Writing in Studio Art
Writing is required in all studio art courses. Writing assignments at the 100-300 level may include written reports on content and contemporary relevance of student artwork, as well as critical theory and analysis. Writing assignments in SA 491 consist of a paper on the final body of thesis artwork with regard to its development, growth and execution, especially in terms of its relationship with work done in prior classes. The paper will also investigate the artwork through the lens of current critical theory.

Required Attendance at Events in the OUAG
All students enrolled in 200 and 300-level art history and studio art classes will be required to attend at least one lecture or event at the Oakland University Art Gallery sponsored either by the OUAG or the Department of Art and Art History. Check with your instructor for details.

Display Policy for Students’ Art Work
Works by students in Studio Art classes may be displayed in the public areas of Oakland University, including but not limited to the department’s display areas on the first and third floors of Wilson Hall, subject to the following conditions:

The works to be displayed must be approved by the student’s instructor, in consultation with the chair and studio art director. In possibly controversial cases, all Studio Art faculty should review the project.

When a student plans an art installation in an area other than the department’s display cases, the student and faculty adviser must submit the student’s proposals to the Department Chair, who will forward it for approval by the Vice President for Facilities Management. Such installations must conform to the Building Code, the Life Safety Code, and the Americans with Disabilities act. A copy of the Building Code is available in the office of the Senior Architect, Facilities Management Building. The Environmental Health and Safety Manager has a copy of the Life Safety Code at the Graham Health Center. The ADA is available on the Internet at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm. If there is any possibility that a planned installation would violate any of these regulations, students are required to consult those documents.

Students must notify other departments and units with offices near the planned installation in advance that work will be displayed there, and inform them of the title and schedule for the exhibition. If the installation will raise any practical issues (i.e., the presence of objects that might be mistaken for trash and thrown out), everyone who works in the area should be advised in advance about the form of the exhibition. If, after an installation has gone up, another department has an objection to the content, the chair and the adviser overseeing the project will discuss the problem with them. Disputes that cannot be resolved will be referred to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.