Desiree's Proposed Courses

Well, all three of the courses sound awesome but if Desiree is hired (and I hope she is) then I would definitely like to take "Art as Activist." This course sounds the most similar to Art and Life. I am interested in how we would create projects to "stimulate community interest." This description reminds me of our personal space and alternate identity projects. At first I was nervous about performing work publicly but after doing these two projects, I feel like these are the most exciting. If I took this course, I would be excited about stenciling because I have tried to do stencil work in the past. I think it would be fun if a few of the lectures were centered around street art. I learned a little about street art while in ART 1A last quarter and it was really interesting. We could do projects with spray paint and even create our own stencils. We may not be able to spray them onto a public space because that is still illegal, but maybe we could make a mural. That would be a way to engage the community as well as the entire class. I think that the other courses sound just as enticing. I really hope that Desiree gets the chance to teach these courses at UCSB! I would be so happy to take one :)