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The Visual Arts Department provides visual art students with skills and techniques in various media while focusing on concepts and ideas. The freshman foundation year focuses on basic skills, concepts and theory in 2-D and 3-D Art and Design. Students advance to a diverse curriculum that offers study in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Ceramics, New Genres, Graphics, Illustration, Fashion, Fabric Design, Industrial Design and Animation.
Unique to the High School experience is that High Arts has an esteemed visual arts faculty comprised of professional artists recognized in their field. Classes are supplemented by visiting artists as well as field trips to Los Angeles museums and galleries. Students have exhibit opportunities throughout the year in professional venues and their work is produced in an annual Visual Arts Portfolio.
The Arts High Visual Arts department enjoys a reputation of excellence for the study of art and design and its students enter the finest art schools and universities nationwide. Students from the Class of 2007 can now be found studying at:
Art Center College of Design
Art Institute of Chicago
California College of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Otis College of Art and Design
Chicago Institute of Art
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
San Francisco Institute of Art (SFIA)
School of the Visual Arts in New York (SVA)
UC Berkeley, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Foundation Classes for Grade 9 Students
Art History: Contemporary Art
Drawing I
Drawing and Painting
Elements of Art and Design
Human Anatomy for Artists
Introduction to Graphic Design
Introduction to Painting
Introduction to 3-D Design and Sculpture
Mixed Media
Classes for Grades 10-12 Students
Advanced Computer 3D Animation (CCP)
Advanced Graphic Design
Advanced Illustration
Advanced Painting
Art Direction for Advertising
Art for Social Awareness
Art Talk
Contemporary Painting I, II, III
Fabric Design
Fashion Design & Illustration I and II
Fiber Sculpture
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing/Figure Painting
Handbuilt Ceramics
Illustration
Intermediate Painting: Nature of Materials
Introduction to Industrial Design
Introduction to Photography (CCP)
Life Drawing (CCP)
New Genres
Photography II
Printmaking I, II
Sculpture and Mixed Media
Storyboarding/Action Analysis
Studio and Survey: Introduction to Ceramics (CCP)
Survey and Studio: Introduction to Painting (CCP)
Traditional Animation
World Art (CCP)
Yoga: A Pathway to Artistic Expression
CCP = College Credit Program with CSULA
2007-2008 Exhibitions
Dec. 8, 2007 -Feb 18, 2008 Exhibition at the Pasadena Armory for the Arts
Mar. 15-21, 2008 Exhibition at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
May 16-21, 2008 Exhibition at Santa Monica Art Studios
June 5-13, 2008 Senior Art Show at DCA Gallery
