Lucy Garrett Beckham High – Art 1

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Art 1 is taught as an academic course of study which includes units of study taught from a disciplined based approach. Units of study are woven together to include art history, aesthetics, art criticism and studio production with both short and long-term projects with many overlapping assignments. Typically, students are expected to develop an independent working schedule so that they may move through the “list” of tasks and assignments while leading up to a culminating project and written assessment. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to identify masterworks of art and draw connections between those works of art. Students will have a stronger ability to read paintings. Students will be able to address works of art critically. Skills that have been previously developed in art are helpful as the course is structured with the assumption that the students have had some prior art instruction. Students who are new to art are encouraged to take the class and invest time in developing basic art skills and material management outside of class in order to move more quickly through the material. Through the exploration of masterworks of art, students will work to solve complex problems visually and make connections to other disciplines.