.5 Art elective credit
Art History I: Egyptian, European
& American Art. (No pre-requisite)
This is a
survey course in Art history. The syllabus begins with the cave drawings in
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The
course requires much note-taking and is demanding; quizzes are every Friday
with a final exam; weekly visits to local museums; two required trips to
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B-1
first marking period
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.5
Art/elective credit
Art History II: World Art and
Objects (No pre-requisite, but Art History I
is recommended during the first marking period)
This course
will focus on the art of
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The
course requires much note-taking and is demanding; quizzes are every Friday
with a final exam; weekly visits to local museums; two required trips to NYC to
visit the Metropolitan and
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B-1
second marking period
(prerequisite – none)
This class
will be a semester class for entering freshmen. The class will cover the basic
elements and principles of design. Students will be introduced to a variety of
media including drawing, painting and sculpture. The class will provide them
with a basic art background. Hopefully this class will become a requirement for
all HSC students.
Cartooning
Students will look at a variety of different styles of cartooning and compare and contrast these styles. They will research the history of cartoons. Students will then create their own cast of characters and will learn about range of motion, proportion and creating interesting backgrounds. The final project for this class will be a short comic book.
Stop Animation
Students will view a variety of short films, some created through stop animation. Students will then begin writing their own short screen play, including storyboards. With the character descriptions from their story as a guide, students will develop armatures of their characters, create backgrounds and begin to work out the story. Using digital cameras and Moviemaker software we will create short stop animation films.
Oil Drum Art
The Oil Drum project is a grass roots project started in New Haven where artists use old recycled oil drums as the jumping off point for a piece of artwork. High School in the Community students will be enrolled in a nine week course developing their own oil drum artwork. The first week students will research a variety of ways that oil drums impact life including war, the environment, music and the drum as a cylindrical form itself. Researching these topics will provide interdisciplinary ties as students will be learning history, politics, science and music through art. This introduction will include visits to neighboring museums as well as talks from expressive artists. Through their research students will gain an understanding and appreciation of art history and conceptual art. Students will then begin generating plans for their own oil drum projects. Each individual will create a small mock up out of an eight ounce soda can. Next students will use a fourteen gallon oil drum to begin experimenting with the oil drum as a medium. While working with the fourteen gallon drum students will learn painting techniques, color theory, additive and subtractive sculpture. Some students will be given the opportunity to work with a welder to transform their oil drum. Once the fourteen gallon drums are completed students will critique each other's work discussing strong points and offering suggestions for improvement. Students will then break into groups of four to recreate their ideas using the sixty-five gallon drums. Once students have finished their oil drums they will be displayed during the Arts and Ideas festival in New Haven.
(prerequisite – none)
Think about
how many things you throw away everyday! Students will collect things which
would normally be thrown away or recycled and use them to create works of art.
Anything from bottles, bottlecaps, plastic
bags to food will be used as a medium.
(prerequisite – none)
Art has
taken a very interesting turn in the last 20 years with the introduction of
computers and digital cameras. This course will focus on creating artwork, and
then manipulating it using Photoshop. Students will be responsible for creating
a company and designing literature for the company using Photoshop.
(prerequisite – none)
Everything
around us is designed by an industrial designer, or artist. This class will be
an introduction to industrial design. With a strong tie to science students
will build their own working machine, taking into account both its function and
its aesthetic appeal.
(prerequisite – none)
Students
will be introduced to Flash. Through storyboarding the will create
advertisements and short animations using Flash technology.
(prerequisite – none)
Art is an
extremely important communication tool. Students will explore advertising and
making a visual statement. They will choose a cause which is important to them
and create a series of works of art for public display which will portray their
message. Works may range from sculptures, to murals, to buttons and T-shirts.
(prerequisite – none)
This course
will cover all different forms of printmaking: monoprints,
linoleum block cutting, collographs, and phototransfers.
(prerequisite – none)
Students
will be in charge of creating their own cartoon. By studying popular cartoon
artists students will create their own set of characters and plots. Using
figure drawing and perspective students will publish their own comic strips.
(teacher recommendation)
This
class will be designed for students who are interested in pursuing some type of
art as a career – painting, photography, drawing, graphic design, etc. The
course will cover a variety of different materials and subjects, including many
trips to nearby galleries and museums. This is a wonderful opportunity for
anyone with a strong interest in the arts. At the end of the course students
will submit a portfolio to the AP Board.