Art III 2018-19 Portfolio Creation

VISUAL ARTS III PORTFOLIO CREATION

THIS YEAR, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF A BODY OF FIVE FINAL VISUAL ART PIECES. YOUR FIVE PIECES SHOULD BE REFLECTIVE OF THE PROCESS YOUR LIFE HAS GONE THROUGH AS A YOUNG ADULT IN NASHVILLE AND IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR HERE AT CRHS. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON YOUR HERITAGE, CULTURE, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE.

STEP 1: AS A PRECURSOR TO YOUR FIRST SKETCHES, YOU ARE TO COMPLETE A TWO PAGE ESSAY ON THR JOURNEY YOU CURRENTLY FIND YOURSELF ON. THIS ESSAY SHOULD INCLUDE:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. TWO TO THREE MAIN BODY PARAGRAPHS WHICH SUPPORT YOUR MAIN IDEA

3. ANY OPINIONS OR CONCLUSIONS YOU HAVE DRAWN FROM YOUR IDEAS ABOVE

4. A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH WHICH GOES BACK IN SUPPORT OF YOUR INTRODUCTION

DUE DATE: ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 18 AND 19, 2018.

STEP 2: BASED ON YOUR DISCOVERIES IN YOUR CREATIVE WRITING PROCESS, YOU ARE NOW TO COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF FOUR PAGES OF SKETCHES, REFLECTIVE WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHS, COLLAGE, OR OTHER TYPES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.

DUE DATE: ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28, 2018.

STEP 3: FINAL SKETCHES FOR PIECE 1. YOU WILL SUBMIT TWO PIECES WHICH WILL BE YOUR REFERENCE SKETCHES FOR YOUR FIRST COMPLETE WORK OF ART.

DUE DATE: ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 4-5, 2018.

FINAL ART PIECE #1: THIS ART PIECE MAY BE ANY MEDIA OR COMBINATION OF MEDIA BUT MUST REFLECT A CULMINATION OF YOUR ESSAY, SKETCHBOOK PAGES, AND FINAL REFERENCE PIECES.

DUE DATE: ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 18-19, 2018.

OPEN STUDIO DAYS: OPEN STUDIO WILL BE HELD IN ROOM 1400-1401 FROM 2:05-4 PM EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY, UNLESS POSTED OTHERWISE.