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Art 1
In this introductory course, students express their creativity and develop their artistic perception while exploring the elements of art. Students will develop their technical skills and vocabulary as they work with a variety of art tools and materials and cover foundational skills in drawing, painting, and printmaking. They will exhibit work and participate in group critiques as they develop a working portfolio and a sketchbook. Through reading, writing and oral assignments, students will make aesthetic evaluations of works of art from a variety of cultures and reflect on their own artistic development.
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Art 2
In this intermediate course, students further express their creativity and further develop their artistic perception while exploring the principles of art. Students will enhance their technical skills and vocabulary as they work with a variety of art tools and materials and cover intermediate skills in drawing, painting, and printmaking. They will exhibit work and participate in group critiques as they develop a working portfolio and a sketchbook. Through reading, writing and oral assignments, students will make aesthetic evaluations of works of art from a variety of cultures and reflect on their own artistic development.
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Photography 2
This class is an opportunity to move beyond Photography 1 and work on mastering the four elements of photography: the photographic frame and its borders, quality of focus as determined by the aperture or lens, shutter speeds and their effects in relation to time and motion, the physical media used to create the aggregate image. Students will take, manipulate, and display photography demonstrative of awareness of frame, focus, shutter speed, and display as well as work strongly with Photoshop as a digital darkroom tool.
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IB Visual Arts SL/HL1, SL/HL2
Students will produce studio works and research historical and cultural components in the visual arts related to the works they produce. This is an in-depth study of the visual arts where students produce a college-quality portfolio and develop aesthetic discrimination of applied art inclusive or artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, and aesthetic valuing.
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Ceramics 1
For general or college prep students. Emphasis is on performing intermediate level pottery techniques to create functional and decorative artwork. The class covers wheel and hand-built pottery, clay sculpture, and art appreciation and design, as they relate to ceramics.
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Ceramics 2
Designed to give students an opportunity to concentrate on hand-built pottery, wheel pottery, or sculpture. Students will be expected to perform at an advanced level and develop an individual style.
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Ceramics 3
Designed to build upon and perfect the techniques learned in the previous ceramics courses. Gives the students an opportunity to concentrate on sculpture and/or wheel thrown pottery, allowing the students to make larger and more complex pieces. Students will be expected to refine conceptual elements into their work and develop a body of work that expresses those concepts. Students will also learn about the many ways of firing ceramics and will be more involved in the process of firing their pieces. Student will participate in entering art competitions and will be expected to perform at an advanced level.
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Graphic Design 1
Graphic Design 1 introduces students to the fundamental concepts of effective graphic communication with an emphasis on Adobe Illustrator as a primary design tool. Students will participate in the full design process, including brainstorming, conceptualizing, communicating with the client, pre-press production, and collaborative critiquing. Students will explore the fundamentals of graphic design theory, layout design, typography, and the career potential within the design field. Emphasis is on giving students real world experiences in creative problem-solving in the design environment
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Graphic Design 2
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of effective graphic communication with an emphasis on Adobe Photoshop as a primary design tool. Students will participate in the full design process, including brainstorming, conceptualizing, communicating with the client, pre-press production, and collaborative critiquing. Students will explore the fundamentals of graphic design theory and the career potential within the design field. Emphasis is on giving students real world experiences in creative problem-solving in the design environment through both drawing and photo manipulation within the Photoshop environment.
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Graphic Design 3
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of effective graphic communication with an emphasis on Adobe Photoshop as a primary design tool. Students will participate in the full design process, including brainstorming, conceptualizing, communicating with the client, pre-press production, and collaborative critiquing. Students will explore the fundamentals of graphic design theory and the career potential within the design field. Emphasis is on giving students real world experiences in creative problem-solving in the design environment through both drawing and photo manipulation within the Photoshop environment.
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AP Studio Art 2-Design Portfolio
This course enables highly motivated students - those who are willing to devote considerable time to the study of graphic arts and the development of higher level—to do college level work while still in high school. Evaluation is not based on a written test, but on the grading of a portfolio of work which will be graded on quality, concentration, and breadth of formal, technical and expressive means. Students must be self-motivated and able to work independently. As a condition of your enrollment in an Advanced Placement course at OHS students are expected to take the AP Exam offered in May.
