(14) Week of December 5th

Please review the information re: the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which is posted in HOMEWORK. I am hopeful that there will be at least one self-portrait to enter; it's possible you may have a potential entry in your sketchbook; work completed last year has been reviewed and you will be contacted if it should be entered.

MONDAY: ​​

• FINISH mono-types (remember, these prints will serve as preliminary painting ideas)

​WEDNESDAY:

• Vocab./concept activity (this will be a review for a quiz next week)
• Mat and critique prints

FRIDAY: Today is Ms. Manandhar's last day!

• Finish matting
  
• Critique prints
• Take home self-portrait self-assessment

HOMEWORK:

• DUE MONDAY (and then Dec. 12) = Self-portrait progress post 
• 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. 12
  • SB Check: 
    • 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)

​HAPPENINGS:​ ​​​

• Dec. 6 - NAHS 
• Dec. 13 - Art Club
• Dec. 15 - 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
• Dec. 16 - LAST DAY BEFORE WINTER BREAK!!! 

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​LUNCHTIME LECTURES: 

• Jan 24 -  Ellyn Parker  - Public Art, City of Richmond - Department of Planning and Development Review
• Feb 21 - Medical Illustration
• April 25​​​​ - Karen Daly-Junker, registrar for the VMFA, will speak about organizing the Jasper Johns/Edvard Munch exhibition​