At Cherry Run, art education is a core discipline, essential to the growth and development of the creative and expressive mind of all students. Through instruction in all four of the disciplines of artistic study: art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics, students are provided with the opportunities to: recognize the role and importance of art and artists in society, culture and history; critically assess works of art from many aesthetic and cultural perspectives; express their own ideas and feelings; think visually and creatively; and enhance their self-image. It is assumed that each student has a natural creative ability that can be nurtured.
Students...

• learn about safety in the art room and how to use safe procedures when handling art materials and tools
• learn to use a variety of artists materials and tools
• learn to think creatively and critically when talking about art, looking at art and creating art
• see how art is integrated with other curricular areas of study
• have the opportunity to make connections among concepts, processes and content learned in art and other subject areas
• learn about the history of art including the cultural, social and historic context of art
• learn about and learn to recognize great works of art
• learn to form and express opinions about their art and the art of others, using art vocabulary.

The curriculum content covered in the four disciplines of artistic study fall into the categories of drawing, painting, collage, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, fibers, and architecture.
Online resources to continue the journey of learning through art can be found on the Cherry Run Specialists blackboard site: http://fcps.blackboard.com