_______________________________________________________________ -Developing A Creative Thinking Culture In The Visual Arts- AP Studio Art Syllabus “Creating Great Art is an ongoing process that involves commitment, rigor, passion, and plain tenacity. It also requires that the student master his/her craft or chosen medium and create novel and original artwork that reflects critical problem solving skills in a visual format, and meaningfully communicates to others the importance of what we as artists make and see.” - Mr. West- INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION NAME: Craig R. West Course Number: P12/13 2D-Drawing Curt Cepican P24/25 2D-Design Level: College Prep Department: District 227 Visual Arts Instructor Email: Craig West Rich Central/South [email protected] Instructor Email: Curt Cepican Rich Central [email protected] AP Studio Art Course Description AP Studio Art is a year long elective course that is organized around the structure of the AP Studio Art Portfolio. This course requires an intense commitment of time, rigor, and effort to produce original artworks of exceptional quality that promotes a sustained investigation of all three aspects of AP Portfolio development-quality, concentration, and breadth. Students are expected to complete the requirements of a finished portfolio for submission to the College Board by the first week of May. The AP Portfolio is comprised of 3 sections (Breadth, Concentration, and Quality), and includes a total of 24 original artworks. AP Portfolio Overview Concentration: 12 Original Artworks making up a body of work that requires a sustained investigation of a meaningful concept designed by the student. The Concentration fully demonstrates visual and conceptual continuity of idea, growth, and technical ability. The Twelve Concentration images will then be uploaded to The College Board Website. Breadth: 12 Original Artworks showing a versatility or range of concept, approach, and superb use of an art medium. The Breadth Artworks should visually demonstrate exceptional technical and conceptual ability. Each artwork should visually exhibit a time commitment of at least 6 or more hours. Furthermore, the Breadth Artworks should demonstrate innovative solutions to design problems in various mediums. The Twelve Breadth Artworks will then be uploaded to The College Board Website. Quality: 5 Original Artworks that may be taken from the Concentration or Breadth Sections of the AP Portfolio. They demonstrate exceptional technical and conceptual ability. They should be no larger than “18 x 24” inches in size. These 5 pieces are then labeled and shipped to The College Board and returned to you in July. Feel free to visit The College Board and see great examples of past portfolios, along with a rationale for how they were scored by the College Board. Goals & Objectives The student will: *Develop a definition of drawing as mark making *Be introduced to a range of drawing and composition issues *Develop mastery of concept, composition, and execution of visual ideas. *Further develop technical ability in various artistic mediums that reflect a heavy vested time commitment. *Incorporate personal experience, research, risk, experimentation, and reflection into artwork content. *Demonstrate independence, effective problem solving and ideation in the artistic process. *Pay $20.00 District 227 AP Exam Fee, and complete the College Board requirements for an AP Portfolio. *Choose which exam portfolio program is appropriate. *Show an understanding of the focus of the portfolio selected. *Demonstrate a breadth of high-quality work consisting of 12 pieces. *Develop a personal concentration of 12 pieces. *Select five top-quality, excellent pieces for presentation. *Discuss, record, and present the development of the concentration. *Create an artist statement *Explore postsecondary options *Display and matt at least 5 artworks for school and public gallery showcases. *Actively engage, participate, and complete AP Seminar weekly activities *Commit to Regular Attendance: being consistently present in the AP Class is critical in order to get the full benefits of learning and growing in an AP Creative Community. *Actively participate and contribute to AP Class and group critiques of their personal work as well as the work of their peers and master artists. *Use the vocabulary of art, (elements of art and principles of design) to engage in both written and verbal constructive critiques of artworks. Course Content *The AP Studio Art Course challenges students to develop their own personal work, in which the creation of their artwork demonstrates mastery of concept, composition, and execution of their personal ideas and themes in drawing and 2D-Design artworks. Students will be encouraged to understand that art making is an ongoing process that requires informed and critical decision making and creative problem solving to determine successful outcomes to visual problems and challenges. To that end, the course requires that the student keep an AP 3-Ring Binder, a Sketchbook, and Art Log that documents and has written entries about how and why the artwork in the AP Portfolio was made. The 3-Ring Binder will be used to keep all handouts and other loose paper notes. The Sketchbook will be used to store thumbnail sketches and drawing studies. Lastly, the Art Log will contain written weekly entries of AP Seminar Notes, ideas, concepts, and concerns that pop up as a result of making, critiquing, and engaging in creating Visual Art. Expectations for Student Learning In This AP Course: *Students will work as responsible and respectful members of an art making community. Students are fully expected to be engaged and contribute to the AP Creative Community. They are expected to discuss, share, question, teach, and analyze all aspects of art with each other, individually, and as an entire class. Through the creation of artwork, students will apply, practice, and further develop awareness, knowledge, and understanding of : concepts, media, techniques, approaches, art making as a creative thinking and problem solving process, art/design as a means to communicate, critiquing work, and reflecting on their own growth, ark skills, process, strengths, and areas to improve upon. *Students are expected to keep sketchbooks as a visual record of their experience throughout the AP two semester course. *Students are required to actively participate in the critique process as a means to improve your work and your understanding fo your own as well as others artwork. *Students are expected to take advantage of all resources that are available to them. They are also encouraged to aggressively seek new resources that will help them to create excellent and meaningful artwork for their portfolio. *Students are expected to be prepared, present, and active participants in all aspects of the class and classroom activities. Frequent absences or tardies will result in lowered studio conduct/participation points. *Students must work constructively and consistently, in and outside of class throughout the entire course and beyond to accomplish all that is required of the AP Studio Art Portfolios. * It is fully required that each AP Student will publically market and display between 6-12 pieces of artwork both at the school and for art contests/competitions, and District 227 Fine Art Showcase. *AP Students will also be required to digitally photograph their own artwork, and purchase art supplies that the school will not provide. *This course also requires that students actively participate and complete assigned work in the following weekly AP Seminars that are offered throughout the year. AP Seminar Topics AP Foundations Seminar AP Portfolio Foundations AP Creativity Seminar AP Drawing Seminar Art History & Appreciation Seminar AP Ideation Seminar AP Studio Seminar AP Museum Resource Seminar AP Composition Foundations AP Composition2 AP Advanced Composition AP Quality Seminar AP Breadth Seminar AP Concentration Seminar AP Skills/Techniques/Processes Matting & Display Artworks Art Careers & Jobs Meaningful Art Subjects AP Success-What It Looks Like AP Portfolio Advice AP Art Community Artist & Art Life Social Media & Art Art Contest Marketing & Selling Artwork Seeking Art Funding AP Gallery/Museum Visits Art Explorations & Risks Artist Voice & Style AP Art Inspirations The Creative Habit & Process Great Artists Work Habits AP Art Commitments Art Conversations AP Sketchbook Journaling The Creative Person/Artist Art Production Aesthetics & Art Criticism AP Portfolio Presentation/Showcase What Is Great Art Artistic Integrity Making Meaningful Art Role of Artist In Society Artist Statements Art Mentorships Artist Biographies Art Investigations Creative Play & Manipulations Mastering 2D-Drawing Media Mastering 2D-Design Media Developing A Personal Style Artist Inspirations & Swipe Files The Creative Process Creating & Understanding Drawings AP Student Learning: Activities & Strategies By Semester *AP First Semester Study Units (September, October, November, December) are presented to satisfy the Breadth requirement of each portfolio. The emphasis is on pushing students to use a specific variety of mediums, techniques, and approaches in drawing/2D-Design to develop concepts and ideation. A series of teacher-initiated assignments and projects will be presented with the overall purpose of introducing students to the widest possible range of experiences in drawing/2D-Design issues with high-level problem- solving skills. By the end of the Fall Semester, students will create