Visual+Arts


 * Visual Arts **

==This is a year-long college level art course. Portfolio production in drawing, painting, and color/design will prepare students for their A. P. submissions as well as help them develop art portfolios for college admission. The submission of a successful portfolio to the College Board will allow students to earn college credit. It is possible for students to complete a drawing portfolio one year and a 2D portfolio another year. Students will exhibit work in school, state and district art shows. It is recommended students also have completed Drawing and Painting 3-4. Teacher approval required (Mr. Peterson -127 or 133). == ||
 * || Course || Grade || Semester/Year || Fee ||
 * || == A. P. Art History == || **11th-12th ** || ==Year == || $15 ||
 * |||||||| This course offers an intensive study of great artists and art movements throughout history and in different cultures. College credit can be earned by those students who pass the A.P. Art History exam with a satisfactory score. Students will also have the opportunity to visit local art museums and make a trip to San Francisco in March. Teacher approval required. (Mr. Peterson - 127 or 133). ||
 * || == A. P. Studio Art == || **11th-12th ** || ==**Year **== || $70 ||
 * |||||||| ==Prerequisite: Drawing 1 or Painting 1. ==
 * || == Art Appreciation (CE) (ART1010) == || **11th-12th ** || **Semester ** || $10 ||
 * |||||||| Students examine ways the visual arts (i.e. painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, photography and film) have influenced our world throughout its history. The study of these arts through films, discussions and critiques enables students to discover ways to enrich their personal environments by incorporating these arts into their daily aesthetic decisions, while developing skills for looking at and talking about works of art in an educated manner. __ Students may earn concurrent enrollment credit through Salt Lake Community College. __ ||
 * || == Ceramics 1 (Beginning) ==

Ceramics 2 (Intermediate) (CE) (ART1600)
|| **10th-12th ** || ==**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester/Year **== || $40 per sem. || ==<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Students learn the basic procedures for preparing, wedging, forming, glazing and firing ceramic clay. Skills are applied to hand-built and wheel-thrown functional and decorative forms and to representational and abstract sculptural forms. Students will develop the ability to make judgments about the aesthetic quality of ceramic forms. Junior and senior students in Ceramics 2 may earn concurrent enrollment credit through Salt Lake Community College == || ==<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">These courses provide opportunities for students to refine the hand-built, wheel-thrown and sculptural techniques learned in Pottery 1 and Pottery 2. Students will be introduced to advanced methods utilized in creating, decorating and firing functional and decorative forms as well as representational and abstract sculptural forms. Experimentation with methods and materials will be encouraged. Through critiques, students will articulate their assessment of the aesthetic quality of ceramic pieces. Students will exhibit work in various art shows throughout the year. <span style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Junior and senior students may take this class for three semester hours of concurrent college credit if they have not previously received concurrent credit for a pottery course. == ||
 * |||||||| ==<span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite for Ceramics 2: Ceramics 1. ==
 * || ** Ceramics 3-4 and 5-6 ** (Advanced) (CE) (ART1600) || <span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; margin: auto 0in;">**<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">11th-12th ** || ==**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester/Year **== || $35 per sem. ||
 * |||||||| ==<span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite for Ceramics 3-4; Ceramics 1-2. Prerequisite for Ceramic 5-6; Ceramics 3-4. ==
 * || == Drawing 1- Art Foundations == || <span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; margin: auto 0in;">**<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 ****<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">0th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester ** || <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">$15. ||
 * |||||||| <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">This is a high school foundation course and a prerequisite for all other studio art classes. The course provides instruction in basic drawing concepts. Emphasis is placed on learning and demonstration art concepts relating to the elements (line, texture, value, color, etc.) and principles (unity, balance, etc.) of design. ||
 * || ** Drawing 2 ** || <span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; margin: auto 0in;">**<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 ****<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">0th-12th ** ||  || <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">$15. ||
 * |||||||| <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite: Foundations (9th grade Advanced Drawing) or Drawing 1 (high school level). <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">This course is a continuation of Drawing 1. Students will continue to examine the elements and principles of design while exploring various media. The emphasis of this course is to understand how to render drawings in color. ||
 * || == Drawing 3 (CE) (ART1020) ==

Drawing 4
|| **<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester ** || <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">$40. || ==<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">This is course is designed to build and reinforce skills and techniques learned in the Drawing 1-2 class. Drawing 3 (taught first semester) is a concurrent credit college course. Students in 11th and 12th grade can earn three semester hours of college credit. Particular attention is given to portrait and figure drawing and the development of the particular interests of each student. In Drawing 4, students choose their own subject matter while gaining proficiency in various medias such as pen and ink, charcoal, prism color, woodcuts and other techniques. == || ==<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">This class offers three semester hours of college credit for juniors and seniors. It is designed to help students learn all the techniques of oil painting while rendering a wide variety of subject matter. == || This course offers three semester hours of college credit for juniors and seniors. It is designed to help students learn all the techniques of painting using watercolors while rendering a wide variety of subject matter. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">This course is designed to reinforce knowledge and skills learned in the Painting and Drawing classes. Students will have the option to work any medium and will have the opportunity to practice different techniques as well as pursue their own artistic interests. Students who take this course in conjunction with the A.P. Studio Art course can use their work to add to their portfolios. <span style="color: #6699ff; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Teacher approval required. (Mr. Petersen- 127 or 133). ||
 * |||||||| ==<span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite: Foundations (9th grade Advanced Drawing) or Drawing 1 (high school level). ==
 * || == Film Studies == || **<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: auto 0in;">11th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester ** ||  ||
 * |||||||| ==<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">This course is a survey of American cinema. The class will examine the 100 year history of film including cultural influences, genres, the Hollywood system and artistic aspects of cinema. Approximately 25 films will be screened in class. == ||
 * **__<span style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Art core class. __** || ** Painting- oil (CE) (ART1540) ** || <span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester ** || $35 per sem. ||
 * |||||||| ==<span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite: Drawing 1 or Introductory Art Foundations. ==
 * **__<span style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Art core class. __** || ** Painting- watercolor (CE) (ART1530) ** || <span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester ** || $35 per sem. ||
 * |||||||| <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Prerequisite: Drawing 1 or Introductory Art Foundations.
 * || ** Painting 3 (CE) (ART1020) **
 * Painting 4 ** || **<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">11th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Semester/Year ** || <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">$70. ||
 * |||||||| <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: auto 0in;">Prerequisite: Painting 1-2. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">This course is designed to reinforce knowledge and skills learned in Painting 1-2. Students will have the option to work in oils or watercolors and will have the opportunity to practice different techniques as well as pursue their own artistic interests. Students who take this course in conjunction with the A.P. Studio Art course can use their work to add their portfolios. ||
 * || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Drawing 5-6/ Painting 5-6 ** || **<span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">11th-12th ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Semester/Year ** || Fees: $40 for Drawing 5-6; $70 for Painting 5-6. ||
 * **__<span style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Elective credit. __** |||||||| <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Prerequisite: Drawing or Painting 1-2.

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