ACADEMY ART
full year
1 credit
5 periods/week
Prerequisite Requirement:  Basic Art and two other Art electives, an 85% in the Art Classes and Teacher Recommendation.

This course is designed for the responsible and involved art student who has shown a sincere interest in art.  One semester will emphasize traditional two dimensional media involving experiences with drawing, painting, and printmaking.  One semester will concentrate in three dimensional media including paper, paper mache, wood, plaster, or clay.

BASIC ART
one semester
1/2 credit
5 periods/week

For the student who is beginning the study of art, this course will introduce a variety of media with guided lessons centering on the elements and principles of design.

CERAMICS
one semester
1/2 credit
5 periods/week
Prerequisite Requirement:  Successfully complete Basic Art and either Drawing or Painting.

In this class, the student will be introduced to techniques and methods of clay construction.  The student will explore handbuilding, the potter's wheel, and glazing.

DRAWING
one semester
1/2 credit
5 periods/week
Prerequisite Requirement:  Successfully completed Basic Art.

For students confident with their drawing ability, this course offers an opportunity to practice and improve their skills.  Students will work with various media and techniques while exploring artists and their styles.

PAINTING
one semester
1/2 credit
5 periods/week
Prerequisite Requirement:  Successfully completed Basic Art and Drawing is recommended.

This course is for the student who has demonstrated skill and interest in painting.  The student will work with a variety of media and techniques and several subjects as well as art history will be explored.

PRINTMAKING
one semester
1/2 credit
5 periods/week
Prerequisite Requirement:  Successfully completed Basic Art and Drawing with an 80% or better in each.

This course offers the opportunity for the student to expand his/her drawing skills by working with various printing techniques and materials.  The students will produce impressions of inked designs by block printing, etching, stamping, silk-screening, and other printing methods.

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