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PAGE 2 — THE DECREE — APRIL 19,1993 Art program tries to assist students’ visual expression MOVING CAREFULLY — Max Pedneau (left) and Daniel Jor dan are two of many students who have had trouble navigating Wesleyan’s campus on crutches, but they did not participate in Handicap Awareness voluntarily. They really had injuries, so they ended up participating. (Photo by Chris Taylor.) Peer counseling available By EVERETT ADELMAN What’s Studio Art at N.C. Wesleyan College? Where’s it going? What good is an Art mi nor? We live in media intensive times. All of our lives and occu pations are somehow affected by visuals, images, and style. Visu als are syntheses of physical prin ciples, applied technologies, psy chology, global cultural diversity, economic dynamics, language and beliefs. A mix of these com ponents is found in the creative problem solving of the visual de signer and expressive artist, who refer to the lessons of art history as well as liberate new solutions in visual communication. It’s smart to enter the profes sional workforce with some preparation to make visual deci sions, talk to designers effec tively, and be able to better inter pret visual communication and design. This is “visual literacy.” Many Wesleyan students have had some exposure to drawing, painting, photography, and ce ramics in high school or other colleges. I have seen some ter rific examples of artwork made by Wesleyan students. I am also proud to tell you that much of the design work done by my elective Two Dimetjsional Design class last Fall semester was as well con ceived and well done as Fresh man Art Majors pretty much any where. I can say this confidently, because I have taught freshman art majors for better than 20 years. Weather dampens many spring breaks (CPS) — All college students wanted to do on spring break was to slather on some oil, drink a couple of beers, catch a few rays and jump up and down at MTV- sponsored concerts, but those who ventured to Florida in mid-March got more than they expected from Mother Nature—snow, sleet, ice, hurricane-force winds, the sort of thing that basically ruins a vaca tion. “It was the worst time of my whole life,” said Amy Krell. The same was true for thou sands of other students who were stranded on their way to or from Florida at motels, truck stops, air ports, bus stations and other tem- My job here is to develop a studio program that works for Wesleyan’s students who come to the college for undergraduate majors in liberal arts, business, education, science, and criminal justice. Outside of their majors many students enjoy the recre ational value of studio electives. Hands-on personal expression using art media can provide some release, yield some surprising re sults and even some things worth framing as college keepsakes, but there are some students who are just more inclined toward visual expression than others. I can see a Visual Arts Minor as helping those students put that personal inclination together with their col lege major and career goals. What I am working to evolve is a Visual Arts Minor that em phasizes visual communication for its cross-over value in other fields of endeavor. Almost every field of business, industry entre preneurship and service is in one way or another involved with communication. For instance an independent business person may be using their desk-top publish ing skills on their computer to produce an original promotion for their particular service. In the world of work we are either in a production mode or an interpretation mode of communi cation almost daily. If someone can be a more confident commu nicator through developed visual skills, that can add another di mension to their career effective ness or to their competitive inter ests. The studio sequence here at Wesleyan enables a freshman or sophomore the opportunity to lock in to a pattern of hands-on classes that can build capability in visual communications and can add up to transferrable college credit. These are VIS classes listed on the catalogue. Without any prior experience- you can begin to build your capa bilities for personal expression with visual concepts with Draw ing I or Basic Design. Those classes are prerequisites for more advanced studios such as Draw ing II or Watercolor (or Painting in Water Media). The courses help the student gain illustrative techniques in color, which in turn are prerequi site to the capstone of the se quence: Visual Communications Studio. The Visual Communica tions Studio is a Junior or Senior level class in problem solving through design and mixed media. Plans in the not too distant fu ture involve classes in Photogra phy, Ceramics, and Desk-top Computer visuals. New studio space, a darkroom, and ceramic studio are in the works here at Wesleyan. Like everything, there’s a catch. In order to progress and accompUsh a Visual Arts Minor or get fuU satisfaction from a stu dio elective, the student must ap ply steady TLC to up their gain through their technique and crafts manship Drop by to talk it over and see what’s happening in Room 236, Braswell. (Everett Adelman is Associate Professor of Art.) Is your heart broken, or at least severely traumatized? Have you found it hard to find an answer to the question “What’s the point of this?” Do you need to teU some one how bad you feel, but you don’t have anyone to tell? Hey! Don’t suffer in silence! Dial 5230 between 6-7 p.m. on the evenings of April 19,22, and 26. These three hours will begin a new SGA service — peer coun seling. Students who are being trained as peer counselors will be available to take your calls dur ing these hours. All calls will be treated confidentially. (The win dow on the telephones which shows extension numbers will be covered). The peer counselors will be supervised and trained by Betty Anne Whisnant, the cam pus counselor. Although it is late in the se mester to begin a new program, everyone recognizes that rhis is the most stressful period of the semester. There are plans to evaluate the experience gained this semester and expand the pro gram in the Fall semester. If you would like to partici pate as a counselor, call Tammy Minchew or Betty Anne Whisnant at 5230. N€€D $ QUICK? $$$$$$$$$$$$$ WIESTEEH HJMHOH MONEY TRAMSmR "The Fastest Way to Send Money" ' It couldn’t be easier. Just go to MAIL BOXES ETC. and, within minutes, money will be wired into your wallet. 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