Art Department

Art

Art @ SPHS

Art and Design: This course is as an introduction to art and design, its process and its values.  There will be an importance placed on the process used in any art-based project:

  • understanding the task,
  • brainstorming ideas,
  • sketching,
  • peer feedback,
  • revision of ideas,
  • approval,
  • final product and
  • Writing an artist’s statement.  

Students will be repeating this creative process for each of the projects assigned to them.

 Art Portfolio: This course is as an introduction to the basics of art, using different mediums.  There will be importance placed on:

  • the Elements and Principles of art, and
  • The artist’s critique and statement.

Students will explore a variety of media through:

  • collage,
  • printmaking,
  • photography, and
  • painting

Students will learn to layer, re-contextualize, and combine materials while creating meaningful works of art.

 Paper Craft: This course serves as an introduction to the art of paper craft, its techniques and its process. Importance is put on techniques, which can be used in any paper project:

  • understanding the task,
  • following directions,
  • the final product and
  • Writing an artist’s statement.

Students will be repeating this creative process for each of the projects assigned to them.