Last updated: September 6, 2001 @ 10:04AM

Visual Arts
This program is co-ordinated by the Department Fine Arts.

Chair
Murray Kropf

Dramatic Literature and Theatre

Professors
Mary Jane Miller

Associate Professor
Glenys McQueenFuentes

Assistant Professors
Marlene Moser, Gyllian Raby

Part-time Instructors

Dramatic Literature:
Theatre: Virginia Reh (3rd year acting, directing, playwriting), Judith Marquis (scenic painting), Mary Kathryn Newman (voice), Carolyn MacKenzie (theatre administration), Ken Garrett (lighting design), Cindy Emery (make-up and wigs), Kathryn Kerr (props), Michelle Legasseé (stage manage-ment),Cordula Quint
Drama-in-Education: Suzanne Burchell, Mark Ceolin, Gail Fricker, Barbara Gordon, Javier Gubern-Soyka, Christina Rozendaal, Bill Thoms, Carole Timm, Helen Zdriluk

Resident Company, Theatre Beyond Words
Terry Judd, Linda Levesque, Shelley Marriage, Harro Maskow, Stephen Miller, Robin Patterson, Christine Stephen, Kevin Stewart

Visual Arts

Associate Professors
Murray Kropf, Merijean Morrissey, Derek Knight

Assistant Professor
Jean Bridge

Visiting Artist
Ed Aoki

Collections Co-ordinator
Lesley Bell

Board of Directors
Bettianne Matheson, Chair
Norman Fraser, Treasurer
Terry Boak, Alan Earp, Liz Hawley, Ray Kunnappuu, Carolyn Mackenzie, Bryan Rollason, Peter Webb

Artistic Committee Members
Harro Maskow, Artistic Director
Terry Judd, Co-Artistic Director
Robin Patterson, Artistic Producer
Kevin Stewart, Associate Director

Administration
Linda Levesque, Managing Director
Janice Zehentbauer, Administrative Assistant
Karen Malier, Accountant

Company Members
Taras Cymbaslisty, Technical Director
Lisa Olafson, Actor
Steven James Miller, Actor
Carolina Ramos, Actor, European Tour Co-ordinator

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Monika Lederich
(905) 688-5550, extension 3214
Thistle west 135
http://www.brocku.ca/finearts/

At Brock the study of the arts is concerned with their nature, function and history, from the classics to popular culture, from ancient drawings and rituals to the avantgarde. Through critical analysis of classic works and personal creative development, the student will gain an awareness of the ways in which the artistic media function. Our aim is to contribute to the vitality of the arts by developing sensitive, creative and articulate artists, teachers, audiences and graduates who are disciplined and adaptable, with both research skills and experience at collaborating effort.

The Department of Fine Arts offers honours, pass, single and combined major programs in four fields of study: Drama and Theatre in Education, Dramatic Literature, Theatre, and Visual Arts, honours Co-op programs in three fields of study: Drama and Theatre in Education, Dramatic Literature and Theatre In addition, the department offers a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre. These programs represent the student's choice of major within the department. Single honours and pass programs are also offered in Contemporary Cultural Studies. The department also offers a Certificate and Concentration in Drama in Education.

Please consult the relevant entry for a listing of program requirements.

Facilities

The Theatre Program uses the facilities of the Centre for the Arts including the 543seat Sean O'Sullivan Theatre with its thrust stage, The Studio and The Playhouse. Scenery, properties and construction workrooms are part of the Brock Centre for the Arts complex.

Visual Arts facilities include a slide collection, art studios and a darkroom. Extracurricular activities. The department presents and sponsors theatre productions, exhibitions, public lectures and an annual spring festival of student work. The University regularly hosts mime performances and workshops by its resident company, the internationally acclaimed Theatre Beyond Words.

The Brock Centre for the Arts presents a professional season of international and Canadian artists in theatre, dance and music, family and children's events. In addition, the Visual Arts Program arranges for a variety of visiting artists and with Brock's Fine Arts Committee organizes a program of art exhibitions.

The Visual Arts program consists of studio and art history courses which provide a practical and critical understanding of the visual arts. Emphasis is placed on personal development. To this end students are introduced to a range of historical, theoretical and critical approaches to art-making and to the investigation of cultural documents. Students are encouraged to extend their experience through exposure to events sponsored by Visual Arts and the Department of Fine Arts.

Studio activities which include intuitive, analytical and conceptual approaches are designed with the aspirations of the student artist in mind. Options are encouraged in the studio with introductory or advanced courses in drawing, painting and interdisciplinary studio; additional courses in sculpture, photography or computer imaging broaden the experience and introduce the photographic, video or electronic medium to students. Students are assisted by artist-teachers who have professional experience and standing in the disciplines they teach.

Art history courses examine the development of artistic styles as well as the critical and aesthetic issues that these styles bring into play. Major artists and movements are related to their cultural contexts and artistic traditions with the goal of developing critical as well as aesthetic acumen.

Enrolment in all studio courses is limited to 15 students. VISA 4F06 may also be restricted due to space limitations.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Department of Fine Arts are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half credit courses are used to satisfy the requirements, both half credits must be in the same language. It is recommended that students fulfil this requirement by year 2. (Students are urged to fulfil this requirement in year 1.)

Program Notes
  1. VISA 1F90 must be taken in year 1. VISA majors should also take VISA 1P93 and 1P94 or VISA 1P96 and 1P97 in year 1.
  2. From the following list, no more than three VISA credits may be counted toward an honours degree, single or combined major, and no more than two for a pass degree: VISA 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 4M00-4M09, 4P13, 4P14.
  3. Students who do not have the necessary prerequisites for studio courses (VISA 1P93, 1P94, 1P96, 1P97, 2F05, 2F26, 2F95, 2F96, 2P02, 2P03, 2P93, 2P94, 3F96, 3P02, 3P03, 3P93, 3P94, 4F06) may be admitted by portfolio. Details are available from the Administrative Assistant. Enrolment in these courses will be limited to 15 students; participation as an auditor is not permitted.
  4. Year 3 courses are normally restricted to students with a minimum of three credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.
  5. Non-majors may enrol in a maximum of one VISA studio course without a portfolio.
  6. Portfolio evaluation and interview are required for admission to the Visual Arts Program. Consult the department.
  7. Students wishing to take VISA 3F99, 4F06 or 4F99 must have a minimum 75 percent overall average and permission.
  8. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program
·   VISA 1F90, 1P93, 1P94, 1P96, 1P97, 3P90, 3P91 and 4F06
·   VISA 2P93, 2P94, 3P93 and 3P94 or VISA 2F96 and 3F96
·   two credits from VISA 2F05, 2F26, 2F95, 2M90-2M99, 2P02, 2P03, 3M90-3M95, 3P02, 3P03
·   one credit from VISA 2P40, 2P41, 2P50, 2P51, 2P90, 2P91, 3M00-3M04, 3P05, 3P06, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25
·   two VISA studio credits
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   one language credit (see language requirement)
·   five elective credits

Pass Program
·   VISA 1F90, 1P93, 1P94, 1P96 and 1P97
·   one credit from VISA 2F05, 2F26, 2F95, 2P02, 2P03
·   two credits from VISA 2F96, 2M90-2M99, 2P93, 2P94, 3P02, 3P03
·   one credit from VISA 2P40, 2P41, 2P50, 2P51, 2P90, 2P91, 3M00-3M04, 3P05, 3P06, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P90, 3P91
·   one VISA studio credit
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   one language credit (see language requirement)
·   four elective credits

Combined Major Programs

Honours
·   VISA 1F90, 1P93, 1P94, 1P96 and 1P97
·   four VISA credits
Pass
·   VISA 1F90
·   four VISA credits