Yearlong Course
Prerequisite: At least 1 semester of Draw/Paint Advanced (Drawing/Painting 3) with a C or better
Grade: 11,12
Fee associated with this course: $80
Course Description: Designed for students with a serious interest in art, the AP Studio Art—2D Design course enables students to refine their skills and create artistic works to be submitted to the College Board for evaluation. Students are asked to demonstrate proficiency in 2D design using a variety of art forms. These could include, but are not limited to, graphic design, typography, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, illustration, painting or printmaking. This type of design involves purposeful decision making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way with the entire spectrum of ideas. The AP exam must be taken to receive a weighted grade.
AP portfolio requirements include two finished portfolios:
Sustained Investigation (15 images) and Selected Works (5 images)
Find a link to College Board AP 2D Art + Design specifics here
*Google Drive will be used in the classroom to monitor progress with the course work!
AP 2D Art and Design or AP Drawing is a college level course. The AP Art Portfolios has two sections: Sustained Investigation and Selected Works. Students either enter the 2D Design portfolio or the Drawing portfolio.
SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION (60% of final score) - In this section you create 15 images to document their inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. In addition to the 15 digital images, a written response is required. Typed responses to prompts, providing information about the inquiry-guided investigation is required and graded.
SELECTED WORKS (40% of final score)- In this section you choose your 5 works of art, design and writing that demonstrate skillful synthesis of MATERIALS, PROCESSES, and IDEAS. Here can place work that you have completed in the Sustained Investigation section as well as new work you have created outside of your investigation. Cohesion is important and we will discuss this more during the course. The work in this section may not exceed 18" x 24", 2021-22 school year requires student to physically mail in these 5 pieces of work to the College Board. A written typed section for each submission is required and graded.
If you have signed up for this course, each student will be expected to access and use Google folder made for this course. Each student will be expected to update and drop photos of their work as the year progresses. I will have access to this folder throughout the year as well. Individual progress meetings will be once a week or every two weeks to have a teacher student conversation about what is being worked on. Class critiques will be every 4 weeks, students are expected to explain their work and findings at each of these outlets.
AP Art is a college level course, expectations are as follows:
produce well thought out projects
adhere to guidelines
meet work requirement guidelines
be prepared for class, work outside of class, utilize extra time
be open to new experiences
be open to corrective criticism, be willing to make adjustments
meet all deadlines and participate in class
enjoy class!