Dallas Museum of art or the Kimbell art museum. Pick six different concepts . For example, one art piece you discuss should represent the concept of art for daily use, another one should be a good example of art as a visual delight, etc.Please keep in mind that your paper needs to be a minimum of four full pages long.  Further, each art piece you use as an example of the six purposes and functions of art from Chapter 2 should be identified by artist, title and media.  Additionally, feel free to describe each art piece and discuss your impressions of them.  The Museum Paper is the only assigned paper for this Art Appreciation course. Accordingly, I've tried to give students all the information they need to get as much as they can out of the assignment as well as to earn the full 100 points available.  With rare exception, students who want to rewrite their paper may do so after they get their initial grade and my comments. So, get started as soon as you can and feel free to send me your paper early. Good luck. 1) Read Chapters 1 and 2 from the textbook. Chapter 1 is entitled, "T he Nature of Art and Creativity ", and it will give you some background and orient you to the visual arts.  Further, it discusses what Art and creativity are, different types of artists, and the concept of "Looking and Seeing.”  This chapter will introduce you to some terms to help you better express things you might already know and some you may not have thought about before. Although Chapter 1 contains important concepts, students are not required to incorporate these concepts into their papers.  Rather, this chapter will help you understand your virtual museum visit and subsequent chapters. Chapter 2 is entitled, " The Purposes and Functions of Art ", and addresses why people feel the need to create Art, the ways people use Art, how Art enhances society and the different ways artists communicate what they want to express.  Pay particular attention to the six purposes and functions of art because you will cite these concepts in your paper. 2) Check out the art on the website of an approved major art museum. After reading this assignment and the assigned textbook pages, go to one of the following websites: Dallas Museum of Art Kimbell Art Museum Think about what you've read in Chapter 2 while you're looking at the art.  This is probably even more important for those pieces you don't like or understand or can't figure out why the museum even chose them for its collection. While looking at the art, I want you to identify six art pieces that are good examples of the six Purposes and Functions of Art discussed in Chapter 2. Each art piece should represent only one concept from Chapter 2. I want you to be exposed to a variety of art so it's important that you make sure to see art created by different artists, made in different media and produced during different time periods. For instance, this means you shouldn't pick just paintings to discuss, or ju.

1. Dallas Museum of art or the Kimbell art museum.
Pick six different concepts . For example, one art piece you
discuss should represent the concept of art for daily use, another
one should be a good example of art as a visual delight,
etc.Please keep in mind that your paper needs to be a minimum
of four full pages long. Further, each art piece you use as an
example of the six purposes and functions of art from Chapter 2
should be identified by artist, title and media. Additionally,
feel free to describe each art piece and discuss your impressions
of them.
The Museum Paper is the only assigned paper for this Art
Appreciation course. Accordingly, I've tried to give students all
the information they need to get as much as they can out of the
assignment as well as to earn the full 100 points available.
With rare exception, students who want to rewrite their paper
may do so after they get their initial grade and my comments.
So, get started as soon as you can and feel free to send me your
paper early. Good luck.
1) Read Chapters 1 and 2 from the textbook.
Chapter 1 is entitled, "T
he Nature of Art and Creativity
", and it will give you some background and orient you to
the visual arts. Further, it discusses what Art and creativity are,
different types of artists, and the concept of "Looking and
Seeing.” This chapter will introduce you to some terms to help
you better express things you might already know and some you
may not have thought about before.

2. Although Chapter 1 contains important concepts, students are
not required to incorporate these concepts into their papers.
Rather, this chapter will help you understand your virtual
museum visit and subsequent chapters.
Chapter 2 is entitled, "
The Purposes and Functions of Art
", and addresses why people feel the need to create Art, the
ways people use Art, how Art enhances society and the different
ways artists communicate what they want to express.
Pay particular attention to the six purposes and functions of art
because you will cite these concepts in your paper.
2) Check out the art on the website of an approved major art
museum. After reading this assignment and the assigned
textbook pages, go to one of the following websites:
Dallas Museum of Art
Kimbell Art Museum
Think about what you've read in Chapter 2 while you're looking
at the art. This is probably even more important for those
pieces you don't like or understand or can't figure out why the
museum even chose them for its collection.
While looking at the art, I want you to identify six art pieces
that are good examples of the six Purposes and Functions of Art
discussed in Chapter 2. Each art piece should represent only one
concept from Chapter 2.

3. I want you to be exposed to a variety of art so it's important that
you make sure to see art created by different artists, made in
different media and produced during different time periods. For
instance, this means you shouldn't pick just paintings to discuss,
or just art created by a single artist or just art only from one
exhibit area.
3) Write a paper about your virtual museum visit and Chapter 2.
After your virtual museum visit, write a paper about your
experience. Begin by saying what museum website you visited
(e.g., "I chose the Dallas Museum of Art's website for my
virtual visit"). Then discuss the six art pieces you chose.
Begin by saying something like, "The art piece that represents
art for
daily use
is (insert art piece title, artist and media). Then go on to
describe the art piece using your own impressions and ideas
(conceptualize). I definitely do not want a research paper.
Instead, I want you to incorporate the assigned reading into
your paper and discuss the art piece as if you are describing it
to someone else. You don't have to put a lot of detail into your
description necessarily. I do not expect you to write about art
like an art critic would. Don't worry about using the the
terminology from the principles of design or the visual elements
that are discussed in later chapters. Just write about the art in
your own words.
Your paper should cover the following:
a)

4. The Art.
Tell me about the specific art pieces you saw. If you cover
fewer than six art pieces, you will not be able to earn full credit
on the assignment.
Feel free to tell me your impressions of individual art pieces,
but don't feel obligated to understand everything.
b)
The Assigned Reading
. Discuss the art pieces you saw as examples of the concepts or
ideas set forth in Chapter 2 (i.e., pages 20-35 of the textbook).
Specifically, I want to know that you read about, understand
and can apply the concepts of the six purposes and functions of
art to individual art pieces. For example, if you discuss an art
piece that was created to make a statement against oppressing
people, you would identify it as art for
political purposes
.
It is not necessary to incorporate concepts from the other
chapters you've read, including Chapter 1, but you may if you
like.
What I don't want:
Please don't tell me how a featured artist is untalented or that
his/her art is not worthy of display. Just remember that this is
an art appreciation course so do your best to try to appreciate
the art you see even if you don't understand or like some of it.
Assume for purposes of this assignment that each piece at the

5. museum has some validity.
No "generic happy talk" please. I'm glad if you had a positive
experience viewing the art on the museum's website and if the
art impressed or inspired you. That said, just skip all those
superlatives for this paper and instead talk about the ideas I
mentioned above.
This paper is not designed to be a research paper and I do not
want you to use any outside research sources. But, if you can't
get around quoting something from the museum, by all means,
cite the source. But, don't worry about making this paper too
precious.
Of course, plagiarism is forbidden. If you plagiarize, don't
expect to get any credit for this assignment. Further, students
submitting plagiarized work will receive an automatic "F" for
the assignment and may be reported to the school for
disciplinary action. Enough said.
What I do want:
I want to hear your own ideas and reflections about the museum,
the art and the concepts addressed in the assigned reading. If
someone else read your paper, I would hope it would inform
them about the subject matter and might even give them some
insight if they've never been to an art museum before.
I want to know that you read the assigned chapters, understand
the concepts from Chapter 2, can apply those concepts from

6. Chapter 2 to the art you saw on the museum's website and can
write about it in a paper that is 4 full pages long.
DUE DATE:
As with all course deadlines, the due date to submit the Museum
Paper is listed in the Course Calendar under the Course
Calendar tab on the course website.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS:
Word Documents
- Your paper should be a minimum of 4 full pages long, double-
spaced (without extra spaces between paragraphs), written in
Times New Roman 12 point font, and have 1" margins on the
top, bottom, and sides. Museum Papers should be a MINIMUM
of 4 full pages in order to receive any credit for the
assignment. (Better to spill over to a 5th page to ensure you
meet the minimum length requirement).
Rich Text Format (RTF) Documents
- Because of automatic formatting, RTF documents tend to run
shorter than Word documents. Accordingly, if you submit an
RTF paper, your paper should be at least 5 pages long, double-
spaced (without extra spaces between paragraphs), written in
Times New Roman 12 point font, and have 1" margins on the
top, bottom, and sides. Museum Papers should be a MINIMUM
of 4 full pages in order to receive any credit for the
assignment. (Better to spill over to a 6th page to ensure you
meet the minimum length requirement).

7. As for the body of the paper itself, please don't skimp on
content and make your paper longer by utilizing any of the
following: a title line; a title page; extra spaces; extra space
between paragraphs; my name; the date; images or photographs;
headers; footers; large fonts; graphics; and/or wide margins.
Paragraph spacing (before and after) should be set at 0. If your
paper includes any of the above, your paper will not be
considered submitted until it's set up according to my
guidelines. The only identifying information should be your
name and section number at the top of your paper. Feel free to
use the above Museum Paper Template when writing your paper
to make sure it is formatted correctly.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
When you are ready to submit your paper, use the Assignment
link above and upload your word document (.DOC, .DOCX or
RTF file). Any other file format will not be accepted. Don't
forget to check the deadline for the paper so you will not be late
in submitting it. After you submit your word document, go to
My Grades
and check if your submission was complete. If it was submitted
successfully, a green circle with an exclamation point icon will
show (needs grading icon). If you don't see a green icon, this
means the assignment was not submitted. Go back and submit
your work again