Creative Expression
Creative Expression experiences are opportunities for you to explore your creative potential. Activities in this category are focused on the conceptualization and execution of creative work.
These experiences should emphasize exploring the creative process and aesthetic choices. In addition, sharing one's work is an important part of the creative process and calls upon the creator to participate in a community. Therefore, creative work should be presented, published, performed, or exhibited in some form. The learning outcomes that you should meet throughout this experience are listed below.
The minimum requirement for Creative Expression experiences is 60 hours directly focused on the creative experience.
- Art Capstone courses
- Internships in a creative field
- Sustained involvement in an art interest group, such as Project Linus or the Mural project
- Performance of a major work on Music Seminar Recital
- Original student composition performed on Music Seminar Recital
- Other experiences fitting the stated goals of the category
- ART 307 - Photography
- ART 310 - Collage and Assemblage
- ART 312 - Sculpture-Casting
- ART 332 - Drawing Life
- ART 334 - Installation Art
- ART 343 - Observational Painting
- ART 344 - Abstract Painting
- ART 345 - Non-Objective Painting
- ART 355 - Advanced Topics in Studio Art
- ART 390 - Independent Study, Studio Art
- ART 391 - Advanced Studio Tutorial
- ART 396 - Original Project
- ART 487 - Senior Thesis, Studio Art
- Dance Concert
- LAT 205 - Roman Comedy
- MUS 798 - Half Recital
- MUS 799 - Full Recital
- THE 285 - Contemporary Dance
- THE 755 - Adjunct Dance Performance
- Please visit the pre-approved list for an updated selection of all pre-approved Creative Expression experiences.
- You will demonstrate a working knowledge of the tools, materials, and processes appropriate to a chosen creative field.
- You will reflect on and describe your aesthetic choices and creative process.
- You will articulate your project’s position and influences on the audience and within the larger creative field.
- You will explore and reflect on how your experience might be applied in future endeavors and/or on your potential for future work in a related field.
- You will develop and execute a creative project that expresses yourself and interests in a personally rewarding format.
- Describe your creative project, aesthetic choices and the process you used. Include a description of how you presented your work (or how you plan to do so) (Learning Outcomes 1, 5).
- What did you learn about the field or creative process, such as tools, planning, conceptualizing, and executing a creative project (Learning Outcomes 1, 2)?
- What are the implications of your work for your audience and within the creative community (Learning Outcomes 3, 4)?
- Create a resume entry, including the title of the position/project and 1-3 bullet points (resume style) describing your experience. Emphasize the applicable skills you gained as a result of this experience.
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Your sponsor will use the following rubric to give your final reflection a pass/fail grade.
If you have questions directly related to the Creative Expression category, contact Kate Kauper.