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Trimester Information: See below the sessions, dates, and number of classes.

Session Tuesday Dates Thursday Dates Fall A September 15 – October 13 (5) September 17 – October 15 (5) Fall B October 20 – November 24 (5) No classes: Nov. 3 October 22 – November 19 (4) No classes: Nov. 12, 26

Fall AB September 15 – November 24 (10) No classes: Nov. 3 September 17 – November 19 (9) No classes: Nov. 12, 26 Winter A December 1 – January 19 (7) No classes: Dec. 29 December 3 – January 21 (6) No classes: Dec. 24, 31, Jan. 28 Winter B January 26 – February 23 (5) February 4 – February 25 (4)

Winter AB December 1 – February 23 (12) No classes: Dec. 29 December 3 – February 25 (10) No classes: Dec. 24, 31, Jan. 28 Spring A March 2 – April 6 (6) No classes: Apr. 13 March 4 – April 15 (6) No classes: Apr. 1 Spring B April 20 – May 18 (5) April 22 – May 20 (5)

Spring AB March 2 – May 18 (11) No classes: Apr. 13 March 4 – May 20 (11) No classes: Apr. 1

Teaching artists in a variety of arts disciplines are sought for residencies in Applied Arts courses (technique acquisition and craft development) in support of the PVA High School Extended Day program.

Selected teaching artists:

• Serve between 5-24 classes, 5-30 students per class, over an extended period • Will be scheduled within our trimester structure (Fall, Winter, Spring) during the school year (see above) • Culminate with a portfolio material for the student (video recording, photographic evidence, written evidence, etc.) • Courses are typically offered at Studio 39 in Annapolis

Selected artists should have previous teaching experience. Experience with secondary students preferred.

If selected artists have not been processed through Anne Arundel County Public Schools (fingerprinted and have background checks on file) within the last year, they should be prepared to do so.

Use this document to see the course offerings for the 2020-2021 academic year. Charts are arranged by trimester. Classes may be listed under more than one arts discipline.

Course Description Level Session Length Meetings

Acting on Stage: The Actors Voice

Through a series of exercises and led meditations, actors will discover a learn to release the strains on their body and voice that keep them from being truthful on stage. They will learn an effective warm-up

for rehearsal and performances and discover ways to release tension that affect our voices daily. "If you're holding your breath in any way, part of you is absent" - Kristin Linklater

Intro level Fall A 5 sessions

Tuesdays 2:50 – 4:50

Acting on Stage: Stage Presence and

Movement

Can you stand on stage and feel comfortable and present in your body? Stage Presence is everything: body language is 55% of how we communicate as humans. The actor's body then, is an incredibly

important storytelling tool. This class will work on the actor's mind body connection, specificity in the control of their own bodies, spatial awareness, and how their bodies shape the space around them to

create interesting and dynamic character and acting choices.

All levels welcome

Fall A 5 sessions

Thursdays 2:50 – 4:50

Movement/Technique: Social & Partner

Dances

An introduction to social and ballroom dance, with emphasis on practical application - including leading /following and the blending of basic figures. Students will also explore the history, music, attire, cultural

significance, and etiquette for the dances covered in the class.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Acting on Film: Filmed Theatre &

Performance Art Film Study

Students will watch iconic films of live performances, exploring th diverse productions in theatre, circus, and performance art. Students will be asked to analyze performance and styles in the hopes of finding

new ways of viewing art, and inspiration to use in their own work.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Acting on Film: Stage to Screen |

Musicals Film Study

A class for film students who want to study a unique genre and for actors/singers/dancers who want to see how storytelling shifts in the intimate medium of film. We will watch production numbers and segments from films produced during The Golden Age of Hollywood to the bold color/large scale

productions of the recent years. Students will discuss topics of technology, production value, storytelling, performance elements, etc.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 9 sessions

Acting on Film: Directing for the

Camera

Explores the basic techniques of blocking and staging action for the camera, with emphasis on the practical problems and aesthetic questions that arise. Students work alone and in groups to develop

solutions to dramatic and practical problems.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Improvisational Acting:

Yes And…

Introduction to improvisation for non-actors who want to experience something outside of their normal studies. Play a series of games that will help stretch your creativity and test the boundaries of your

comfort zones. All actors and non-actors are welcome!

All levels welcome

Fall B 5 sessions

Devised Theater: Puppetry

Basics of puppetry and object manipulation and object animation to create their own puppet shows and videos.

All levels welcome

Fall B 4 sessions

Acting on Stage: Musical Theater |

Duets/Trios

Why do characters in musicals sing? Because the emotions they are feeling are too large to be expressed with just words. Songs do not halt a storyline but propel it forward for the character and the audience. However, it can be daunting to tackle all this with someone you just met. Find ways to tell a

cohesive and meaningful story while working with someone else. Performers will research, rehearse, and perform a piece of their choice.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Devised Theater: Mask A |

Mask Making

Part I of II (can be taken alone) From face casting to painting, students will learn how to make their own masks! Instructor will introduce student to various mask traditions, and then guide them as they design their own. Masks will be used in

performance studies in "Mask B | Performance".

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Creating Demo Reels Filming and/or choosing scenes or pieces and editing them together to show your range and diversity as a performer.

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Movement/Technique: Ballet & Modern

An experiential approach to the science and expressive potential of human movement using the classical dance techniques of ballet and modern dance. It is meant to give students a foundation in

anatomy and kinesiology basics.

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Improvisational Acting:

Exploration into Improvisation

Experienced actors approach storytelling, character building, and scene study through the lens of improvisation. In collaboration with "The Writers Room", actors will collaborate with the writers to bring

their words to life.

Advanced level (grades 10, 11)

Winter AB

10 sessions

Writing for Performance:

The Writers Room

Approach comedy writing through scripting and improvisation. Hone your comedy chops through game play and move toward writing a play, screenplay, or tv pilot. Class is in collaboration with

“Improvisational Acting: Exploration into Improvisation”.

Winter AB

10 sessions

Sound: Voiceovers A

Topics could include production techniques, voice techniques, working to sync with existing animations, character work.

All levels welcome

Spring A

6 sessions

Movement/Technique: Jazz/Tap/Musical

Theater

Explore hybrid forms of dance found on the Broadway stage, in movies, and/or on television. Combining elements of jazz, tap, and ethnic dance along with a focus on stage presence vocal & acting skills.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Acting on Film: Stage to Screen | Disney/Pixar Film

A film study class that looks at the powerhouse studio of Disney/Pixar. Film/Visual Art students will see how the medium has shifted from Disney's humble beginnings of hand-drawn characters to Pixar's crisp

computer animation. Acting students will discover how voice over storytelling has evolved with this growing medium. Disney enthusiasts will study these films with a more critical eye and appreciate them

on a deeper level.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Devised Theater: Mask B | Performance

(Part II of II – Part I strongly

recommended)

Part II of II - Part I strongly recommended Watch your masks come to life! Students will train in mask performance using the masks produced in

Part I of this class.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Acting on Stage: Audition Skills & the

Art of the Monologue

This course is two parts: working through a monologue and mastering the audition process. Students will discover their "type", rehearse a monologue to find the acting beats and tell a complete story, learn to dress the part, conquer walking into the space, connecting with the auditors and nailing the audition.

Each student will leave this class with a new monologue or two for their audition arsenal.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Sound: Voiceovers B

All levels welcome

Spring B

5 sessions

The Business of Writing:

The Professional Writer

Examine professional etiquette, how to edit and revise, and understand what is expected in the publishing process.

All levels welcome

Fall A 5 sessions

Presentation and Performance:

Acting for the non-actor

Develop skills that can help with presentation and effective communication. Learn about the acting process (especially helpful for non-actors who want to understand the process better). Learn how to harness the ability to call on different aspects of your personality, different levels of energy, different

emotional states at a specific time and place for a specific purpose.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Advanced Literary Technique:

Publishing the Short Story

Emphasis on revision/reshaping – eliminating the cliché, offering clarity, and making sure the characters/plot invite the reader to recognize the human condition. Participants will submit work to be

considered for publication.

Advanced level (grade 11)

Fall AB 9 sessions

Writing for Music: Songwriting / Composition A

For students who are interested in beginning or enhancing their songwriting skills and compositional techniques. Whether you have written hundreds of songs or have yet to write one song but have

always had a strong interest, this class gives you the feedback, tools and opportunities you need to realize your songwriting potential.

Intro level Fall AB 9 sessions

Understanding Story: Beginnings & Endings

Learn to combine the inevitable with the surprising, resolve interior and exterior conflicts, understand rounding, climax, dénouement, and more.

All levels welcome

Fall B 5 sessions

Understanding Story: Making Your

Characters Matter

Explore how a character’s yearning drives key elements of story, including narrative, dialogue, conflict, plot, and reader empathy. Understanding a character’s passion is essential to creating a compelling

person – someone with whom a reader wants to spend time.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Fracturing the Linear Plot

Writers who understand the Hero’s Journey will be prepared to move beyond a traditional linear narrative into a story that may be disjoined and jump around in time. In other words, stories that are

told out of chronological order for the purpose of dramatic impact.

Winter A

6 sessions

Writing for Music: Songwriting / Composition B

Intro level Winter AB

12 sessions

Writing for Performance:

The Writers Room

Approach comedy writing through scripting and improvisation. Hone your comedy chops through game play and move toward writing a play, screenplay, or tv pilot. Class is in collaboration with

“Improvisational Acting: Exploration into Improvisation”.

Winter AB

10 sessions

Writing for Film: Screenwriting A

Screenwriting 19-20 prerequisite An in-depth study of three-act structure, writing techniques, character development and screenwriting

software. Designed for the student who has completed Intro to Screenwriting.

Intermediate/ Advanced level

Winter AB

10 sessions

Presentation: Building Confidence

(Non-Actors)

Face your public speaking or interview fears in a non-judgmental and supportive environment. Discover techniques and tactics to help build your confidence.

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Understanding Story: Dialogue

Good dialogue is a great tool for both fiction and nonfiction writers, yet many writers avoid it. Explore “real talk” versus written conversation, analyze what characters should say and how they should say it,

and understand how speech creates action and propels a story forward.

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Advanced Literary Techniques:

The Objective Correlative

The objective correlative is a literary technique made popular by T.S. Eliot and has helped authors to present large themes and ideas in a subtle manner.

Winter B

4 sessions

Understanding Story: Plot & The Hero’s

Journey

Explore elements of the Hero’s Journey to see how this format helps to create satisfying stories. All levels welcome

Spring A

6 sessions

Memoir

Whether you want to write a memoir, personal essay or a magazine, blog, college essay, or use your own life as the basis for fiction, life story writing require that we tell where we come from and who we

Spring A

6 sessions

Writing for Film: Screenwriting B

Basic three-act structure, writing techniques, character development and screenwriting software will be covered.

Intro level Spring AB

11 sessions

Writing for Music: Songwriting / Composition C

Spring AB

11 sessions

Writing for Music: Songwriting / Composition D

Spring AB

11 sessions

Understanding Story: Narrative Voice

Who should be telling your story and how should they tell it? Examine Voice, Style, Tone, and Point of View.

All levels welcome

Spring B

5 sessions

Delving Deeper

Learn to make each story moment dependent upon what has come before and what will follow. Employing imagery, character yearning, sensory experience, and the universal truths of emotion, you

will integrate meaningful connective tissue so that your story will feel unified as it moves forward with a deep and organic resonance. Participants will leave with a better grasp of layered storytelling.

Spring B

5 sessions

Dance Company A by audition only

Determined by audition only. Company A dancers represent the PVA Dance Magnet at AACPS Dance Festivals, Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase, and Regional/National High School Dance

Festivals, as well as other performance opportunities throughout the school year.

Advanced level Fall, Winter, Spring

63 sessions

Tuesdays and

Dance Company B by audition only

Determined by audition only. Company B dancers represent the PVA Dance Magnet at AACPS Dance Festivals as well as other performance opportunities throughout the school year.

Winter, Spring

20 sessions

Wednesdays 2:30 – 4:15

Movement/Technique: Social & Partner

Dances

An introduction to social and ballroom dance, with emphasis on practical application, including leading /following and the blending of basic figures. Students will also explore the history, music, attire, cultural

significance, and etiquette for the dances covered in the class.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Choreography and Performance:

Fall Ensemble Dance Repertory

The study and performance of choreography using three approaches: learning excerpts from the repertoire of selected choreographers, analyzing through reconstruction of classic repertory works, and

understanding the choreographic process by working in a creation from initial concept to finished dance.

All levels of dance primes

welcome

Fall AB 9 sessions

Sound/Music Editing Techniques for Dance

and the Stage

Analyzing songs for structure, determining how that structure can be changed, sliced, or rearranged in order produce a new song that makes sense from beginning to end. Usually this involves shortening an

intro, removing a verse and/or a chorus, shortening instrumental solos, and so on.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Creating Demo Reels Filming and/or choosing scenes or pieces, and editing them together to show your range and diversity as a performer.

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Movement/Technique: Ballet & Modern

An experiential approach to the science and expressive potential of human movement using the classical dance techniques of ballet and modern dance. It is meant to give students a foundation in

anatomy and kinesiology basics.

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

All levels, all primes welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Winter Ensemble Dance Repertory

welcome

Winter AB

10 sessions

Movement/Technique: Jazz/Tap/Musical

Theater

Explore hybrid forms of dance found on the Broadway stage, in movies, and/or on television. Combining elements of jazz, tap, and ethnic dance along with a focus on stage presence vocal & acting

skills.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Spring Ensemble Dance Repertory

welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

The Business of Writing: The Professional Writer

Examine professional etiquette, how to edit and revise, and understand what is expected in the publishing process.

All levels welcome

Fall A 5 sessions

Costume Design: Intro to Costume Design

A | Contemporary

A design-focused class where students learn about different fashion time periods to provide a basis when costume designing productions set in certain time periods.

All levels welcome

Fall A 5 sessions

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Film: Directing for the Camera

Explores the basic techniques of blocking and staging action for the camera, with emphasis on the practical problems and aesthetic questions that arise. Students work alone and in groups to develop

solutions to dramatic and practical problems.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Sound: Audio Production A

Become familiar with the equipment and techniques used in a professional recording studio. Examine classic, fundamental recording techniques such as microphone choices and placement, using Pro Tools

and tracking techniques, as well as touching on editing and mixing.

Digital Art: Intro to Animation

Receive a foundational education on the twelve principles of animation and learn how to use the 2D Animation tools in Adobe Photoshop.

Interactive Design: Event Design & Themed

Entertainment

A study on how students can be creators, developers, designers and producers of compelling places and experiences.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Film Study: Filmed Theatre &

Performance Art Film Study

Students will watch iconic films of live performances, exploring the diverse productions in theatre, circus, and performance art. Students will be asked to analyze performance and styles in the hopes of

finding new ways of viewing art, and inspiration to use in their own work.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Sound: Audio Production B

Become familiar with the equipment and techniques used in a professional recording studio. Examine classic, fundamental recording techniques such as microphone choices and placement, using Pro Tools

and tracking techniques, as well as touching on editing and mixing.

Intermediate/ Advanced

Fall AB 9 sessions

Digital Art: Continuing Animation

Designed for the student who is proficient in Photoshop, has experience in 2D animation, and has already completed an Animation class in EXD. Intro to Animation prerequisite.

Intermediate/ Advanced; prerequisite

Fall AB 9 sessions

Film Study: Stage to Screen |

Musicals Film Study

A class for film students who want to study a unique genre and for actors/singers/dancers who want to see how storytelling shifts in the intimate medium of film. We will watch production numbers and segments from films produced during The Golden Age of Hollywood to the bold color/large scale

productions of the recent years. Students will discuss topics of technology, production value, storytelling, performance elements, etc.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 9 sessions

Understanding Story: Beginnings & Endings

Learn to combine the inevitable with the surprising, resolve interior and exterior conflicts, understand rounding, climax, dénouement, and more.

All levels welcome

Fall B 5 sessions

and the Stage

Analyzing songs for structure, determining how that structure can be changed, sliced, or rearranged in order produce a new song that makes sense from beginning to end. Usually this involves shortening

an intro, removing a verse and/or a chorus, shortening instrumental solos, and so on.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Understanding Story: Making Your Characters

Matter

Explore how a character’s yearning drives key elements of story, including narrative, dialogue, conflict, plot, and reader empathy. Understanding a character’s passion is essential to creating a compelling

person – someone with whom a reader wants to spend time.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Digital Art: Intro to Digital Painting

Learn intro-level Photoshop paint tools and Wacom tablets to achieve digitally rendered painting replicating still life arrangements and observational material. Gain more control over color, stroke, contrast, and form. Understand how painting skills and techniques translate to the digital world.

12 sessions

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Hands-On Technique: Trash & Flash Prop

Creation

Learn how to make image referenced objects out of found materials. Students will be using multiple sculptural techniques and recycled materials to create a final product.

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Digital Art: Continuing Digital

Painting

Further your digital painting skills by learning how to utilize new tools and brushes in Photoshop and exploring creative prompts. This class will address concept, storytelling and movement within a digital

painting. Students will show development in their intentionality when digitally creating. Intro to Digital Painting prerequisite.

Intermediate/ Advanced;

prerequisite

Winter AB

10 sessions

Writing for Performance: The Writers Room (collaboration with

Exploration to Improvisation)

Approach comedy writing through scripting and improvisation. Hone your comedy chops through game play and move toward writing a play, screenplay, or tv pilot.

Advanced level (10th, 11th grade)

Winter AB

10 sessions

Writing for Film: Screenwriting A

An in-depth study of three-act structure, writing techniques, character development and screenwriting software. Designed for the student who has completed Intro to Screenwriting.

2019-2020 Screenwriting prerequisite.

Intermediate/ Advanced

level, prerequisite

Winter AB

10 sessions

(Non-Actors)

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Understanding Story: Dialogue

Good dialogue is a great tool for both fiction and nonfiction writers, yet many writers avoid it. Explore “real talk” versus written conversation, analyze what characters should say and how they should say it,

and understand how speech creates action and propels a story forward.

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

B | Historical

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Understanding Story: Plot & The Hero’s

Journey

Explore elements of the Hero’s Journey to see how this format helps to create satisfying stories. All levels welcome

Spring A

6 sessions

Sound: Voiceovers A

All levels welcome

Spring A

6 sessions

Sound Design: Intro to Sound Design

for Film & Theater

Creating the soundtrack to the dramatic work: scores, foley, environmental. The music, the sound effects, and the atmosphere have a relationship to the work presented. Learn how to differentiate

between these parts and your role as a designer.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Writing for Film: Screenwriting B

Basic three-act structure, writing techniques, character development and screenwriting software will be covered.

11 sessions

Disney/Pixar Film Study

A film study class that looks at the powerhouse studio of Disney/Pixar. Film/Visual Art students will see how the medium has shifted from Disney's humble beginnings of hand-drawn characters to Pixar's

crisp computer animation. Acting students will discover how voice over storytelling has evolved with this growing medium. Disney enthusiasts will study these films with a more critical eye and appreciate

them on a deeper level.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Digital Photography: Intro to Digital Photography

Learn the technical and aesthetic properties of digital photography including camera operation, composition and lighting. Get hands on experience with programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom.

Designed for beginners and those who have minimal photography experience.

11 sessions

Digital Photography: Continuing Digital

Photography

Advanced technical and aesthetic properties of digital photography including camera operation, composition and lighting. Designed for students with experience in photography techniques and using programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Not for the novice. Intro to Digital Darkroom prerequisite.

Spring AB

11 sessions

Sound: Voiceovers B

All levels welcome

Spring B

5 sessions

Junior Open Film Lab Work arranged, planned, and managed in conjunction with goals proposed by the student, this studio time is an opportunity to work on independent or small group film projects. Students must present a work plan and timeline in advance that will be approved by the prime teacher and must show their

progress in each class to the supervising artist.

Advanced level

(grade 11)

Spring AB

11 sessions

Practical Lab: Mandatory Labs

(D&P only)

***MANDATORY for all D&P*** Mentors will provide safe guidance of props/scenery construction and/or costuming for PVA

productions.

D&P primes only

Fall, Winter, Spring

30 sessions

AHS or 2:50 – 4:50 Studio 39

A | Contemporary

All levels welcome

Fall A 5 sessions

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Entertainment

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Technique: Molding & Casting

Learn the methods for molding and replicating 3-Dimensional objects out of plaster, rigid plastic, and flexible foam.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Technique: Introduction to

Sewing A

Learn basic hand and machine stitches in addition to being able to sew buttons, snaps, and hooks & eyes. Learn how to cut and measure a basic pattern from fabric.

Intro level Fall B 5 sessions

Technique: Intermediate Sewing A

Learn more about pattern layout, fabric cutting, garment construction, and finishing techniques for garment construction.

Intermediate level

Winter A

7 sessions

Exploration: Theatrical Hair | Wigs

The hairstyles of the characters are an important element for placing a production in the proper genre and time period. The look of the hair, along with the costume and makeup, reveal for the audience the

characters' age, personality, socio-economic status, as well as the sense of fashion for the period.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

and the Stage

Analyzing songs for structure, determining how that structure can be changed, sliced, or rearranged in order produce a new song that makes sense from beginning to end. Usually this involves shortening

an intro, removing a verse and/or a chorus, shortening instrumental solos, and so on.

All levels welcome

Winter A

7 sessions

Devised Theater: Mask A | Mask Making

Part I of II (can be taken alone) From face casting to painting, students will learn how to make their own masks! Instructor will

introduce student to various mask traditions, and then guide them as they design their own. Masks will be used in performance studies in "Mask B | Performance".

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

Technique: Trash & Flash Prop Creation

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

All levels, all primes

welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

B | Historical

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Exploration: Theatrical Hair | Facial

The facial hair of the characters are an important element for placing a production in the proper genre and time period. The look of the hair, along with the costume and makeup, reveal for the audience the

characters' age, personality, socio-economic status, as well as the sense of fashion for the period.

All levels welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

Technique: Introduction to

Sewing B

Learn basic hand and machine stitches in addition to being able to sew buttons, snaps, and hooks & eyes. Learn how to cut and measure a basic pattern from fabric.

Intro level Spring A

6 sessions

Devised Theater: Mask B | Performance

Part II of II - Part I strongly recommended Watch your masks come to life! Students will train in mask performance using the masks produced in

Part I of this class.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Sound Design: Intro to Sound Design

for Film & Theater

Creating the soundtrack to the dramatic work: scores, foley, environmental. The music, the sound effects, and the atmosphere have a relationship to the work presented. Learn how to differentiate

between these parts and your role as a designer.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Technique: Intermediate Sewing B

Learn more about pattern layout, fabric cutting, garment construction, and finishing techniques for garment construction.

Intermediate level

Spring B

5 sessions

3D Sculpture: Wire Three-dimensional forms are shaped or assembled from wire or wire mesh by braiding, twisting, wrapping, tying, winding around other wires, or weaving into a loose or tight mesh.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

2D Painting: Intro to Watercolor

Designed for those who have no or little experience in watercolor, this course will focus on getting comfortable with watercolor painting techniques and enjoying the process of painting. The basics of

materials, tools, techniques, color, value and “seeing” your subject will be explored.

2D Drawing: Intro to Figure Drawing

Foundations of proportion, drawing from life, portraiture or figure work and using models. Intro level Fall AB 10 sessions

3D: Molding & Casting Learn the methods for molding and replicating 3-Dimensional objects out of plaster, rigid plastic, and flexible foam.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

Digital Art: Intro to Animation

Receive a foundational education on the twelve principles of animation and learn how to use the 2D Animation tools in Adobe Photoshop.

Entertainment

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

All levels welcome

Fall AB 10 sessions

2D Painting: Advanced Watercolor

Designed for students with some experience in watercolor who are interested in painting from observation and/or original source materials.

Fall AB 9 sessions

2D Drawing: Advanced Figure

Drawing

Designed for students with some experience in figure drawing. Explore portraiture, three-dimensional form, composition, and expression.

Fall AB 9 sessions

2D/3D: Non-Traditional Mixed Media |

Repurposing, Recycling, Mixed Media

Combine found objects or other unorthodox materials with traditional visual art mediums to explore their self-expression. The materials used in mixed media art are central to the vision of the artist and

play an important role in the message they are striving to convey.

All levels welcome

Fall AB 9 sessions

Digital Art: Continuing Animation

Designed for the student who is proficient in Photoshop, has experience in 2D animation, and has already completed an Animation class in EXD.

Intro to Animation prerequisite.

Fall AB 9 sessions

All levels, all primes

welcome

Winter B

5 sessions

2D Painting: Intro to Acrylic Painting

Handling acrylic paints and brushes and exploring a variety of techniques and subject matter such as landscape, self-portrait, and abstraction. The aim of this course is to give students the basic

techniques and ideas necessary to begin their own personal practice.

12 sessions

Digital Art: Intro to Digital Painting

Learn intro-level Photoshop paint tools and Wacom tablets to achieve digitally rendered painting replicating still life arrangements and observational material. Gain more control over color, stroke, contrast, and form. Understand how painting skills and techniques translate to the digital world.

12 sessions

3D: Trash & Flash Prop Creation

All levels welcome

Winter AB

12 sessions

2D Painting: Advanced Acrylic

Painting

Handling acrylic paints, brushes, techniques and subject matters, students will concentrate on their individual painting practice. Advanced color theory, knowledge and application of acrylic mediums.

Achieve effective brush control; demonstrate proper use of various brush types and application techniques.

Winter AB

10 sessions

Digital Art: Continuing Digital

Painting

Further your digital painting skills by learning how to utilize new tools and brushes in Photoshop and exploring creative prompts. This class will address concept, storytelling and movement within a digital

painting. Students will show development in their intentionality when digitally creating. Intro to Digital Painting prerequisite.

Winter AB

10 sessions

2D Painting: Intro to Oil Painting

Designed for students with limited or no previous experience in oil painting. Learn color theory, linear perspective and critical thinking to develop technical and conceptual painting skills with oil. Students

will complete two still life oil paintings.

11 sessions

3D Sculpture: Intro to Ceramics

Gain a knowledge of ceramic terms, various clay bodies, and be able to successfully create projects using the hand building techniques of pinch, coil, slab and extrusion as well as an understanding of

glazing and firing low fire ceramics.

11 sessions

3D Sculpture: Wire Three-dimensional forms are shaped or assembled from wire or wire mesh by braiding, twisting, wrapping, tying, winding around other wires, or weaving into a loose or tight mesh.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Digital Photography: Intro to Digital Photography

Learn the technical and aesthetic properties of digital photography including camera operation, composition and lighting. Get hands on experience with programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom.

Designed for beginners and those who have minimal photography experience.

11 sessions

2D Painting: Advanced Oil Painting

Designed for students with some experience in oil painting. Explore color theory, linear perspective and critical thinking to further develop technical and conceptual painting skills with oil. Students will

complete two or more still life oil paintings.

Spring AB

11 sessions

3D Sculpture: Advanced Ceramics

A more in depth look at ceramic terms, various clay bodies, hand building techniques of pinch, coil, slab and extrusion as well as glazing and firing. Students will also have exposure to the potter’s wheel

and the techniques for centering, lifting and opening on the wheel.

Spring AB

11 sessions

Digital Photography: Continuing Digital

Photography

Advanced technical and aesthetic properties of digital photography including camera operation, composition and lighting. Designed for students with experience in photography techniques and

using programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Not for the novice. Intro to Digital Darkroom prerequisite.

Spring AB

11 sessions

Disney/Pixar Film Study

A film study class that looks at the powerhouse studio of Disney/Pixar. Film/Visual Art students will see how the medium has shifted from Disney's humble beginnings of hand-drawn characters to

Pixar's crisp computer animation. Acting students will discover how voice over storytelling has evolved with this growing medium. Disney enthusiasts will study these films with a more critical eye and

appreciate them on a deeper level.

All levels welcome

Spring AB

11 sessions

Junior Open Art Studio Work arranged, planned, and managed in conjunction with goals proposed by the student, this studio time is an opportunity to work on independent AP Portfolio work. Students must present a work plan and timeline in advance that will be approved by the prime teacher and must show their progress in

each class to the supervising artist.

Advanced (grade 11)

Spring AB

11 sessions

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