Continuing in Visual Arts

CONTINUING IN VISUAL ARTS: Students who continue in Visual Arts will build on the skills they developed in introductory art courses while learning new techniques, materials, and creative processes. Each course offers opportunities to explore drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking, while developing greater confidence, skill, and independence as artists. As students progress, they will have more opportunities and greater freedom to experiment, make creative choices, and develop their own artistic style.

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Create art. Tell stories. Find your voice. In this course, students will experiment with a variety of media and techniques through creative, hands-on projects in drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. A special focus will be placed on narrative art, exploring how artists around the world use images, symbols, materials, and visual storytelling to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories.

Students will explore a range of art movements and cultures, while developing their own artistic style and strengthening their ability to discuss, interpret, and critique artwork. Come ready to experiment, create, take creative risks, and find your own voice as an artist!

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What do you want your art to say? In this course, students will build on skills from previous Visual Arts courses while creating a personal body of artwork based on a concept or issue of their choice. A key focus will be art with an agenda—exploring how artists use art to inspire, promote, persuade, raise awareness, prevent, advocate, and create change.

Students will have the freedom to choose the media, techniques, and subject matter that best suit their interests and strengths. They will develop their own artistic voice while learning how to communicate ideas and messages effectively through art. Students will also explore art history, contemporary artists, and art criticism while developing and reflecting on their own work.

Explore what matters to you. Create with purpose. Make an impact.