Drawing Concepts
CFA AR 638
Drawing Concepts is BU’s long-running experimental drawing course designed to introduce non-traditional drawing methods to students working across a broad range of academic levels. These procedures will expand the core technical and conceptual toolboxes of both beginning and advanced students working in a variety of ways. It should be noted that this isn’t an observational (in the traditional sense) figure/still-life-based drawing class but students interested in those techniques will still greatly benefit from this course in surprising ways. What we explore will enrich and complicate whatever work, in whatever medium, you hope to make moving forward. Our format will consist of a collection of weekly assignments that engage both the fundamental visual elements of drawing (mark-making, composition, contrast, balance, tension) and the more subtle, methodological side of the medium (spontaneity, problem-solving, movement, tenor, responsiveness, openness, curiosity, control, risk-taking, and even performativity). This unconventional course introduces indispensable artmaking strategies often overlooked by traditional drawing exercises while also being a passageway into more esoteric and expansive understandings of what drawing is and can be. Simultaneously primordial and utterly contemporary, these are vital techniques for any artist on any level. No prior drawing experience is required to make great work in this class as the fundamental criteria for greatness will be vigorously explored and expanded upon as we go.
FALL 2025 Schedule
Section | Instructor | Location | Schedule | Notes |
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A1 | Howey | FLR 346 | TR 12:30 pm-3:15 pm | Visual Arts MFA students only, mts w/CFA AR238 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
Section | Instructor | Location | Schedule | Notes |
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A1 | Ryan | MW 8:00 am-10:45 am | For Visual Arts MFA students. Meets w/CFA AR238 |
Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.