Ridge Point High School - AP Studio Art Syllabus for 2015-2016

Ridge Point High School - AP Studio Art Syllabus for 2015-2016 Instructor: Lysa Huckaby

AP Studio Art Drawing is a rigorous course in which students are continually working towards developing their portfolio. This course is a college level course intended for students who are seriously interested in producing their art. Students will create a portfolio with a minimum of 24 pieces of artwork in the areas of Quality, Concentration and Breadth as outlined below. Students may use artwork created prior to the AP course as well as outside of the course when submitting their portfolio to College Board. Students will be expected to develop mastery in concept, composition and technical skills of drawing. Students will engage in group critiques, individual critiques and instructional conversations with the teacher during the course to receive feedback on their progress.

Portfolio The portfolio will consist of 3 sections – Quality, Concentration and Breadth. Quality – 5 actual works that demonstrate mastery of drawing in concept, composition, and execution. These pieces may come from the student’s concentration or breadth sections. Concentration - 12 digital images; some may be details  A body of work investigating a strong underlying visual idea. Students will develop a plan of action during the first 3 weeks of school based on their summer sketchbook and finalize their plan in the second nine weeks. Works will be created and worked on both in class and outside of class. Students will document the progression of their ideas in their sketchbook. Students will create a written artist’s statement that describes the intent and development of their body of work using accurate artistic language. Breadth - 12 digital images; 1 image each of 12 different works  Drawing portfolios will include works that demonstrate a variety of concepts and approaches in drawing. This will include teacher developed visual problems the student will be given to solve in a variety of media including charcoal, pastel, pen and ink, graphite, painting and printmaking. Students will develop a body of work displaying drawing concepts and skills in light and shade, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, illusion of depth, and mark-making.  Students will keep a record of the process of creating their solution to the visual problems in their sketchbook.

Ethics, Artistic Integrity, and Plagiarism Students may work from photographs that they themselves have taken or compositionally directed. Any work that makes use of other artists’ works, including photographs and/or published images, must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication. This is demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design, and/or concept of the source. The student’s individual “voice” should be clearly evident. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates copyright law simply to copy an image (even in another medium) that was made by someone else and represent it as one’s own. All resources must be documented in the student’s sketchbook.

Assessment and Grading Major Grades - 50% Portfolio pieces will be due approximately every 3 weeks. The artwork will be evaluated based on a simplified version of the AP Studio Art Scoring Guidelines. The scoring guidelines can be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap12_studio_art_scoring_guideli nes.pdf. Daily Grades – 50% Students will receive daily grades for the following:  Artwork done outside of class  Participation in group critiques at the conclusion of each major assignment.  Reflective written statements about the choices made during the creation of their work.  Verbal and written analysis of works of art by others. Semester Exam The semester exam will consist of a portfolio review based upon the AP Studio Art Scoring Guidelines. Portfolio Submission Students will complete their portfolio by the end of April in order to submit it during the first week of May. Students will receive a major grade based on their professionalism in submitting their portfolio and adhering to all deadlines.

Art Exhibits and Contests Students will be expected to participate in at least two visual art contests during the year. This may include Fort Bend County Fair, Culture Shapers, Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo, or Visual Art Scholastic Event. Students will display their portfolio at The Ridge Point Perspective at the end of the year on May 13th. Students will be responsible for setting up and taking down their own artwork the day of the show and will receive a major grade.

Open Studio The creation of the portfolio will require more time than the allotted class period. The art room will be open for students to work on their assignments most mornings as well as at least 2 afternoons a week until 4:30 pm.

Supplies and Fees The majority of materials will be available to students in the classroom. It is strongly recommended that students have access to a camera other than their cell phone and students may want a portfolio to carry work in (ex: Blick Softside Portfolio or Blick Studio Portfolio). Depending on the student’s choice of concentration, the student may need to purchase additional supplies. Supplies can be purchased online through www.enasco.com, www.dickblick.com, or locally through Texas Art Supply. The art fee for class will be $50. This will cover the student’s matting and mounting supplies for displays and other supplies. It is due in the first month of class. Other fees the students may incur would be contest entry fees for Culture Shapers or VASE, supplies for booth construction for Perspective, and portfolio submission fee. Resources AP Studio Art Drawing Course Home Page http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/7881.html AP Studio Art 2D Design Course Home Page http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/3987.html AP Studio Art Course Description http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-studio-art-course- description.pdf AP Studio Art Scoring Guidelines http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap12_studio_art_scoring_guideli nes.pdf.

Summer Assignment AP Studio Art Part 1 - Collect at least 50 images that speak to you visually. These may be photographs you take, magazine pages, paint swatches, sketches, doodles, images from art history, artworks by other artists, or images from the internet. You can collect these via pinterest (ex: www.pinterest.com/rsroot) or as a physical collection in a binder or sketchbook. The majority need to be your own photographs, not images from the internet or screen captures. Below is a list of possible subjects for photographs:  Self-portrait with “head gear”  Pair of your favorite footwear (i.e. socks, shoes, skates, etc.)  Re-create a masterwork with your personal objects and friends  Front door of your home or a public building  Bug’s eye-view  Your favorite meal  Visual interpretation of a poem or a song  Landscape  Self-portrait on your worst day  Corner of a room  Your pet in repose  Inside of your closet or dresser drawer or locker (if you use one . . .)  A staircase  The front grill of a car  Five of your favorite food items  A favorite childhood memory  Houseplants from above  Four objects from your room  Three of your favorite childhood toys  Cafeteria at school  View from a restaurant table  Passengers on a city bus or metrorail  People through a window  Same place but taken at different time of the day or seasonal conditions  Mystical objects  A piece of furniture that you like  Three things that hold special memories for you  Kitchen appliances or utensils  Any hardware or construction tools  Fruit in a bowl or basket  Items of clear glass on a windowsill  Your favorite place to “hang”—coffeehouse, friend’s house, etc.  The bathroom  Five people in a small space (be nice to those willing to help you out!)  A downtown building from a distance and close up  Some form of ice  A object in sequence—an egg, cracked egg and fried egg on a plate . . .  Different fabrics, man-made grates or other objects with patterns  A pile of pillows  Exploration of an emotion  A series of a person in motion  Experiments with light  Patterns or repetition  Found textures Be sure to explore all the features of your camera and even your cell phone camera! Most smartphone cameras can adjust flash, ISO, white balance, resolution and have a self timer feature. Also check out different macro, wide angle and fisheye lenses you can purchase for your cell phone online.

Part 2 - Summer Assignment AP Studio Art - Continued Below is the Fall 2015 Assignments and their due dates. It would behoove you to finish as many of these assignments as possible.

1. Reflective Surfaces (Due Sept. 11)

2. Your Choice (Due Sept. 11)

3. Repetitive Pattern in Nature (Due Oct. 2)

4. Your Choice (Due Oct. 2)

5. Space – Positive/Negative/Light and Dark (Due Oct. 16)

6. Your choice (Due Oct. 16)

7. Social/Political Issues (Due Nov. 6)

8. Your choice (Due Nov. 6)

9. Value- Color using a color pattern (cool, warm, complementary, analogus) (Due Dec. 4)

10.Your choice (Due Dec. 4)

11.Proportion/Perspective/Foreshortening (include all in drawing) (Due Dec. 18)

12.Your choice (Due Dec. 18) http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/7881.ht ml There will be examples in this website of successful breathe portfolios and also concentration portfolios. Also Google AP Art concentration and breathe for inspiration.

Tentative Calendar 2015-2016 – Students should mark down due dates in their calendars on their phones and set reminders. Students need to plan appropriately; not all work can successfully be completed during class time. Summer assignments or previous work may possibly take the place of some breadth pieces.