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(30) Week of April 8th

4/8/2019

Welcome back!!! 9 more weeks!!!

MONDAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY, BE PREPARED:
We are going on a field trip to the Try-Me Gallery; review the
COLLECTION before you go. AND... Permission forms for FRIDAY'S Future Dragon Welcome Event and/or
The UN-Lock-in are DUE - get yours HERE!!!

DO NOT FORGET!!!
NAHS applications are due April 24th. The application takes time to complete so DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. Go go HERE (or the bulletin board) for application materials.

MONDAY:

After attendance, load the bus for a Field Trip to the Try-Me Gallery. Bring your sketchbook and a pencil!!!
Artist Spotlight #14 has been posted - get started on it (we'll talk more about it next class). NOTE: Artist Spotlight #15 will be an AWARENESS post on your blog - if you haven't selected your sculptor yet, make that a goal for this week!

WEDNESDAY:

Intro./discuss Artist Spotlight #14
Studio day - continue sculpture; document PROCESS - post by FRIDAY!!!
- NOTE: Please see your Artistic Process and AHoM handouts for ALL the ways that you can participate in and document "PROCESS"
Finalize choice for AS #15 (AWARENESS post on your blog). NOTE: It's important that you choose an artist sooner than later, since that research is meant to support your artistic process.

FRIDAY: Modified schedule/pep rally

Class 12:55 - 1:25 (30 min)
Continue sculpture - work on AS #14/15 - post PROCESS #2

PROJECT DEADLINES: Please see your Artistic Process and AHoM handouts for ALL the ways that you can participate in and document "PROCESS"

FRIDAY = PROCESS post #2
April 19 = PROCESS post #3
April 26 PROCESS post #4 (sculpture should be almost done by now)
May 1 = Sculpture DUE/critique
May 3 = PROCESS post #5/FINAL

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE April 15 = AS #14 (in SB)
DUE April 19 = AS #15 (AWARENESS post on your blog)
See also PROJECT deadlines as they are related!
DUE May 30th = SB Q4

HAPPENINGS:

MONDAY = Field trip to Try-Me Gallery. Prepare by reviewing the COLLECTION before you go.
WEDNESDAY = NAHS meeting (applications to run for office are due)
FRIDAY = Future Dragon Welcome (5 - 7 pm) AND UN-Lock-in (7 - 10 pm)
April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)
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!
Weeks of May 20th and 27th = SOL testing/modified schedules
May 22 = Art Club meeting - last one!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(29) Week of March 25th

3/25/2019

Last week till Spring Break; make it count, then ENJOY!!!
1) Q3 ends FRIDAY.
2) Open notes "quiz" Wednesday.
3) Oversize work/not on display must go home by Friday.

REMINDER: NAHS applications are due April 24th. the application takes time so do not wait until the last minute! Go go HERE (or the bulletin board) for application materials.

MONDAY:

Studio day - sculpture; document PROCESS - post by FRIDAY!!!
Document oversize work - take home by FRIDAY!!!

WEDNESDAY:

Quiz #3
Continue sculpture; document PROCESS - post by FRIDAY!!!
Document oversize work - take home by FRIDAY!!!

FRIDAY:

Finish sculpture for the week - prepare for a week away; post PROCESS!!!
ALL art that is not hung up or in a portfolio must go home by the end of the day.

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

March 29 = PROCESS post #1
April 12 = PROCESS post #2
April 19 = PROCESS post #3
April 26 PROCESS post #4 (sculpture should be done by now)
May 1 = Sculpture DUE/critique

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

FRIDAY = ALL art that is not hung up or in a portfolio must go home.
See also PROJECT deadlines!

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY - LAST YAM workshop @ lunch - knitting
FRIDAY = End Q3 and last day before spring break!
NEXT WEEK = Spring Break!
April 8 = Field trip to Try-Me Gallery. Prepare by reviewing the COLLECTION before you go.
April 10 = NAHS meeting (applications to run for office are due)
April 12 = Future Dragon Welcome (5 - 7 pm) AND UN-Lock-in (7 - 10 pm)
April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(28) Week of March 18th

3/18/2019

IMPORTANT!!!
1) Future Dragon visits, Mon. - Thurs.
2) Summer 2020 travel meeting, Tuesday; RSVP HERE.
3) YAM workshop, Wednesday (origami).
4) Art Cinema, Friday! See the Facebook event HERE.
5) Open notes "quiz," NEXT Wednesday.
6) 2 weeks until Spring Break - we can do this!!!

REMINDER: The National Art Honor Society is looking for a few new members! Ideally, you have been in Art Club and already know what the NAHS does... but, if not, and if you are planning to stay enrolled in art through graduation, you may still apply. Go go HERE (or the bulletin board) for application materials. Applications are due April 24th.

MONDAY:

Artist Spotlight #13; review #12
Continue PLANNING:
- Keep brainstorming - what are you trying to communicate? Can you distill your content into one word (identity, place, memory, etc.?).
- Which artist(s) can offer inspiration for your work - construction, use of medium, overall aesthetic, connection to content, etc.
- Practice with various processes (build maquettes as you are able) in order to make the best decisions.
- Consider color, texture, surface.
Practice specific media
Make final decisions

WEDNESDAY: change in plan/you will have a sub.

Work on the sketchbook assignment (DUE FRIDAY). I apologize that you didn't get your sketchbook check back in time… BUT you should have reviewed it already and so know what needs to be done before Friday!
Related to the above - PLANNING for sculpture (!!!!); use the books/magazines/other research (including the links that I emailed to some of them) to generate/formalize ideas. HAVE FINAL SKETCHES. Multiple sketches are needed to show how you envision the sculpture in-the-round. Build a maquette to help visualize the form of the sculpture (so you can draw it in-the-round!). Make sure also to list any materials that you think you might use. *** Yes, things might change but you have to start somewhere!
Continue using papier maché paste/plaster gauze to finish the practice sculpture started on Monday

FRIDAY: modified schedule/assembly

SB DUE/SHARE
Take down YAM exhibit (store work in portfolio)(clean out class drawer)
Maggie Walker mural

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

March 29 = PROCESS #1
April 12 = PROCESS #2
April 19 = PROCESS #3
April 26 PROCESS #4 (sculpture should be done by now)
May 1 = Sculpture DUE/critique

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE FRIDAY = SB Q3
- Make sure that your work addresses any needed corrections as per the SB CHECKS on March 1st or 15th (make WS edits as well).
- Make sure that your Q3 REFLECTION addresses not only the SOL and AHoM but ALSO The Artistic Process (which is technically an SOL - just make sure to be specific).
DUE no later than March 29th (last day before spring break) = All work is fixed, photographed, uploaded to website, and properly stored - either at home and/or in a personal portfolio.

HAPPENINGS:

MONDAY - THURSDAY = Future Dragon Days
WEDNESDAY - YAM workshop @ lunch
FRIDAY = NAHS Art Cinema, 3:30 - 6:00 pm
March 29 = End Q3 and last day before spring break!
April 1 - 5 = Spring Break!
April 8 = Field trip to Try-Me Gallery. Prepare by reviewing the COLLECTION before you go.
April 10 = NAHS meeting (applications to run for office are due)
April 12 = Future Dragon Welcome (5 - 7 pm) AND UN-Lock-in (7 - 10 pm)
April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(27) Week of March 11th

3/11/2019

Go HERE for summer 2020
art-travel to Greece & Italy!!!

Continue celebrating Youth Art Month EACH WEDNESDAY @ lunch!

THIS WEDNESDAY: Ink blot and string painting art (10 of the best will be selected for the Water Fountain Gallery)
March 20: Origami
March 27: Knitting (in collaboration with the Knitting Club!)

MONDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Artist Spotlight #12
Learn to use the class camera to photograph your work (and use your own)
CONTINUE sculpture - Review PLAY and PLANNING pages - brainstorm sculpture ideas - experiment with processes

WEDNESDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Daily drawing
Using the class camera to photograph your work
CONTINUE sculpture - Review PLAY and PLANNING pages - brainstorm sculpture ideas - experiment with processes

FRIDAY: modified schedule/assembly

SB & WS check!
(maybe Maggie Walker mural)

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

ONGOING: Keep PLANNING and do the research needed to generate ides for your sculpture; be prepared to start PROCESS posts ASAP.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE FRIDAY = SB & WS CHECK/focus on:
- (SB) 2nd CURIOSITY - art-related free choice (BUT related to sculpture); use this opportunity to FURTHER investigate media, methods, and artists who can help you with YOUR sculpture.
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - CONTINUED, this will be ONGOING throughout the duration of the sculpture project but as you develop YOUR OWN ideas, your PLANNING pages will be specific to YOUR work.
- (SB) PLAY should happen WEEKLY - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... review how Susie Ganch "plays" and how her work develops because of it! Think about what you are doing with sculpture... in what OTHER directions can you take these experimentations?
- (WS) GALLERY - Add 1) Old Master Copy, 2) Self-Portrait, 3) At least one figure drawing, and 4) The AbEx painting to your online gallery. INCLUDE title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high resolution/high quality (in focus, straight on, cropped, color corrected, etc.). PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO DO THIS ON YOUR OWN.
DUE March 22 = SB Q3 (to include a REFLECTION)

CONTEST DEADLINES:

FRIDAY = deadline to enter the Asian-American Society Art Competition; the art submission deadline is March 29th
March 18 = Doodle for Google (but if you want ME to submit it, the deadline is March 15th)

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY - YAM workshop @ lunch
March 18 - 21 = Future Dragon Days
March 22 = NAHS Art Cinema, 3:30 - 6:00 pm
March 29 = End Q3 and last day before spring break!
April 1 - 5 = Spring Break!
April 8 = Field trip to Try-Me Gallery. Prepare by reviewing the COLLECTION before you go.
April 10 = NAHS meeting (applications to run for office are due)
April 12 = Future Dragon Welcome (5 - 7 pm) AND UN-Lock-in (7 - 10 pm)
April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(26) Week of March 4th

3/4/2019

HAPPY YOUTH ART & MUSIC MONTH!!!
Join us at the YAMM opening event to view student art, hear live music, and enjoy refreshments!
THIS THURSDAY, March 7th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Remarks @ 6:40 pm

Continue the Youth Art Month celebration EACH WEDNESDAY IN MARCH @ lunch!

THIS WEDNESDAY, Shaving cream marbling
March 13, Ink blot and string painting art
March 20, Origami
March 27, Knitting (in collaboration with the Knitting Club!)

The National Art Honor Society is looking for a few new members! Ideally, you have been in Art Club and already know what the NAHS does... but, if not, and if you are planning to stay enrolled in art through graduation, you may still apply. Go go HERE application materials (hard-copies will also be available). Applications are due April 24th.

MONDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Artist Spotlight #11
START sculpture - Review PLAY and PLANNING pages - brainstorm sculpture ideas - experiment with processes
Check YAM labels/confirm entries (take all work upstairs)

WEDNESDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Using the camera/creation of online gallery
CONTINUE sculpture - Review PLAY and PLANNING pages - brainstorm sculpture ideas - experiment with processes

FRIDAY: Figure Drawing Friday!

(Maggie Walker mural progress)

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE FRIDAY = Finalized WS posts (PROCESS/EXPERIENCE) as per peer review & teacher feedback
DUE March 15 = SB & WS CHECK/focus on:
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - CONTINUED, this will be ONGOING throughout the duration of the sculpture project but as you develop YOUR OWN ideas, your PLANNING pages will be specific to YOUR work.
- (SB) 2nd CURIOSITY - art-related free choice (BUT related to sculpture); use this opportunity to FURTHER investigate media, methods, and artists who can help you with YOUR sculpture.
- (SB) PLAY should happen WEEKLY - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... review how Susie Ganch "plays" and how her work develops because of it! Think about what you are doing with sculpture... in what OTHER directions can you take these experimentations?
- (WS) GALLERY - Add 1) Old Master Copy, 2) Self-Portrait, 3) At least one figure drawing, and 4) The AbEx painting to your online gallery. INCLUDE title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high resolution/high quality (in focus, straight on, cropped, color corrected, etc.). PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO DO THIS ON YOUR OWN.
DUE March 22 = SB Q3 (to include a REFLECTION)

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 15 = deadline to enter the Asian-American Society Art Competition; the art submission deadline is March 29th
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY - YAM workshop @ lunch
THURSDAY = Course registration (I hope you are signing up for art)
THURSDAY = YAMM celebration event and exhibit, 6 - 9 pm
FRIDAY = Figure Drawing Friday!
March 18 - 21 = Future Dragon Days
March 22 = NAHS Art Cinema, 3:30 - 6:00 pm
March 29 = End Q3 and last day before spring break!
April 1 - 5 = Spring Break!
April 10 = NAHS meeting (applications to run for office are due)
April 12 = Future Dragon Welcome (5 - 7 pm) AND UN-Lock-in (7 - 10 pm)
April 24 = Art Club (NAHS applications are due)
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(25) Week of February 25th

2/25/2019

DUE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY @ MIDNIGHT: 1) Select the 2 pieces you intend to show for the YAM exhibit, 2) Submit label info. HERE.

DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, END OF DAY: 1) Complete the sign-up on the Art 3 portfolio list, AND 2) Put your ready-to-hang work IN the Art 3 portfolio (or as indicated for oversize work).

REMEMBER, this annual exhibit highlights the work of EACH art student while ALSO illustrating the SCOPE of the OVERALL art program, Art 1 - 5. Select 2D work you've done THIS year in order to BEST represent the goals of the ART 3 curriculum.

MONDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Critique AbEx paintings - start AbEx self-evaluations (DUE FRIDAY)
Prep. for YAM - Add hanging wire to paintings

WEDNESDAY: NOTE NEW CLASS TIME/ 1:45 - 3:10 pm

Field trip to Visual Arts Center to see the Scholastic Awards exhibit.
Prep. for YAM: take down all old master drawings, make selections, add hanging wire to backs of paintings, mat, etc.
Remember, YAM labels are due TOMORROW (THURSDAY by midnight)
Continue AbEx self-evaluations (DUE FRIDAY)

FRIDAY: see HW

Turn in AbEx self-evaluations
WS Check - PROCESS, EXPERIENCE, etc.
Remember, YAM work must be ready by the end of the day, TODAY!
Maggie Walker mural project

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE FRIDAY = AbEx self-evaluation rubric (this includes any changes you are making to your painting)

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE THURSDAY (midnight) = YAM work selected/online labels
DUE FRIDAY = (WS) EXPERIENCE/Lunchtime Lecture
DUE March 15 = SB & WS CHECK:
- (SB) Daily Drawing should ALWAYS be happening
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - CONTINUED, this will be ONGOING throughout the duration of the sculpture project but as you develop YOUR OWN ideas, your PLANNING pages will be specific to YOUR work.
- (SB) 2nd CURIOSITY - art-related free choice (BUT related to sculpture); use this opportunity to FURTHER investigate media, methods, and artists who can help you with YOUR sculpture.
- (SB) PLAY should happen WEEKLY - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... review how Susie Ganch "plays" and how her work develops because of it! Think about what you are doing with sculpture... in what OTHER directions can you take these experimentations?
- (WS) GALLERY - Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing/color correcting. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET STARTED ON YOUR OWN.
DUE March 22 = SB Q3 (to include a REFLECTION)

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 15 = deadline to enter the Asian-American Society Art Competition (art deadline is March 29th)
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = Art Club meeting @ 11:42 am - 12:15 pm (NEW lunch schedule!)
FRIDAY = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM celebration event and exhibit, 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
April 1 - 5 = Spring Break!
April 12 = Future Dragon Welcome AND UN-Lock-in
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(24) Week of February 18th

2/18/2019

It's time to select and prepare art to hang in the annual Youth Art Month exhibit. This annual exhibit highlights the work of EACH art student while also illustrating the SCOPE of the OVERALL art program. Select 2D work you've done THIS year in order to best represent the content of the ART 3 curriculum

DUE Feb. 28: Put ready-to-hang work (2 pieces) in the Art 3 portfolio (or as indicated for oversize work), write the required info. on the sign up list, AND submit label info. HERE.

MONDAY: EVEN day/Early release

WEDNESDAY: 2 hour delay + Lunchtime Lecture

Daily Drawing
Critique AbEx paintings
Start AbEx self-evaluation (due date TBD, depends on completion of critique)

FRIDAY: ODD DAY

SB/WS CHECK - including discussion of AS #10
Take down Old Master drawings (these will stay at school until they are photographed, after which they will go home for safe keeping)
Clean
(no Maggie Walker mural project today)

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE WEDNESDAY:
- AbEx painting
- WS PROCESS post(s); include your AbEx practice paintings! & tag your post as "PROCESS" category

HOMEWORK DEADLINES: Sketchbook work always includes OBSERVATION and PLAY. Additional details are listed below:

DUE FRIDAY = SB & WS CHECK:
- (SB) Daily Drawing should always be happening
- (SB) 1st CURIOSITY - Global Focus - what can you learn from the ways that non-western cultures have used sculpture?
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - use the Projects page to get prepared for the sculpture unit (this will be ONGOING)
- (SB) PLAY should happen weekly - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... what's next? What is staying the same? What is changing? SUBJECT? CONTENT? MEDIUM? Look at how Susie Ganch "plays" and how her work develops because of it!
DUE Feb. 28 = YAM work and online label info.
DUE March 1 = (WS) EXPERIENCE/Lunchtime Lecture
DUE March 15 = SB & WS CHECK:
- (SB) Daily Drawing should always be happening
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - continued, this will be ONGOING throughout the duration of the project but as you develop your own ideas, your PLANNING pages will be specific to your work.
- (SB) 2nd CURIOSITY - art-related free choice (but related to sculpture); use this opportunity to further investigate media, methods, and artists who can help you with YOUR sculpture.
- (SB) PLAY should happen weekly - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... think about what you are doing with sculpture.... in what other directions can you take these experimentations?
- (WS) GALLERY - Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET STARTED ON YOUR OWN.
DUE March 22 = SB Q3

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 15 = Asian-American Society Art Competition (this is the entry deadline but the actual art deadline is March 29th)(read the info. for details)
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

MONDAY/TUESDAY = EVEN DAYS/Early release for students
WEDNESDAY = Lunchtime Lecture
FRIDAY = Colossal Clean-Up; an annual NAHS tradition. All Art Club and NAHS members - and those who want to be - should attend. Community service hours are available for those who participate for the full 4 hours.
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11:45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM celebration event and exhibit, 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(23) Week of February 11th

2/11/2019

What will you exhibit for Youth Art Month?
This annual exhibit is meant to highlight the work of EACH art student while ALSO illustrating the SCOPE of the OVERALL art program @ Maggie Walker. Select something that you've done THIS year (in class or in your sketchbook) that represents the Art 3 curriculum. Your choice must be made, your work must be matted/ready to hang and your label info. must be submitted by February 22nd (NEXT Friday).

MONDAY:

Discuss YAMM (Youth Art and Music Month) event and exhibit
Artist Spotlight #10
Review homework & deadlines - reminder that sketchbook work should be done on a regular basis, using the check points to keep you on track along the way!
PAINT - REMEMBER TO DOCUMENT AND POST YOUR PROCESS AS YOU WORK!

WEDNESDAY: If you are in the women's dressing room studio, your work will be moved before Friday because of the Maggie Walker mural project.

PAINT! Before you start:
- Review the AbEx "cheat sheet" that you were given - where did you start, where are you now, where do you need to go?
- Step back from your painting so you can take it all in and fully answer the questions above!
- REMEMBER TO DOCUMENT AND POST YOUR PROCESS AS YOU WORK!
Individual/small group critiques - "Am I finished?" "Which way is up?" "What content have I explored through this painting?" "What is the title?"
- Consider:
  - Painting the edges
  - Signing your work (optional) - signature or not, write your name on a stretcher bar and indicate which way is "up"

FRIDAY:

PAINT (quick, just a few last-minute things). There is no more in-class painting time after today; the final critique is next Wed. (because next Mon./Tues. are EVEN/Early release days) so you can work on your own if needed. DON'T OVER-PAINT.
Clean up!!! Wash brushes, put away paint, etc.
Maggie Walker mural project

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE February 20:
- AbEx painting
DUE February 22 - AbEx self-evaluation

HOMEWORK DEADLINES: Sketchbook work always includes OBSERVATION and PLAY. Additional details are listed below:

DUE February 22 = YAM work and label
DUE February 22 = SB & WS CHECK:
- (SB) Daily Drawing should always be happening
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - use the Projects page to get prepared for the sculpture unit (this will be ONGOING)
- (SB) 1st CURIOSITY - Global Focus - what can you learn from the ways that non-western cultures have used sculpture?
- (SB) PLAY should happen weekly - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... what's next?
- (WS) PROCESS post(s); include your AbEx practice paintings! & tag your post as "PROCESS" category
DUE March 1 = (WS) EXPERIENCE/Lunchtime Lecture
DUE March 15 = SB & WS CHECK:
- (SB) Daily Drawing should always be happening
- (SB) PLANNING/sculpture - continued, this will be ONGOING throughout the duration of the project but as you develop your own ideas, your PLANNING pages will be specific to your work.
- (SB) 2nd CURIOSITY - art-related free choice (but related to sculpture); use this opportunity to further investigate media, methods, and artists who can help you with YOUR sculpture.
- (SB) PLAY should happen weekly - review ALL PLAY pages from the start of the year.... think about what you are doing with sculpture as.... in what other directions can you take these experimentations?
- (WS) GALLERY - Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET STARTED ON YOUR OWN.
DUE March 22 = SB Q3

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 15 = entry form for Asian-American Society Art Competition (the actual art deadline is March 29th)(see info. for details)
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = NAHS meeting/INDUCTION @ 11:45 am in the Black Box (Art Club members are invited and highly encouraged to attend); Water Fountain Gallery artwork is DUE today!
WEDNESDAY = Parent/Teacher conferences
Feb. 18/19 = EVEN DAYS/Early release for students
Feb. 20 = Lunchtime Lecture
Feb. 22 = Colossal Clean-Up; an annual NAHS tradition. All Art Club and NAHS members - and those who want to be - should attend. Community service hours are available for those who participate for the full 4 hours.
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11:45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM celebration event and exhibit, 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(22) Week of February 4th

2/4/2019

Welcome to Q3/Semester 2; it's time to plan for next year:
1) Art 4 (then, for some of you, Art 5)
2) Topics in Digital Media/Graphic Design (then Digital Art)
3) Survey of World Art (VCU - 8 credits)
4) Photography (VCU - 3 credits)
3) Film Studies (VCU - 3 credits)
4) Digital Video or Photojournalism Seminars (for seniors)

NOTE: Since it is technically now Q3 and we are STILL finishing up work from Q2, it is VERY important that you work EFFICIENTLY (and multi-task) because we need to start the next unit of study (sculpture) ASAP!

PLEASE be vigilant in your PREPARATION by checking the weekly agenda in order to be PROACTIVE and ORGANIZED in your work habits.

MONDAY:

Critique/finish practice paintings (which way is up?)
Prepare large canvases, easels, space, materials, etc.; this includes establishing a strategy for how/where you will store your work day by day

WEDNESDAY:

Daily drawing (assuming all sketchbooks have been graded)
Start final paintings (then next Monday and Wednesday.... maybe next Friday but that's it for in-class studio time)
REMEMBER TO DOCUMENT AND POST YOUR PROCESS AS YOU WORK!

FRIDAY: Figure Drawing Friday!

The focus of today's figure drawing will be the use of EXPRESSIVE searching lines and MARK-MAKING to FIRST establish a well-proportioned form. THEN, use of COLOR and/or ADDITIVE/SUBTRACTIVE methods will be used to enhance/refine the form and to further suggest EXPRESSION.

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE February 15 = AbEx painting (needed additions or changes will need to be done outside of class time) + PLUS PROCESS posts
DUE March 1 (this is a change, again) = Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET AHEAD ON YOUR OWN; DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE February 22 = SB CHECK (includes PLANNING/sculpture + 1st CURIOSITY) & WS CHECK (includes PROCESS/AbEx + EXPERIENCE/Lunchtime Lecture)
DUE March 15 = SB CHECK (includes 2nd CURIOSITY)
DUE March 22 = SB Q3

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

FRIDAY = Figure Drawing Friday!
Feb. 13 = NAHS meeting/INDUCTION (Art Club members are invited); Water Fountain Gallery artwork is DUE today!
Feb. 13 = Parent/Teacher conferences
Feb. 18/19 = EVEN DAYS/Early release for students
Feb. 20 = Lunchtime Lecture
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11:45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM event (Youth Art and Music Month), 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(21) Week of January 28th

1/28/2019

AS FINISH YOUR SKETCHBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY:
1) Review directions & expectations - and the rubric.
2) Review SB Q1 work/feedback/grade.
3) Review the most recent SB Check; include it and heed the directions + feedback.
4) Re-read your Q1 reflection, including feedback.
5) Review and consider the AHoM, Art 3 SOL, AND steps in the Artistic Process before you write your Q2 reflection.

MONDAY: see HW

Updated SB Q2 rubric
Portfolio/list DUE
Quiz debrief (after make ups are complete)
Paint procedures/review - AbEx "Cheat Sheet" - Critique/continue practice paintings

WEDNESDAY: see HW

SB DUE/share - Peer Grade AS #9
Turn in AWARENESS peer reviews (completed by authors)
How to photograph your work
ALL Q2 WORK MUST BE COMPLETE/TURNED IN BY TODAY

FRIDAY: First art class of Q3

Finish practice paintings
Maggie Walker mural progress

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE MONDAY = Organized portfolio AND list of work (title, date, medium, measurements). Have list ready to turn in.
DUE February 15 = Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET AHEAD ON YOUR OWN; DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE WEDNESDAY: 1) SB Q2: 2) Edited AWARENESS post: AND 3) Completed Peer Review (by author)

CONTEST DEADLINES:

FRIDAY = Thank a Teacher
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = ODD day; End Q2 & Semester 1
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center??... stay tuned
Feb. 8 = Figure Drawing Friday!
Feb. 13 = NAHS meeting/INDUCTION (Art Club members are invited); Water Fountain Gallery artwork is DUE today!
Feb. 13 = Parent/Teacher conferences
Feb. 18/19 = Early release for students - SPLIT EVEN DAYS
Feb. 20 = Lunchtime Lecture
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11:45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM event (Youth Art and Music Month), 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

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(30) Week of April 8th

Welcome back!!! 9 more weeks!!!

(29) Week of March 25th

Last week till Spring Break; make it count, then ENJOY!!!
1) Q3 ends FRIDAY.
2) Open notes "quiz" Wednesday.
3) Oversize work/not on display must go home by Friday.

(28) Week of March 18th

IMPORTANT!!!
1) Future Dragon visits, Mon. - Thurs.
2) Summer 2020 travel meeting, Tuesday; RSVP HERE.
3) YAM workshop, Wednesday (origami).
4) Art Cinema, Friday! See the Facebook event HERE.
5) Open notes "quiz," NEXT Wednesday.
6) 2 weeks until Spring Break - we can do this!!!

(27) Week of March 11th

Go HERE for summer 2020
art-travel to Greece & Italy!!!

(26) Week of March 4th

HAPPY YOUTH ART & MUSIC MONTH!!!
Join us at the YAMM opening event to view student art, hear live music, and enjoy refreshments!
THIS THURSDAY, March 7th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Remarks @ 6:40 pm

(25) Week of February 25th

(24) Week of February 18th

(23) Week of February 11th

(22) Week of February 4th

(21) Week of January 28th

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Art 3/Weekly Agenda:

Welcome back!!! 9 more weeks!!!

Last week till Spring Break; make it count, then ENJOY!!!1) Q3 ends FRIDAY.2) Open notes "quiz" Wednesday.​3) Oversize work/not on display must go home by Friday.

IMPORTANT!!!1) Future Dragon visits, Mon. - Thurs.2) Summer 2020 travel meeting, Tuesday; RSVP HERE.3) YAM workshop, Wednesday (origami).4) Art Cinema, Friday! See the Facebook event HERE.5) Open notes "quiz," NEXT Wednesday.6) 2 weeks until Spring Break - we can do this!!!

Go HERE for summer 2020art-travel to ​Greece & Italy!!!​

HAPPY YOUTH ART & MUSIC MONTH!!!Join us at the YAMM opening event to view student art, hear live music, and enjoy refreshments!​ ​THIS THURSDAY, March 7th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.Remarks @ 6:40 pm

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Last week till Spring Break; make it count, then ENJOY!!!
1) Q3 ends FRIDAY.
2) Open notes "quiz" Wednesday.
3) Oversize work/not on display must go home by Friday.

IMPORTANT!!!
1) Future Dragon visits, Mon. - Thurs.
2) Summer 2020 travel meeting, Tuesday; RSVP HERE.
3) YAM workshop, Wednesday (origami).
4) Art Cinema, Friday! See the Facebook event HERE.
5) Open notes "quiz," NEXT Wednesday.
6) 2 weeks until Spring Break - we can do this!!!

Go HERE for summer 2020
art-travel to Greece & Italy!!!

HAPPY YOUTH ART & MUSIC MONTH!!!
Join us at the YAMM opening event to view student art, hear live music, and enjoy refreshments!
THIS THURSDAY, March 7th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Remarks @ 6:40 pm