the Program
 


ART SURVEY I & II are introductory classes into the visual arts.  Students experience an array of mediums and processes by which to create.  The elements of art and principles of design will be covered as well as specific techniques for each medium.  Students will learn to draw spatially using one, two and three vanishing points.  They will render using value, tone and texture, drawing from still life onto the imaginative realm.  Charcoal, pen, pencil, oil pastels and markers will be utilized.  Students will be introduced to color theory and design.  Patterns will be created utilizing the block printing process.  Students will form and construct with clay, plaster, found objects and other mixed mediums.Through the creative process, students will gain an insight into art, art history, perception and critical reflection.
 


PAINTING Students will learn to utilize and harmonize color using tempera paint.  Color theory and design will be emphasized.  Students will learn to manipulate color and its properties within an organized structure.  Students will paint from natural observation, imagination, and abstraction.  Referencing art historically, studying current issues and trends will be pertinent toward the eventual development of a style reflective of self.  Advanced painting students may utilize other paint mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, gouache, oil, latex and other household paints.  Computer generated art is an option to advanced painters. Emphasis will be on developing original works of art and an individual style while building a comprehensive portfolio.
 

CERAMICS  Students have the opportunity to work with a wide range of forms, both functional and sculptural.  In clay, students will apply basic hand building techniques of pinch, coil, slab, and molds. Vessels of all sorts with sprouted handles, lids, and feet will be created.  Throwing on the wheel will be introduced.  Students will experiment with various glazing and decorating techniques.  Through the process, students will gain an awareness of historical and contemporary issues in ceramics and become proficient in developing the skills necessary to make their own personal work a success. 
 

Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture    Designed to teach the students to translate previous experience in visual art into a three dimensional mode, and to express themselves in a tactile as well as illusory manner.  Form, rather than shape will be stressed.  Students will learn to manipulate a variety of materials in ways that will demonstrate their increased awareness of three-dimensional environment in which they exist.  Figurative as well as non-figurative forms will be explored along with their inherent spatial relationships.