Advanced Placement Art
Syllabus
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1st Nine Weeks:
Week 1 Pen and ink techniques Distorted portraits Week 2 Continue distorted portraits Begin etching Week 3 Continue etching Week 4 Begin monoprints Week 5 Complete etching and monoprinting Week 6 Acrylic still-life paintings Week 7 Acrylic still-life paintings Week 8 Acrylic still-life paintings Week 9 Acrylic still-life paintings |
2nd Nine Weeks:
Week 1 Mixed-media still-life Week 2 Continue mixed-media Week 3 Hands and face drawings Concentration development Week 4 Hands and face drawings Week 5 Concentration 1 Week 6 Concentration 2 Week 7 Collagraph Week 8 Concentration 3 Scholastic Portfolios Week 9 Exam week-Scholastic Portfolios |
3rd Nine Weeks:
Week 1 Bleach Portraits Week 2 Concentration 4 Week 3 Concentration 5 Week 4 Concentration 6 Week 5 Scratch Art Week 6 Concentration 7 Week 25 Concentration 8 Week 7 Concentration 9 Week 8 Gray Architectural Paintings Week 9 Concentration 10 |
4th Nine Weeks:
Week 1 Concentration 11 Week 2 6 small detail paintings Week 3 Concentration 12 Week 4 Extra concentration pieces Week 5 Compile and edit portfolio Week 6 AP Exam Week |
AP Art Studio Drawing & 2-D
Brief Description of Course
The AP Studio Art course is designed for the highly motivated and will be taught as a college level class. Students understand that work outside of class will be required along with some required reading assignments. Through teacher lead instruction, the class will focus on the production of quality art pieces, which show a variety of concepts and approaches. The course will emphasize that the process of making art is ongoing and requires informed and critical decision-making. The course will evolve into a more independent study allowing each student to develop a body of work with a strong underlying visual theme. During the course, students will develop a mastery in concept, composition and execution. Students will investigate all three sections of the AP Portfolio: Quality, Breadth, and Concentration.
The Portfolio
There is no written exam for AP Art. The year will be spent building a portfolio of work consisting of 24 pieces that will be submitted to the College Board for evaluation - this is your exam.
- The Breadth section of the Portfolio comprises of 12 pieces of artwork that show a variety of skills.
- The Concentration section of the Portfolio is 12 pieces of artwork that demonstrate the evolution of one visual idea or theme.
- The last section of the Portfolio is Quality. You will select 5 pieces of artwork that demonstrate mastery of skills to include in the portfolio.
Cost and supplies:
1. There is an $93 fee associated with this course. The fee is set by the Collegeboard, covers the cost of the exam. The fee should be made payable to AHS and is due within the first two weeks of school.
2. The class fee for AP Art is $60. The fee covers all of the art supplies needed for the school year (see list below). We can purchase supplies at a considerable discount saving you money and shopping. Fees should be taken care of within the first two weeks of school. If paying by check, please make it out to Arlington High School, put your child’s name on the memo line and have a current phone number.
Supply fees due by Friday, August 19th, 2016.
If you choose to acquire supplies on your own below is a list of necessary supplies for AP Art:
Pink pearl eraser acrylic paint
EZ cut printmaking block 2/ 4 x 6 block printing ink
Various canvases brayer
white charcoal pencil black charcoal pencil
Ebony and drawing pencils oil sticks
prismacolor colored pencils india ink
drawing paper watercolor paper 140lb
watercolor paints colored drawing paper
xacto knife Sharpener
Nupastels glue
black gesso gel medium
matte medium mono printing ink
clear packing tape crayolas
white gesso rubber cement
Brushes 7 various sizes
**The art department is aware of the financial demands on a family during this time of year. The supplies are not optional, but if you are having financial difficulties or qualify for fee waiver please contact me.
Click to view Pacing Guides for Art AP
(Pacing Guides provide an overview of the year)
Click below to view the AP College Board AP Art Studio Brochure for 2016-17
secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-studio-art-brochure.pdf
Click below for preliminary spring and summer assignments
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