Art

The goal of the Art Department is to foster student creativity conducive to planning and producing works of art in a variety of media; a technical mastery necessary for the creation of two and three dimensional work; an understanding of major art historical movements which have affected art through time.


Studio Art 
941 Studio Art  
0.50 Credit   
                                         
This foundation course focuses on those basic elements of design (space, light, color, form, line and texture), which are used to create an image. Examples of each element are treated in project form which requires the student’s experimentation with a variety of media including ebony pencil, pastels, prismacolor, markers and scratchboard.
 
ART CONCENTRATION
Students wishing to pursue a concentration in Art are advised to select courses in the following order:
1. Drawing - - required course for students with a concentration in art
2. Painting
3. Advanced Placement Studio AND/OR Sculpture

Any student who wishes to pursue a concentration in Art or take a single elective course
must obtain the approval of her Studio Art instructor or the Chairperson. Students
who have transferred from another school must present a portfolio to the Chairperson
in order to obtain approval. Approval for Studio Art students is based on an observed
native ability, student’s ability to focus on and follow teacher instructions as well as
her ability to meet schedule and quality standards.

Each of the following courses earns one credit unless specified otherwise.

Drawing                             
920 Drawing  
1 credit
                                           
This course is required for all students who wish to pursue a concentration in Art. The student will learn how to draw objects in perspective; to organize portraits, landscapes and still life compositions as well as images dealing with social commentary. Further, she is instructed in the techniques involving the following media: charcoal, conte crayon, pastels, prismacolor, ebony pencils, pen/ink, wash and scratchboard. Emphasis is placed on the creative and the technical aspect of drawing.
REQUIREMENT: DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL


Painting                             
921 Painting 
1 credit                                            

The painting course deals with the media of watercolor and acrylics. Using watercolor the student will experiment with the techniques of wash, wet-into-wet, drybrush and opaque watercolor. In acrylic painting particular attention is given to the study of color and its properties as well as to a variety of painting techniques.
The Painting Course is offered in affiliation with St. John’s University for the acquisition of college credit.
REQUIREMENT: DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL


Advanced Placement Studio  
922 AP Studio
1 credit                                           

Advanced Placement Studio provides an opportunity for the talented student to work intensively in the preparation of a portfolio for submission to The College Board for college credit. The student will be guided in the preparation of an extensive amount of college level work which will include drawings, paintings and prints. Enrollment in this course is especially helpful to the student who, after graduation anticipates attending Art school or majoring in Art at a Liberal Arts College. The student is required to assume the cost of the portfolio. All students enrolled in this course must present the portfolio in May.
REQUIREMENT: DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL


Graphic Arts - Coming 2012