Visual Arts

Exploratory:
Exploratory Art 6 provides students with an introduction to 2-dimensional art. In this course, students will develop artistic thinking by learning technique skills in drawing, design, painting, printmaking, and/or other mediums.  Students will also learn how to apply creative problem solving skills to overcome creative blocks, persist through challenges, and reflect on their own artmaking. Sixth grade students must take either Exploratory Art or Art and Design 6.

Art and Design:
Art & Design 6 provides students with an introduction to 3-dimensional art. In this course, students will explore 3D design strategies and artistic thinking through the use of media that may include paper sculpture, fibers and weaving, paper mache, ceramics, and/or other materials as available.  Students will learn how to apply creative problem solving skills to overcome creative blocks, persist through challenges, and reflect on their own artmaking. Sixth grade students must take either Exploratory Art or Art and Design 6.

Drawing and Painting 7
In Drawing and Painting 7, students will explore conditions that support creativity while developing their skills in dry and wet media including graphite, colored pencils, pastels, charcoal, markers, watercolors, tempera, and/or acrylic paints.  Students will also explore innovative thinking and how to persist through trial and error in the creative process.

Drawing and Painting 7 is an elective course and may only be taken one time during the 7th grade.

Art and Design 7
In Art & Design 7, students will explore conditions that support creativity while exploring 2D and 3D design strategies and artistic thinking in the use of wood, fibers, clay, paper, collage, or other materials as available.  Students will also explore innovative thinking and how to persist through trial and error in the creative process.

Drawing and Painting 8
In Drawing and Painting 8, students will learn how to take risks in their artmaking through the development of skills in a variety of dry and wet media including graphite, colored pencils, pastels, charcoal, markers, watercolors, tempera, and/or acrylic paints. Students will examine, reflect on, and revise their work throughout the creative process. There is no prerequisite for Drawing and Painting 8.  This is an elective course and may only be taken one time during the 8th grade.

Art and Design 8
In Art & Design 8, students will explore 2D and 3D design strategies and artistic thinking through the use of media that may include plaster, copper, cardboard, clay, paper, or other materials as available. Students will also explore innovative thinking and how to persist through trial and error in the creative process. Students will examine, reflect on, and revise their work throughout the creative process.

There is no prerequisite for Art & Design 8. This is an elective course and may only be taken one time during the 8th grade.