This third year course offers the opportunity for students to develop 
their practice within the discourse of contemporary and historical art 
discourse. Students will acquire a critical vocabulary for understanding
 their own trajectories in dialogue with the context and history of art,
 through group critiques, discussions of pertinent writings, and 
individual and group presentations of research on a variety of subjects 
related to their area of practice.  A Dialogues course is an 
investigation of artistic practice premised on a student's own interest 
to situate their work in a broader discourse and professional realm. 
They will learn skills related to completing projects, making 
presentations, speaking in public, leading discussions, writing, and 
integrating research and knowledge within their creative practice. 
Weekly meetings will allow for critiques of self-directed studio 
projects, discussion of assigned readings, and presentations of research
 projects.
- Teacher: Beth Howe