2012 Winter ARTM186A-1 / CHICANOM186A-1 / WLDARTM125A-1

BEYONDTHEMEXICANMURAL: BEGINNINGMURALISMANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT ABeginning4unitstudiocoursewith4unitlab.Intermediateand Advancedcoursesarealsoofferedforcontinuingstudents ByProfessorbyJudithF.Bacajudybaca@ucla.edu UtilizesLosAngelesresourcesasmuralcapitaloftheworld.Thiscourseisastudio class,intendedtoexploreMuralismasamethodofcommunityeducation, developmentandempowerment.Issuesareexploredthroughthedevelopmentofa largescalecollaborativepaintingforplacementinacommunity.Thiscourseis taughtinacommunitysettingattheSocialandPublicArtResourceCenters (SPARC)muralstudiosinVeniceCalifornia,10minutesfromcampus.Studentswill beresearching,designing,workingwithcommunityparticipants,andinstallinga muralthatwillbeplacedinacommunitysite. Particularemphasiswillbepaidtotheuseofcomputertechnologyforthe generationandmodificationofdrawingsforthemural.Advancedpainterswilllead crewswhilethoselessexperiencedwilltakeotherroles. Hours:Tue,Th1:002:504units/BeyondMexicanMuralcourse Additional4unitDigitalMurallabrequired3:005:50 Sparc685Veniceblvd.Venice,ca90291(310)8229560

DEFININGCHARACTERISTICSOFTHECURRICULUM
Inordertobestunderstandthefollowingsyllabithefollowingdefinitionsofthecharacteristicsofthe curriculumofferclarification: TheUCLACESARCHAVEZ/SPARCDIGITALMURALLABANDLARGESCALEIMAGING COMMUNITYWORKSHOPIS: 1. Activistandproblemsolving.Visualartincludes,butismorethan,expression;ithasa crucialroleincommunitybuilding,problemsolvingandchangingperceptions.Inrecentyears, publicandcommunitybasedartworkshavefiguredsignificantlyingivingvoicetopeoplewhohave fewalternatives 2. Projectbasedandproductdriven.Studentswillidentifyanddevelop Theirowncommunitybasedprojectswhichwillallowforadiversityofskillsandconcept development,includinganalysisandcritique.Sinceprojectsareultimatelyproductdriven,the workshopwillmorerealisticallyapproximatetheenvironmentinwhichstudentswillworkas professionals. 3. Learnercentered.Byitsverynature,artmakingmustbegroundedinthecuriosities, interestsandpassionsofthecreator.Studentswillbeencouragedtodevelopartoutofacomplex relationshipbetweenidentity,empathy,communityandtheneedtoexpress. 4. Collaborative.Studentswillbeencouragedtodevelopmultipleapproachestoartmaking andacademicresearch,fromsolitaryproductiontocollaborativeinteractionwithotherstudents, withcommunitymembersandwiththeiraudiences.Thenatureofvisualartascommunication requiresaflexibleapproachtoprocess. 5. Interdisciplinary.Todaysart,indeedtodayswork,isprofoundlyinterdisciplinary,not onlyintermsofmediainthiscasetheintegrationofbothhandgeneratedandcomputergenerated imagesbutintermsoftheinformationitdrawsuponandthepartnershipsitforms.Artistswork withurbanplannerstotransformneighborhoods.Theyworkwithchurchesandcitycouncilsto developasenseofcommunity.Themandateforinterdisciplinaryinquiryprovidesstudentswitha uniqueenvironmentinwhichtoworkwithstudentsinfieldsotherthanthearts. 6. Diversityoriented.Inthevisualartsfield,understandingculturaldiversityandrelated questionsofidentity,audienceandmeaningformsabaseoftheoryandpracticethatisfundamental toacurriculumofthisnature.WorkshopparticipantswillexaminecurrentEurocentricnotionsof artandartmakinginthecontextofmultiplehistoriesandwaysofseeing.Studentswillengageina multiculturaldiscoursethatacknowledgesthevaluesandexpressiveformsthatcomefromdifferent culturalheritages. 7. Technologicallysophisticated.Recognizingthattheimageisnolongersimplyor exclusivelygeneratedbyhand,theWorkshopwillprovidestudentswithnotonlyskillstraditionally associatedwithvisualartmaking,butalsothoseofferedbymultimediatechnology.The interdisciplinarylinkingofvisualarts,publicartsandtechnologywillhelpstudentstodevelopa technologicalskillbasethatwillallowthemtobecompetitiveaspracticingartists,educators, sociologists,politicalscientists,historians,etc. 8. Reflective.Todaysvisualartistsmusthavetheabilitytoreflectupontheirownworkand thatoftheircontemporaries,toanalyzetheeffectsoftheirwork,andtocontinuethecritique processbeguninschoollongaftertheyareworkingontheirown.Withthechangingnatureofart, artcriticismitselfischanging,andcontemporaryartistsmustnotonlymakeartbutalsobeableto speakdwriteaboutit.Thisprocessofcriticalreflectionisthebasisforlifelonglearningandpractice

asavisualartist.TheWorkshopwillencouragestudentstobecriticalthinkerswhocontributetoa nationalandinternationalintellectualcommunity. 9. Multiplelevelteaching.Whilebeginningstudentsareofferedonlyonepointofentry intothesequentialcourseannually,intermediateandadvancedstudentsareofferedentryatany timeduringthethreecoursesequence.Asanaspectofthecurriculumisstudentcenteredlearning, variousskilllevelsworkinginthestudiossimultaneouslyisadesirablecharacteristicofthecourses. Moreadvancedstudentsprovideimpetusandsupporttobeginningandintermediatestudentswhile learningtoarticulatewhattheyhavelearnedtolessadvancedstudentsandcarryingoutmore independentresearchinastudio/labsetting.

CURRICULUMSTRUCTURE
Curriculumwillbebasedonathreehourcourseofferedtwiceweekly,takenconcurrentlywitha threehourlabper/weekfortenweeks,andearningeightunitsofcredit.However,becauseofthe timerequiredtodevelopandimplementthecommunityoutreachprocess,aswellastheorganic natureoftheartmakingitselfinstudio,studentsshouldbepreparedtoinvestconsiderablymore than12hoursperweekinordertocompletetheirprojectsbytheendofthequarter.Productionsof largescaleworkrequireatwoquartercommitmentforBeginningandIntermediatecourseswithisa 16unitstotal.Studentsneedtoconsidertheircapacitytocommittothetimerequiredtoseeamural productionthroughfromstarttofinish Artmaking,research,contemporaryculturalandcommunityissues,problemssolvingandconceptual skillsdevelopmentwillbeintegratedwithinthedevelopmentalsequenceofcreating: (1)ResearchandDevelopment; (2)PreProduction; (3)Production; (4)PostProduction;and (5)Distribution. (1) ResearchandDevelopment.Basicskills,bothintraditionalmuralpaintingandcreation ofdigitizedimages;understandingofthegenreofmuralmakinganditsevolutioninMexicoandthe UnitedStates;historic,social,culturalandcommunityandissues;philosophicalconsiderationsinthe realmofpublicart; (2) Preproduction.Developingaconcept,scripting,planning,applyingbasicskillstothe project,designingtheactualproject,researchinvolvingteamwork,layinggroundworkinthe community,includinginterviewswithcommunitymembers,organizationofspeakoutsorpublic forumsasameansofelicitingcommunityinput. (3) Production.Creatingtheartisticproduct.Complexinteractions,skills,production techniquescombinedandappliedtothework. (4) PostProduction.Refinement,evaluation,analysis,meetingwiththecommunityto determineprojectimpactandeffectiveness. (5) Distributioncreatingbroadcommunityawarenessoftheproject,documentingtheproject, publishingtheimpactandresults.

UNIQUECHARACTERISTICSOFTHEWORKSHOP
Theworkshopwillbeuniqueinseveralrespects: (1) Typically,studentsacquiretheoreticalconceptsandhonetheirtechniqueinanacademic settingbeforeventuringoffcampustoapplytheirnewlylearnedskillsinanactualworking environment.Inthealternative,theWorkshopwillbeconductedattheSocialandPublicArt ResourceCenter(SPARC),amulticultural,grassrootsartsorganizationlocatedinVeniceCalifornia. Studentswillhavetheopportunitytolearn,practiceandcreateinaserviceandcommunitybased learningmilieu,whileatthesametime,workingdirectlywithcommunitymembersinselected venuesthatwillultimatelyhousethefinalartisticproduct.ThustheWorkshopwillmoreclosely approximateworkingenvironmentsinwhichstudentsmaybeemployedinthefuture. (2) FundsprovidedbytheUniversityandGrantstoSPARCwereusedtoretrofittheformer policemotorpoolareaofSPARCshistoricartdecobuilding,(formerlytheVeniceCityJail,)creating theUCLACesarChavezCenter/SPARCDigitalMuralLab.TheDigitalMuralLabisacomplete productionandteachingfacility,housinganetworkofAppleworkstations.Togetherwithlocal participantswhowillactasinformants,thestudentswillhelptoarticulatecommunitydefined issues,unearthhistoricalandculturalmaterials,andworkcooperativelytofindartbasedsolutions whileacquiringimportanttechnicalskillsintheapplicationofsophisticatedgraphicprograms, includingAdobePhotoshop,Illustrator,andPainter.Useoftheseprogramswillfacilitatethe replicationofhandpaintedmurals.Combinedphotographicmaterialsandhandrenderedimages canbeusedtoproducethemuralsizeimage,whichcanbepaintedorprintedatanyscale. (3) Theworkwillpreparestudentstoperformwithinahighertechnologyenvironment,andto attainskillsthatwillmakethememinentlymoreemployable.Theartisticandcommercial implicationsofdigitalimagingarefarreachinganddramatic.Newmuralimagescanbecreated digitallyfromdrawingsandphotos,scannedintothesystem,andsuperimposedontopotentialsites. Proposedworkcanthenbeviewedinsitubyapotentialclient,savinghundredsofhoursofstudio timeinhandgeneratedwork.ThenewlycreatedimagescanthenbeprintedFULLSCALE,amethod gainingincreasingcommercialusage.DigitallycreatedfineartsGicleeprintscanbegeneratedeasily andrelativelyquicklyforsalesandmarketingpurposes.Skillinproducingandmanipulatingdigitally enhancedimages,bothbythemselvesandintegratedwithhandpaintedimages,willallowstudents toworkonthecuttingedgeofartproductionandconservationinthetwentyfirstcentury. (4) Teambuildingandcohortcollaborationisencouragedinthemuralstudiosetting.Students areprovidedtheopportunitytoworkwithotherstudents,intergenerationalandcommunity membersinanoncompetitiveenvironment.Throughtheprocessofcollaborationonsharedgoals overatwoquarterproject,importantcohortsaredevelopedandoftenresultinlastingconnections betweenstudentswhohavesharedanimportantcreativeexperienceresultinginapermanentpublic artwork.

BEYONDTHEMEXICANMURAL:

BEGINNINGMURALISMANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
2012 Winter ARTM186A-1 / CHICANOM186A-1 / WLDARTM125A-1 PROFESSORJUDITHF.BACA 4UNITLABREQUIRED CSM186ALECTURE4UNITSTUE.&THU.12:50 CSM186L4UNITSTUE.&THU35:50 Readings:Studentswillberequiredtocompletereadingsbeforetheassigneddate.Inadditiontothe assignedreadingsstudentswillberequiredtocompletetwoadditionalreadingsfromthe recommendedreadinglist.Therecommendedreadinglistwillbehandedoutinthefirstweekof class.

RequiredReadings:
Siqueiros:HisLifeandWorks ByPhilipStein,AnnWarren(Editor) SignsfromtheHeart:CaliforniaChicanoMurals ByEvaSperlingCockcroft TowardaPeoplesArt:TheContemporaryMuralMovement ByEvaCockcroft,JohnWeber&JamesCockcroft Additionalonlinereadingsontheclasswebsite Exams:afinalexamwillbegivenbasedonclasslectures GradingCriteria: 1. 40%Attendance 2. 20%Participation 3. 30%Projectsuccess 4. 10%Final 10studentlimitsubjecttoinstructorsapproval.TwoQuartercommitmentsrequiredto enrollandtocompletemuraldesignwork.CoursewillbeavailabletoBeginningstudentsand Intermediatestudents.Someadvancedstudentsadmitted.Multiplemajorsencouraged.Students admittedbyProfessorreview. ClassmeetsattheSocialandPublicArtResourceCenterSPARC 685VeniceBlvd.,VeniceCA(310)8229560 Carpoolingencouraged. Studentmustobserveallstudioworkrules.Seeschedulesforstaffandprofessorhours 1. Workwithteammemberswheneverpossible. 2. Cleanupworkareaeverysession.Donotleavefoodout. 3. Guestsinstudioarewelcomebutonlyiftheywork.

4. 5. 6.

Followsetupproceduresforcomputerandpaintusage. Cleanupcleanupcleanup. Nofoodordrinkattheworkstation.

WEEKZERO
Tuesday INTRODUCTIONTOMURALCLASS:SCOPEOFWORKDEFINED.STUDENT INTERVIEWSANDINTRODUCTIONS.Protocolforcomputeruseandsetup.Naming protocol,securityconventions.REQUIREDSUPPLIESANDBOOKS. HOMEWORKASSIGNMENT:Studentsareaskedtobringpersonalportraitphotographfor
classprojectonNextTuesday.

Thursday STUDIOWORK(FIRST2HOURS):OVERLAPPINGOFPERSONALHISTORY GROUPEXERCISE

Introductoryexercisesforclassteambuilding.Exerciseusesbiographicalinformationformulatedby studentstodeterminesharedexperiencesofmembersoftheclassandcreatesaffinitygroups. Affinitygroupsworkcollaborativelytoexpresstheircommonandindividualexperiencethrough writtenword,performanceorvisualrepresentationpresentedtotheclass. Studentsworkinlargegrouptodeveloppersonalexperienceindexcardsandtheninsmallaffinity groupsdefinedbytheexercise.Studentsarerequiredtoworktogetheroutsideofclassinaffinity groupstocompleteprojectforpresentationinclass.

READINGS:Pages121SignsFromtheHeart CONCURRENTLABWORK:INTRODUCTIONTOBASICPHOTOSHOP.COMPUTER PROTOCOLS,BOOKSREQUIRED,ONLINECLASSWEBSITE(seeseparatesyllabi fordetails) Project1:PersonalHistoryStudentswillworkindividuallytocompletefirstassignmentof

producing a personal composition using combination of a place/context photograph and personal imagetoexpressanideaaboutoneself,friendorlovedone.Studentswillbeinstructedonaseriesof simple computer maneuvers and learn basic image manipulation techniques. Student comfort level withtechnologywillbeassessed.

WEEKONE
TUESDAY LECTURE:IMAGININGAMERICAPRESENTATIONONTHEWORKSOFTHECESAR CHAVEZDIGITALMURALLABANDPROF.BACA STUDIOWORK:AFFINITYGROUPWORK

Smallgroupspreparea10min.presentationoftheirsharedexperiencethroughperformance,image making,videoorothermediaforthewholeclass.Availableinclassroomforstudentuseisvideo projection,slideprojection.LcdprojectionandMaccomputersforimageconstruction.Workinclass. Schedulepresentations Readings:SignsFromtheheartPages2353,SiqueirosHisLifeandWorksChapters19

 CONCURRENTLABWORK: PhotoshopTutorial:masking,layersandimagecloningtechniques. STUDIOWORK:CLASSPRESENTATIONS:OverlappingPersonalHistory/workin classbeforegoingtothemuseum Readings:SignsFromtheHeartPages6982 CONCURRENTLABWORK: PhotoshopTutorial:Paintingwithcintiq. THURSDAYNIGHT:6:30JANUARY19THCLASSMEETSATMOCADOWNTOWN FORLECTUREONGREATWALLOFLOSANGELESBYPROFESSORBACAAND TourofMuseumexhibitionUndertheBigBlackSun http://www.moca.org/black_sun/post/celebratingcaliforniaasaturbulentoften anarchiccenterforartisticfreedomandexperimentationduringthe1970s/

WEEKTWO
TUESDAY LECTURE:HISTORYOFAMERICANMURALISMPROF.BACA:thislectureexaminesthe
rootsofAmericanMuralismfromthewallofRespectbyBillWalkerinDetroittotheearlyChicano MuralsofLosAngelesinconcurrencewithAmericanfundingforpublicartandartists.

PARTIILECTURE:METHODSOFCOLLABORATIONBYPROF.BACA
Eachtakesapart Groupconceptconsensusbuilding Consolidationsofstylisticdifferences Asingledesigner,manyparticipants Artistascommunityvoice Ethicalissuesofcollaboration:creditsandauthorship

Variousmethodsofsuccessfulandlesssuccessfulmodelsareexaminedintheworksofmanyartist workinginlargescalecollaborationsSuchasChristo,PathfindersMuralNYC.,SuzanneLacy,the CrystalQuilt,LosStreetScapers,Earthcrewaspraycanartistteam,JudyChicago,JohnAhearn,Tim Rollins,JudyBaca

STUDIOWORK:CLASSPRESENTATIONSOVERLAPPINGOFPERSONALHISTORY EXERCISE CONCURRENTLABWORK:FIRSTASSIGNMENTworkinclass

PHOTOSHOPTUTORIAL:IMAGEADJUSTMENTSANDLAYERADJUSTMENTS.

Project1Worktimeandsupportcontinues PROJECTDUEBYTHEENDOFCLASS

THURSDAY
LECTURE:IntroductiontotheMexicanMuralist:LosTresGrandes Readings:Siqueiros:HisLifeandWorksChapters1013
EXTRACREDITLECTURE:January26,2012,79pmMainAuditoriumoftheSanta

MonicaLibrary601SantaMonicaBoulevard,SantaMonica
HistoryVisibleStoryworkinArt,Performance,andDigitalMedia Featuringthreelongtimeleadersinthefieldofcommunityarts,JoeLambert,founderofthe CenterforDigitalStorytelling(CDS);JudyBaca,founderofSocialPublicArtResourceCenter (SPARC),andJohnMalpede,founderofLosAngelesPovertyDepartment(LAPD).

CLASS WILL HAVE PROJECT 1 CRITIQUES.

StudentswillpresentProject1.Studentswilldiscusseachothersartworkandgivefeedbackonwhat theypresenttotheclass.

CONCURRENTLAB: PhotoshopTutorial:composingdynamicimagery. Project2:NarrativeWorkDue

Beginningwithoneofthegreatestcontroversiesoftheyear:Createyourownnarrativewithmultiple imagesjuxtaposedtotellastoryofyourownmakingavisualnarrative.Thepurposeoftheexercise istocreateavisualnarrativeandanexpressivestatement.Youarenotlimitedtoreality.Everyone willbeginwiththesameimageoftheselectedcontroversyanddivergefromthedefiningimageof thecontroversyselectedbytheclass

WEEKTHREE
TUESDAY
LECTURE:TheMexicanMuralistsinthePalaciodeBellasArtes.IntroductiontoLos
TresGrandesandtheinfluenceontheWPAmuralists:Prof.Baca

DEMONSTRATION:PuntodeOroSystemforCompositionof Mural.MathematicalratiosusedbySiqueirosfordivisionofspace. VIDEO:rarefootageoftheDiegoRiveraandFridaKahloinproductionatDetroitInstituteofthe Arts.LifeandworkofDiegoRivera1/2hourtape. Readings:Siqueiros:HisLifeandWorksChapters1417 CONCURRENTLAB:PROJECTTWOWORK PhotoshopTutorial:Specialeffects.

THURSDAY LECTURE:TheHistoryOfMexicoThroughTheWorkOfLosTresGrandes: ProfessorBaca Readings:Siqueiros:HisLifeandWorksChapters1820 VideoofDiegoRivera LABWORK:Project2Continued. EXTRACREDITLECTUREATSANTAMONICALIBRARY

WEEKFOUR

TUESDAY LECTURE:TheElectricWorkersUnionbyDavidAlfaroSiqueiros

VIDEO:WALLSOFFIREonthepaintingoftheMarchofHumanityinthePolyforuminMexico
City.ByMaestroDavidAlfaroSiqueiros.

Readings:Siqueiros:HisLifeandWorksChapters2128 LABWORK:PROJECTTWODUEATTHEENDOFCLASS. Project2Worktimeandindividualinstruction PROJECTDUEBYTHEENDOFCLASS.

THURSDAY
LECTURE:THEMEXICANSINTHEUNITEDSTATESDartmouthandOrozco Readings:SignsFromtheHeartPages85101 COMPLETEANDPRINTYOURASSIGNMENT LABWORK:
PROJECT3:CHOICEOFPARTICIPATIONONONEOFTHEFOLLOWINGPROJECTSINPROGRESS: 1. RESTORATION OF WOMEN DO GET WEARY AN ICONIC WORK BY LOS ANGELES LEADING AFRICAN AMERICAN MURALIST ON THE ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMENTSBUILDING 2. PREPARATION OF CURRICULUM AND WORK WITH CHILDREN IN DAY LONG ARTS EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE NEW JUDYBACAARTSACADEMYINSOUTHCENTRAL 3. RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTISTS UNION AND PUBLICATION OF FINDING FOR MURALSIST OF LOS ANGELES. WORK WILL BE COLLABORATIVE WITH MARIA ELENA DURAZO.

WEEKFIVE TUESDAY
FinalProjectofyourChoosing.Thisprojectisintendedtoincorporateallthat youhavelearnedtothispointintheclassandmustbeactivistbased addressingacurrentissuelocallyorinternationallythatyoufeelneedstobe addressed.Itshouldengagecommunityparticipantsandmotivatecivicaction orpublicresponseadvocatingforchange.Itshouldincorporatetheuseof technologyusingatleasttwoartformssuchasfilm,photography,drawing, painting,music,orspokenword.Itshouldbepublishableontheinternetand canbeacollaborationwithanotherclassmateorcarriedoutindividually.The projectwillbedevelopedwithinstructionalstaffsupportintheDigitalLab.It canalsobecarriedoutthroughsocialmediatools.

THURSDAY
LECTURE:AMERICATROPICAL:FROMCENSORSHIPTORESTORATION STUDIOWORK:PREPAREFINALPROJECTPROPOSAL.

WEEKSIX
TUESDAY MainProjectContinues.Studentsworkindependentlyinthelabtocarryout thefinalproject.Labinstructorswillworkwitheachstudentorstudentteam tosupportthedevelopmentoftheirproject THURSDAY LECTURE:ContemporarymuralsofLosAngeles,Chicago,Philadelphia,San Francisco MainProjectContinues. Readings:Part2,Community,CultureandGlobalizationBirthofaMovementby JudyBaca

WEEKSEVEN TUESDAY
MainProject:InitialConceptualizationPresentedtoclass.

CoordinateaTouroftheMuralsinLosAngeles:GreatWalltoAmericaTropicalfor WeekendDate. MainProject:InitialConceptualizationContinues

Thursday
MainProject:InitialConceptualizationContinues

WEEKEIGHT Tuesday
MainProject:RefineConceptualizationandPrepareforPresentation Students will prepare a presentation board and talking points for presenting the designstoclass. Readings:StudentsSelectedWork#2

Thursday
MainProject:StudentsPresentConceptualization. Studentswillalsoreceiveatakehomeessaypromptfortheirfinal.TopicandDue Datewillbedeterminedinclass.

WEEKNINE TUESDAY
MainProjectConclusion. Studentswilldebriefonthepresentationoftheartwork.Studentswilldetermineif morecommunityengagementisnecessary.Designconceptsarepublishedonline andthefirstsectionofBeyondtheMexicanMuraliswrappedup.

Thursday
Presentationsoffinalproject

WEEKTEN
TUESDAY:CLASSPRESENTATIONS THURSDAYClasspotluckandcelebration