Art App 103
Art App 103
Art Appreciation
Jaila Joy M. Arcilla
Don Honorio Ventura State University
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students’ ability to
appreciate, analyze, and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary
and multimodal approaches, this course equips students with a broad
knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social
relevance of the arts in order to hone students’ ability to articulate their
understanding of the arts. The course also develops students‘
competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing,
mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop
students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by providing them
opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their rootedness
in Filipino culture.
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Assumption and Nature of Arts: Creativity and Imagination
II. Functions of Art and Philosophy
III. Art and Artisans: Production Process, Medium, Technique,
and Curation
IV. Elements and Principles of Arts
V. Art History (Asian, Western, Philippines)
VI. Soul making (Soul, Sound, Structure); Workshops on
Improvisations, Installation, Transcreation, and Local Arts
Skills
Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and
social relevance
Mount an art exhibit (concept development, production and postproduction, marketing,
documentation, critiquing)
Create their ow works of art and curate their own production or exhibit
Jaila Joy M. Arcilla
Utilize art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies Don Honorio Ventura State University
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Values
Deepen their sensitivity to self, community, and society
Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their
nationality, culture, and religion
Develop an appreciation of the local arts