Visual Arts 1A-1B is a year long, entry-level course that promotes appreciation of art as scholars explore art theory and develop basic skills through experimentation with media and techniques used to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art including: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, bookbinding, installation art, mural and mixed media.
Scholars will regularly reflect on aesthetics and issues related to art as they incorporate the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design, experimenting as they create. Use of analytical and problem-solving skills to improve their work and that of their peers will encourage scholars to self-diagnose and explore potential solutions to art challenges based on foundational, historical and cultural knowledge.
In addition to teaching practical creative processes, projects in the various units are thematically structured to encourage students to consider how and why artistic choices are made, and how these choices result in work that has value to individuals and to society as a whole. In the process of examining the lives of artists, scholars will also explore a variety of careers in creative industries including: architecture, printmaking, sculpture, illustration, murals and graphic design.
Units will also highlight connections between visual arts and other arts disciplines (theatre, music and dance) and provide scholars with opportunities to apply concepts they encounter in other subjects, particularly language arts, math, science and social studies. These foundational connections validate learning experiences scholars may have in other areas and expand their future potential for creativity and self-expression.
Items of Interest:
Check out the attachment for the Artist Report rubric. Also attached is the rubric for the Social Issue artwork.
Also attached is a file outlining how to write a 5-Paragraph Essay by Jane Schaffer. Essays need to include the requirements outlined in the Rubric. The opening and concluding paragraphs need to state why the scholar chose the artist and what the artist has done that is noteworthy.