Visual Arts Spec Honors (Advance) - 54645X0 - S2 - Swindell - 4(A)

ART SPECIALIZATION

Swindell

SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Art Specialization/Studio Art is offered for students interested in pursuing a career in visual art.  The course emphasizes a high quality required for college art.  Students will be encouraged to develop areas where their skills are weakest.  Students will discuss with the teacher their thematic interests and use those in developing their portfolios and preparing for a career in art.  Successful work will be photographed throughout the semester for placement in their polished online portfolios.

 

REQUIREMENTS:  Students are required to do all assignments (projects and written work).  Curriculum will follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.  Be willing to accept new ideas, methods and experiences that many enhance your work in the future.  Students may be required to write a research paper and create a work based on an artist of personal interest.  All projects are to have sketches of different compositional layouts.  Each project is to be accompanied by a written statement explaining the goals, resources, media and implementation process.

GRADING:

50% PROJECTS and WEBSITE

20% CLASSWORK/SKETCHBOOK

15% WRITTEN and VERBAL CRITIQUES

15% PARTICIPATION (clean up, discussion, material care)

      Extra Credit is acceptable

RULES:

Respect Others and Their Work.

Do Not Interfere with Another Person’s Production

Do Not Leave the Classroom without a Pass

Restroom breaks are limited.  Please use your passes wisely. Any student with medical issues that may need extra restroom breaks please let the office know.

NOTES:

Inform Ms. Swindell of any medical conditions or allergies.

Work steadily throughout the class period.

Incorporate your own creative ideas into the assignments and directions.

If you are ahead in your work you may work in your sketchbooks or study for an EOC.

Clean up of your work area will begin approximately 5-10 minutes before class ends.

Sign your name on the back of every project, and the front of written work.

Do your best because your work will be on display during the year

 

ART SPECIALIZATION

PROJECTS

ARTIST STATEMENT on Weebly Website

Weebly website must be created and updated with each piece of artwork.

SKETCHBOOK of ideas, practices and project plans

TWELVE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS (Minimum)

6 Main Projects each 9 weeks plus 1 Experimental

Very challenging projects may count twice

And weak projects may count half