Special Course Offerings
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Spring 2027 Courses
New & Special Topics Courses
ARED 5500/7500 – Topics in Art Museum Education: Visitor Experience, Learning and Engagement in the Art Museum
Steinmann | Undergrad CRN 67373 | Grad CRN 67374 | TR 1:15-2:35 pm | Georgia Museum of Art
How do art museum educators create meaningful, engaging and educational experiences for museum visitors? Through readings, experiential projects, and class discussions, students in this course will gain an understanding of various strategies and approaches to developing visitor-centered interpretive content, exhibitions, and programs for museum audiences in physical gallery spaces, print materials, and digital platforms. Students will learn about best practices for engagement and interpretation in the art museum, with a focus on building opportunities for meaning making and personal connection for museum visitors.
The class will meet at the Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA), and will draw on the museum’s collections and exhibitions for hands-on projects. Students will analyze museum exhibitions, develop a program for family audiences, and craft interpretive materials that will be shared on different museum platforms in 2027, combining the theory and praxis of museum work in hands-on, experiential, and collaborative projects. In addition to readings, class discussions and activities, this course will include guest speakers, gallery tours and behind-the-scenes visits to local museums on and off campus, with opportunities to meet professionals working in the field today.
ARGD 4080 – Special Topics in Graphic Design
Manowski | Undergrad CRN 67425 | Grad CRN 38792 | TR 11:35 am – 2:15 pm
Course description TBA
ARHI 4920 – Topics in Modern Art: The Automated Imagination: Art and Technology, 1910-1945
Kraft-Ainsworth | Undergrad CRN 73380 | TR 9:55-11:15 am
In 1924, the leader of the French surrealists, André Breton, prescribed automatism—the unconscious act of writing, drawing, or painting—as the primary process through which to combat an increasingly industrialized society. A curious parallel to the automation he claimed to be critiquing, automatism was not the only artistic practice to engage with emerging technologies. Indeed, throughout the early twentieth century, creators and critics alike turned to forms of mechanization as a way to grapple with their impact on society. In this class, we will explore these various iterations through a series of overarching questions such as: how do artists coopt automation as a viable tool for critical discourse? What insight does using automation in art provide about the stakes and significance of technology in everyday life? And how does art production in this period influence the political, economic, and social understandings of these new innovations? To enrich our exploration of these themes, we will engage with primary texts, historical objects, and our own hands-on experiments to deepen our understanding of the complicated relationship between art and technology.
Thematic Inquiry Courses
ARST 4915/6915* – Thematic Inquiry: Art and Science Collaborative
Lyle | Undergrads CRN 57906 | Grads CRN 57908 | TH 2:55-5:35 pm | Thomas Street Arts Complex
Have you ever wanted to work alongside a scientist? Developed with Dr. Roberta Salmi, this course brings together art and science students from across campus to create works grounded in research on conservation and evolution. Rather than using art to simply illustrate science, we’ll treat artistic practice as a way to observe, question, and communicate complex ideas.
We’ll start with mini workshops in illustration, graphic design, and sculpture (including laser cutting and 3D printing) to build a shared toolkit. You’ll also learn to search for and read primary research literature, so everyone has this foundational skill. From there, you’ll join a mixed group based on the topic that most interests you and develop a semester-long project in the media of your choice, culminating in a public pop-up exhibition. No science background is needed, just a curiosity about working across different kinds of knowledge.
*Note: This course will be cross-listed with ARST 4420 (Undergrad CRN 61030)
ARST 4915/6915 – Thematic Inquiry: Art in the Field
Marshall| Undergrad CRN 42248 | Grads CRN 57907 | Jan 15, Feb 5, Feb 26, March 26, April 9, April 23 from 9-11 am + March 7-13 field work trip during UGA Spring Break
Note: Permission of Department required. Email Michael Marshall at mmars@uga.edu.
This course will run as a Domestic Field Study with seven intensive days of field work over Spring Break. In addition, it will have 3 class meetings before the field work, and studio visits and a final critique after the field work. Request permission to enroll by submitting a statement of interest in the application portal of the Field Study website.
Spend your Spring Break observing and experiencing the intersections of environmental, social, and cultural issues within the lower coastal plains of Georgia. Working in the field and in the studio, you will produce work addressing those intersections using your chosen media of art. Experience Georgia’s coast as both your classroom and your studio. This immersive field study explores the intersections of art, ecology, history, and culture through direct engagement with some of the state’s most significant landscapes and communities. During Spring Break, you’ll travel to sites including Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah, Ossabaw Island, and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, learning from artists, scientists, historians, and museum professionals while developing your own site-responsive artwork. Through field sketching, photography, studio practice, critiques, and discussions, you’ll create a body of work inspired by firsthand experiences with coastal ecosystems, environmental change, cultural heritage, and contemporary issues. The course concludes with a public exhibition of student work.
ARST 4915/6915 – Thematic Inquiry: Code Art: Code As Material
Y. Lee | Undergrads CRN 42246 | Grads CRN 40580 | MW 8:35-11:15
Code, like any material, can be shaped, formed, and used in making. But what does it mean to draw with code? This course introduces creative coding as a way to create visuals and forms that emerge from rules, systems, logic, and repetition. Students will make code-driven visuals using p5.js, exploring code as a creative medium that they can experiment with, manipulate, and shape, much like clay. Students will also explore ways that creative coding can connect to and expand their own media and studio practices. Topics include the aesthetics of computational drawing, generative design, and the history of algorithmic art. No prior programming experience is required. Laptop Required.
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Last updated: October 2, 2026