Assignment 2: Blog Journal Problem

Public Art: Mural Painting 
Prof. Kong Ho, e-mail: koh1@pitt.edu
Spring 2010, Tue: 1:35 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 
National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria 


Assignment 2: Bulgarian-American Mural Painting Discussion Forum


Blog Journal Problem:
You will find there are five posts in our Blog Archive, including Welcome Note, Our Mural Problem, Presentation Format, Website List of US Mural Organizations and Education Institutions, Website List of US Mural Painting Materials Suppliers, and Website List of 12 Selected Outstanding US Contemporary Muralists.


All these supplementary information are provided to you in order to arouse your interest in studying the history of US mural art movement, the technical and conceptual achievement of some significant US contemporary muralists. All these knowledge will benefit you in your mural design and painting studies. You will find all these information are very useful if you spend time to check out all the websites one by one. Moreover, you will gain more benefit from doing your research by writing down your thought or opinion about each website list as your blog journal. For example, you can write your blog journal based on the following questions:
Q1: Which is the most admirable US contemporary muralist in the list?
Q2: Which is the most significant mural organization in the United States?
Q3: Which is the most important education institution in promoting mural painting curriculum in the United States?
Q4: Which is the best art supplies vendor in the United States?


You can write down your thought on any word processing software first and check the spelling. After you correct all the typos or errors, then you can copy and paste onto your new post under our Discussion Forum, http://bamuralpainting.blogspot.com/


In case you have researched some interesting mural painting related websites, you are welcome to post your research information onto our Discussion Forum to share with all of us. Again, remember your participation in this collaborative mural design and painting process is very important for you in earning your participation points for this course. The ultimate goal of this collaborative mural design and painting course is to develop autonomous, articulate, and independent thinking individuals. The critical factors for a successful collaborative mural painting course or project are based on positive group interdependence and individual accountability. Therefore your self-motivation in engaging in all our class activities is crucial to this class.


Finally, remember to post your blog journal onto our Discussion Forum to share with others in a timely manner.