Visual Arts
ART FOUNDATIONS
18 weeks (semester)
Grade: 7, 8
Explore a variety of art materials, develop art techniques, and use creative thinking skills to express ideas and viewpoints about personal experiences and the world. Produce
meaningful and unique drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics and crafts in a studio setting. Study artists an d their works to gain understanding of the artistic process and
learn about art produced at different times and in diverse cultures. Make interdisciplinary connections based on the Virgini a Standards of Learning for all disciplines.
This course requires a student materials f ee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.
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3D ART EXPLORATION
18 weeks (semester)
Grade: 7, 8
Prerequisite: Art Foundations or eighth grade standing
Work in the third-dimension by creating sculptures, ceramic objects, models and installations that express ideas about personal experiences and observations of the world. Learn to use
a variety of art media, non-traditional materials, tools and equipment to compose, construct, and form functional and decorative artworks. Build knowledge, refine skills, improve
techniques, and craftsmanship to meet challenges and solve problems in unique ways. Investigate three -dimensional artworks produced by artists in different times and places to
inform the art-making process.
This course requires a student materials f ee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.
ART EXTENSIONS - FULL YEAR
36 weeks (year)
Grade: 8
Prerequisite: Grade 8 with recommendation of teacher
Art Extensions - Full Year offers an opportunity for eighth grade students with interest and above average performance in art to refine artist ic skills and techniques. Students interpret
and express personal feelings, experiences, and observations in advanced level art projects. They work with a variety of med ia and tools including technological applications in
drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Student evaluate and critique their own and other students' artwork. Students study art history and culture a nd analyze the works of
artists while making interdisciplinary connections based on the Virginia Standards of Learning for all disciplines.
This course requires a student materials f ee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.