Program/Discipline/Service Name: Fine Arts

Program/Discipline/Service Name: Fine Arts

Unit (if applicable): 112101, 112102,112103

Division: Arts and Sciences

Report Prepared by: Dr. Lynne Bentley-Kemp

Other Review Participants:

Kate Miller

Jay Gogin

Reviewed by Vice President/Dean: Maureen Crowley

Vice President’s/Dean’s Signature: Date: 5/14/04

Date submitted to Institutional Effectiveness Committee: 5/21/04

Please refer to Instructional Program Review Procedures, Guidelines, and Responsibilities for prompts and assistance in completing this Review

I. The Program Profile

A. The Purpose

The Fine Arts Unit provides students with a diverse selection of quality courses in the fine arts. These courses are designed to help students develop a broader understanding of the influence of art upon society, to enhance their humanity through participation in creative endeavor, and to cultivate the ability for critical thinking and appreciation of the arts.

The Fine Arts curriculum is designed to:

1.prepare students for success in fine art courses so that they may transfer into upper level courses at 4 year colleges and universities

2. provide instruction in fine art so that students may successfully apply skills in ceramics, photography, drawing, 2D design, 3D design, painting, art history and critical thinking to professional work

3. provide an opportunity to prepare a portfolio for admission to a 4 year degree program in visual art

Unit Goals and Objectives:

1. Fine Arts students will gain knowledge of various media and techniques, which will enable them to participate in a wide range of creative pursuits

2. Fine Arts Students will be able to engage in scholarly enquiry and critical analysis of contemporary and historical achievements in the fine arts.

3. Fine Arts students will gain a new appreciation for and understanding of the impact of the Arts upon society.

These goals and objectives support the mission of the college to provide students with a relevant, high quality education.

The Fine Arts program at FKCC is unique in that it serves a culturally oriented community that is home to many fine artists practicing in a variety of visual arts disciplines. Many in the arts community take courses within the fine arts program to satisfy personal goals and for cultural enrichment. The ceramics department has been successful in attracting enrichment students by designing workshops and inviting visiting artists to meet the demand for intensive visual arts instruction. With two new faculty on board in art and photography there will be similar experiences designed to attract more artists to those areas. Guest lectures have already been included in FKCC arts classrooms so that experts in the community have the opportunity to engage with the FKCC arts curriculum and share their particular knowledge. The Fine Arts faculty in turn shares their knowledge and talent in public lectures and presentations as well as actively exhibiting creative work in community galleries and exhibition spaces. One immediate goal of the Fine Arts program is to open up more dialog between the arts community in Key West and the learning community at FKCC.

B.  The Faculty

Dr. Lynne Bentley-Kemp

Ph.D. in Comparative Studies – Florida Atlantic University

M.F.A. in Printmaking and Photography- Rochester Institute of Technology

B.F.A. in Printmaking – Rochester Institute of Technology

23 years experience in teaching at R.I.T, University of Maryland, FKCC and Florida Atlantic University – most of that experience gained at R.I.T. from 1980- 1999

Community and Professional affiliations:

Attended 2004 national conference of the Society for Photographic Education, member of SPE and CAA (College Art Association)

Member of Key West Garden Club, Monroe County Council for the Arts, Key West Film Society

Accomplishments, exhibitions and presentations and other related professional work. 1999 to the present:

Gallery Affiliation - Lucky St. Gallery,Key West Fla. Photographic and non-silver work exhibited on a regular basis beginning 1996. Most recently exhibited in Lucky Street’s 20th Anniversary show Dec.-Jan. 2003

Key West Art and Historical Society -Key Women Artists

Sept. -Oct. 2003 - exhibited large format archival digital photograph. It sold the third day of the show

Ritter Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University – Recovering Eden: The Photographer in the Garden, solo exhibition of sixteen large format archival digital prints presented as a dissertation defense. April 2003

Florida Atlantic University - Three large photographic prints hung in the public space outside the University Theatre as part of a two-person exhibit focusing on the contemporary Florida landscape. May 2002 to May 2003.

Curated Synchronous Dualities, 7 Photographers Who Teach, an exhibition held at Lucky Street in May 2000. Work in the exhibition was created by seven artist/professors in Florida. Included in the show were Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor, J. Tomas Lopez, Silvia Lizama, Weston Kemp, Paul Adams and myself.

Under the Sun, Key West Biennial, Jan. 2000- Feb 2000 - juried exhibition, exhibited large gelatin silver print

Arnot Art Museum 65th Regional Exhibition, Feb. 1999-April 1999 - juried exhibition, recipient of merit award

Commissions, Illustrations and Community Contributions:

Donated photographic print to the Ann McKee auction. January 2004

Key West Garden Club’s “official photographer”. Photographed the last two Standard Flower Shows for the Garden Club’s ‘book of evidence’ (2003, 2001) and photographed the Key West Orchid Society show in March 2004.

Photograph of Key West Garden Club used on Division of Historical Resources web site promoting tourism within Florida. Florida Department of State. 2003

Made series of digital images used on the Key West Garden Club’s web site (www.keywestgardenclub.com) 2003

Photographic construction done for Paris Salon on Petronia Street in Key West, FL. Two-sided window display commissioned by the owners of the salon. 2003

Infrared photograph used to illustrate spectral sensitivity in View Camera Technique, 7th edition by Dr. Leslie Stroebel for Focal Press. 1999

Lectures and Presentations:

Key West Garden Club, Fertile Ground: A Camera in the Garden. Illustrated public lecture. February 2004

Florida Discovery, a Keys-wide lecture series. “Shadows and Light” an illustrated slide lecture on my personal work at Crane Point Hammock. Feb. 2004

Friends of the Library, as part of their winter lecture series, an illustrated lecture, Photography Comes of Age in America. March 2004

Key West Garden Club - Recovering Eden: The Photographer in the Garden. Illustrated lecture for members and general public. November 2002

Katherine P. Miller

Degrees:

B.A. Fine Art, University of South Florida

M.F.A., University of South Florida

Teaching Experience:

8 years Public School Art teacher, grades K-12, Polk and Hillsborough counties

2 years Adult Public Education

Visiting Artist, Polk County Very Special Arts 1994-95

Fine Arts Professor, Learning Communities experimental program, University of South Florida, 1998-2000

3 years art instructor, Hillsborough Community College

4 years art instructor, Florida Southern College

5 years art instructor, University of South Florida

Publications:

Contributing author for text at Florida Southern College, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women’s Studies, 1999

“The History of Art in Key West”, 2003

Exhibitions:

“The Best Thing is the Quiet” FKCC Gallery Fall 2002

“Faculty Exhibition” Melvin Gallery, Florida Southern College 2000

“Artists Choose Artists” Ridge Art Association Invitational 2000

“Empty Spaces” One person show, Hillsborough Community College 1999

“Women’s Invitational” Solomon Gallery on Azele, Tampa 1997

“But Have You seen the Creek?” Performance installation, Ridge Art Gallery, Winterhaven FL 1997

“A Primary Act” Arts in the Park, Lakeland FL, a one person exhibition and performance 1997

“A Primary Act” University of South Florida Teaching Gallery 1996

“Do You Bleed in Red?” Installation and performance University Centre Gallery, University of South Florida 1996

Spring Show - awarded “Best of Show” Arts in the Park, Lakeland FL 1995

SFWG group show and performance by “the Pink Ladies” , University of South Florida Centre Gallery 1995

“Kate Miller, a Retrospective” Pasco Community College 1994

Memberships:

Key West Art and Historical Society

Florida Keys Community College Gallery, Director 2003-4

C.  The Students

The Fine Arts unit serves a wide variety of students at FKCC as stated earlier. Many of these students are considered ‘non-traditional’ in that they are older than the average college student and they don’t necessarily desire an A.A. degree. The following data table indicates that the majority of fine arts students are enrolled part-time

Subject / (All)
Course / (All)
Year / Term
2001 / 2001 Total / 2002 / 2002 Total / 2003 / 2003 Total / 2004 / 2004 Total / Grand Total
FT/PT / Data / 30 / 40 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10
Full-Time / Count of Student / 26 / 1 / 27 / 32 / 45 / 0 / 77 / 64 / 72 / 9 / 145 / 45 / 45 / 294
Count of Student2 / 27.4% / 10.0% / 25.7% / 16.8% / 20.3% / 0.0% / 18.2% / 26.9% / 28.8% / 60.0% / 28.8% / 30.8% / 30.8% / 25.0%
Part-Time / Count of Student / 69 / 9 / 78 / 158 / 177 / 10 / 345 / 174 / 178 / 6 / 358 / 101 / 101 / 882
Count of Student2 / 72.6% / 90.0% / 74.3% / 83.2% / 79.7% / 100.0% / 81.8% / 73.1% / 71.2% / 40.0% / 71.2% / 69.2% / 69.2% / 75.0%
Total Count of Student / 95 / 10 / 105 / 190 / 222 / 10 / 422 / 238 / 250 / 15 / 503 / 146 / 146 / 1176
Total Count of Student2 / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0%

The predominant age range in the Fine Arts as stated earlier is illustrated here using the data tables listed below:

35-44 / Count of Student / 22 / 1 / 23 / 39 / 39 / 1 / 79 / 41 / 24 / 3 / 68 / 23 / 23 / 193
Count of Student2 / 23.2% / 10.0% / 21.9% / 20.5% / 17.6% / 10.0% / 18.7% / 17.2% / 9.6% / 20.0% / 13.5% / 15.8% / 15.8% / 16.4%
45+ / Count of Student / 40 / 5 / 45 / 67 / 92 / 7 / 166 / 77 / 118 / 4 / 199 / 44 / 44 / 454
Count of Student2 / 42.1% / 50.0% / 42.9% / 35.3% / 41.4% / 70.0% / 39.3% / 32.4% / 47.2% / 26.7% / 39.6% / 30.1% / 30.1% / 38.6%

55% of all art students taking courses at FKCC from 2001 to summer term 2004 are 35 years of age or older.

D.  Diversity

The following table indicates that in all art courses the predominant gender is female:

Gender:

Subject / (All)
Course / (All)
Year / Term
2001 / 2001 Total / 2002 / 2002 Total / 2003 / 2003 Total / 2004 / 2004 Total / Grand Total
Gender / Data / 30 / 40 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10
Female / Count of Student / 64 / 4 / 68 / 132 / 148 / 8 / 288 / 158 / 181 / 10 / 349 / 99 / 99 / 804
Count of Student2 / 67.4% / 40.0% / 64.8% / 69.5% / 66.7% / 80.0% / 68.2% / 66.4% / 72.4% / 66.7% / 69.4% / 67.8% / 67.8% / 68.4%
Male / Count of Student / 31 / 6 / 37 / 58 / 73 / 2 / 133 / 80 / 69 / 5 / 154 / 44 / 44 / 368
Count of Student2 / 32.6% / 60.0% / 35.2% / 30.5% / 32.9% / 20.0% / 31.5% / 33.6% / 27.6% / 33.3% / 30.6% / 30.1% / 30.1% / 31.3%
Not Reported / Count of Student / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3 / 4
Count of Student2 / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.5% / 0.0% / 0.2% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 2.1% / 2.1% / 0.3%
Total Count of Student / 95 / 10 / 105 / 190 / 222 / 10 / 422 / 238 / 250 / 15 / 503 / 146 / 146 / 1176
Total Count of Student2 / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0%

Ethnicity:

Subject / (All)
Course / (All)
Year / Term
2001 / 2001 Total / 2002 / 2002 Total / 2003 / 2003 Total / 2004 / 2004 Total / Grand Total
Ethnicity / Data / 30 / 40 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10
American Indian/Alaskan Native / Count of Student / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 8
Count of Student2 / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.9% / 0.0% / 0.5% / 0.8% / 0.4% / 0.0% / 0.6% / 2.1% / 2.1% / 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander / Count of Student / 2 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 11 / 0 / 15 / 7 / 7 / 0 / 14 / 3 / 3 / 34
Count of Student2 / 2.1% / 0.0% / 1.9% / 2.1% / 5.0% / 0.0% / 3.6% / 2.9% / 2.8% / 0.0% / 2.8% / 2.1% / 2.1% / 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) / Count of Student / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 2 / 0 / 6 / 7 / 2 / 0 / 9 / 8 / 8 / 26
Count of Student2 / 1.1% / 20.0% / 2.9% / 2.1% / 0.9% / 0.0% / 1.4% / 2.9% / 0.8% / 0.0% / 1.8% / 5.5% / 5.5% / 2.2%
Hispanic / Count of Student / 9 / 2 / 11 / 12 / 11 / 0 / 23 / 14 / 16 / 3 / 33 / 15 / 15 / 82
Count of Student2 / 9.5% / 20.0% / 10.5% / 6.3% / 5.0% / 0.0% / 5.5% / 5.9% / 6.4% / 20.0% / 6.6% / 10.3% / 10.3% / 7.0%
Not Reported / Count of Student / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 8 / 1 / 1 / 11
Count of Student2 / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.5% / 0.5% / 0.0% / 0.5% / 1.7% / 1.2% / 6.7% / 1.6% / 0.7% / 0.7% / 0.9%
White (not Hispanic) / Count of Student / 83 / 6 / 89 / 169 / 195 / 10 / 374 / 204 / 221 / 11 / 436 / 116 / 116 / 1015
Count of Student2 / 87.4% / 60.0% / 84.8% / 88.9% / 87.8% / 100.0% / 88.6% / 85.7% / 88.4% / 73.3% / 86.7% / 79.5% / 79.5% / 86.3%
Total Count of Student / 95 / 10 / 105 / 190 / 222 / 10 / 422 / 238 / 250 / 15 / 503 / 146 / 146 / 1176
Total Count of Student2 / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0% / 100.0%

In terms of ethnicity in arts courses, according to this data table the students served by the Fine Arts unit are predominantly white (not Hispanic)