(13) Week of November 28th

Thanks for checking your weekly agenda... COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE PRIOR TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY (it's participation grade!). Remember to check the agenda every week!

​DID YOU TURN IN YOUR PRE-EXCUSED ABSENCE FORM....?

MONDAY: ​​

• PREPARE for field trip - overview of assignment 
• Color theory and monoprinting (composition + mark + color choice)

​WEDNESDAY:

• PREPARE for field trip - finish overview of assignment/last minute questions (see homework)
• Finish monoprinting (composition + mark + color choice) - these prints will serve as preliminary painting ideas

FRIDAY: Washington D.C. field trip

• Those going, meet your bus in the student parking lot @ 7:45 am
• Those staying, meet in room 127 (photography) for attendance, then work on your assignment in a computer lab

HOMEWORK:​

• COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE PRIOR TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY
• ​Review the field trip assignment, set up your sketchbook accordingly, and take one last look at THIS PAGE to make sure that you are fully prepared
• DAILY - work on SB Q2 (see updates)  to make regular progress and to allow time for reflection and feedback prior to the due date
• DUE Dec. 5 (and then Dec. 12) = Self-portrait progress post 
• DUE Dec. 12 = SB Check, to include: 
  • Visual Arts Center entry from 11/9/16 
  • PRACTICE Drawing prompts
• DUE Dec. 12 = Self-portrait​
• DUE Jan.13 = SB Q2 (includes D.C. field trip assignment)
  • This Smithsonian.com article about the Ming/Rothko exhibit should be helpful to you
  • This video about Mark Rothko's work should be helpful in trying to understand his work and non-objective painting (click the video link to the right)

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​HAPPENINGS:​ ​​​

• DEC. 2 = Washington, D.C. field trip
• Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Teens in grades 7 through 12 apply in 28 categories of art and writing. Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
  • Start making selections NOW - the deadline for submissions is December 15th.
  • High quality photos are needed to be competitive - this takes time - start now.
  • Work from last year may be used if it was completed in the spring semester
  • SEE PAST WINNING WORK
  • ​UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT AND PLAGIARISM NO-NO'S

​LUNCHTIME LECTURES: 

• Jan 24 -  Ellyn Parker  - Public Art, City of Richmond - Department of Planning and Development Review
• Feb 21 - Medical Illustration
• April 25​​​​​​