Drawing 1
Single Object Drawings
Students will be invited to create a two drawing series of the same object using Graphite and Charcoal Pencil. The first drawing will be a descriptive graphite rendering of the object with a focus on composition, value range and volume. The second drawing in the series will focus on a particular aspect of the object. more…
AP Prep Week
Self Portraits
Incoming AP Art students are invited to participate in a special one week intensive summer program. Students explored a variety of media and methods over the course of a full week in the art room. more…
Ceramics 2
Personal Narrative Vessel
Students are invited to create coil built, sculptural vessels that address the ideas of symmetry/asymmetry, gesture, movement, balance and the figure. Each piece also incorporates personal narrative imagery in Sgraffito. more…
Drawing 2
Charcoal Still life
Students will be invited to make a large scale reductive still life drawing in charcoal. The primary focus of this project is composition. Students will learn to employ the compositional strategies of dynamic lines, rule of thirds, placement of the focal point, repetition of value, asymmetry and form to create engaging, dynamic compositions. more…
Studio Art
Self Portraits
Students are invited to create a monochromatic self portrait influenced by graphic artist Shepart Fairey. more…
Studio Art
Colored Pencil Self Portrait
Students are invited to create self portraits using a combination of colored pencil and graphite from their own reference photo while learning about and responding to the work of contemporary artists. more…
Studio Art
Coil-Built Sculptural Vessel
Students will be invited to create sculptural vessels inspired by the work of master ceramic artist Magdalene Odundo. They will learn about how the ceramics of Sub-Saharan Africa informs Odundo’s work, and how she uses asymmetry and gesture in her vessels. The students will research, plan and create their own unique vessel. Students will also be invited to discuss their work, that of their peers and the work of professional artists. more…
Studio Art
Abstract Modern Sculpture
Students are invited to cast, carve and finish their own sculpture based on the works of Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Constantine Brancusi.