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ART 437 (6 credits)

Travel dates: Tuesday June 20- Friday June 30, 2023

Pre-departure Session dates:
Wednesday, May 17, 2023             6:00PM, FI 202 (Photo Seminar Room)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023             6:00PM, FI 202 (Photo Seminar Room)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023             6:00PM, FI 202 (Photo Seminar Room)

Info session

Wednesday, February 1, 2023      6:00PM, FI 202 (Photo Seminar Room)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023    6:00PM, FI 202 (Photo Seminar Room)

More details: https://metroartaccess.wordpress.com/welcome/

COVID Information

All students and faculty participating in the Faculty-led Study USA program must be fully vaccinated. Exemptions will not be granted.

This information comes from WWU’s Interim Policy: Requiring Proof of COVID Vaccine Status.
3. The University may designate additional requirements for specific in-person programs, activities or courses to have all participants vaccinated because the risk of contracting COVID-19 to the participants simply cannot be mitigated without jeopardizing the essential nature of the program, course or activity. This may impact an unvaccinated individual’s opportunity to directly participate in these activities

Additional COVID information can be found on WWU’s website. Click here

Program Highlights

Travel Scholarships:  There will at least two travel scholarships made available through the Department of Art & Art History.  Students must be registered for the course to apply, Spring 2023

Prior to leaving there will be several planning meetings to prepare for each portion of the course.  By conducting advanced research students will be acquainted with locations and iconic landmarks, exhibitions, food, events, and performances, which will enhance their learning experience upon their arrival. We will be staying at Hostelling International - NYC, a historic Victorian style building located on the Upper West Side two blocks away from Central Park.
 
While in New York City, we will systematically travel from uptown to downtown moving from museum, to gallery, to artist studios; starting in Upper West Side, Central Park, Midtown, Chelsea, Greenwich, West, and East Villages, SoHo, Tribeca, and China Town. Also included will be, Long Island City, Brooklyn, and a visit to DIA Beacon. The course will be punctuated with visits to commercial galleries, unique site-specific installations, and major institutions, including, but not limited to: the historical art collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim. For more cutting edge contemporary art we will visit venues such as the New Museum, MoMA PS1, and the International Center of Photography. Another highlight is a day trip by train to DIA Beacon, located on the Hudson River, which is one of North America’s largest art venues, hosting artwork from the 60s to the 70s that addresses the minimal, the conceptual, and the monumental, all held within 240,000 square feet.
 
Using journaling and blogging, students will document daily, explore, and expand on their ideas through seminar discussions and lectures. Recording and reflecting on the inspirations provided by their experiences in the city, there will be an exhibition of their in fall 2023.
 

ART 437 (6 credits)

Instructor

Pierre Gour & Garth Amundson

Cost- 2023 program

To learn more about the Faculty-led Global Learning Programs and to see Information Session details please visit Western Washington University's Travel Abroad page.

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