A course designed for the non-art major to satisfy 1/2 of the Regents requirement.  This one semester class will introduce the students to the fundamentals of 2-D design while studying the aesthetic qualities of traditional and contemporary art movements.  Students will appreciate the historical development of art while exploring traditional and experimental techniques.  Studio sessions will explore painting, papermaking, felting and collage towards the creation of an altered book.  Units of Credit= .5

A course designed for the non-art major to satisfy 1/2 of the Regents requirement. This one  semester course will introduce the student to sculpture as an aesthetic experience exploring art as form and function.  Students will use the studeio experience to explore traditional and experimental sculptural techniques.  Students will study the history and development of sculpture while working on sculptural designs.  Studio sessions will include paper sculptures, paper mache, balsa foam relief and assemblages.  Units of Credit= .5

Students have the opportunity to work with various drawing and painting media such as pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, pastel, tempera and acrylic.  Sculpting experience would include such areas as additive and subtractive methods.  Students will be introduced to basic computer skills.  Projects will develop students' understaning of the formal, emotional and conceptual concerns of the art-making process.  The course will increase the students awareness of art history, while expanding artistic judgement and an overall sense of design in the world environment.  Studio in Art prepares the art major for advances courses, or allows the non-art major one credit.  Units of Credit= 1

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

Prerequisite: Studio in Art, Drawing and Painting recommended
Students are required to take Advanced Painting I ( Fall Semester) followed by Advanced Painting II 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

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

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