Art

Course Code: 0701A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course will cover topics relating to the foundational skills needed to be successful as an artist with a heavy emphasis on the elements of art and principles of design.  

Course Code: 0720A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

Students will focus on basic clay working and decorating skills using coil, slab building, modeling, carving and glazing to create functional and aesthetic items.  The students design all projects – commercial ceramic molds are not used.

Course Code: 0720B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is an in-depth continuation of basic concepts and skills covered in Ceramics – Hand Building.  Students will also develop skills wheel throwing and working with extruded forms, developing personal style and technical experience.

Prerequisite – Ceramics – Hand Building – grade C or higher 

Course Code: 0740A/B

Credits: 1.0

Course Description:

The Advanced Placement Art Studio course is only recommended for the most highly motivated student that has, through previous work, demonstrated superior drawing competence and is seriously committed to earning undergraduate college credits in the visual arts.  This course requires rigorous structured work, both inside and outside the classroom.  It also requires maintaining sketchbooks, journals, and the development of a three-prong portfolio. Group and individual critiques of work produced will help students critically analyze their work as well as the work of others.  Original and slides of your original works produced in this class will be submitted via portfolio to outside AP program evaluators at the end of the course.  This course will be 80 minutes every day all year.

Prerequisite – Art 3

Course Code: 0702A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is an in-depth study of drawing as a method for learning how to see.  Weekly, out-of-class sketchbook assignments are given and count for a portion of a student’s grade.  This course should be taken by a motivated student looking for greater artistic challenges.

Prerequisite – Attain a "C" or higher in Art 1. 

Course Code: 0704A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course will build upon the drawing skills covered in Art 2 – Drawing, and will focus on the development of a personal creative style and technical competence.  Weekly, out-of-class sketchbook assignments are given and count for a portion of a student’s grade.  This course should be taken by a motivated student looking for greater artistic challenges.

Prerequisite – Art 2 – Drawing – grade C or higher

Course Code: 0730A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

The focus of this course is working in three dimensions.  Students study both traditional and more contemporary forms of additive and modeled sculpture, creating pieces using a variety of materials.  Students are presented with challenging spatial relationship problems for which they are expected to find unique answers.  Students who select this class should have a keen interest in sculptural forms, good drawing skills, and a willingness to work with a variety of tools.

Course Code: 0702B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is an in-depth continuation of basic concepts and skills covered in Art I with a specific concentration on learning color theory through painting and printmaking.  Both realistic and abstract paintings will be made using watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paints.  This course should be taken by a motivated student looking for greater artistic challenges.

Prerequisite – Attain a "C" or higher in Art 1. 

Course Code: 0704B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course will build upon the drawing skills covered in Art 2 – Painting & Printmaking, and will focus on the development of a personal creative style and technical competence.  Weekly, out-of-class sketchbook assignments are given and count for a portion of a student’s grade.  This course should be taken by a motivated student looking for greater artistic challenges.

Prerequisite – Art 2 – Painting & Printmaking – grade C or higher

Course Code: 0730B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

The focus of this course is working in three dimensions.  Students study both traditional and more contemporary forms, creating pieces using subtractive (carving) and casting techniques to work with a variety of materials.  Students are presented with challenging spatial relationship problems for which they are expected to find unique answers.  Students who select this class should have a keen interest in sculptural forms, good drawing skills, and a willingness to work with a variety of tools.