Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

The foundation year in art provides you with a strong framework on which to build your art skills. The course concentrates on three main areas of art. First, there is a focused study of the elements and principles of design, as
they relate to two-dimensional and three-dimensional work. 

There is an ongoing review of elements and principles, how to incorporate them into your work and how to analyze their use through the process of critique. The remaining areas of focus are drawing and painting, with an emphasis on realism and working from life. In these areas of study, you will use various materials, learn new skills and techniques, and improve previously learned skills.

Representational and design work will be the guiding focus in this foundation year as your subject matter will be drawn from stilllife, the human form, and imaginative ideas. Art history will be incorporated as it relates to specific contexts in each unit of study.

Foundations of Art is the prerequisite class for the Art Major course of study and other art electives. Students who have completed three years of art in middle school can submit a portfolio and complete a placement assessment to be considered to waive the prerequisite requirement. Meets 6 days/cycle.

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1.0