Mr. Roberts' ART CLASS

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Course Overview

Through the MYP Arts at EPIC, students have an opportunity to develop self-identity through a creative outlet within the arts in ways that engage and convey feelings, experiences and ideas.

It is through this practice that students acquire new skills and master those skills developed in prior learning.
Students have opportunities to function as artists, as well as learners of the arts.
Arts stimulate young imaginations, challenge perceptions and develop creative and analytical skills.
Involvement in the arts encourages students to understand the arts in context and the cultural histories of artworks, supporting the development of an inquiring and empathetic world view.
Arts challenge and enrich personal identity and build awareness of the aesthetic in a real-world context.

COURSE SYLLABUS (link is embedded)

Personal Art Sites

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About Me

Dear EPIC families,

My name is David Roberts, and I am currently in my 19th year of teaching. I have had the privilege of working within various public schools throughout the Bay Area, private school in Los Angeles, and GCC Charters in West Sacramento.

I am a California native, ranging in order from: Bishop (my birthplace), San Diego, Sacramento, back to San Diego for college, San Francisco (and throughout the Bay), Los Angeles, and back to Sacramento.

Before teaching, I was a freelance artist and photographer, selling sculptures and photographs in galleries throughout San Francisco and Los Angeles. I was also an art curator at the MoPA in San Diego and SF MoMA, and I was the lead Visual Display Artist for Urban Outfitters and Anthropology in San Francisco. I also made stop-motion animation set designs for MTV music videos.

In addition to moving back to Sacramento to be close to family, my daughter Madelyn Ann Roberts was born on April 9th. Katie and I are very excited for this new chapter in our lives.

ART RESOURCES (in progress...)

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/