Summer Session Courses

Summer Session 2025 Courses:

More information at https://summer.ucsc.edu/courses/art.html

Summer Session 1 (June 23 – July 25, 2025)
Summer Session 2 (July 28 – August 29, 2025)
Ten Week Summer Session (June 23 – August 29, 2025)


ART 20G [In Person]
Introduction to Print Media and Drawing
Session 1
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Bridget Henry

ART 20I [In Person]
Introduction to Photography
Session 1
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Karolina Karlic

ART 80T [Online]
Digital Tools for Contemporary Art Practice
10-Week
GE Code: PE-T
Proposed Instructor: Jennifer Parker

ART 111 [In Person]
Figure Drawing
Session 1
Proposed Instructor: Noah Buchanan

ART 113 [In Person]
Illustrating Stories: Fantasy and Documentary Narratives
Session 2
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Frank Galuszka

This is a studio class about illustration for students at any level, and is open to beginners as well as advanced students.  It welcomes visual artists, creative writers, and students from all departments who want to learn how to tell a story through painting and drawing.Work is done in drawing and painting media; some digital and mixed media may be incorporated. Painting will be water-based. Drawing from life is included. Wit, humor, restraint, and sophistication are discussed, as well as inclusivity, exclusivity, and explicit and implicit social issues. 

ART 119 [In Person]
Special Topics in Drawing – Comics & Self-Publishing
Session 2
Proposed Instructor: Raty Syka

ART 135 [Online]
Digital Painting 
Session 1
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Kathleen Deck

ART 145 [Online]
Vector Art & Illustration
Session 2
Proposed Instructor: Kathleen Deck

ART 147T/THEA 117
Design Studio Costume
Session 1
GE Code: IM

ART 150 [In Person]
Darkroom Practices
Session 2
Proposed Instructor: Jack Chapman

ART 154C [In Person]
After Archives: Photographers & Research (Karolina Karlic)

Session 2
GE Code: CC
Proposed Instructor: Karolina Karlic

ART 155 [In Person]
Photo Field Research Quarter, California Road Trip (10 credits)
Session 1
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Jack Chapman
Application: Download Here

ART 183 [In Person]
Metal Fabrication
Session 1
GE Code: PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Sean Monaghan

ART 161C [In Person]*
Global Seminar: Relief Printmaking in Korea (6 credits)
Proposed Instructor: Jimin Lee
Learn more and apply through Global Learning

Last modified: May 20, 2025