Art Studio 2

Grades: 9-12

Pre-requisite: Art Studio 1

In this full year course, the second-year student artists will continue to develop those skills and concepts learned in Art Studio 1. Greater demands will be made, and more sophisticated work will be expected. Creative expression, invention, and mastery skills and abilities should be reflected in the work. These student artists will be introduced to many new mediums in this course. Weekly progress photos are due as well as weekly art history assignments and self-reflections. A final portfolio is due at the end of the year.

Our goals are:

To strengthen our art skills and techniques

To produce work to be proud of

To ENJOY being an artist

Units include:

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Grading policy:

Artwork- 80%

Participation- 20%

Participation includes engagement (getting right to work, staying on task during class, handing in work on time) effort and attitude (stays focused on art during class and tries their best), Classwork (Bellwork, ATCs, skill building activities) homework (work is complete and handed in a timely manner), conduct (respectful, takes care of materials and tools, no phone policy) and clean up.  

Art Studio 3

Grades: 10-12

Pre-requisite: Art Studio 2

In this full year course, artists, artistic genre, and mediums will be introduced and scaffold off previous experiences in the earlier studios.  Student artists will work independently on choice-based projects and will be challenged to discover and explore their personal style and various mediums. Students will also be encouraged to use the weekly art history lessons as inspiration for new ideas. Students will be expected to complete work in a more advanced skill level.

This course will also include weekly art history lessons starting with pre-historic art and ending with contemporary art.

Art history sketch notes will be due each Monday.

An art history critical analysis paper and project, as well as written midterm and final exams will be given. 

Weekly progress photos with reflections will be handed in.

A final portfolio will be presented at the end of the year.

Grading policy:

Artwork- 75%

Participation- 15%

Sketch notes- 10%

Participation includes engagement (getting right to work, staying on task during class, handing in work on time) effort and attitude (stays focused on art during class and tries their best), Classwork (Bellwork, ATCs, skill building activities) homework (work is complete and handed in a timely manner), conduct (respectful, takes care of materials and tools, no phone policy) and clean up.

Portfolio

Grades: 11-12

Pre-requisite: Art Studio 3

Student artists will continue to be challenged to discover and explore their personal style and favorite mediums. They will work on improving their drawing, painting, and creative thinking skills. Student artists will have lots of choice-based work this year.  They will be challenged to take inspiration from different “professional” artists. Students will be encouraged to write about and critique their own artwork as well as professional artwork.

Students will be expected to complete work in a highly skilled and professional manner.

Portfolio preparation is the main emphasis in this class.

A final portfolio will be presented at the end of the year.

Grading policy:

Artwork- 80%

Participation- 20%

Participation includes engagement (getting right to work, staying on task during class, handing in work on time) effort and attitude (stays focused on art during class and tries their best), Classwork (Bellwork, ATCs, skill building activities) homework (work is complete and handed in a timely manner), conduct (respectful, takes care of materials and tools, no phone policy) and clean up.

Art Studio 5

Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Portfolio

This full year course is for seniors who would like to continue to take art but do not wish to take the AP studio in Art course. Student artists will be challenged to find their own style, be inspired by “professional” artists, and think conceptually. They will be asked to make revisions often as ways of challenging themselves. Their artwork will be on a larger scale than in the portfolio class. The emphasis will be on personal growth, process, and quality rather than quantity.

Topics may include Environmental art, Installation art, Found object art, Self-portraits, Altered perspective, or abstract art.

A final portfolio will be presented at the end of the year.  

Grading policy:

Artwork- 80%

Participation- 20%

Participation includes engagement (getting right to work, staying on task during class, handing in work on time) effort and attitude (stays focused on art during class and tries their best), Classwork (Bellwork, ATCs, skill building activities) homework (work is complete and handed in a timely manner), conduct (respectful, takes care of materials and tools, no phone policy) and clean up.

AP Studio in Art

Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Art studio 3, Portfolio, or Studio in Media sequence

Student artists will develop and complete their focused interest for the AP exam during class. Research and conceptual projects will be completed as homework. Student artists will be required to continue working in their art journals/sketchbooks. They will be challenged to conceptualize, think abstractly, and incorporate “professional” artists or art history into their weekly observations. Student artists will critique and evaluate their lifelong artistic growth and analyze their artistic options for the future. 

The final exam requires written analysis of all artwork so this will be worked on each week.

AP Courses offer students an opportunity to take a course taught at a college level. Intensive classroom work, independent study and research are an integral part of the classroom. Students must take the AP exam to receive weighted course credit: If a student doesn’t take the exam, it’s not possible to tell if he/she learned the content one would expect of an AP course. Requiring a student to take the exam ensures that the grade in the class is aligned with the student’s mastery of the course content knowledge.

Students are expected to pay the associated College Board for fee for the exam. 

Grading policy:

Artwork- 80%

Participation- 20%

Participation includes engagement (getting right to work, staying on task during class, handing in work on time) effort and attitude (stays focused on art during class and tries their best), Classwork (Bellwork, ATCs, skill building activities) homework (work is complete and handed in a timely manner), conduct (respectful, takes care of materials and tools, no phone policy) and clean up.