FALL 2025 Sculpture and Post-Studio Practice
Graduate Seminar ARTS-5504
TOPICS: LAND / / MARKS
Group Sessions Mondays 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Studio Work, Studio Visits, Collaborative Work Sessions
Wednesdays 9:00 - 11:30
Week One
Aug. 25 Welcome and Introductions
Course Introduction, Newspaper Club RADIUS: notes from the field / SPS Annual, Course Structure
5-minute Presentations: tell us about yourself and your interests in art, and taking this class
1. Where you’re from or feel most at home geographically or spiritually - origins
2. Artists, examples of artwork you are inspired by
3. Your artistic process (past and current)
4. Your finished artwork (what you’ve made)
5. One goal for the semester
Discussion / Planning for Field Trip to Green Mountain Falls
Sept. 1 No Class - Labor Day
Week Two
Sept. 05-06 MODULE 1
Field Trip to Green Mountain Falls
Reading Due:
Green Box Arts Program
Contemporary Art and the Art of Prehistory Time and Again: Maps and Places and Journeys
Land Art in the Rearview Mirror by Lucy R. Lippard
Theory of Non-Sites by Fusco Luccarelli
James Turrell: You Who Look
Yi Fu Tuan, Common Traits in Perception: The Senses
Week Three
Sept. 08 Discussion of Field Trip Experiences
Homework: Alvin Lucier I’m Sitting in a Room
Week Four
Sept. 15 MODULE 2
Studio Tours - 5-10 minutes each student in the studio 9:30-10:30
Visiting Artist: 10:30-11:30 Virtual
Kim Stringfellow, Mojave Project, University of California, San Diego -
Readings Due:
Field Dispatches, The Mojave Project, Kim Stringfellow Website
William Wycoff, Navigating Western Landscapes
Cornelia Butler, A Lurid Presence, Smithson’s Legacy and Post-Studio Art
Writing Due:
Reflection Paper on Readings from Module 1 (3 pgs. Min. 11 pt. 1.5 spacing)
Week Five
Sept. 22 RADIUS Publication Workshop
Writing Due:
Reflection Paper on Readings from Module 2 (3 pgs. Min. 11 pt. 1.5 spacing)
Week Six
Sept. 29 RADIUS Publication Workshop
Final Decisions on location and subjects
Physical mock-up due
Week Seven
Oct. 06 MODULE 3
Professional Practice Workshop: Southwest Contemporary (SWC) Magazine
Virtual Panel and Q&A with Lauren Tresp, Publisher and Editor, SWC, and Natalie Hegert, Arts Editor, SWC
Week Eight
Oct. 13 CRIT 1A: Alseadi, Grossi, Garcia
Readings Due:
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Alseadi
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Grossi
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Garcia
Writing Due:
Reflection Paper on Readings from Module 3 (3 pgs. Min. 11 pt. 1.5 spacing)
Week Nine
Oct. 20 CRIT 1B: Gallagher, Pluenneke, Mathieu
Readings Due:
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Gallagher
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Pluenneke
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Mathieu
Week Ten
Oct. 27 CV / Portfolio Workshop for SWC
Readings Due: Preparing an Arts and Culture CV, Wind River Country
Oct. 29 RADIUS Workshop
Week Eleven
Nov. 03 Professional Practice Workshop: Southwest Contemporary (SWC) Magazine
Virtual Panel and Q&A with Lauren Tresp, Publisher and Editor, SWC, and Natalie Hegert, Arts Editor, SWC
Week Twelve
Nov. 10 CRIT 2A: Alseadi, Grossi, Garcia
Readings Due:
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Alseadi
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Grossi
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Garcia
Nov. 12 Publication Work - Final decisions are made, and the file is sent.
Week Thirteen
Nov. 17 CRIT 2B: Gallagher, Pluenneke, Mathieu
Readings Due:
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Gallagher
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Pluenneke
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Mathieu
Nov. 19 Studio Work Day
Week Fourteen
Nov. 24 No Class: FALL BREAK
Nov. 26 No Class: FALL BREAK
Week Fifteen
Dec. 01 RADIUS Packing / Mailing
Dec. 03 RADIUS Packing / Mailing
Dec. 05 5 PM Installation Spaces are available
Week Sixteen
Dec. 08 CRIT 3 / Exhibition - 2nd Floor and Installation Space
Everyone working together to create a cohesive group exhibition.
Include Title of show and artist names, cut in vinyl. Each work should have a label:
Labels Include: Title, Medium, Paragraph Crit Statement
Readings Due:
Each students writing — paragraph label / crit statement. Statements must 200 words and be emailed to everyone by Dec. 05 at 5pm
Dec. 10 Final Portfolios and three pg. Expanded Artist Statements Due by 5 PM
* This schedule is subject to change - as in life, things don’t always work out as initially planned. Please stay up to date on schedule changes in class weekly.
*Readings are available through shared links—please send me an email if you see something that is not working correctly.
*Please schedule individual studio visits with me via email at least 1 week in advance.