AP Drawing & 2D-Design

This rigorous course is only offered to students who have taken advanced art or have the permission of the instructor. The course covers portfolio preparation for students attempting to receive College Board credit in studio art. The course is designed for those students working in two-dimensional art. During the first semester, students will work on developing their skills across a wide variety of subject matter and media including digital photography. During the second semester, students create a self-directed body of work that exemplifies their skills and interests. The class period will serve as their advisory and assignment period, students are expected to have the skills and motivation to work independently to fulfill the assignments. Students will be required to take the AP exam in May in order to receive course credit

Prerequisite: Advanced Art Honors EEP and teacher recommendation

Students wishing to pursue the Visual Arts Pathway for CTE credit must take this course

PHS Learning Expectations:

1. Access and critically analyze information to answer questions and explore ideas

2. Solve problems through prioritizing and planning for results

3. Write proficiently for a variety of purposes

4. Communicate effectively in a variety of formats

5. Interpret and design visual messages for specific purposes

6. Engage in work with integrity, both independently and collaboratively

7. Demonstrate knowledge and skills through the use of technology

AP College Board: Disciplinary Practices and Habits of Mind

Each AP Studio Art course and portfolio assessment focuses on students developing these practices and habits of mind through work with 2-dimensional design and drawing media and approaches, including the following:

• Critical analysis

• Evidence -based decision-making

• Innovative thinking

• Articulation of design elements and principles

• Systematic investigation of formal and conceptual aspects of art making

• Technical competence with materials and processes to communicate ideas

• Incorporation of expressive qualities in art making

• demonstration of artistic intention

• creation of a body of work unified by a visual or conceptual theme

National Core Arts Standards

Visual Arts: Creating, Presenting, Responding, Connecting

Creating

#VA: Cr1.1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

#VA: Cr1.2 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

#VA: Cr2.1 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

#VA: Cr2.2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Explain how traditional and non-traditional materials may impact human health and the environment and demonstrate safe handling of materials, tools, and equipment.

#VA: Cr2.3 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Collaboratively develop a proposal for an installation, artwork, or space design that transforms the perception and experience of a particular place.

#VA: Cr3.1 Refine and complete artistic work. Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.

Presenting

#VA: Pr.4.1 Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.

#VA: Pr5.1 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation: Analyze and evaluate the reasons and ways an exhibition is presented.

#VA: Pr6.1 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work: Analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.

Responding

#VA: Re7.1 Perceive and analyze artistic work: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.

#VA: Re7.2 Perceive and analyze artistic work: Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.

#VA: Re8.1 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work: Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.

#VA: Re9.1 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work: Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.

Connecting

#VA: Cn10.1 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

#VA: Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding

http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/