ART Introduction to High School Art Course Number: 3101 Grades: 9, 10, 11 Credit: .5
Students will generate ideas using the elements and principles of design to create visual compositions. Students will gain skills in drawing, color-theory, and sculpting with emphasis in creating original works of art. Introduction to High School Art is a prerequisite to taking all other art classes with the exception of Digital Photography I. (Grade 12 students take Senior Art to satisfy this prerequisite.)
Senior Art
Course Number: 3135 Grade: 12 Credit: .5 This course has been specifically designed for seniors. Content is differentiated based on previous experience. Students are provided with opportunities to work in two and three dimensional design, with emphasis placed on creating original works of art, development of skills and exploring ideas and interests. Work will be produced in drawing, painting and ceramics.
Digital Photography 1
Course Number: 3124 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Note: Students in grades 10, 11 and 12 who earn a B or better in class may receive two Articulated College Credits (ACC) through Saint Paul College. Photography captures moments in time through light and allows us to view the world through different lenses, either as the viewer or the photographer. This project-based course is designed to give students experiences with the creative and technical aspects of photography.
Two Dimensional Art
Course Number: 3103 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Introduction to High School Art (3101) In this course students will create works in the two dimensional format, such as drawing, painting, and printmaking. The course will focus on skill development, generating original ideas, and developing personal styles within an art form. Historic perspectives and contributions of famous artists enhance the art making process. Students are required to work independently on an illustrated sketchbook.
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Art Three Dimensional Art
Advanced Three Dimensional Art
Explore and understand form and space through various sculptural techniques. Clay work may include: learning the basics of wheel-throwing and hand-built sculptures in the creation of original works of art. Students create works of art in various mediums. Emphasis is placed on incorporating the elements and principles within the design process.
Students will continue to learn skills related to various clay building techniques, such as wheel-throwing and slab construction. In addition to clay, students will explore other forms of sculpture through the use of 3-D mediums, such as plaster and wire. Emphasis will be placed on the development and revision of ideas related to three dimensional thinking with the goal of completing a series of original art works.
Course Number: 3105 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Introduction to High School Art (3101)
Digital Photography 2
Course Number: 3125 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Digital Photography 1 (3124) Digital Photography 2 is designed for students who are interested in building upon the previous course through an additional exploration into the techniques, processes, and media of Digital Photography. By exploring photographic and digital media with the camera and computer, students will be able to develop a body of work that reflects diversity in problem solving. Projects are open-ended enough for students to develop their own styles and modes of expression.
Advanced Two Dimensional Art Course Number: 3104 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Two Dimensional Art (3103)
Course Number: 3106 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Three Dimensional Art (3105)
Portfolio 1 - 3D
Course Number: 3122
Portfolio 2 - 3D
Course Number: 3123 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 each Prerequisites: Advanced Two Dimensional Art (3104), Advanced Three Dimensional Art (3106) for Portfolio 3D, and instructor approval. Note: Portfolio 2 courses are only open to 12th grade students. Student and instructor together will design a comprehensive program, building upon one’s talents and interests. Students will create several high quality works of art, portfolio ready.
AP Art & Design
Course Number: 3116 & 3117 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: Introduction to High School Art 3101, 2D Art 3103 or 3D Art 3105 or Instructor Approval The AP Art and Design class enables highly motivated students to submit a portfolio of work for College Board evaluation at the end of the school year. This course follows the AP course guidelines designed by College Board. The guidelines for AP Art and Design have been designed to accommodate a variety of interests and approaches to art. The two sections of the portfolio are: Selected Works-the development of a sense of excellence in art; Sustained Investigation-an in-depth commitment to a particular artistic concern. Students will create approximately 15 high quality pieces.
Hybrid ARCC Introduction to Art
Course Number: 8101H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Note: This is an Anoka-Ramsey Community College course. Students will earn three college credits for ART 1100 Art Appreciation upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 6: Communications and Goal 8: Global Perspective. Students must enroll for both college and high school credit. This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. In-class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 inclass days per week. Students must transport themselves to performance sites. The course will cost students approximately $50 for the purchase of event tickets. Introduction to Art is the historical and topical study of art and its relationship to culture and society. This course incorporates the extensive use of visual materials to teach the essentials and aesthetics of art, civilization, and daily life.
Students will continue to develop skills using all of the mediums introduced in Two Dimensional Art. Emphasis will be on finding a personal style and producing portfolio quality work.
Advanced Problem Solving in Two Dimensional Art
Course Number: 3118 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Advanced Two Dimensional Art (3104) This course is designed for the student who wants to pursue more lessons in the 2 dimensional format (i.e. painting, drawing, printmaking) but has already taken both regular and advanced 2D art. Students would have a fair amount of freedom in terms of the types of projects they would work on.
College credit associated with this class
College credit associated with this class
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