Art in World Cultures

Art tells a story. Go on a journey of when humans began creating art in prehistoric times to ancient Roman, early Christian, and Medieval periods. Explore the artistic characteristics of the Renaissance, Americas, Baroque, Romantic, and more. Learn the elements and design principles of art, and about some of the greatest artists in the world, while creating your own art, both on paper and digitally. It’s time to tell your story through art!

Topics include:

Introduction to the Visual Arts

The Elements and Principles of Art

Critiquing Art

Prehistoric Art

Ancient Art

Ancient Roman, Early Christian, and Medieval Art

The Renaissance

Art of the Americas

From Baroque to the Romantic

Modern Art

African Art

Pacific Art

This paced course uses content from eDynamic Learning taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system. The course will include a variety of individual assignments and projects, as well as class discussions.

Acknowledgements

This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Course Learning Objectives:

Describe visual art and its elements, explaining design principles and arranging art.
Identify and discuss the process and value of critiquing art
Describe features of different styles of art from various time periods.
Examine art from different cultures and identify characteristics of different pieces.
Discuss social and political influences on art of certain eras.

Additional Requirements

Accessibility Note: Although every effort has been made to make this course accessible to all students, some resources or activities in this course, such as audio files, images of visual art pieces, or hands-on activities, may present accessibility challenges.