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Instructor links: Jan von Stein Dick Woppert
Art is the result of making ideas and expressions visible. The visual art curriculum invites the interested student to experience art as designer, artist and visionary. Fine Art refers to the aesthetics found in such things as drawings, painting, sculpture and other expressive media. Visual Communication leads to adventure in such careers as advertising and graphic design. If you are interested in a career in Fine Art or Visual Communication check the list below:
Designers and artists in these fields deal with:
* Invention * Imagination
* Discovery * Visualization
* Organization * Conceptualizing
* Planning * Problem-solving
* Construction * Motivation
* Analysis * Insight
Artistic expression and intellectual investigation are among the goals of the creative process. Artists, designers, and creative thinkers use these skills throughout their lives.
Advanced Ceramics ½ credit
Advanced Media 1 credit
Art Survey 1 credit
Art & Technology ½ credit
Concepts In Form I ½ credit
Concepts In Form II ½ credit
Design Experiences I-II 1 credit
Discovering Art History ½ credit
Drawing ½ credit
Painting ½ credit
Advanced Ceramics 0033
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: “B” or better in Concepts I and Written Consent of Teacher; Grade: 11, 12
Description: Advanced Ceramics is a continuation of the clay techniques introduced in Concepts in Form I. An emphasis on wheel throwing will include functional objects such as dinnerware, casseroles and other lidded forms as well as a full range of other vessels and forms. Hand built clay sculpture will also be employed.
Advanced Media 1 0023
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1
Course Length: 1 or 2 class periods – Semester – You may take Media 1 and Media 2 as a block class.
Prerequisite/Grade: Successful completion with a grade of A or B in all other Art courses and Consent of the Art Teacher; Grade: 11, 12
Description: Advanced Media is a blocked studio course designed for the advanced art student to explore nontraditional as well as traditional art media. The independent structure of the class demands a high degree of personal commitment combined with an enthusiasm for the arts. Students will be given opportunity to work on approved projects that are independent in nature as well as respond to topics and themes developed and explored in class.
In the past, students in this class have worked in media such as advanced drawing, painting, mixed media, bookbinding, silk screening, printmaking, claymation, video production and multimedia production. Creative thinking and exploration of conceptual art are encouraged. This class is encouraged for students who want to advance the creative process while expanding their technical skills.
Advanced Media 2 0024
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1
Course Length: 1 or 2 class periods – Semester – You may take Media 1 and Media 2 as a block class.
Prerequisite/Grade: Successful completion with a grade of A or B in all other Art courses and Consent of the Art Teacher; Grade: 11, 12
Description: Advanced Media is a blocked studio course designed for the advanced art student to explore nontraditional as well as traditional art media. The independent structure of the class demands a high degree of personal commitment combined with an enthusiasm for the arts. Students will be given opportunity to work on approved projects that are independent in nature as well as respond to topics and themes developed and explored in class.
In the past, students in this class have worked in media such as advanced drawing, painting, mixed media, bookbinding, silk screening, printmaking, claymation, video production and multimedia production. Creative thinking and exploration of conceptual art are encouraged. This class is encouraged for students who want to advance the creative process while expanding their technical skills.
Art Survey 0026
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1
Course Length: Year
Prerequisite/Grade: None; Grade: 9, 10, 11 12
Description: This course is recommended as a basis for continued art study into high school. It provides a variety of experiences in both 2 and 3-D work as well as an introduction to the art elements and principles of design. Media's include pencil, pastel, pen and ink. Art Survey includes drawing, painting, bookbinding, calligraphy, and 3-D construction.
Art & Technology 0405
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: Application of Technology recommended or Consent of the Teacher;
Grade: 11, 12
Description: Students in Art and Technology will be introduced to video editing, production skills and electronic imaging. Film, video and broadcasting are looked at as a form of visual communication. Students will use a variety of equipment associated with digital editing. Students will employ both individual and team production methods. It will provide for creative and technical exploration of visual communication and image enhancement processes.
Concepts In Form I 0031
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: None; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Concepts in Form I is an introduction to 3-dimensional design including studies in art history, sculpture, and ceramics.
Concepts In Form II 0032
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: Concepts & Form I; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Concepts in Form II explores continued studies in 3-dimensional forms including more advanced techniques and concepts in sculpture, and ceramics. Development in ceramics includes wheel thrown clay pieces.
Design Experiences 1 0045
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1
Course Length: 1 or 2 class periods – Semester – You may take Design 1 and Design 2 as a block.
Prerequisite/Grade: None; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Design Experiences explores Design concepts. Activities focus on the creative process and looking at 2 and 3 dimensional images as a form of communication. Computer graphics, product and package design are included in this class.
Design Experiences 2 0046
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1
Course Length: 1 or 2 class periods – Semester – You may take Design 1 and Design 2 as a block.
Prerequisite/Grade: None; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Design Experiences explores Design concepts. Activities focus on the creative process and looking at 2 and 3 dimensional images as a form of communication. Computer graphics, product and package design are included in this class.
Discovering Art History 0044
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: 3.0 GPA or above recommended or Consent of the Teacher; Students will be
Required to have consistent access to the internet and personal e-mail outside the class: Grade: 11, 12
Description: The study of art throughout our history is perhaps humanities most universal language. Discovering Art History is a course in which students will learn to evaluate are in terms of its social and technical content, craftsmanship, and aesthetic properties including sensory perceptions, expressive qualities and formal principles. Students will discover the reasons why man has created art including utility, religion, and politics to pass on cultural traditions and to express a full range of emotions. The ability to critique a particular type of art and to be able to compare and contrast different styles and periods of art will also be emphasized. The course will cover art from the cave men up to contemporary styles. This course may be taught as a distance learning class.
Drawing 0027
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: Art Survey or Art Teacher Recommendation; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Drawing builds upon the technical skills introduced in art survey. This class includes studies in art history and appreciation as well as more advanced drawing materials and techniques. It will explore a variety of drawing styles and media that will include pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and colored pencil.
Painting 0029
Course Type: Elective
Credit: 1/2
Course Length: Semester
Prerequisite/Grade: Art Survey recommended; Grade: 10, 11, 12
Description: Painting further studies the 2-D possibilities practiced in Art Survey, focusing on a variety of painting techniques. Experiments with a variety of media including tempera, watercolor, acrylic, oil pastel, pastels and colored pencil moves the class through both expressive and classical forms of painting.
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