Patapsco Highschool and Center for the Arts
Foundations 9th Art Magnet

Foundations of Art is an introductory course for the art magnet students. This is a GT level course usually taken in the 9th grade. This is a year long course where students will explore different disciplines of art; drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, art history and media, rotating between 3 week mini courses. The purpose of this course is to build skills, expose students to different art experinces and develop good studio practices.

Semester 1 Subject Rotations:
Teachers: Sherri Fisher & Liberty Grayek

• Drawing (All students will begin with drawing, then rotate to the other subject areas)
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Art History
• Multi Media

Semester 2 Subject Rotations:
Teachers: Sherri Fisher & Bernadine Zienkiewicz

• Portraiture
• Color Theory
• Landscape Drawing
• Oil Painting
• Water Color
• Figure Drawing

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