Historical and contemporary ceramic art will serve as inspiration for forms to be explored. This is a two-year program for juniors and seniors who have completed basic drawing and painting. Students are asked to complete 42 pieces of art over a two-year period for a portfolio. The portfolios are submitted to the College Board for college credit. Each year students have an exhibition in the spring.
Seniors do an oral and visual presentation to a board.
The experience of this class is to develop a strong sense of aesthetics and its application in art and the world at large. This course employs an experiential element as students have the opportunity to create works of art in the styles of the different art movements . By exploring techniques, media, and styles from various historical periods, students gain insight into artistic thought and creative problem solving. Students learn to recognize the distinguishing characteristics of each specific period, prominent artists of each period, and explore why the works were created in the particular manner selected. Mixed-media, slides, reading, oral discussion.