Art

ART 9
Art 9 is the second level of foundation art skills. Design
knowledge and drawing skills enhance and encourage personal
expression. The visual arts areas of painting and drawing,
sculpture, printmaking and ceramics, offer projects to show
knowledge, skills and creativity. Students continue to develop
their personal skills, gain knowledge about the art of their world
present and past, as well as develop an appreciation of the art of
others.
ART 10
Art 10 is considered to be the last foundation year of
introductory studio courses. It offers instruction in visual art
media and the processes involved in creating art. Confidence is
increased in the utilization of the elements and principles of
design and students can produce imagery that demonstrates the
development if their artistic skills, personal interests, and
creativity.
Projects in drawing, painting, sculpture, graphics and
printmaking continue to build skills and expertise.
ART FOUNDATIONS 11 / 12
Art 11/12 is intended for senior students who may or may not
have taken any junior level art courses and would like an art
course that covers the basics of art and design while offering art
experiences that suit their age and interest level. The visual arts
areas of expression are drawing and painting, sculpture and
ceramics, graphic arts (collage, poster design) and printmaking
(linocuts, silkscreen printing, monoprints, etc.).

STUDIO ARTS 11/12: GRAPHIC DESIGN/PRINTMAKING
A course in graphic design introduces the student to the world of
the graphic designer. Today, graphic design is both an art and a
profession in which artists selectively arrange visual elements
through the use of typography (lettering), images (created by
either illustrators or photographers), and colours in order to
convey a message to an audience. Graphic designers combine
words and images to create a new art form.
Graphic art processes are designed to be able to reproduce these
new art forms readily. Introductory lessons in graphic methods
include lithography (planographic process), the relief process
(linocuts, woodcuts), intaglio (etching), and the stencil or
serigraphy process (silkscreen printing).
Printmaking methods explore a variety of themes and
approaches. Sample projects include are that adorns fabric (tshirts
or fabric design), advertising art forms such as magazine
design, poster design, cartooning, and the use of printmaking as
an art form in itself. A photo unit may be included.
Projects in this course may count towards Art and Design
aspects of Graduation Portfolio.
STUDIO ARTS 11/12: CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE
Three dimensional art forms are created in a variety of media
using traditional and contemporary art methods. Students work
with wire, paper mache, clay, plaster, textiles, found objects and
paper products. Emphasis is place on ceramic sculpture.
Projects in this course may count towards Art and Design
aspects of Graduation Portfolio.
STUDIO ARTS 11/12: DRAWING AND PAINTING
These courses are intended for those students who wish to focus
their studies on two-dimensional art processes and continue to
develop their personal means of expression and design.
Drawing skills are reviewed and enlarged upon through the use
of a variety of wet and dry media (charcoal, conte, pastel, pen
and ink, etc.). Painting skills also continue to be developed
through the use of a variety of painting media (acrylics, water
colour, collage) and the use of technique. The study of art both
past and present support the exploration of style, media and
process.