This course provides opportunities to explore media and techniques used to create a variety of two -dimensional (2D) artworks through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students practice, sketch, and manipulate the basic elements of art and principles of design to improve mark -making and develop purposeful compositions created from observation, research, or imagination. Through critique processes, students learn to reflect, evaluate and respond to artwork. Fine Arts/

This course focuses on further development, refinement, and progression of the Art 1 content. Fine Arts/

This course is designed for students with significant experience in art. Students demonstrate proficiency in the development of 2D content in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design to create independent or collaborative artwork suitable for inclusion in a portfolio. Students show evidence of quality in craftsmanship, composition/presentation, and the development of a personal style/voice. Through focused investigation and critique processes of techniques and historical/cultural models, students critically reflect, evaluate and respond to artwork.

In this course s tudents explore how the elements of art and principles of design combine to create art forms, utilitarian products, and three dimensional (3D) structures in areas such as green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics and/or building arts. Media many include, but are not limited to clay, wood, plaster, found objects, metal/wire, and paper mache´. Students focus on safety p rocedures for process, media, and techniques, and participate in critiques to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in created individual or group works.

In this course s tudents explore spatial relationships through the use of nonobjective, abstract, or representational forms, products, or structures. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, or building arts. Processes and techniques for substitution include wheel - thrown clay, glaze formulation and application, or extruded, cast, draped, molded, laminated, or soft forms. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, metal, plaster, paper maché, and plastic with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. 3 -D artists experiment with and

Students communicate a sense of 4-D, motion, and/or time, based on creative use of spatial relationships and innovative treatment of space and its components. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green o r industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, or building arts. Students address 4 -D, the inter - relatedness of art and context, and may also include installation or collaborative works, virtual realities, light as a medium (i.e., natural, artificial, or reflec tive), or flexible, entered, or activated space. Other concepts for exploration include tension, compression or expansion, intrusions or extrusions, grouping, proximity,

Students work in a self-directed environment to develop a portfolio showing a body of their own work that visually explores a particular artistic concern, articulated and supported by a written artist's statement. Artists may work in, but are not limited to, content in clay, wood, wire, glass, metal, jewelry, fabrics/fibers, fashion design, green design, industrial design, and/or objects for interior design or architecture that integrate 3-dimensional design issues in a purposeful way. Students regularly re flect on aesthetics and art issues individually and as a group, and manipulate the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design to create 3 -

This course is designed for students with little or no theatre experience, and promotes enjoyment and appreciation for all aspects of theatre. Classwork focuses on the exploration of theatre literature, performance, historical and cultural connections, and technical requirements. Improvisation, creative dramatics, and beginning scene work are used to introduce students to acting and character development. Incorporation of other art forms in theatre also helps students gain appreciation Fine Arts/

This course is designed for students with a year of experience or more. Classwork builds on skills learned in level 1, and focuses on characterization and playwriting/playwrights’ contributions to theatre. Improvisation, creative dramatics, and exploration of the technical aspects of scene work help students challenge and strengthen their acting skills. Fine Arts/

This course is designed for students with significant experience in theatre, and promotes depth of engagement and lifelong appreciation for theatre through a broad spectrum of teacher-assigned and self -directed study and performance. Students regularly reflect on aesthetics and issues related to and addressed through theatre, and create within various aspects of theatre in ways that are progressively more innovative. In keeping with the rigor expected i n an accelerated setting, students assemble a portfolio showcasing a significant body of work representing personal vision and artistic growth over time; mastery of

This course provides opportunities for students with extensive theatre experience to build on Theatre 3 skills. Students work independently and are self-directed in study and performance. Fine Arts/

This course is a beginning level course that focuses on developing the basic skills and procedures for creating elements of technical theatre, including costumes, lighting, makeup, properties (props), p ublicity, scenery, and sound. Technical knowledge of safety procedures and demonstrated safe operation of theatre equipment, tools, and raw materials are central to success in this course. Students explore and learn to analyze dramatic scripts, seeking production solutions through historical, cultural, and geographic research. Students also learn the basics of standard conventions of design presentation and documentation.