1. Art topic may be of your choosing. Examples include a work of art, an artist, a period or style of art, a topic of art in a period or throughout history, a comparison of two works of art, critique of the visual communication techniques of a work, etc.
   
2. Your response to the work(s) is required.
   
3. Lengths:
   1. A "short paper" should culminate in a 3-page, single-spaced typewritten report, and and museum visit reports in a 2-page single-spaced typewritten report. Both must include image illustrations (see below). Images can be copied (b&w is ok) from library materials, the Web, etc.
   2. A "research paper" should culminate in about 7 pages.
4. If presented in print, images can be electrostatic copies or photographs. If presented as computer file, the file must be in Microsoft Word or Acrobat, and saved for cross-platform compatibility. Cross-platform can be checked on a Mac (I can do this for you, just put a paragraph in a file and give it to me). If this is presented in a published Web page, see below.
   
5. Type must be 12 point, in a readable face
6. Extra credit (depending on the quality) will be given if the paper is published on the Web
7. The writing should be well thought out, concise, condensed and organized. Each sentence should contain major points or concepts--no filler sentences. More on concise writing: Addendum.
8. The paper must be visually organized with
   1. heading that includes
      1. title
      2. your name
      3. specific assignment (Examples: "Short Research Paper" or "Museum Visit Report")
      4. course name and section
      5. date
   2. index or TOC if over 2 pages
   3. subheadings, set slightly apart, in bold or slightly larger type
   4. quotes and sources numbered, with number at reference at end of paper
   5. references and list of illustrations with source at the end of the paper
9. Image requirements include:
   1. images cannot exceed 4 inches at the maximum dimension, and not more than 3 per page
   2. if presented in print, images can be electrostatic copies or photographs.
   3. art work must be identified with artist, title, date and museum (if available)
   4. Your reaction to the work, and use of information, analysis and vocabulary learned in the course, is important.

Consult your syllabus to see if your class requires a presentation or written report. If a presentation is required, consult the "Museum Visit Report Presentation" Web page which is linked next to this page on the course "index" page. If a written report is required, continue reading this section.

1. Museum may be chosen from those in Spartanburg, Greenville, Columbia, Charlotte, Atlanta, etc. I believe the largest in the area is The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Also convenient are the South Carolina State Museum and the Columbia Art Museum in Columbia, S.C. The Greenville Cultural Exchange Center houses the African-American History Museum.
   
2. Notes should be taken, culminating in a 2 page, double-spaced typewritten report, in 12 point type. If this is presented in a published Web page (equal to the length above) an additional 3 points of extra credit can be earned. The paper and each sentence should be well thought out, concise, condensed and organized. Each sentence should contain major points or concepts; no filler sentences.
   
3. Image/s are required (see above)
   
4. Report may be about the exhibit of one artist, or several works.
   
5. Your reaction to the work, and use of information and vocabulary learned in the course, is important, and should be listed in the TOC.
   
6. Report should include the name of the work, artist, and something about the work. The artist's statement can be used but, an entire statement may not be copied verbatim.
   
7. The paper should be effectively organized for visual presentation.
8. Other information in Guidelines for Papers and Reports above should be followed where appropriate

Guidelines:

It should represent at least 3 hours of work
1. It must be part naturalistic, part abstract (survey your text images for examples)
2. It must show something about your personality ("soul")