Art Education faculty advisors: Professor Douglas Marschalek, 6121 Humanities Building, 263-7326, marschalek@education.wisc.edu; Professor Teri Marche, 6121 Humanities Building, 263-7327, tmarche@education.wisc.edu. Students not yet admitted to this program should consult with advising staff at Education Academic Services (EAS), Rust-Schreiner Halls, 115 North Orchard Street, 262-1651.
The Foundations Program is a series of related studio and lecture courses to be taken by art majors in their first year, as preparation for further study in studio art and design. The program addresses the fundamentals of art through investigation of formal, technical and conceptual issues. The classes are meant to be taken concurrently and the information covered in them is interrelated, creating a network of corresponding experiences and a peer community that will continue throughout the program. Students completing the Foundations Program should enroll in Art 102, 112, and 108 for the fall semester, and complete Art 104, 212, and 208 in the spring. The lecture classes–Foundations of Contemporary Art and Current Directions in Contemporary Art–are designed to expose, broaden, and challenge students' understanding of contemporary art production. These courses introduce historical, thematic, critical and theoretical issues to foundation students, contextualizing and augmenting their studio assignments and expanding their verbal and visual vocabulary.
Students must complete 48 credits of studio art, including the specific requirements below. At least 15 upper-level studio credits must be taken in residence on the UW-Madison campus. Upper-level classes include Art courses numbered 214 and above, excluding 236, 246 and 338. Courses are Art listings unless otherwise indicated.