Course Introduction:
The AP Studio Art Course is intended to be a college-level art course. That means the demands and expectations are much greater than in a typical high school-level course. The nature of the class and the work, however, provide you with opportunities for personal growth and exploration that are very different from other classes you may have taken. There are specific amounts of work you must do but, for the most part, you will determine what you will make and learn. Each one of you will create work that is completely different from anyone else in the class. You must be willing to work on projects when you are frustrated or feel lost and you will need to work a substantial amount of time outside of class. The best work often comes from struggling through problems, awkward stages and “mistakes” or “accidents.” The more you work, and the more you are willing to take risks and persevere, the better your work will become. I encourage you to dive into the course with excitement and the intent to play, explore, discover, share, challenge, and support yourself and everyone else in the class.
Prerequisites:
Studio Art 1: Art Spectrum
Studio Art 2: Ceramics, Metals, Glass, Drawing/Painting, Photography and Visual Media
Recommendation by Instructor
Materials Fee: Due to the high cost of consumable art materials each student’s bookstore account will be charged $75 materials fee each semester.
Sketchbook: Available in bookstore or provide your own.
Supplies: Students might do well to have their own materials and supplies at home, so they can make progress on work while not in the studio.
Course Requirements:
Actively participate in all class activities including critiques and field trips.
Maintain a Sketchbook This will include idea building for projects, notes, images, sketches, reflections, etc.
Maintain an Art blog and weekly check the APSA Blog at http://apsapriory2010.blogspot.com/
Complete and submit the AP Portfolio
You will create a portfolio of approximately 30 finished pieces (sent mostly in the form of slides) that will be mailed away to Kentucky in the spring to be graded by high school and college level art professors. You will need to make more than 30 pieces in order to “harvest” your best quality work. The exam date is Friday, May 9, 2011. The final portfolio will be mailed out on that date. A completed portfolio will be required to pass this class which consists of all slides taken and work prepared for sending. A completed portion of the portfolio will be required to pass the first semester.
AP Art Show and Solo Show in the Kriewall-Haehl Gallery in the PAC
You will help plan and execute the AP Art show on April 12, 2011 and assist with the all-school show in May. You will show your slides and talk about your work to an audience. You will hang a solo show in the Spring Semester.
Participate in National Portfolio Day in San Francisco
You will be required to bring your digital portfolio and artwork to this conference. It is an opportunity to see art schools and submit your work for professional feedback.
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 San Francisco, California College of Art 12:00PM - 4:00PM
Participation/Work Habits: A college-level art class meets at least twice a week for a minimum of 4 hours. Art majors are also known for putting in many long hours outside of class. Our schedule is much more constrained—we meet three times a week for a total of 3 ½ hours and you all have very busy schedules with other classes, homework, college applications, and activities filling nearly every waking moment of your day. The underlying meaning of that information is that you must use class time wisely and efficiently and you must carve additional time out of your schedule to work (H blocks, after school, weekends, etc.) You may also find that the artwork will be a refuge during this chaotic year. Inefficient or unwise use of class time will result in a lower grade for the course.
Quality and timeliness of assigned projects: You are expected to complete all assigned work on time and to the best of your ability. Your ability will improve drastically over the course of the year as long as you continue to challenge yourself and work diligently. Late or poor-quality work will result in a lower grade. You can improve the quality portion of your grade by reworking or improving the quality of the project, this won’t affect the on time portion of your grade.
Resources: You will be given ample resources throughout the year which may include handouts, slide presentations, guest lectures, field trips, videos, and anything else I find to help encourage, inspire, challenge, excite, or surprise you.
Open Studio: The Fine Arts building is open every H block and after school M-Th until 4:00pm. If you need extra time feel free to arrange it
Instructional Methods: Demonstrations, lectures, group projects, working critiques, videos, slides, books, guest artists, field trips.
AP Studio Art Rubric Work is frequently so individual and experimental that grading is difficult. Yet there are standards of quality in student work, expectations based on the range of accomplishments of other AP art classes, and the evidence, thought, care and effort demonstrated in the work. All of these elements are discussed with students and in class critiques. All students in the class have talent and should receive an A if work that meets their 12 slides per term are turned in on time. A B, indicates deadlines are not being met or the student is not putting forth enough effort in the artwork. A C or below at the quarter indicates that the student is not working hard enough to finish the portfolio on time or the artwork is of a significantly low quality and needs to be reworked to bring the grade up.
Assessment Methods: Projects, participation, effort, quality of work, written assignments, exhibitions, critiques, sketchbook, final portfolio are assessed in various ways using group critiques and individual rubrics with instructor.
Semester one-Final Grade is dependent on the Breadth being finished by December 2010.
Semester two- Final Grade is dependent on the following criteria being met:
Portfolio prepared and packaged with all digital images online and portfolio assembled by the Friday before the exam is due, Friday April 29th.
Artwork presented in AP Show in April 2010 presentation and participation in setting up and taking down show. Required curator of one week, one person show in PAC this year.
Sketchbooks: Required for all students, turned in once each first three grading periods.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as the act of representing the work on another as ones own regardless of how that work was obtained and submitting it to fulfill academic requirements. All work must be original. If students use someone else’s work or image as a basis for their own pieces, there must be SIGNIFICANT alteration to the piece for it to be considered original. Turning in another person’s work and saying it is your own will not be tolerated and will be considered plagiarism and result in consequences to be determined.
