STUDIO IN ART
(1 full credit)
Prerequisite: None
This newly redesigned Studio In art course provides students with the fundamentals of the art-making process. It is a hands -on, project -based course, which encourages students to develop their creativity through individual expression. Students will learn basictechniques of drawing, painting, sculpting and printmaking. All students interested in art, regardless of experience, are encouraged to take this course. Sketchbooks are required. This course satisfies the Regents requirement of 1 credit in art.
Students attaining a 75% average or higher in Studio In Art will meet the prerequisite to take any upper level art course. Units of Credit= 1
DRAWING AND PAINTING I&II
(1/2 credit per semester, 1 full credit allowed)
Prerequisite: Studio in Art
Students are required to take Drawing and Painting I (Fall Semester) prior to taking Drawing and Painting II (Spring Semester)
This is an intermediate art course in which students
learn to handle a broad range of drawing and painting media as well as
mixed media. This is a hands-on course where students will
explore line, shape, space, value and texture. Various
composition types will be studied as a method for translating concepts
and ideas into two-dimensional visual images. Students will gain
understanding and technical skill by studying both historic and
contemporary artists, styles and theory. Units of Credit= .5 per semester
PAINTING TECHNIQUES/PAINTING MIXED MEDIA
(1/2 credit per semester, 1 full credit allowed)
Prerequisite: Studio in Art, Drawing and Painting recommended
Students are required to take Painting Techniques ( Fall Semester)
followed by Painting Mixed Media in order to develop proper relational
sequence of techniques and media.
This painting course will study and explore multiple painting amedia
and techniques. Students will study and experiment with different
methodsof composition in painting. The course will expand on the
student's knowledge of the elements and principles of design, color
theory and use of specialized techniques. Students will explore
watercolor, tempera, acyrlic and oil painting. The course will
study still life, landscapes and seascapes, natural and abstract
forms. The development of different styles and painterly
techniques will be assessed. Units of Credit= .5 per semester
SCULPTURE I&II
(1/2 credit per semester, 1 full credit allowed)
Prerequisite: Studio in Art
Students are required to take Sculpture I ( Fall Semester)
followed by Stulpture II in order to develop proper relational
sequence of techniques and media.
Students will explore ideas in three dimensions by using mass and
volume. Students will participate in a hands-on studio
experience, creating artworks "in-the round". By using aesthetic
and technical experiences, new forms adn ideas will evolve.
Students will gain dexterity, sensitivity and control over a wide range
of materials and processes. Methods of making sculpture will
include additive and subtractive processes encouraging the student to
express ideas in three-dimensional space. Units of Credit= .5 per semester
CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS
(One Semester)
Prerequisite: Studio in Art
This course is designed for the art major to explore the fine arts
aspects of crafts. Students will demonstrate a competence in
using the elements and principles of design to create art works based
on traditional and contemporary crafts. Students will explore
crafts as a means of self-expression and aesthetic design, and reflect
on the cultural influences through the ages. Student projects
will include work with metal, glass, fibers and clay. Units of Credit= .5
COMPUTER ART/ADVANCED COMPUTER ART
(1/2 Credit per semester, 1 full credit allowed)
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