The art curriculum addresses critical thinking skills and creative problem solving abilities which increase every child's ability to achieve success in whatever field they determine to pursue. The art room can be a mecca for the exchange of ideas, or a haven for individualism and self expression. Students hone their communication skills and prepare portfolios to earn acceptance into art and design schools.
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108 – Art Fundamentals – 1 credit – 1 year
This course is a prerequisite to all other art courses. Art Fundamentals is designed to give students an overview of art concepts that will be the basis of design experiences in drawing, graphics, sculpture, ceramics and painting. Students are encouraged to experience, invent and transfer learning from one medium to another. The program includes perspective drawing, color study, art vocabulary, art history, and three-dimensional experiences. The student will also develop the ability to critically evaluate their own art as well as the work of others. Inspiration will be gained from famous artists and their work. Beginners are welcome!
102 – Advanced Art I – 1 credit – 1 year
Prerequisite: Art Fundamentals Drawing and Painting - Fall -- Art Workshop - Spring
This is an intermediate art course. In the fall this course offers exposure to drawing and painting media.
Experiences will include charcoal, pen & ink, pastels, watercolor and acrylics. Students will explore both
traditional and modern ideas and techniques. In the spring, students will have opportunities to develop artistic expression using photographic techniques, darkroom experience, sculpture and clay works in an art workshop environment.
103 – Advanced Art II – 1 credit – 1 year
Prerequisite: Advanced Art I Portfolio Preparation - Fall -- Art Workshop - Spring
This course creates the foundation for a good portfolio with an emphasis on presentation of graphics, drawings, and paintings. Each student will have an individual program of study which will be developed jointly by the student and teacher to meet the needs and interest of the student. For juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a career in art. The spring semester art workshop has a goal to be as experimental as possible.
104 – Advanced Art III – 1 credit – 1 year
Prerequisite: Advanced Art II
This course is a continuation of Advanced Art II with an emphasis on individual development.
101 - Introduction to Photography I - 1/2 credit – 1/2 year Grade 10-12
Prerequisite: None
REQUIRED: 35 mm SLR Camera
Introduction to photographic equipment, materials, processes and philosophy. Includes
experiences with paper, film, small camera operation (35 mm) roll-film processing, enlarging and mounting.
Special emphasis is given to projects involving the development of camera vision and conceptual ideas.
109- Introduction to Photography II- 1/2 credit – 1/2 year Grade 10-12
Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography I
REQUIRED: 35 MM SLR CAMERA
Students take what they have learned in Introduction to Photography I and expand on the concepts and ideas. Students will be introduced to more advanced processes, including hand tinting, photographic series editions, and other black and white film manipulation processes. Students will also advance their digital photography skills: using programs to recreate real images and create realistically altered and manipulated works.
-Advanced Concepts in Digital and Black and White Photography Credit/Level 2/Full
year
Prerequisite Introduction to Photography I and II
REQUIRED: 35 MM SLR CAMERA
Advanced use of photographic equipment and materials, as well as working on independent projects focusing on student generated themes. Students will be doing their own research on artists, concepts and techniques through the history of photography, and experimenting with their own projects in the same vein. Includes experiences with paper, film, digital and manual camera operations and programs, and a combination of the above. This is an extension from Introduction to Photography I and II, and only serious photography students who can work independently should take this course.
Advanced Placement Art History I and II
-1 credit/level 4/full year
Prerequisite: Instructor Consent Open to grades 10-12
This is a college-level Art History course encompassing architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms made from the Prehistoric to Modern times. We will study work from both Western and non-European traditions. The course focuses not only on the art created, but also its impact and influence on the cultures and society at the time. The ultimate goal of this course is to achieve a passing score on the AP Exam in the spring and obtaining college credit
Interdepartmental Classes
250 - Introduction to Web Design – ½ credit – ½ year (Fall Semester)
In this one semester course, students will develop the basic skills necessary for creating an effective web design. Students will become familiar with the Macromedia Dreamweaver environment and create web pages by typing and formatting text, importing graphics, adding, links, building tables, using frames, and up leading files to a remote server. Students will work on individual as well as team based projects. Student projects will range from basic personal profile and on- line resume pages to more creative and conceptual pieces designed to tell stories or promote a commercial endeavor.
251- Advanced Web Design – ½ credit – ½ year (Spring Semester) In this one
semester course, students will develop advanced skills of web design. In addition to exploring the advanced
features of Macromedia Dream weaver, students will become familiar with the graphic design functions of
Macromedia Fireworks, the animation features of Macromedia Flash and learn how to create vector graphics, edit bitmap graphics, optimize images, and create and assign rollover effects for the Web using Macromedia Fireworks. Student projects will focus on the design and execution of highly interactive web sites. These projects will be performed in a real world production atmosphere where students brainstorm, outline objectives and goals, write proposals, draw flow charts, sketch storyboards, and present their proposal to mock clients.
