Art Curriculum

Elementary Art Skills
Fine Motor Skills

• Paper
• Drawing
• Painting
• Printing
• 3-D Contruction
• Fiber Arts

Elements of Art

• Line
• Shape
• Color
• Texture
• Space-Perspective
• Form
• Value

Principles of Art

• Balance
• Emphasis
• Unity-Harmony
• Pattern
• Proportion
• Variety

Specific Areas of Study

• Categories of Art
• Grade Level Artist

Talking About Art

• Criticism / Aesthetics

Middle School Curriculum – Middle School will use a variety of media including but not limited to; Drawing and Painting, Clay and Sculpture, and Cartooning
Curriculum Program Outcomes

• Students will compare and contrast the role of visual arts within a variety of cultures and throughout history.
• Students will demonstrate techniques to create and perform in the visual arts
• Students will have a personal philosophy of the arts
• Students will analyze and make judgements about forms
• Students will value his/her own and others’ creative products and ideas
• Students will value visual art as a way of creating meaning, expressing ideas and communicating with others