Associate Professor Power, Director
The InterArts Program is a special one-year curriculum for a selected group of first-year students interested in a cross-disciplinary approach to the study and practice of art. The InterArts faculty is drawn from the departments of music, theater and dance, fine arts, and creative writing. Participating students take a sequence of two seminars especially designed for the program and two arts practice courses of their own choosing (e.g., painting, dance, creative writing, etc.). The program’s second seminar, held in the spring term of the first year, focuses on the creative process and gives students opportunities to work individually or to collaborate with their fellow students on an in-depth, long-term project such as a chapbook of poetry, an audio recording, a series of paintings or drawings, a multi-media dance/music/theater presentation, etc. A final, public arts showcase is held at the end of this seminar.
In March of each year, exceptionally well-qualified applicants for admission to Trinity are invited to become candidates for the program. Applicants to the College who do not receive such an invitation but who find the program appealing may also become candidates by notifying its director, Associate Professor Power, of their interest no later than March 20.
Fall Term
101. Art and Society— Students will be asked to grapple with fundamental questions about the nature and function of art: Who creates art? What is the relationship between art and life? What role do the arts have in affirming and/or questioning society at large? This seminar will explore the ways in which artists shape and, at the same time, are shaped by specific political, cultural, and historical forces. In addition to their study of a broad range of important artists, students will be encouraged to explore their own creative voices by participating in multi-disciplinary arts projects and presentations. Prerequisite: This course open only to students in the InterArts Program. (Enrollment limited)-Power
[202. Arts Practicum]— This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues of art-making, critique, presentation, and audience. Class readings, discussions, presentations of work-in-progress, and visiting artists will allow students to explore the creative process in a general fashion and apply it to a semester-long creative project which they create individually or in groups. The course will culminate in a final, celebratory presentation of these creative works. Prerequisite: This course open only to sophomores in the InterArts Program. (Enrollment limited)
399. Independent Study— (0.5-1 course credit) -Staff
466. Teaching Assistantship— Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. -Staff
Courses Originating in Other Departments
Comm Learn Integrated Colloqui 299. Art and Community— (0.5 course credit)-Rossini
Spring Term
102. Arts Practicum— This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues of art-making, critique, presentation, and audience. Class readings, discussions, presentations of work-in-progress, and visiting artists will allow students to explore the creative process in a general fashion and apply it to a semester-long creative project which they create individually or in groups. The course will culminate in a final, celebratory presentation of these creative works. Prerequisite: This course open only to students in the InterArts Program. (Enrollment limited)-Finnegan
[102. Art and Ideas]— Students will be asked to grapple with fundamental questions about the nature and function of art: What is the relationship between art and life? Is beauty an essential feature of art? How do we determine the value of art? Is the experience of art culturally specific? When art offends, should it be subject to constraint? To address these questions and others, students will read a wide range of authors including: Plato, Oscar Wilde, John Cage, Leo Tolstoy, Maya Angelou, and Nadine Gordimer. Prerequisite: This course open only to first-year students in the InterArts Program. (Enrollment limited)
Courses Originating in Other Departments
Comm Learn Integrated Colloqui 299. Art and Community— (0.5 course credit)-Rossini