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Pre AP-Studio Art 1 Class will meet two hours per day during the Fall Semester.  Open to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior level students.  Students scheduling this course will also want to schedule AP Studio Art in the Spring semester. This course will provide students with opportunities to develop and enhance their art-making skills using a variety of media in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and black and white darkroom photography, as well as, digital photography, Photoshop, and alternative photography methods. Students will work toward creating an original body of work that expresses their own ideas, thoughts, and feelings. This collection of works will be assembled into a portfolio. The portfolio development is in preparation for the AP Studio Art course or for a college entrance portfolio. Weekly observational drawings in a journal are required. Guest artists may visit the art classroom for demonstrations. Artists/mentors from the community may work with individual students to develop needed skills and techniques in a particular media for portfolio preparation. Visits to museums and galleries will assist the student in developing visual skills. 5 and 6
AP Studio Art #A09410 1 Class will meet twohours per day during the Spring semester.  Open to  sophomore, junior, and senior level students. Students taking this course might want to log on to http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/ to investigate how different colleges award the AP credit.

 

This is an in- depth look at 1D, 2D, and 3D art produced by the student in multiple medias, concentrated around a central idea. Students work will be compiled in a student portfolio which will be submitted to the AP Board for consideration of college credit. 5 and 6
Art I # A09191 1 The class will meet two hours per day during the fall semester. Students scheduling this course should also schedule Art II in the Spring Semester.

 

Students taking Art I will engage in a variety of 2-D and 3-D art experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production.  A variety of media and techniques will be explored to develop quality works for student portfolios.  Two dimensional processes will include pencil, charcoal, marker, pastel, painting (acrylic and watercolor), collage, digital photography, desktop publishing, and printmaking. Students are required to maintain a sketchbook. Art experiences in 3-D design will include pottery (hand built/ wheel thrown), sculpture, and hot and cold stained glass processes.  Students will learn the prerequisites needed to excel in other art courses.  1 and 2
Art II #A09201 1 Class will meet two hours per day during the spring semester. Students scheduling this course should also schedule Art I. Prerequisite:  Student should have completed ART I or have permission of instructor.

 

Students taking ART II will engage in a variety of 2-D and 3-D art experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production.  Works produced will lead to the creation of portfolio quality works.  Students will explore career options in the arts and will search for meaning, significance, inspiration, and direction in their own work by viewing and examining works of art in museums, studios, and art galleries.  A variety of 2-D traditional and electronic media and techniques will be explored including pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, marker, pastel, painting, black and white and digital photography, printmaking, computer graphics, fiber arts, and collage.  Students are required to maintain a sketchbook.  3-Dimensional design will explore hot and cold stained glass processes, pottery, and a variety of sculpture processes. 1 and 2

 

 

For more information about these courses,

contact bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org

Phone:  217-4390

Fax:  217-4391

 

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