The University of New Mexico

FLC-623 Earth Arts: A Wild Way of Knowing

Fall 2013

CRNs: 26599 & 30715

(Freshmen register for their FLC classes at their Lobo Orientation or CEP Orientation session. You must register for all the classes in an FLC combination. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. FAC classes do not permit "wait lists" or "yellow cards" for enrollment in FAC classes that are filled to capacity.)

Earth Arts FLC students visit Chaco Canyon to explore ancient examples of the built environment.



Explore NM’s beauty and fragility and learn about artists influencing the environmental arts movement.

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Freshman Seminar: FA 284-623 Experiencing the Arts (3 Cr)
Instructor: Lofton, R
Schedule: TR 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Notes: Depending on your major, this course may meet a requirement in AREA 7: FINE ARTS in the UNM CORE CURRICULUM. See your Academic Advisor for details.

Linked With: ENGL 101-623 Composition I - Exposition (3 Cr)
Instructor: STAFF
Schedule: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Notes: This class is for students who are required to complete ISR-100 READING AND CRITICAL THINKING in their first semester.The requirement for THIS section of ISR-100 is an ACT Reading score of 16 or higher. Your Academic Advisor must request an override from the Director of the FLCs to permit you to register for this FLC.

Links to the works of some interesting "Earth Artists":
        Cornell University (student collaboration on turfwork)   Cone Andy Goldsworthy (artist of earthworks)Nicole Dextras' Ephemeral Arts from

Explore New Mexico’s beauty, grandeur, and fragility through the arts. Learn how artists are creating community around common appreciation and concerns for the environment. We’ll discover artists whose creative processes engage the natural environment in ways that make us see our own creative possibilities in the wild as well as in the urban jungle. Assignments include field trips to site-specific earthworks to inspire the creation of earth artworks in small groups and individually. We’ll learn how critical thinking is the key to unlocking your creative spirit.   In this seminar and your other UNM classes you will work with types of texts, lectures, exams and assignments that are new to you. Your ENGL 101 class in this FLC will help you learn how to effectively work with and learn from these college level materials.