"Art Criticism"

The art criticism assignment is designed to fulfill the information literacy requirement of the General Education program at the university.

For this assignment, students will take a field trip to view works of art in order to find something they would be interested in writing about.

Technical requirements for Art Criticism:

Use footnotes or endnotes (see "Chicago style" + sample paper above)

Utilize at least two (2) sources secondary sources (at least one which must be a scholarly article)

Reference and discuss artwork in relation to at least one (1) topic/theory covered in class

6 pages minimum (excluding any bibliography, title page, etc.)

"Common" font (e.g. Times New Roman, Garamond)

12" font size

Double-spaced

Left-justified

1" margins

Paginated (header or footer acceptable)

Assuming it's possible, provide some "proof" of your art excursion

Followrubric/template (addressing other key components of art critical writing, including: description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation) provided in Blackboard Content area.