Visual Arts provides students with an opportunity to engage in a wide variety of art media in two and three dimensions including oil paint, acrylic pouring and a variety of drawing media.
The Visual Arts program is founded on the belief that the skills needed to become proficient in visual arts are attainable by all learners. With guidance, practice and patience, the refinement of these skills result in the creation of original works. Visual Arts offers a truly unique art experience in a dynamic and exciting learning environment. Instruction and assessment strategies allow for a diverse and personalized experience that is accessible by all students regardless of their past art experiences.
Art
Art education is concerned with the observation, interpretation, and recording of the visual world. Alongside instruction in the use of traditional and contemporary tools, techniques, materials, and media, it involves creating art forms, becoming perceptive to the world around us, making qualitative judgments about art works, and responding to the culture we know.
Students explore the principles of design and through a wide variety of projects they compose both two and three-dimensional images, become conversant with art criticism and study images in culture and culture exposed within images. Art basics are emphasized in Art 10 and in Art 20 they are refined and built upon through deeper exploration and practice of compositional skills. In Art 30 students are guided to develop a personal style and create a portfolio that demonstrates this.
Portfolio Art 35
This course is designed for students who are passionate about art making and plan to continue their art studies at a post-secondary art institution. Students will be introduced to professional portfolio making and presentation. They will have the opportunity to prepare a professional portfolio for the purpose of gaining entry into galleries and/or a post-secondary institution. Students will also have the opportunity to pursue advanced techniques in drawing, painting, and sculpture at an advanced level.
Prerequisite: Art 30.
