It's great to see everyone in the art studio for the 24-25 School year! Current students enrolled in art classes: Please make sure that you have accepted all invites to the Google classroom sites that correspond to your art class or classes. On each site,  you will find all  forms and examples for each project, assignment and activity. Please email norton@riverdale.k12.or.us if you have questions. 

Check the art studio instagram for general awesomeness:  @riverdaleartstudio

Art Club meets at lunch every Tuesday in the Art Studio

Paint Drying Club meets every Wednesday in the Art Studio

Trimester 1 Art Classes Fall 2024:

Digital and Studio Arts blended class

Mr McClain and Mr Orton bring studio arts and graphic design together as you create posters, book covers, type experiments and much more. Emphasis will be learning composition and design principles in the studio then refining your projects with our Computer lab’s top design software and Mr Mclains computer wizardry. This trimester, we will focus on package design and branding. 

Paint Studio

Learn the fundamentals of painting then further develop your individual point of view while experimenting with traditional as well as non-traditional painting techniques and materials. Artists are encouraged to experiment with the many styles and techniques demonstrated then begin the road toward mastery of their favorite.

Portfolio

Take the time and space to develop your artistic voice and let it sing! Learn new techniques in two and three-dimensional art while you build a portfolio of your strongest work to present to future colleges, art galleries, or simply hang in your living room. Emphasis will be on artists making self-directed project proposals in the style and medium of their choice.

Trimester 2 Art Classes Winter 24'-25'

Intro to Art

Required Course for grade 9

This class is an introduction to the visual art and design practices of Portland, the United States and the World. We will start at the “ground level” with art terms, techniques and professional art studio practices then build from there. We will cover drawing, painting, printmaking and design fundamentals through the trimester. 

Portfolio

Take the time and space to develop your artistic voice and let it sing! Learn new techniques in two and three-dimensional art while you build a portfolio of your strongest work to present to future colleges, art galleries, or simply hang in your living room. Emphasis will be on artists making self-directed project proposals in the style and medium of their choice.

Trimester 3 art classes Spring 25'

Comparative Zoology Through Art

Ms Carroll and Mr Orton bring Zoology and Art together. 

Students will use a variety of artistic techniques and materials to explore natural variations and differences in patterns of life at all levels and the critical role of organisms in ecosystems. Through the analysis of these differences, students will interpret their findings through 2D and 3D art and will gain an appreciation for the nuances in form and function that embody the diversity of the animal kingdom.  

Color Theory

In this class we will focus on the theories, science, cultural history and experimentation of color in two-dimensional art and design. We will create artworks that incorporate our studies and experiments using paints, collage, printmaking and digital design techniques throughout the trimester. Emphasis will be on experimentation

Portfolio

Take the time and space to develop your artistic voice and let it sing! Learn new techniques in two and three-dimensional art while you build a portfolio of your strongest work to present to future colleges, art galleries, or simply hang in your living room. Emphasis will be on artists making self-directed project proposals in the style and medium of their choice. 

Past Art Classes: 

Ceramics Studio, Printmaking, Advanced Drawing, Portfolio creations, Digital Photography, Color Theory, Sketchbook experiments. Sculpture. Zine Making, Art through the Centuries and Illustration.