JMHS Department:

Fine Arts

Supervising Administrator: Angela Linker

Fine Arts Teachers Email Addresses Subject
Christine Bolon Studio Art
Genette Boyle Photography, Computer Graphics
Brandy Carter Studio Art, 3-D Studio Art
Johanna Little (Chair) Photography, Computer Graphics

Fine Arts Mission Statement

Our department helps the student artist develop personal vision and technical abilities through experimentation with a variety of media. Problem solving, critical thinking and experimentation with processes respective to the medium build the foundation for aesthetic thinking. We strive to impress upon the students the idea of being responsible for themselves and the work they produce.

Our program weaves together these focus areas within our theme based curriculum:  

Fine Arts Power Standards

Foundation Courses:
Art 1, Photo 1, 3D Design 1, Computer Graphics 1

Visual Communication, Critical Thinking, Portfolio Production
  1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of composition
  2. Students will produce works of art that demonstrate the experimental application of the elements of art and the principles of design
  3. Students will use a variety of subject matter, symbols
  4. Students will create works of art that are original
  5. Students will maintain a sketchbook/journal and select works for a portfolio
  6. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the materials and techniques appropriate to the subject
  7. Students will demonstrate skill in preparing and displaying art
  8. Students will investigate careers in the visual arts
Art History
  1. Students will describe connections between media, elements of art, principles of design, themes and concepts through historical and contemporary art
  2. Students will describe works of art using appropriate art vocabulary
  3. Students will identify and categorize works of art according to medium, period, style and artist
  4. Students will identify features of a work that influence meaning
  5. Students will describe the function, purpose, symbolism and perceived meanings of specific works of art
Criticism
  1. Students will critique works of art with reference to the elements of art and principles of design
  2. Students will analyze an original work of art by describing, responding, analyzing, interpreting and evaluating
  3. Students will differentiate between personal preference and informed judgment
  4. Students will use established criteria to participate in critiques
  5. Students will describe criteria affecting quality in a work of art, including concept, composition, technical skills, realization of perceived intentions, and the work of art as a whole
  6. Students will classify works of art as representational, abstract, non-objective, and conceptual
Aesthetics
  1. Students will discuss how aesthetics are reflected in everyday life
  2. Students will demonstrate in writing the ability to support personal criteria for making visual aesthetic judgments
  3. Students will discuss art from a variety of aesthetic stances, including formalism, expressionism, contextualism, and imitationalism

Intermediate Courses

Art 2, Photo 2, 3D Design 2, Computer Graphics 2

 

Visual Communication, Critical Thinking, Portfolio Production
  1. Students will demonstrate an effective use of composition
  2. Students will produce works of art that demonstrate effective use of the elements of art and the principles of design
  3. Students will use historical subject matter and symbols
  4. Students will employ the visual problem-solving process in the production of original works
  5. Students will maintain a sketchbook/journal and select works for an expanded portfolio
  6. Students will demonstrate a proficiency in the use of the materials and techniques appropriate to the subject
  7. Students will demonstrate skill in preparing and displaying art
  8. Students will report and write on careers in the visual arts.
Art History
  1. Students will identify art and artistic developments that relate to historical time periods and locations
  2. Students will describe works of art using an expanded art vocabulary
  3. Students will identify and categorize works of art according to historical context and relate them to historical events
  4. Students will describe distinguishing features in works of art which may be used to differentiate among historical periods and cultural context
  5. Students will examine and discuss societal conditions that influence works of art.
Criticism
  1. Students will critique works of art with reference to the effectiveness in the communication of ideas
  2. Students will demonstrate, orally and in writing, the ability to interpret and compare historical references found in original works of art
  3. Students will identify and analyze characteristics of works of art that represent a variety of styles
  4. Students will describe how the perception of quality in works has changes over time.
Aesthetics
  1. Students will examine, compare, and contrast aesthetic ideals throughout history
  2. Students will discuss how responses to the natural environment differ from responses to the man-made or constructed environment
  3. Students will support opinions by reasoned processes using an expanded art vocabulary
  4. Students will research and investigate the intentions of those who created specific works
  5. Students will investigate and demonstrate that art can be viewed from a variety of aesthetic stances.

AP Art History

  1. Students study the major forms of artistic expression from the Prehistoric times to the present
  2. Students study architecture, sculpture, painting and other art forms within a cultural context
  3. Students analyze art with intelligence and sensitivity and articulate what they see
  4. Students study the media and processes used by the artists
  5. Student apply writing skills in analysis of works.