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NOTES & DISCLAIMERS: The world of visual arts & culture is broad. Artwork and artists from various times & perspectives do and have approached the arts from a wide range of viewpoints, perspectives, & beliefs which includes all kinds of people, artists, art, imagery, and topics. I do my best to ensure content and resources presented both in class and on this site are age & school appropriate.. If you see something concerning by accessing or following any link or resource on this page, please contact me immediately so that the issues can be addressed and hopefully resolved in a timely manner.
ART ROOM INFO
Information in this section is geared towards students enrolling in visual arts courses, as well as parents & community members. Learn how you can support the visual arts and your child's education & art experiences!
Art Teacher - Artist - Wife - Mother
Teaching Philosophies, Art Advocacy, AIMS, Standards
Overviews, Course Descriptions
Back to School & Community Connections
VISUAL ARTS HANDBOOK
The information provided here is very important for students and parents of students who are currently enrolled in a visual arts course. Each section below describes rules, procedures, expectations of how we will function in visual arts class. It also provides information on how parents & community members can support the visual arts and your child's education & art experiences!
CLASSROOM RULES, & PARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
Rules & Policies
Safe Handling, Proper Care, Signing out/in materials.
COURSEWORK OVERVIEW
Assignment Types, Projects, & Point Values
ASSESSMENT, RUBRICS, & GRADING
How are students evaluated in visual arts?
Art Room Climate Conduct, "Attitudes," Procedures, & Routines
Artistic practices and habits of artists & visual communicators
STANDARDS, FOCUS AREAS, & CRITERIA
Education in the art room encompasses a wide range of topics. Students will connect with the visual arts through curriculum, teaching strategies, and methods in which State Standards will be introduced through Visual Arts Focus Areas / "AIMS" and assessed often in relation to the 5 C's of Visual Arts.
Ohio Visual Arts Standards for all grade levels fall under the following 4 categories and encourage students not only to engage with the process of developing ideas and creating their own artworks, but also value engaging with visual arts on a personal level and as a part of the human experience throughout time, regions, and across cultures.
CREATING / DESIGNING: Artists use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.
PREFORMING / PRODUCING: Artists employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts
RESPONDING: Artists engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works.
CONNECTING: Artists understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts
CREATING
Develop & Design
PREFORMING / PRODUCING
Make / Create
RESPONDING
Engage / Interpret / Analyze / Conclude
CONNECTING
Understand / Apply / Value / Advocate
Planning for COURSE CONTENT of visual arts courses "aim" at facilitating opportunities for students to engage with the visual arts through the following overarching Target Goal sections
CONNECTIONS & BIG ?’s / IDEAS: Life, Social, Cultural, Cross-Curricular:
How are the Visual Arts interconnected/intertwined with the world that we are part of? Why do & have people created art throughout history & today?
ART APPRECIATION: Art Exposure, Encounters, Engagement, Experiences, Immersion, Impact, History, Movements, Periods, Artists, Aesthetics, Criticism:
How do we encounter & engage in, & with visual arts today & how have people done so in the past? How can art, artistry, and artists be defined & explored?
ART & DESIGN CONCEPTS: Art & Design Concepts, Ideas, Elements, Principles, Guidelines, Methods, Etc.
How can we develop, design, create, practice, perform, & produce like an artist? What ideas, concepts, processes do artists consider, apply or investigate?
TECHNIQUE & SKILL: Techniques, Skills, Methods, Processes, Media, Craftsmanship, Artisanship, Persistence, Perseverance
How do artists create art? What materials can & do artists use? How can one learn to use these materials successfully, safely, and properly?
VISUAL VOICE: Student Artistic Self Discovery, Development, Ideation, Planning, Vision, Creation, Process & Products:
What is "Visual Voice" and how can we each use ours to connect with and respond to the word around us? How can we think, & behave like an artist?
CONCEPT / COMPOSITION / CREATIVITY / CRAFTSMANSHIP / COMMITMENT
Most student assignments will include some or all assessment & grading standards that fall into the following categories
Concept - Appropriate evidence of themes, ideas, topics, content learned about, & discussed? Final work of art demonstrates understanding of ideas, & concepts learned and applied? Visually Communicate and/or functions as intended? All project standards met?
Composition - Relevant application of design concepts learned & practiced, appropriate design choices, & strong use of 2D or 3D space to visually communicate / create through an artistically thoughtful composition?
Creativity - Personalized display of a student's unique vision, individual interpretation of artistic project prompts? Through extensive project planning, students develop imagery, designs, and/or text that conveys the idea or meaning of the artwork? Not copied, or plagiarized? Student's own "Visual Voice '' evident?
Craftsmanship - Proper demonstration of learned techniques & processes? Neat, clean & complete? Skillful use of the art tools & media? Well crafted? Appropriate level of artisanship demonstrated?
Commitment & Challenge - Responsible dedication to planning, progress, perseverance, project execution, participation, & professionalism? Took time to develop ideas & complete the project? (Didn’t rush.) Good use of class time? Appropriate level of challenge?
THE 5 "C's"
CONCEPT
COMPOSITION
CREATIVITY
CRAFTSMANSHIP
COMMITTMENT
CONCEPT
THEMES / TOPICES / IDEAS
Artwork Above: "Love" - 2015
by Alexander Milov - Ukranian
COMPOSITION
USE OF 2D or 3D SPACE
CREATIVITY
ORIGINALITY / VOICE / CHOICE
Image Above: Portriat Ai Weiwei
Chinease 1957-Present
"...creativity is the power to act"
COMMITTMENT
PLANNING / CHALLENGE PERSERVERANCE
VISUAL ARTS BASICS
ARTISTS
How do People CREATE, MAKE, PRODUCE, DESIGN, PERFORM, INSTALL ART?
MEDUIMS TECHNIQUES, SKILLS, METHODS, & PROCESSES
What is CREATIVITY?
What is ART?
What is VISUAL CULTURE?
What is DESIGN?
"SPEAK ART" ART & DESIGN CONCEPTS
Who is an ARTIST, DESIGNER, ARTISAN, CRAFTSPERSON, CREATIVE
VISUAL VOICE & THE CREATIVE PROCESS
IDEATE / RESEARCH / DESIGN / PRACTICE...PLAY / DESIGN...CREATE / REVIEW / REFINE / REPEAT
VISUAL VOICE
Something To SHOW / SAY / SHARE
BRAINSTORM & IDEATE
Consider / Think / Connect / List / Map / Thumbnail Sketch
RESEARCH
Concepts, Techniques, Processes, Topics, & Images
ARTISTIC VISION
Envision / Personalize / Describe
SKETCHING & DRAWING
Sketch / Draw / Design / Notate
PLANNING, PRACTICE, PLAY, PROTOTYPE
Learn Skills / Create Samples / Experiment with Materials
PROGRESS, PROCESS, & EXECUTION
Apply / Produce Process Complete
ARTIST STATEMENT & REFLECTION Think Critically, Explain, Describe, Tell
CRITIQUE
Accolades, & Constructive Criticism
REVIEW & ASSESSMENT
Self, Peer, Teacher
REFINE, REWORK, & RESUBMIT
DISPLAY / SHOW / SHARE
ART & ETHICS
WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE ART?
Why do people of all nations, ethnicities, religions, ages, sex/gender, social status, create art? I would argue that creating is a part of the human experience. Whether we are the creator, observer, participant, user or otherwise we all actively participate in some way in the creation, consumption, sharing, and or function of visual arts. Throughout history and among various cultures and subcultures the visual arts have served a great many purposes. Click on the various links below for an overview of many of the reasons that people have and continue to create works of visual art.
WORSHIP / HONOR / SPRITUAL PRACTICE
RULE / LEAD / IMPOSE / PROPOGATE
EDUCATE / NARRATE / SHOW / TELL
REMEMBER / RECORD COMMERATE / CELEBRATE
COMMUNICATE / ENGAGE / PROVOKE
INCITE / CAUSE CHANGE / CALL FOE JUSTICE
TO "MAKE SPECIAL"
EVOKE OR EXPRESS... EMOTION, EXPERIENCES,
IMAGINE / DREAM / INSPIRE
PROCESS & PLAY / DISCOVER
PRACTICE / REFINE
USE / FUNCTION / PRODUCE
SKETCHING & DRAWING
STUDENT PROJECT GALLERIES
& STUDENT PORTFOLIOS
Below you will find examples of student artwork by our amazing Waterloo Art Students from the various classes that I have taught. Students who are currently taking art classes. You may find some inspiration here by looking at what your predecessors have created. Ensure that as you browse and appreciate, that you resist the temptation to copy any of the work you see here. Make sure to honor your fellow artist and always make good ethical choices!
2D ART
3D ART
SKILLED ARTS
CERAMICS
ART IMPACT & EXPLORATION
DIGITAL ARTS
STUDIO ART / INDEPENDENT STUDY
AP ART (ADVANCED PLACEMENT)
STUDENT COURSE PAGES
Hello my fabulous ART STUDENTS!!! Click on the image or text below associated with the course that you are currently enrolled in to find course materials and resources. You will need to become familiar with your course web page as you progress through your class throughout the year.
ART FACTs: The first image below depicts a single print from an artwork by famous "Pop Artist" Andy Warhol Marilyn Munroe II - 1967. Warhol experimented with silk screen printing, an art method used in the advertising industry at the time, that was not really considered a technique for artists. Warhol made many artworks and quite a few of them included Marilyn Munroe, a famous actress as his subject. If you fancy seeing one of Warhol's Marilyn prints take a trip to the Cleveland Art Museum with your friends or family!!!
All of the other artworks you see here could be considered "appropriations" of Andy Warhol's Marilyn prints. Artists have been "appropriating" images for most of history. The term appropriate, means to take something familiar, that the audience will know or understand, and make changes or alterations to it, which often give new meaning. It is a sticky situation in the art world though, because using or borrowing other people's art may not be ethical.
Artwork Above - Marilyn: By Romero Britto - 2022
Artwork Above - Marilyn Munroe & My African Sensibilities: By Wole Langunju - 2013
Artwork Above - Marilyn Warhol: By Shepard Fairey - 2000
RESOURCES
VISUAL ARTS BASICS