Mrs.  Weis – AP Art History

AP Art History is designed to be a college level survey course approved by College Board. Students will learn artworks chronologically, beginning with paleolithic painting/sculpture and ending with postmodernism. We will explore ancient through the Medieval ages, Renaissance art to the 21st century, and global arts including Africa, the ancient North and South Americas, Asia, Near East, Oceania, and Islamic traditions. Throughout the year the students will be guided by essential questions put forth by College Board; What is art and how is it made? Why and how does art change? How we describe our thinking about art?

Students will learn art history through experiencing art, contextual and visual analysis, lectures, activities, discussions, writing, reading, and understanding art vocabulary. They will learn to develop their skill in analyzing works of art including paintings, drawings, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, printmaking, and fibers. An emphasis will be put on learning works of art through context, styles, and meaning to determine century, culture, and artist.