(31) Week of April 15th

​​If you do not START the ​NAHS application process THIS week, it WILL be too late to meet the April 24th deadline, SO this is the LAST reminder to do so. Go go HERE (or the bulletin board) for application materials. 

The Borogove, MLWGS’s literary magazine is looking for art submissions!!! If you would like your art to be considered for inclusion in the spring issue of The Borogove (and you SHOULD), please send a high quality image (!!!) with your request for inclusion to Mr. Coleman @ ecoleman@gsgis.k12.va.us. Good luck!!!

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MONDAY: 

• Daily drawing (practice value matching)
• Prepare for field trip on Wednesday
• Continue painting/color matching (not due Friday anymore!)
• Continue Barbara Kruger reading (to attach into SB as part of AS #15)

WEDNESDAY: 

• Field trip to Visual Arts Center; Susan Iverson's "The Color of NO" exhibit
  • As part of your next EXPERIENCE entry in your sketchbook: 1) Watch the video, take notes to document what is most essential about this artist and her process; 2) List the specific connections that you can make between the content presented here and what we have been doing in class (and to art-making in general); 3) Sum up your main take-away re: what can you use moving forward for the mixed media project.
  • NOTE: This entry is NOT due on Friday!

FRIDAY: 

• SB check (see HW)
• Continue painting/color matching (not due today)
• Continue Barbara Kruger reading (due next Wed.)

PROJECT DEADLINES: ​

• DUE April 26 = Paint matching (this is a change/adjust your calendar!)

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:​ ​​Be prepared for weekly SB Checks

• ​DUE FRIDAY/SB Check:
  • OBSERVATION - what have you drawn lately?
  • PLANNING - finish #2/start #3 - this will get you one step further to a starting point!
  • PLAY #1 - review the directions, take a look at the Creativity resources - have fun, play around with subject/content/media.
  • EXPERIENCE - document last week's experience at the Try-me Gallery with a standard entry (heading, notes, sketch w/credit line (you'll need to use their website!), and reflection).
• DUE May 24 = SB #7 (last one!!!!)

HAPPENINGS:​​​​​​​​​

• April 22 = Easter Day holiday
• April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)/Officer elections
• May 1 = Lunchtime Lecture, John Freyer, Associate Professor of Cross Disciplinary Media @ VCU (Social Practice Art)
• May 3 = Figure Drawing Friday
• Weeks of May 6th  and 13th = AP testing
• May 8 = NAHS meeting - last one!
• May 17 = Interim
• Weeks of May 20th and 27th = SOL testing/modified schedules
• May 22 = Art Club meeting - last one!
• May 27 = Memorial Day holiday
• CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​