Visual Arts

In the early years, we will employ picture books as a fun basis for learning simple history, techniques, and concepts in a low-pressure, age-appropriate way for our youngest artists. Each lesson plan is centered around a fun book and we’ve created a coordinating project to accompany the stories.

The art projects are designed to reinforce foundational skills which mostly stem from different facets of dexterity, like scissor control and brush control, all relating to the fine motor skills they’ll need as they move up in their art education.

These students will work through the 7 Elements and 7 Principles of Art. This curriculum is designed to guide students through an understanding of concepts like rhythm, line, value, and emphasis.

The natural world and the beauty found therein is a perfect place for these young artists to see, study and replicate these concepts via art projects based on the beauty they observe. While practicing the six rules for starting and finishing an art project with integrity, our study of nature will follow two paths: drawing fundamentals and an introduction to painting, watercolor, and acrylic.

In 7th-12th grade, the student will be immersed in a full studio art experience. The curriculum is based on the Three C’s of the Upper Years Art Studio:

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1. Creative Confidence - POP: Preparation, Organization, and Presentation

2. Competence - Encompassing Art History, Technique, Aesthetic/Standards, and Vernacular

3. Collaborative Critique - Utilizing a predefined set of questions coupled with key terminology, students will gain the ability to speak in a clear way about art.

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Students will be engaged in both lecture and studio classes giving them the ability to not only create beautiful works of art but also discuss art in meaningful and appropriate ways.

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