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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
CAREFULLY!
AVT 300 Guidelines for travel
on the Artsbus, Independent and DC Alternate Assignment:
- ALL
Artsbus credit is now made through AVT 300.
- You
must enroll in AVT 300 in order to be credited for Artsbus participation,
regardless of whether you ride the bus, or do Independent or Alternate
assignments.
- Students who
have earned Artsbus credits prior to spring 2006 will have those
credits applied towards their required number of trips for graduation.
:
- Enrollment in AVT 300 offers
you the opportunity to ride the bus, but it does NOT guarantee you
a ticket. You must use the opportunity in a timely manner if you
want a seat on the trip of your choice.
All seats are held for AVT 300 students until February 13. After
that, all remaining seats are offered to the general public, and
are available on a first come, first served basis. When the tickets
are gone, they are gone.
- If you need more than one credit per semester, you may enroll
in AVT 300 more than once per semester. Each credit of AVT 300 allows
you one opportunity to ride the bus to New York.
- We have three sections of AVT 300, so if you need more than one
credit, sign up for the second or second and third section.
- Remember that you must enroll/drop before the final drop/add dates.
- All credits for Artsbus participation will occur through AVT 300,
whether trips taken on the Artsbus or through Independent travel,
or the Washington D.C. Alternate Assignment.
- AVT 300 is like any other course for drop/add schedule.
HOW
MANY TRIPS DO I NEED??
Graduating Students....Pre AVT 300 trips/credits are on file, but not accessible upon demand due to panic. If you do not know how many credits you currently have, fill out a the form available outside the AVT main office which will give you options to recall the dates of your past trips.
General
Requirements and Conditions:
- Students are required to take one New York Artsbus
trip or Independent Travel per semester, or per 15 credits.
- Artsbus trips that are required as part of the curriculum
of any individual course will be credited to fulfilling the general
AVT Artsbus requirement as long as the student has enrolled in AVT
300.
- All credits for Artsbus participation will occur through
AVT 300, whether trips taken on the Artsbus or through Independent
travel, or the Washington D.C. Alternate Assignment.
- Beginning fall 2006, credit for independent travel
is only be granted during the semester in which the trip was taken.
Specific AVT Artsbus Graduation Requirements for:
GMU students who declared themselves as AVT majors prior to fall
2005
- must have earned 6 "credits" prior to graduation.
- Students will recieve credit for any Artsbus trips taken prior
to spring 2006, as long as they signed a risk release form that
was collected on the bus. Students who did independent travel to
NYC or DC will recieve credit for forms properly submitted prior
to fall 2006.
Freshmen who enrolled as AVT majors in the fall of 2005,
and later
- must have earned 5 AVT 300 "credits" prior
to graduation.
Transfer students and students who change their majors to
AVT in the fall of 2005 and subsequently must earn up to
5 AVT 300 "credits" or take AVT 300 for the equivalent
of each semester they are enrolled at Mason prior to graduation
(for example, a student who is transfering to GMU and only has four
semesters remaining until graduation needs 4 AVT 300 "credits.").
How it works:
- AVT 300 simplifies the way students are credited for
the Artsbus requirement by entering their trip as a part of their
transcript. You enroll in AVT 300 the same way you do all other
classes.
- AVT is a 0 credit course, and the course fee is currently $50.
Students may earn Artsbus credits any one of three ways: 1) By Independent
Travel to New York, 2) by the Alternate Assignment for DC galleries
and museums, or 3) by travelling on the buses provided by the program
to New York City. Travel to New York City is highly encouraged.
Requirements for Independent and Alternate assignments are listed
below.
-Students who travel on the bus are required to sign a risk release
form on the bus as proof of making the journey. If you ride the
bus, make sure you fill out and sign a risk release form, and make
sure the bus boss gets the form from you. (Download
a copy of the Risk
Release Form (PDF format)
- Student transcripts will show either: an S for "satisfactory"
or an NC for "no credit." If you recieve a "no credit"
it simply means you did not either make the trip or do an alternate
assignment. A "no credit" will not effect your GPA.
PLAN AHEAD!!
- Enrollment in AVT 300 offers you the opportunity to ride the bus
to New York, but it does NOT guarantee you a ticket. You must use
the opportunity in a timely manner if you want a seat on the trip
of your choice.
- A block of seats for each trip will be held for AVT 300
students to claim until February 13, 2008. The box office
will give you a ticket for the trip of your choice, provided that
all the seats for that trip have not already been taken. Each trip
will have a limited number of seats, and they will be available
on a first come, first served basis for AVT 300 students until September
15.
- After February 13, all remaining tickets will be released to the
general public and will be available on a first come-first served
basis to anyone. AVT 300 students may still be able to get tickets,
but be aware that as time goes on, fewer tickets will be available.
Getting Tickes for you and for others:
- Students must have a ticket to board the bus. The Center for
the Arts box office ( across from the pond) will have a list
of students enrolled in AVT 300. For any semester you are enrolled
in AVT 300, simply go to the box office as soon as possible and
show your student ID. You will be given one ticket for the trip
of your choice, per AVT 300 enrollment, as long as tickets for that
trip are available.
- Please note that the AVT 300 Class List will be continually
updated until the last day to add and drop classes, and the final
list will be available to the box office very soon after that.
- Students who have not enrolled in AVT 300,
such as non-majors, parents, spouses or friends may still purchase
Artsbus tickets directly through the Center for the Arts box office.
Spring 2008 trip dates:
February 23...200 seats
March 29....250 seats
April 19....250 seats
Thank you,
Peter Winant
Artsbus Director
Independent Travel and DC Alternative Assignment Requirements:
For Independent
Travel to New York: READ
THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM!
- Do not make a trip without getting the proper form from the AVT
office (FAB C-200) before you travel. Read the forms carefully.
Specific, targeted shows change during the semester as different
exhibits appear.
- A student
may visit New York independently, or complete an "Alternate
Assignment" in regional galleries to fulfill his/her artsbus
requirement.
- Travel to visit art museums and galleries in other cities
may be accepted, but must be cleared by the Artsbus director (pwinant@gmu.edu)
BEFORE such travel is undertaken.
- Visits to theatres, the Natural History Museum, etc., or activities
not listed below may be valuable, but they will not be accepted
for Artsbus credit.
Proof of participation:
- Each semester, there will be a new assignment that will include
museum and gallery visits, plus a written component.
- It is advised that students make copies of their completed assignments
for their records. After review and acceptance, it will be put on
file as proof of completion of the artsbus requirement.
- Your professor may have specific shows for you to see, and may
require a paper. This is acceptable as the written portion of the
assignment.
- Submit all required documentation to Kiley Cogis at the AVT office,
College Hall B-200.
ASSIGNMENT FOR SPRING SEMESTER
2008 (The target shows will change during the semester ):
1) Obtain the Independent Travel
Form at the AVT
office (College Hall C-200).
...........If you do NOT have
a specific assignment from a professor, to
receive credit for the trip you must do steps 1-7. If you
have a specific assignment, do step 1 and either step 2, or step
3 in addition to the assignment, plus steps 4-7.
2).... Visit two of the following.
See any targeted shows listed under the museum. Please
link to the museum site for location and hours of operation
:
The
Drawing Center ....
current exhibitions
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum....
"Cai
Guo-Quiang: I Want to Believe"
The Metropolitan
Museum of Art ....
" Depth of Field; Modern
Photographs" (February only)
"In the Light of Poussin: The
Classical Landscape Tradition"
Lee Friedlander: A Ramble in Olmsted
Parks"
"Jasper Johns: Gray"
"Gustave Courbet 1819-1877"
Museum of Modern Art
(MOMA).....
"RAW-WAR"
"Color Chart: Reinventing Color,
1950 to Today"
"Jan de Cock: Denmal" (Feb and
March, only)
"Design and the Elastic Mind"
(March and April)
P.S. 1 Contemporary
Art Center ....
Wack!: Art and the Feminist Revolution"
Whitney Museum of
American Art ....
The Biennial....
March and April
The
Grey Gallery Of Art at NYU...
3) ....AND visit
5 of the following Chelsea galleries. Please link to the sites for
location and hours of operation:
Alexander
& Bonin
Bellwether
Postmasters
David
Zwirner
Josee
Bienvenue Gallery
Bitforms
Jack
Shainman
Mathew
Marks Gallery
Marianne
Boesky
New
Museum of Contemporary Art/ Chelsea
Yancey
Richardson
Sonnabend
Frederieke
Taylor Gallery
Leslie Tonkonow
Artworks and Projects
Perry
Rubenstein
Mary
Boone Gallery
Charles Cowles
Gallery
Gagosian
Gallery
Luhring
Augustine Gallery
Metro
Pictures
Andrea
Rosen
Cheim
and Read
ClampArt
Betty
Cuningham Gallery
Pace/MacGill
and Pacewildenstein
Stux
Gallery
James
Cohan
Gallerie
Lelong
International
Print Center New York
Lehmann
Maupin
Robert
Miller
Mitchell-Innes
and Nash
Roebling
Hall (NYC)
Paul
Kasmin
Flomenhaft
Gallery
Alona
Kagan Gallery
Sean
Kelly Gallery
4) collect gallery and museum announcements from the ones
you visit, and receipts from any museum that charges for admission.
5) write a one to two page (total) description and critique
of the work you have seen in three galleries and one museum.
6) Attach the gallery announcements, reciept from the museum
you visited and your written descriptions to the Independent travel
Form and turn the packet in to Kiley Cogis at the AVT office, College
Hall B-200. Your submission
will be reviewed, and if the requirements have been fulfilled, credit
for artsbus participation will appear on your transcript.
7) All submissions for Artsbus credit are subject to the University's
Honor Code
DC ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT:
READ
THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM!
- If a student
cannot travel on the Artsbus, or visit New York independently, they
may complete an "Alternate Assignment" in regional galleries
to fulfill his/her artsbus requirement.
-Visits to theatres, the Natural History Museum or activities
not listed below may be valuable, but they will not be accepted
for Artsbus credit.
- Travel to visit art museums and galleries in other cities may
be accepted, but must be cleared by the Artsbus director (pwinant@gmu.edu)
BEFORE such travel is undertaken.
Proof of Participation:
The assignment requires visits to local and regional museums
and galleries. The target shows will change during the semester.
Fulfillment of the assignment will require 10-12 hours.
FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2008:
1) Obtain the Washington, D.C. Alternate
Assignment form at the AVT office (College hall C-200).
2) Visit three of the following museums and see the targeted shows
listed for each museum you visit. Please be certain to link to the
websites for addresses and hours of operation:
Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden....
- Currents: Recent Acquisitions (thru spring)
- The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image ( from
2/14 thru spring)
- Black Box Gallery...current show
- General Collection
National
Gallery or Art....
- The Baroque Woodcut (thru 3/30)
- Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives 1840-1860
(2/3- 5/4)
- In the Forest of Fontainbleau: Painter and Photographers from
Corot to Monet (3/2 thru spring)
- General Collection
The
Corcoran Gallery of Art....
- The American Revolution: A History Through Art (3/1 thru spring)
- General Collection
The
Phillips Collection....
- Degas to Diebenkorn (2/9
thru spring)
- General Collection
The
National Museum of Women in the Arts
- The Book as
Art (thru 4/13)
- Louise Nevelson: Dawn's Wedding Feast (2/22 thru spring)
- Paula Rego (2/1 thru spring)
3) AND 6 of the following galleries.
Use the gallery links to preview shows, and find addresses:
it is advised you call ahead to make sure the galleries are open.
Hemphill
Fine Arts
Conner
Contemporary
Marsha
Mayteka Gallery
Adamson
G
Fine Art
Transformer
Irvine Contemporary
Flashpoint
4)
collect gallery announcements, and a receipt or announcement from
the museums.
5) write
a brief description and critique of the work you have seen in five
galleries and two museums (two pages, total.) You
may not use any written assignments
for other AVT or Art History classes to fulfill the Artsbus requirement.
6) Attach
the gallery announcements, receipts
or fliers specific to the targeted shows from the museums you visited
and your written descriptions to the Independent travel Form and
turn the packet in to Kiley Cogis at the AVT office, College Hall
B-200. Your submission
will be reviewed, and if the requirements have been fulfilled, credit
for artsbus participation will appear on your transcript
7) All submissions for Artsbus credit are subject to the University's
Honor Code
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GMU student, Greg Svitil, writing in notebook at ACE Gallery
photo: Virginia Daughtrey, GMU Alumni
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
RISK RELEASE FORM
INDEPENDENT TRAVEL
ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT
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