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Visual Arts Courses Offered at Sierra Preparatory Academy
Beginning Art: Students will become familiar with artistic styles, art vocabulary and art materials. They will create drawings and paintings exploring a traditional arts foundation. Students will be introduced to connections with visual arts and other disciplines and careers in the arts.
Intermediate Art: Students will be introduced to historical contexts for works of art to develop their own individual skills. They will create drawings and paintings exploring 2D media including drawing, painting, print making and frottage. Students will be introduced to additional connections with visual arts and other disciplines and careers in the arts.
Advanced Art: Students will reflect on being observers of the world around themselves to understand the nature of art. They will recognize the contributions of the arts to societies and cultures. They will explore the novel uses of a variety of materials in 2D and 3D media. Students will be introduced to supplementary connections with visual arts and other disciplines and careers in the arts.
After school art workshops are offered on an invitation basis for students with an exceptional interest in the visual arts.