Welcome to Art125 Topics in Contemporary Art
Hello and welcome to Art125 Topics in Contemporary Art. My name is Jonathan Gabel, and I will be your professor for this class. Along with the course material which will be available on Mercer’s Website I will be maintaining pages here on my own website where we can continue the dialogue throughout the class. Each unit will have it’s own page. I will usually repeat the content from the introduction section here. This is also a good place to post general questions for each unit. These pages will always be grouped together at jonathangabel.com/learn/art125 so go ahead and bookmark it now. The orange and gray circle in the side menu will also always get you there.
Once again, any questions that you have, probably someone else has them too, so don’t be shy, ask away. Each unit will have a page on my website where you can post comments or questions, and I should be able to reply pretty quickly.
Introduce yourself below so I can add you to the list of approved participants, and use this page to ask or post anything related to the class in general.
My name is Brittany Hawver. I’m currently a Graphic Design/Advertising major at Mercer. I will be graduating in the Spring, but I still have to figure out where I want to transfer to!
I’m Christina Guillaume and my major is Fashion Designer…
Hey Christina! I’m very interested in fashion as well! Do you plan on going to fashion school in the near future?
-Sarah Yake
Can you, please, tell me where I can find the slideshows and the reading regarding Sartre’s movement?
It’s Ok
I found it..
I’m glad you found it. The tech team has put everything on line now so you should all be able to see this weeks material under unit 1.
Hello Professor and Class,
My name is Ann, I major in Fine Arts. I lived in Florence, Italy for 17 years so I have seen some of the most beautiful artworks up close. I am a full time paralegal but my life’s passion is Art. I look forward to the class!
I am a photography student and this is a required course for my degree.
Hi I am Tristan Schmittinger. I am a freshman and I am majoring in Advertising. I am interested in the many areas of art.
Hi Professor and fellow students,
My name is Jayne, I am glad that this class is offered on line. By June of 2013 I hope to finally finish my degree as a special Ed Assistant. Due to a recent illness I did not expect, it has made it hard for me to attend classes at the campus. This only set me back a year but thanks to the on line classes it has made it possible to finish my degree. The good part is my health is getting better and I am looking to getting back to the classroom, and using what I have learned from this class to enhance the students knowlege of Art and its history.
Hi, my name is Haley Smith and I’m a sophmore and my major is web designing. I just currently started this course, and hopefully I’ll transfer as planned.
Hi my name is Andrea Barratt and I am in my final year studying Early Childhood Education. I was always interested in art, but never had the opportunity to learn about it before now.
I think the Thursday deadline would be better for readings and submissions.
Hey Andrea!
It’s funny you should say that! My sister actually started out as an art major, and recently switched to early childhood education! I thought that was such a coincidence haha! Look forward to conversing with you this semester.
-Sarah Yake
Having the first posts due on thursdays is a good idea.
I think having the question due Thursday is a good idea also. It would give me enough time to read everything and get everything done.
Hi my name is Angela Walter. I am an education major. I plan on transferring to Rider University next fall.
Hello, My name is Melissa and I am a Radiography and Liberal Arts Major. I will be graduating 2014. I enjoy art and photography.
Hi Eveyone,
I am Amanda and I am a Elementary Education and English Major. I am graduating in the spring, and I am looking forward to taking this class!
Hello Everyone!
My name is Lauren Nolan and I’m a education major who will be graduating after this spring semester. I’m looking forward to taking this class!
I just want to make sure, so there is no required text book for this class and all the material we need will be supplied by you on here, correct?
Thanks!
Lauren Nolan
Yes Lauren, There is no textbook for the Winter Session. I will post the intro to each unit here, on pages where you can post comments. Most of the material will be within Mercer’s on-line class however — additional readings, assessments, and exams.
Hi, My name is Maheen and I am a advertising/graphic design major. I hope to graduate by next spring. This is my first time taking a full online course, so hopefully it works out well!
Hello everyone,
My name is Hannah Larson and I’m a senior studying music at Westminster Choir College. I’m a singer-songwriter as well, and my sister is a painter – I was encouraged by her to take an art class of some kind. I’m looking forward to this class and our future discussions.
Hi everyone,
My name is Carly, and I just finished my first semester at Mercer. I am hoping to become a speech pathologist. This is my first time taking an online course so I am a little nervous but also looking forward to taking this class.
Off to a great start! I posted here yesterday, & now where is it? I’m Bill, graduated from Mercer in ’10 with an AAS in Automotive Technology. I’ve been an auto tech with Chrysler-Jeep for 5 years. I returned to school to get a degree in automotive management. I’m in my last Semester at Penn College of Technology.
Oh, now I see both. They haven’t been “moderated”.
Hello all. I’m Bill. I’m a 2010 graduate of Mercer, AAS in Automotive Technology. After working as an auto tech for 5 years at Chrysler-Jeep, I decided I would rather be behind a desk than under a car. I’m in my last semester at Peen College of Technology, major Automotive Management. Thought this would be a fun way to spend winter break, and earn extra credits.
Hi Everyone!
My name is Andrea and I’m a liberal arts major and I will be transferring after the spring semester. Looking forward to this class!
Hello All, my name is Stacy and I am a Fine Arts major.
Hello everyone!
My name is Sarah Yake and I am a Fine Arts major here at the college! I am very interested in anything art related, including fashion! Hopefully I will be attending the Fashion Institute Of Technology in the fall as a fashion merchandising major. I look forward to conversing with you all throughout the semester!