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Take a tour of the Art Department with this ever-changing course and become part of a supportive and collaborative working art studio. Students work with a broad range of materials and explore: metals, drawing, digital art, painting, photography, and ceramics. There are approximately six three- week projects and a field trip. This is the perfect class to try if you don’t know what your artistic specialty is, if you can only take one art class, or if you like to experiment with materials.
Team up to create art! The focus of this course is collaboration in artmaking for students with and without disabilities. Students will create a variety of short, low pressure art pieces that allow for experiences with different tools, art making methods, materials, and themes. Students will work primarily in partners and support each other throughout the artmaking process.
Fashion design is an exciting industry that embraces teamwork and attention to detail. In this semester-long class, you will explore designers, trends, and textiles. You will design and construct fashion items & accessories using sewing machines and hand sewing techniques, as well as hand dye fabrics using a variety of methods from around the world. Develop sewing and drawing skills and gain critical-thinking experiences, all while creating usable items in a supportive studio environment.
An introductory course designed to build confidence with both color and painting techniques across a wide range of mediums. Students will explore the tools of 2-D artists, including watercolor, acrylics, inks, and gouache, while learning about artists and styles both historic and contemporary. No previous painting – or even drawing – experience necessary to thrive in this class.
In this class, students continue to explore traditional as well as modern painting mediums and techniques. Mediums include acrylic, watercolor, oil, ink, gouache, and digital painting. Challenges commonly include mixed media, concept art, landscapes, stylized portraiture, and portfolio creation. Building off of the introductory course, students are granted more autonomy in exploring styles, favorite mediums, and building a body of personal work to further hone their 2-D skills.
This introductory course is designed to build confidence, skill, and creativity in one’s drawing through an in-depth study of artistic tools and techniques. Artists of across all styles and skills levels grow through daily sketching, and here, theycreate a wide variety of drawings across multiple mediums – all while learning fundamentals like shading, still-life, portraiture, human anatomy, shading, perspective, and life drawing. Experiences include exploring of elements of art and principles of design, contemporary artists, careers, the art of critique and, of course, art appreciation.
This course allows you to refine and expand skills learned in Drawing 1 while offering new experiences to further sharpen their illustrative skills and creative problem-solving. Projects are larger in time and scope, and designed to push artists’ technical skills and confidence to a whole new level. Experiences include, but are not limited to: cartooning, construction method, character design, advanced perspective, comics and visual storytelling, animal anatomy and creature design, etc — all while offering a wider array of mediums with which to create them.
This course offers still greater creative challenges to our veteran illustrators, with each project designed to further hone personal style, skill, and one’s artistic voice. Sketchbooks, regular sketching outside of class, and group critiques are an integral part of this class, with a robust body of work generated by semester’s end.
Ceramics & Sculpture 1 is designed as an introductory course into the many possibilities of creating 3D artworks with clay. We will explore several hand-building techniques, begin wheel-throwing basics, and learn the fundamentals of firing clay, coloring and glazing ceramic pieces. Studio skills such as proper care of tools and studio equipment, and working vocabulary associated with techniques will be emphasized. All of the assignments are designed to encourage and develop students’ artistic creativity. No prior experience in working with clay is required. Students interested in learning the basics of ceramics and sculpture, should consider this course!
Students will continue to grow as ceramic artists developing throwing and handbuilding skills. You are encouraged to develop your inventive thinking, creativity and technique through vigorous involvement with the media to emphasize exploration of form, texture, and surface decoration while fostering personal expression and the development of a unique artistic style. An expanded investigation of ceramics will include historical, and career elements while examining contemporary trends and artists.
This course is for the student-sculptor and student-potter who strives to develop a true artistic “style” in their artwork. 3-D challenges are both skill-oriented and idea driven. Wheel forms emphasize refinement, functionality and working on series. Assignments are usually theme-based where the artist has the artistic liberty to decide on how to best solve them. Alternative firing techniques, teapots, multi-section wheel forms, participation in the school holiday fair selling their artwork, and more are available in this course. This course may be repeated with teacher’s permission.
Art Metals & Glass
Art Metals & Glass
Learn how to make art from metal and glass. No experience is necessary because all techniques will be taught and practiced during class. The first half of the semester is dedicated to metal and students learn how to make wearable and sculptural metal pieces. The second half of the semester is dedicated to glass and students learn how to create mosaics, stained glass, and fused glass. Studio skills such as proper care of tools and equipment, studio safety procedures (we use fire and power tools), and working vocabulary associated with techniques will be emphasized.
Keep making art out of metal and glass! Expand your creative freedom and knowledge of metal fabrication techniques in the studio. In this course, you’ll build on your understanding of metal and discover new ways to color it, set stones, craft 3D pieces with forming and casting, and further your experience working with glass. All class challenges have a great deal of choice, experimentation, and freedom built-in so you can grow as both a metalsmith and a designer.
Continue to grow as a metalsmith and glass artist. Expand your creative freedom and knowledge of metal fabrication techniques in the studio. In this course, you’ll build on your understanding of metal and discover new ways to color it, set stones, craft 3D pieces with forming and casting, and further your experience working with glass. All class challenges have a great deal of choice, experimentation, and freedom built-in so you can grow as both a metalsmith and a designer.
This is an introductory course for students of all levels who are interested in digital photography. In this course you will learn the fundamentals of photography, how to take better pictures, and use a digital camera with manual controls effectively. Students will learn how to creatively compose photographs with a variety of subject matter, study the elements of composition, the use of light, narrative portraiture, and surrealism to create personally meaningful artwork. Students will learn how to use Photoshop to edit and enhance your photos. A digital camera with manual controls is recommended for this course.
This course challenges students to expand and refine their ability to take and manipulate high- quality creative photographic images while building on the skills developed in Photography 1. Students will continue to enhance their Adobe Photoshop editing skills through creativity-based projects based on composition, documentary photography, digital manipulation of photographic images, and conceptual art, among others. Students will further advance their visual communication skills, the development of personal artistic vision, and their critical thinking abilities. Students will engage important photographic genres and learn about career opportunities in photography. Access to a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or a point and shoot camera with Manual controls for ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture is recommended.
This course is designed for you to work on a college portfolio. You will work on concept-based art projects while you continue to work on digital techniques. Possible themes are music visualization, symbolic self-portraiture, community, public art, digital photography, video, media communication, large scale works, etc. Work is done individually and in groups. Access to a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or a point and shoot camera with Manual controls for ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture is recommended.
This course is designed for you to work on a college portfolio. You will work on concept-based art projects while you continue to work on digital techniques. Possible themes are music visualization, symbolic self-portraiture, community, public art, digital photography, video, media communication, large scale works, etc. Work is done individually and in groups. Access to a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or a point and shoot camera with Manual controls for ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture is recommended.
Building off of Digital Art 1, this class further explores the art software used by digital artists world-wide with greater creative challenges and opportunities. Additional tools and capabilities in both Photoshop and Illustrator are covered, including their practical application in the creation of graphic design, advertising, and visual communication. Projects include, but are not limited to 3-D rendering, digital painting, poster creation, product design, and concept art.
Building off of Digital 2, this class provides greater independence and creative challenges for advanced digital artists already familiar with Photoshop & Illustrator, with an emphasis on creative problem solving & design fundamentals. Largely student driven, the projects of this class are designed to help bolster a robust digital art portfolio.
This course explores digital video as a contemporary art of expression, communication, and entertainment. This course explores filming, editing, and composition techniques, and presents training in a variety of digital media including Adobe Premiere Video Editing software. Coursework includes video editing, self-portraiture, animation, music visualization, narrative story-telling, and video journalism. Work will be done individually and in groups.
Video 2 (Full Year) offers students the opportunity to work on enhancing and adding to their writing, filming and editing skills learned in Video 1. Students work on informational and/or artistic short films that are used for Spartan News, the Memorial community, Video Contests, College Portfolios and Memorial Student Film Fest. This course may be repeated for credit.
Video 2 (Semester Only) offers students the opportunity to work on enhancing and adding to their writing, filming and editing skills learned in Video 1. Students work on informational and/or artistic short films that are used for Spartan News, the Memorial community, Video Contests, College Portfolios and Memorial Student Film Fest. This course may be repeated for credit.
This course is for the student who wants to create and work on the publication and distribution of the Olympian Yearbook, Sword & Shield and other school-wide media. Students can also create videos for the Olympian as well as Spartan News. This class will look at primarily 2D design concepts, composition, layout, image use, writing concise body copy and captions for the yearbook, newspaper and student announcements. Students should be able to work well both independently and within a team environment. This course is for students who feel connected to the school community (via clubs, sports, and regular attendance) and ready to work with peers, teachers and administration for gathering media for the yearbook, newspaper, announcements and video news. Each student will be an influential part in decisions made about the creation and design of the yearbook. Students will utilize Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and/or Premiere.
Animation provides a unique and challenging set of artistic learning experiences involving drawing, movement and sound. First quarter focuses on learning the Adobe Animate software and many of its capabilities. Second quarter focuses on learning the essential steps involved in animation design and production: character and environment design; character movement; camera placement and movement; soundwork; storyboarding; lip syncing and more. Animations will be constructed in Adobe Animate with sound work performed in Adobe Audition and Audacity.
This advanced course provides students with the opportunity to develop a body of work that reflects their unique artistic interests over the course of two semesters. At the beginning of the course, students will collaborate with their instructor to plan and pursue their artistic goals, focusing on the styles, mediums, and passions they wish to develop. Artists are encouraged to push their technical and creative problem-solving skills to new heights. Throughout the course, students will create a diverse array of artworks to showcase their proficiency in their chosen disciplines, whether it be sculpture, ceramics, drawing, or digital art. The portfolios students ultimately produce will be submitted to the College Board for grading and potential college credit—an excellent means of applying for artistic grants or simply a fantastic way to grow one’s skills within a single school year!
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