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Week 26 2/28-3/4

2/28/2022

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​​ General Announcements

Student Art Show Submissions: 
  • was Due 2/25 by 4pm for full credit. Last day to turn in for any credit: Friday March 4th by 4pm
    • Click Here for Submission Instructions (submission form linked in the instructions.
    • Yes it's an assignment for all visual arts students; If you skip steps or turn in after the deadline points will be lost!
​General Art work Rubric (for warm ups this week)​
  • Guided Questions/topics to help you be more specific with feedback

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections 
  • Look over feedback from Artist Statement and read/follow the directions on the canvas assignment for the first round of revisions completed and 
A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning
  • Submit "Free Project Planning"
  • Mass in main shapes/forms of "Free" project by end of the week
A2 AP Art History
  • Unit 4 Exam result will be out by Wednesday, can do test corrections to raise score if needed. Have any test corrections submitted no later than March 11th. Unit 4 Exam Rundown Document
  • We'll continue on with Unit 5 Lecture Notes, Lecture 1, Lecture 2, Lecture 3
    • will complete by end of class Wednesday.
    • Unit 5 Progress Check will be Friday.
    • Unit 5 Exam will Be next Tuesday 3/8/22
A3 Sculpture
  • Complete by end of the week: 
    • Miniature Project PLANNING submitted
    • Base for your Miniature assembled
B1 Metals and Fiber Arts
  • Start Big Repousse Project Sculpting
    • ​Repousse Unit Plan
    • Big Repousse Planning Template
    • Planning example
B2 8th Grade Art
  • Complete Pop-up Carousel Moquete by end of class Thursday, be ready to start final version of project at the beginning of next week.
B4 Ceramics IPA
  • Complete Chess Set by end of week, we'll evaluate them after glaze firing is complete.
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Week 25 2/21-2/25

2/21/2022

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General Announcements

Student Art Show Submissions: Due Friday by 4pm.
  1. Click Here for Submission Instructions (submission form linked in the instructions.​
  2. Yes it's an assignment for all visual arts students; If you skip steps or turn in after the deadline points will be lost!
Progress Reports
  • Grades updated by end of the day Friday by latest
  • If Canvas will let you submit your work, then yes, you can still submit it for full credit but will still show up as late.
  • Locked Canvas assignments will stay locked- you had at least 5 school days to make them up before they locked. 

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning A2 AP Art History
  • Tuesday- Unit 4 Exam, can do test corrections to raise score if needed. Have any test corrections submitted no later than March 4th.
A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning
  • Get work ready for Student Art Show: Submission Instructions Due By 4pm Friday! Late/incomplete will result in lower score for this assignment.
  • Continue Planning for "Free Project", due by end of class Thursday- if not complete during class then it's homework and have ready at the beginning of next class.
  • General Art Rubric:  basic_grading_rubric.png (Thru. warm-up)
A2 AP Art History
  • Tuesday- Unit 4 exam, given on AP Classroom
  • Thursday- Start Unit 5.1
  • Unit 5 Required Works
A3 Sculpture IP
  • Complete sculpting and start drying process for Bust project
  • Start research/planning for Miniature Unit
B1 Metal/Fiber Arts IP B2 8th Grade Art B4 Ceramics IP
  • ​Small group critique before starting Big Repousse Project Sculpting 
  • Start Big Repousse Project Sculpting 
B2 8th Grade Art
  • General Art Rubric:  basic_grading_rubric.png
    • Silent Critique Worksheet and Guided questions
      • Work on your own paper, copy questions or write them into your response
      • Each question should be about a paragraph- underline visual art vocabulary you use. Use the Guided Questions if you have trouble adding details. 
  • Start planning/research for new unit: Pop-up Rooms Project​
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February 14th, 2022

2/14/2022

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General Announcements

NWSA Spring Student Art Showcase coming up
  • Artwork submission deadline: Feb 18th
    • Form submitted AND Artwork on campus by Feb.18 th
      • Spring 2022 Submission Form ​
  • ​​Studio maintenance week
    • We need room also the studio is getting gross! So ​any work left on carts by end of the week will be thrown out and all classes will help with a deep cleaning of the studio this week as well.
    • Studio Cleaning Day Stuff 

Class Work 

Homeroom stuff
  • Motivational Mindset info
Ceramics Beginning
  • Cleaning Day Stuff
  • Free Project Planning
​​Ap Art History
  • Unit 4.3 Lecture Slides
​Sculpture
  • Get Bust Project completed by end of week.
Metals and Fiber Arts
  • Start Planning for Repousse Project. Need to see evidence of meaningful:
    • Brainstorming, Practicing (Sketches, proto-typing/moquette), and researching. 
      • Can be in any order, can spend as little or as much time as needed to MEANINGFULLY explore topics for your project. Expecting a minimum of 3 hours (3 class periods) for all planning combined.
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Week 23 2/7-2/11

2/7/2022

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General Announcements  

  • NWSA Spring Student Art Showcase coming up
    • Artwork submission deadline: Feb 18th
      • Form submitted AND Artwork on campus by Feb.18 th
        • Spring 2022 Submission Form ​

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning
  • 3D Tile Unit;
    • How to video 1     How to video 2
      • Monday Project Work Day 2/4; get image transferred to tile and build up main 3D Forms
      • Wednesday  Project Work Day 3/4 (early release); Refine 3D forms and make sure you have Foreground, Middle Ground and Background well defined
      • Friday Project Work Day 4/4; Add textures and complete finishing work (trim edges and carve thicker parts out from the back)
AP Art History
  • Zoom Meeting Link ​ (If any of us are absent)
  • Unit 4.1 Lecture Slides
  • Unit 4.2 Lecture Slides
  • Notre Dame Article
    • Start the TLDR of Required works
  • Unit 4 Required Works Outline
​A3 Sculpture 
  • Bust Project
    •  How to Start Sculpting a Face Video
    • ​Monday: Progress check on Massing in Features due at end of class
    • ​Wednesday: Silent Critique on Bust Proportions
    • ​Friday: Refining Facial features 1/2 days  (Be ready for another Progress check next week)
B1 Metals and Fibers
  • Intro to Metal Arts Assignment (last week)
  • Repousse Experiment Template (and instructions)
    • Continue and complete Repousse Experiment Template. Thursday will be last day in class to work on it. Anything you don't get done by then is homework. Be ready to turn in the Rehearse assignment at the beginning of class on Monday. 
    • Esther Bar Interview
      • Follow up Questions
        1. What is her theme for her body of work overall?
        2. How is her process different than traditional repousse?
        3. How is her process similar to regular repousse?
        4. What "ah-ha" moments or surprises or things you hadn't thought about before (ps check out her artwork sizes)?
        5. Draw one of art pieces (google image search to find bigger images of her pieces)
B2 8th Grade Art
  • Alternative Self Portrait Unit
    • Complete Part 7 and Part 8 by end 
    • Be ready to to turn in ALL work you did for planning out your Alternative Self Portrait Thursday this week
B3 Ceramics IPA
  •  Chess Unit 
    • Have both Queens made by the end of Monday, and 4 Bishops by the end of Friday.
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