Arts
Course #1500 - Foundations of Art
This course provides students with the foundations of the study of art. Students will create artwork using a variety of methods, materials and techniques such as painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media. Students will learn the basic principles and themes of art and how it can be used as a tool for communication. Students will learn a variety of skills that will allow them to move into more advanced courses in the arts.
Grades 9 - 12
Academic
Semester .5 Credit
Course #1506 - Sculpture
This course is designed for students who have an interest in three-dimensional design and encourages students to develop their natural artistic talents. Students will have the opportunity to express their individual talents by completing a variety of unique and challenging projects in a multitude of 3D media. Students will learn about the evolution of sculpture and its use as one of the world’s oldest art forms. Assignments emphasize design, craftsmanship, and problem solving. Units explore the fundamentals involved in paper mache sculptures, architectural design, paper sculpture, clay construction, and relief painting.
Prerequisite: A minimum of a 75 in Foundations of Art
Grade 9 -12
Academic
Semester .5 Credit
Course #1511 - Intro to Drawing
Prerequisite: A minimum of a passing grade in Foundations of Art
Grade 9 -12
Academic
Semester .5 Credit
Course #1512 - Intro to Painting
Grade 9 -12
Academic
Semester .5 Credit
Course #1507 - AP Studio Art
This course is for serious students who are prepared to use creative thinking, technical and artistic skills in order to complete a self-designed art portfolio to be submitted for AP scoring. Students in the AP Studio Art Program choose from two portfolio exams—2-D Design or Drawing—corresponding to college foundation courses. Portfolios allow flexibility of coursework while guiding students to produce college-level quality, artistic investigation, and breadth of work. The 2-D Design portfolio addresses two-dimensional design issues and involves decision making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way. The Drawing portfolio addresses issues such as line quality, light and shade, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, the illusion of depth, and mark-making. Students' portfolios demonstrate skills and ideas developed, refined, and applied throughout the course to produce visual compositions. Students may choose to submit any or all of the portfolios. Portfolios are evaluated based on standardized scoring descriptors aligned with skills and understanding developed in college foundation courses. Both portfolios require a large number of finished pieces to be submitted for review and from those, 5 actual works sent for evaluation. Students who enroll in the AP Studio Art course should be aware that submitting their portfolio is expected. High achievement on the Advanced Placement Portfolio may qualify students for college credits and/or placement. Students may be responsible for an evaluation fee.
*Note: Students are required to complete artwork over the summer before the course begins in the fall. The work is due within the first week of class. Students will meet with the instructor at the end of the previous year to receive their summer assignments.
Prerequisite: A minimum of a “B” in Foundations of Art, and Intro to Drawing, Intro Painting, Sculpture, Visual
Design, or Photography and instructor approval.
Grade 11 -12
AP
Full Year 1 HS Credit, 3 College Credits
Course #1508 - Photography
This course is designed to teach students about the application and techniques of photography in a rigorous, projectbased environment. Students will study the influence photography has had on our lives as well as the history of photography and how to use the basic settings on a camera. Students will create thoughtful projects using the Elements and Principles of Design. Students will have studio time in class to apply the knowledge learned in class to create photographs from planning stages to the final product. Students will also use Adobe Photoshop to enhance and manipulate their images throughout the course to create professional looking photos.
Grade 9 -12
Academic
Semester .5 Fine Arts or .5 Technology
Course #1510 - Visual Design
Prerequisite: A minimum of a passing grade in Photography
Grade 9 -12
Academic
Semester .5 Art Credit or .5 Tech Credit