Studio in Art Foundations (5610)

Full year course. Meets graduation requirements.

Studio Art is the foundation course to all other areas of art and art sequences offered. This course allows the interested student to choose, with clarity and experience, the next advance course in their art studies.

In this course, students will be exposed to a variety of materials, techniques, and topics, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, design and crafts, as well as the art history and art related careers. Art techniques and materials are introduced through several activities, allowing students to practice building their skills before project application. Students will develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills by following the creative process to bring their ideas to life. Students gain knowledge in visual language, enabling them to communicate, share and reflect upon their artwork and the rich, visual world surrounding them.

We all live in a technological age, where we are exposed to the immediacy of "button-pushing" to attain results. The hands on skills and problem solving aspect of the art making requires not only creativity, but patience and effort- qualities that cannot be developed with technology alone and are needed for a successful future in a creative art and technical career path. Not only does this course provide students with several art experiences, but throught these, students gain many life experiences as well, which students can connect to other disciplines and areas of their life. Sketchbook required