Visual Arts Curriculum
Welcome to the Harrison Visual Arts Department!
Offering a broad based fine arts curriculum in creative, individualized instruction, students participate in courses designed to provide students with a variety of art forms. Upper level instruction includes courses in Advanced Placement with an emphasis on preparation for a post-secondary portfolio.
Visual Arts Department audition requirements can be found here
The Visual Arts Curriculum
Drawing I
Art History
Art 2-D-3D Comp
Computer Art: Electronic Printing
Computer Art: Printmaking
Creative Photo I
Portfolio II
Portfolio III
Advanced Placement Studio Art - 2D Design
Advanced Placement Studio Art - 3D Design
Advanced Placement Studio Art – Drawing
Supplies
All students at each grade level should have a small / medium size tool or tackle box containing the following:
• 12' metal ruler
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Pencil sharpener
• Roll of masking tape
• #2 pencil
• Plastic eraser
• Ballpoint pens (blue and black)
• Black sharpie markers (fine and broad tip)
• Retractable box cutter/utility knife
• Dishwashing gloves
• Small hot glue gun
• Watercolor set with brush
• We request that all students donate two rolls of paper towels to the department as well as one package of 8 ½ x 11 inch white copy paper
• All students enrolled in any photo MUST have a digital camera with the owner's manual and a 4G zip drive to be used only for photo class. It is highly recommended that all Harrison Visual Arts students have their own digital camera for class use.
STUDIO CLASS FEES
• Freshmen......$40.00
• Sophomore...$40.00
• Junior.............$40.00
• Senior............$30.00
PLEASE! Students need to pay supply fees as soon as possible. Checks should be made payable to Harrison School for the Arts.
DONATIONS NEEDED:
We need your old magazines. We also need glass jars, plastic containers, metal cans which can be used in the classroom as water containers for painting, newspapers, facial tissues, sponge, Styrofoam egg cartons and cotton rags.
Faculty
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BFA
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AAS - Prairie State College; BFA, BAE - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Beth Garcia
BFA - Austin Peay State Univerrsity; MFA University of Wisconsin
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