ART 207 Indigenous Art of the Americas
A historical survey of native arts of South, Central, and North America, including architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, textiles, basketry, and beadwork from prehistory to the present. Recommended but not required that courses be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills are strongly recommended for success in this course.
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AAS Human Relations, AS Cultural Diversity, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS, AAOT Arts & Letters, Human Relations AAS, AGS Humanities/Arts,
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate and understanding of, and an appreciation of the significance of art in Western culture. Demonstrate an ability to think critically about art by the application of fundamental art vocabulary terms related to western indigenous cultures. Identify examples of major art works from different periods covered during class. Articulate verbally and in writing similarities and differences between art works, periods and movements styles of indigenous western art, and individual Native American western artist. Demonstrate works of Native American western art in terms of subject, form, content, purpose, medium, and techniques. Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference. Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life, and local and global issues.