Art

Art Foundations

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Prerequisite: None

Elective

1 Credit

This is an introductory art course. Students will explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media with an emphasis on the elements and principles of design. Drawing is stressed in the preparation for each project in the course. Composition, design, ceramics, sculpture, and printmaking techniques, as well as the study of the history of art and contemporary art, will be included. Students will be required to keep a sketchbook with drawing and writing assignments throughout the course.

Drawing and Painting I

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Prerequisite: Art Foundations

Elective

1 Credit

In this course students will develop techniques in various types of media including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, and acrylic paint. Through research, experimentation, and critique, they master basic drawing and painting skills and begin to address art's relationship to contemporary issues and ideas. Students will be required to keep a sketchbook with drawing and writing assignments throughout the coures.

Drawing and Painting II

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Prerequisite: Drawing and Painting I

Elective

1 Credit

This course helps students improve on skills & techniques learned from Drawing & Painting I. Through traditional subject matter, students explore a range of drawing & painting materials and techniques. Composition and rendering skills are emphasized, and various wet and dry mediums are used. Students will begin to work on projects based on themes with the end goal of producing a portfolio. Students will be required to keep a sketchbook with drawing and writing assignments throughout the course.

Sculpture I

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Prerequisite: Art Foundations

Elective

1 Credit

This course explores ceramics, plaster, figure modeling, cardboard and ordinary object assemblage, and fabrication. The sculpture program covers a broad range of technical areas and conceptual thinking. This course will give the student a foundation in both the traditional and contemporary concepts of sculpture; to develop a thinking and working vocabulary in the language of form and space; to acquire the skills to fabricate, carve, model, and cast the forms that a sculptor develops in the creation of art. Students will be required to keep a sketchbook with drawing and writing assignments throughout the course.

Sculpture II

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Prerequisite: Sculpture I

Elective

1 Credit

This course helps students improve on skills & techniques learned from Sculpture I. Through traditional subject matter, students explore a range of sculpture materials and techniques. Composition and skills are emphasized, as well as various mediums are used. Students will begin to work on projects based on themes with an end goal of producing a portfolio. Students will be required to keep a sketchbook with drawing and writing assignments throughout the course.

AP Studio Art: 2-D Design

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Prerequisite: Art Foundations, Drawing and Painting I & II

Required: Portfolio Review

Elective

Grades 11-12

2 Credits

The course is designed as a performance-based studio experience for the dedicated Advanced Art student who wishes to continue a rigorous study of 2-D Art. The 2-D portfolio contains two sections: Sustained Investigation (60%) and Selected Works (40%). The Sustained Investigation section is designed to demonstrate the student’s in-depth investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Students will investigate and synthesize materials, processes, and ideas and improve 2-D art and design skills. This section requires 15 images. Students will document in writing: the questions that guided sustained investigation and how the sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by inquiry questions. For the selected works section, the students will submit five pieces that best demonstrate excellence in art making. Any subject, content, style, media, and technique is acceptable.

AP Studio Art: 3-D Design

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Prerequisite: Art Foundations, Sculpture I & II

Required: Portfolio Review

Elective

Grades 11-12

2 Credits

The course is designed as a performance-based studio experience for the dedicated Advanced Art student who wishes to continue a rigorous study of 3-D Art. The 3-D portfolio contains two sections: Sustained Investigation (60%) and Selected Works (40%). The Sustained Investigation section is designed to demonstrate the student’s in-depth investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Students will investigate and synthesize materials, processes, and ideas and improve 3-D art and design skills. This section requires 15 images. Students will document in writing: the questions that guided sustained investigation and how the sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by inquiry questions. For the selected works section, the students will submit 10 images of five sculptures that best demonstrate excellence in art making. Any subject, content, style, media, and technique is acceptable.

AP Studio Art: Drawing

Prerequisite: Art Foundations, Drawing and Painting I & II

Required: Portfolio Review

Elective

Grades 11-12

2 Credits

The course is designed as a performance based studio experience for the dedicated Advanced Art student who wishes to continue a rigorous study of Drawing. The Drawing portfolio contains two sections: Sustained Investigation (60%) and Selected Works (40%). The Sustained Investigation section is designed to demonstrate the student’s in-depth investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Students will investigate and synthesize materials, processes, and ideas and improve drawing and design skills. This section requires 15 images. Students will document in writing: the questions that guided sustained investigation and how the sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by inquiry questions. For the selected works section, the students will submit five pieces that best demonstrate excellence in art making. Any subject, content, style, media, and technique is acceptable.