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
RADIUS Publication Workshop
Alvin Lucier I’m Sitting in a Room Workshop
Studio Tours - 5-10 minutes each student in the studio
Week Four
Sept. 15 MODULE 2
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 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 Seven
Oct. 06 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 Eight
Oct. 13 CRIT 1B: Gallagher, Pluenneke, Conrad*
Readings Due:
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Gallagher
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Pluenneke
TBA + 1-page CRIT statement Conrad
Week Nine
Oct. 20 RADIUS: notes from the field project
Expanded Artist Statement Discussion / Workshop
Week Ten
Oct. 27 RADIUS: notes from the field project
Oct. 29 RADIUS: notes from the field project
Week Eleven
Nov. 03 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 Twelve
Nov. 10 CRIT 2B: Gallagher, Pluenneke, Conrad*
Readings Due:
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Gallagher
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Pluenneke
TBA + 3-page CRIT statement Conrad
Week Thirteen
Nov. 17 RADIUS: notes from the field project - Riso - Group Packing and Mailing
Nov. 18 RADIUS: notes from the field project - Riso - Group Packing and Mailing
Radius Mailing
Week Fourteen
Nov. 24 No Class: FALL BREAK
Nov. 26 No Class: FALL BREAK
Week Fifteen
Dec. 01 CRIT 3A: Gallagher, Pluenneke, Conrad*
Readings Due:
Paragraph CRIT statement Gallagher
Paragraph CRIT statement Pluenneke
Paragraph CRIT statement Conrad
Week Sixteen
Dec. 08 CRIT 3B: Alseadi, Grossi, Garcia
Readings Due:
Paragraph CRIT statement Alseadi
Paragraph CRIT statement Grossi
Paragraph CRIT statement Garcia
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.