ART CURRICULUM
AR220 A/B Digital Arts 1
 An introductory course to the digital arts. Students will work in a Macintosh lab creating and manipulating digital images, creating short digital films, creating custom web sites, and multimedia presentations. Students will learn and employ computer applications such as Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash), Corel Painter and Apple iMovie.
AR230 A/B Digital Arts 2

Part A: (Emphasis: Digital Photojournalism & Desktop Publishing) Students will use the skills learned in AR220 A & B to create publications in a Macintosh lab. Students will also experiment with other digital arts learned in AR220. Students will employ computer applications including Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash) and others. Prerequisite: AR220 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

Part b: (Emphasis: Web Site Design) Students will use the skills learned in AR220 A & B to create complex web site including flash animation and custom designed graphics. Students will also create projects using skill learned in AR220. Prerequisite: AR220 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

AR330 A/B Digital Arts 3

Part A: (Emphasis: Digital Filmmaking) Students will utilize nonlinear editing applications Apple iMovie, Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro to plan, shoot and edit short original films. Students will also create other projects using application skills learned in AR220. Prerequisite: AR220 and AR 230 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

Part B: (Emphasis: Multimedia Creation) Students will utilize multimedia production applications such as Microsoft Powerpoint and Apple Final Cut Pro to create original computer based presentations. Students will also create other projects using application skills learned in AR220. Prerequisite: AR220 and AR 230 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

AR 430 A/B Digital Arts 4

Part A: (Individual Exploration Level 1) Students will employ the skills and understanding gained in AR220, AR230 and AR 330, and work in a area of the digital arts of their interest, utilizing the various learned applications in a computer lab environment. Prerequisite: AR220, AR230 and AR 330 with a minimum grade of 3.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

Part B: (Individual Exploration Level 2 Students will employ the skills and understanding gained in AR220, AR230 and AR 330, and work in a area of the digital arts of their interest, utilizing the various learned applications in a computer lab environment. Prerequisite: AR220, AR230 and AR330 with a minimum grade of 3.0, or upon permission of the instructor.

AR201Y Drawing: Basic Drawing, Still Life & Landscape
 (nonsequential) A beginner's course designed to help the students heighten their skills in visual observation and to become familiar with the tools and methods of drawing.
AR201Z Drawing: Figure & Portrait: Cartoon & Caricature
 (nonsequential) The students will work from models in the study of the human form and the head. An introduction to the essentials of the art of cartooning and caricature: figure drawing, action, expression, humor, basic techniques, design and style. Areas: Comic strips, captioned panels, and humorous illustration.
AR202Y Painting I Representational
 Painting in watercolor, tempera, acrylic, and oil of landscape, still life, portraiture, and the figure with emphasis on interpretations of observations.
AR202Z Painting II Nonrepresentational Painting with an emphasis on interpretations and expressions
This course focuses on color theory and the principles of design
AR203Y Printmaking I
 (nonsequential)Ð Through lectures and demonstrations, students will be introduced to a wide variety of print media. Emphasis will be placed on the design and production of relief prints and etchings
AR203Z Printmaking II
 (nonsequential)Ð Students will produce prints by designing stencils which adhere to a screen of fine fabric. Prints will be produced by forcing ink through the screen onto the printing surface. Studio experiences in advanced graphics.
AR204A Photography I A
 Introduction to Photography Black and white photography employing the still camera, photographic techniques film processing, and darkroom techniques of contact printing and enlarging.
AR204B Photography 1B
 Expanding on the Basics: The still camera: studio and experimental forms. Darkroom: advanced experiences and special techniques.
Art History
 A chronological study of great periods in the history of eastern and western art from early cave paintings throughÐ the Renaissance. Related studio activities and art criticism will be an integral part of this course
AR205Z Art History
 A chronological study of great periods in the history of eastern and western art from the Baroque period through the twentieth century. Related studio activities and art criticism will be an integral part of this course.
AR206AB Advanced Visual Arts Studio
 Prerequisite: Advanced Painting two other art courses Students will work in the two or three-dimensional media of their choice. This course will provide opportunities for individual expression, style development, and portfolio preparation and reviewJewelry (sequential) Students will design and produce cut and pierced, metal jewelry. The students will also produce ornament art using sculptured clay and other mixed media.
AR209Y Photography 2A: Photojournalism & Sports Photography
 Prerequisites: AR204A AR204B Class, field, studio, and darkroom experiences in photojournalist & sports related photographic art.
AR209Z Photography 2B: Adv. Processing, Printing & Digital Imaging Techniques
 Prerequisite: AR Prerequisites AR204A AR204B AR209Y The many methods of experimentation in the darkroom will be presented. Individual experimentation will be encouraged.
AR210X Advanced Painting: Landscape, Still Life, Figure & Portrait
 (nonsequential) Prerequisite: AR202Y Painting: Representational A minimum of 3.00 average is required in AR202Y Painting. The personal interpretation of landscape and cityscape, painting both from nature and the imagination, in water colors, acrylics, and oils is emphasized.
AR210Y Advanced Painting: Style & techniques
 (nonsequential)Ð Prerequisite: AR210X Advanced Painting: Still Life, Landscape, Figure & Portraits. A minimum of a 3.00 average is required in AR202Y Painting. Students will study the style of famous artists. Emphasis will be placed on the development of individuality of style and interpretation in student paintings.
AR211Y Ceramics & Sculpture I
 Using handbuilding techniques, students will produce ceramic containers. Work will be glazed and fired in the kiln. Students will design and construct human and animal forms in clay, plaster, and wire.
AR211Z Ceramics & Sculpture II
Students will learn how to use a potter's wheel. Students will mold, carve, construct and assemble three-dimensional objects. Students will study advanced techniques in ceramics and sculpture.
AR212Y Crafts I
 The ideal course for the student who likes crafting but does not want to concentrate on a particular area. Enroll in Crafts I and learn to do ceramics, sculpture, carving, mobiles, stabiles, and metal design.
AR212Z Crafts II
 Something for everyone. This course is designed for those students who want to learn the skills and the techniques which will produce beautiful craft work. Enroll in Crafts II and learn about applique, batik, tie-dye, enameling, and weaving.
AR213A General Art
 An introduction to the use of various art materials and techniques including drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and collage. Emphasis is on personal expression.
AR213B General Art
 A beginner's exploration of three dimensional media including ceramics, sculpture, paper mache, and fiber arts. Creativity and self expressions will be encouraged.
AR214Y Design Architectural & Interior
 Learn how art principles are applied to technological design problems including buildings, interiors, furniture, and other manufactured products. Create, illustrate and make models of your own design.
AR214Z Design Fashion & Graphics
 Study styles in fashion and graphic design. Illustrate clothing and fashion accessories. Create decorative surface designs for fabrics, paper products and other manufactured art objects.
AR215A Advanced Drawing I
 Prerequisite: Drawing still life, landscape, and figure portrait, cartoon and caricature. Students who elect this course must have achieved a minimum grade point average. Advanced drawing in Semester I explores through still life, land and cityscape a wide variety of subjects, themes and styles using drawing media. Emphasis will be placed on the continued study of perception, tone, building, proportion, thematic and compositional arrangement. The course content covered in semester one may be used as a component in the development of an art portfolio to those students pursuing art as a career.
AR215B Advanced Drawing II
 Prerequisite: Drawing, still life, landscape and figure, portrait, cartoon and caricature. Students who elect this course must have achieved a minimal grade point average. Advanced drawing in semester two will explore familiar subjects covered in drawing one and present them in new ways through drawing using a wide variety of media and techniques. Emphasis will be on the continuing study of perception, tone building, proportion, dramatic use of light and shadow, texture and compositional arrangement. Advanced drawing semester two explores figure, portrait, cartoon and caricature as both subject and theme, and may be used as a component in the development of an art portfolio to those students pursuing art as a career.
AR207-Y Jewelry I
 In thi basic jewelry course students will design and produce hand made jewelry usng a variety of media including metal, wire, plymer clays, leather, beads and glass. Emphasis will be placed on the design, characteristic of handmade jewelry and the technical means for its production.
AR307- A&B Jewelry II
 Prerequisite AR207Y with a minimum of 3.00 average. Emphasis will be placed on the design characteristic of hand crafted soldered an cast jewelry and the technical means for its production. This course is designed to afford the students the opportunity to continue the study of various jewelry processes in a studio atmosphere.
AR407-A&B Jewelry III
 Prerequisite AR207Y with a minimum of 3.00 average. The emphasis of this course is the broadening application of learned concepts and experimentation. Processes to be covered include: etching, rresins, cloisonne, PMC, fusing and mechanisms.
AR309Y Photography 3A Adv. Photographic Portfolio Development
 Prerequisites: AR204A AR204B AR209Y AR209Z Class, studio, and darkroom experiences with emphasis on the process of the development of individual student traditional photographic portfolios for personal use, and for college or job placement.
AR309Z Photography 3B: Adv. Individual investigation: Design & Display
 Prerequisites: AR204A AR204B AR209X AR209Y AR309Y A two track course consisting of class, studio, and darkroom experiences with emphasis on either chosen areas of photographic or digital imaging knowledge that the individual student has not explored, or group participation in the development of large photographic projects, which will be used as permanent decorative displays in the school or in the community.
AR409Y Photography 4A Advanced Individual Investigation: Topic 1
 Prerequisites: AR204A AR204B AR209Y AR209Z AR309Y AR309A A course designed to allow the student with extensive photographic knowledge the opportunity to take an aspect of their learning and develop it to a higher level.
AR409Z Photography 4B Advanced Individual Investigation: Topic 2
 Prerequisites: AR204A AR204B AR209Y AR309Y AR309Z AR409Y A course designed to further allow the student with extensive photographic knowledge an additional opportunity to take an aspect of their learning and develop it to a higher level.