Welcome to the home of creativity, experimentation, skill building, and 21^st century skills. When you take an art class at GHS, you will receive direct instruction while having room to experiment with media and skills to find your personal path and style. Your skills are practiced and honed, then applied to personally relevant artwork. Digital and computer tools bring your planning, revising, and artmaking to the next level. You will analyze art from different cultures and time periods and find connections to contemporary artists and your art practice. During the year, you will read and write critically about artists of choice, your artwork, and the artwork of peers. The art room is a collaborative community, where peers give feedback, share ideas, and express their thoughts and opinions. At GHS, the art room is a place to learn about traditional and unusual media, take risks, and enjoy the process.

ALL ART CLASSES REQUIRED SUPPLIES:

Black Hardcover Mixed Media Paper Sketchbook

Students may purchase these for $10 from the Art Department.

PHOTO REQUIRED SUPPLIES:

· DSLR camera OR smartphone

Recommended Basic ART Supplies for all courses: *not required

· Pencil and eraser

· Plastic lids (for tracing circles/additional paint palette)

· Ruler

· Discarded books (having permission for page removal)

· Scissors

· Magazines (for collages and paint palettes)

· Newspaper (to protect surfaces and for art making)

· Sharpie pen (does not bleed through paper)

· plastic container (for paint water cup)

· 1” paint brush

· Masking tape

· Washable Markers (add water and they can be used like watercolor!)

Recommended Advanced ART Supplies: *not required

· Acrylic Paint

· Gel Pens

· Drawing Pencils 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B

· Metallic Sharpies

· Alcohol based markers (colored Sharpies, Copic/like markers)

· Paint Pens

· Watercolors

· Assorted paint brushes

· Prisma Color Pencils (24 or 36)