Discussions are supplemented by trips to museums in the Baltimore-Washington area. No previous art courses are necessary.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:

Identify and analyze the elements of works of art from the major regions of sub-Saharan Africa, pre-Columbian America, and Oceania, and articulate esthetic responses to such works.
Articulate the interconnection between the form of artworks from sub-Saharan Africa, pre-Columbian America, and Oceania and their cultural function.
Interpret works of art as expressions of a culture’s values, traditions, and ideas, and articulate those ideas
Identify and use appropriately the materials, methods, vocabulary, and concepts of art and art history.