Art foundations

This course is designed for students to develop their skills in communicating visually and verbally through art, gain confidence in talking about and creating works of art, learn more about themselves through art and for students to expand their knowledge of artists and art historical trends and periods.

In this course you will be introduced to a wide variety of art making techniques and mediums. Students will have the chance to explore drawing, ceramics, painting, and sculpture units. Collage and other art-making techniques will be covered as time allows.

This introduction course is a prerequisite course for all other art classes.

Two-Dimensional art studio

Students taking Two-Dimensional Studio Art should have completed Art Foundations with a ‘C’ or better.

This course is for the student interested in advancing their abilities and interests in the two-dimensional arts. Emphasis is placed on learning to draw and paint realistically with more sophisticated drawing and painting techniques, creating accurate renderings in pencil, pen and ink, pastels, printmaking, graphic design, mixed media, as well as acrylic paint.

Students will also study the influences of many styles of art and famous artists throughout history. Students will continue the process of developing a portfolio to store their ideas and work and a visual journal.

Three-Dimensional art studio

Students taking Three-Dimensional Studio Art should have completed Art Foundations with a ‘C’ or better.

This course is for the student interested in advancing their abilities and interests in the three-dimensional arts. Emphasis will be placed on creating works of art with fine-tuned craftmanship and meaning through the use of cardboard, assemblage, ceramics, weaving, plaster, paper mache, and wire.

Students will also study the influences of many styles of art and famous artists throughout history. Students will continue the process of developing a portfolio to store their ideas and work and a visual journal.

Studio Art Seminar

This course builds on the skills foraged in the previous art courses. Students will work largely independently to investigate their own art style and interests in order to develop a professional portfolio. Students will also learn about photographing and documenting their work for future reflection.

Over the course of this trimester, each student will be responsible for creating a minimum of five art projects based from a list of approved themes. Students will create individual project plans through research and discovery. All students in this course will also take part in group critiques to discuss artwork.The coursework will include (but is not limited to) an art service project, presenting their artwork to a wider audience, a portfolio presentation and/or application to an art program at an art school or college.

Students must obtain permission of instructor to take this course.