The purpose of the course is to investigate a wide range of media and techniques, from both a historical and contemporary perspective, as students engage in the art-making processes of creating two-dimensional works, which may include drawing, painting, printmaking, and/or collage. Student artists use critical analysis to reflect on their own artwork and that of others to achieve artistic goals related to craftsmanship, technique, safety, and application of 21st-century skills. This course incor

The purpose of this course is to sharpen powers of observation and develop art skills by experimenting with wet and dry media, techniques, and drawing approaches to record ideas and to transfer concepts to painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students sketch, plan, practice, and manipulate the structural elements of art; use research information; visualize imaginative ideas; and improve mark-making skills that are fundamental to all visual art imagery. Ethical use of art content is str

The purpose of this course is to develop and refine mark-making and technical skills using a variety of media to achieve spatial relationships in representational, abstract, and nonrepresentational drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students sketch, manipulate, and refine the structural elements of art through the organizational principles of design to complete a composition from observation, research, and/or imagination. Through the critique process, students evaluate and r

The purpose of this course is to emphasize the creation and communication of symbols, ideas, and concepts, sharpen powers of observation, and incorporate cultural and historical connections in a variety of two-dimensional (2-D) works. Students practice sketching, experiment with wet and dry drawing media and techniques for approaches to drawing problems, develop critical thinking skills, and improve mark-making which is fundamental to all visual arts imagery. Figure drawing is introduced, and ca

The purpose of this course is to develop and refine mark-making, technical, and media skills and create 2-D compositions in which objects are imitated or altered in appearance with changes in lighting and/or artist viewpoint. Students sketch, manipulate, and practice creating subjective and objective drawings based on the structural elements of art, the organizational principles of design, observation, spatial relationships, visualization, reinvention, and research. Compositions incorporate conc

The purpose of this course is to develop and expand concepts, terminology, techniques, and applications for the creative process to design, print, and display original two-dimensional graphic and fine works of art. As students become more adept at using the tools and techniques available to them, they design digital still and/or animated images through the single or combined use of computers, digital cameras, scanners, software (i.e., photo editing, drawing, painting, animation, presentation, et

The purpose of this course is to experiment with a variety of photographic media and techniques and make connections with historical and contemporary photographers to develop a focused body of work. This course may include, but is not limited to, researching the history of photography, making connections to contemporary and community photographers, critiquing with varied techniques, and experimenting with a variety of photographic media. Processes and techniques include, but are not limited to,

The purpose of this course is to investigate a wide range of media and techniques, from both a historical and contemporary perspective, as students engage in the art-making processes of creating 3-D artworks, which may include sculpture, assemblage, and/or ceramics. Student artists reflect on their own artwork and that of others through critical analysis to achieve artistic goals related to craftsmanship, technique, and application of 21stcentury skills. This course incorporates hands-on activit

The purpose of this course is to explore spatial relationships using nonobjective, abstract, or representational forms, products, or structures. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, and/or building arts. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, metal, plaster, paper mâché, and plastic with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. 3-D artists experiment with and manipula

Students explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Instructional focus will be on ceramics and/or pottery. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay and/or plaster, with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) using positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravit

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 content in ceramics, pottery, or other related media. 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 reflective), or flexible, entered, or activated space. Other concepts for

The purpose of this Advanced Placement course is to give an art student the opportunity to develop quality, concentration and breadth in drawing concepts, skills, and techniques. The content should include, but not be limited to, the experiences in the development of perceptual, conceptual, and technical aspects of drawing, painting and/or printmaking. Preparation of the appropriate number of works, digital documentation and upload to The College Board site for portfolio evaluation, and presenta