Honors Visual Arts

Advanced Placement

AP Studio Art- 2D Design

This is an Advanced Placement drawing and painting program for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. AP Studio Art is not based on a written examination; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. The 2-D Design portfolio addresses two-dimensional design issues and involves decision making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way. Students' portfolios demonstrate skills and ideas developed, refined, and applied throughout the course to produce visual compositions.

Prerequisite: Art 2/Studio Art AND Mrs. Figueroa's approval based on a submitted portfolio.

For 11th (with teacher approval ) and 12th grade only.

Basic components: The portfolio contains two sections: the Sustained Investigation and Selected Works. Students will submit numerous pieces which students are expected to create within a span of a year. Students will submit 15 art pieces focused on inquiry-based art and design making.

International Baccalaureate

Visual Art SL/HL

This course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills in problem-solving and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers. In addition to exploring and comparing visual arts from different perspectives and in different contexts, students are expected to engage in, experiment with and critically reflect upon a wide range of contemporary practices and media. The course is designed for students who want to go on to study visual arts in higher education as well as for those who are seeking lifelong enrichment through visual arts.

Highly recommended prerequisite: Art 1

For 11th and 12th grade only.

Basic components: There are three sections; Comparative Study, Process Portfolio, and a final curated Exhibition with 4-7 completed studio artworks.

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Abigail Moore

AP Studio Art : 2D Design

Jiella Bartolome

AP Studio Art : 2D Design

Rosio Hernandez-Duran

AP Studio Art : 2D Design

Daniel Ventura Vazquez

IB Visual Arts SL