Welcome to the Wilson School District Visual Art Department
Mission Statement
The mission of the Wilson School District Art Department is to ensure that all students at every developmental level experience creative, academic, and social growth through the visual arts.
Art Department Philosophy
Art is a human endeavor that reveals all that we have learned about life, culture, technology, and ourselves. Through art, we come to perceive and understand our world. Art education allows us to teach our children the importance, purposes, and possibilities of art.
The art education program is designed to help students connect with the enduring ideas about art and the human experience.  People have made art throughout time allowing civilizations to identify with their culture, understand their experiences, expressing their own thoughts and feelings, solving problems and find creative solutions. We aim to provide students with an appreciation of the art that has been made before us, the contextual situations that impact art production in the past and present, and the multitude of reasons that people across the globe and through time have communicated visually through art.
The goals of art education in the Wilson School District are to assist each student to:
Enduring Ideas and Art
- Recognize the enduring ideas that connect art and the human experience.
- Realize that art occurs when people process personal experiences in a visual way.
- Ask essential questions about the purposes of art and art making.
Cultural and Historical Awareness
- Explore other cultures through art and artifacts.
- Recognize the impact of styles, movements, and individual artists on the history of art.
- Realize that art is a product of culture and society.
- Interpret the visual images of contemporary culture.
- Express personal reactions, thoughts and feelings to daily experiences.
Creativity
- Utilize art to solve problems in a visual way.
- Build problem-solving skills through art making
- Find and test creative solutions to problems.
Appreciation
- Recognize that art is a form of communication.
- Realize that the communication through art enriches the lives of the artist and the
audience.
SkillBuilding
- Develop a variety of art-making skills
- Experience a variety of art tools and media.
Faculty
Angelotti, Gina
Carr, Chris
DeNault, Shireen
Flanagan, Joanna
Graber, Scott
Iswalt, Heather
Jones, Lauren
Mckemy, Elizabeth
Moyer, Lauren
Wallence, Lorijean
Prerequisite: Ceramics
Credits: 1
This course is open to any student who has successfully completed the ceramics course. In this course, students will continue to explore various ceramic construction Read More…
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The 6th grade art experience will focus on reviewing many of the fundamental skills acquired in Elementary school such as the elements and principles of Read More…
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In 7th grade the students will experience the continuation of the ñfundamentalsî of art and design. Students will further develop their skills in drawing, color Read More…
Prerequisite: Drawing II and Painting II
Credits: 1
Students registering for this course select a concentration in drawing, 2D design, or 3D design. Whichever area is chosen, the creation of portfolio is required. Read More…
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Art is the visual expression of worldly influences and human intelligence. In this general art course, students will identify the common themes of art-making throughout Read More…
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1
This course is designed to provide an understanding and appreciation of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within historical and cultural contexts from a Read More…
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 0.5
Do you want to learn how to hand build with clay? Ceramics is designed for the beginner through the advanced art student. You will explore Read More…
Prerequisite: Drawing 1 preferred
Credits: 1
Do you enjoy art AND technology? Are you interested in taking your artwork into the digital world? We will review and expand your skills using Read More…
Prerequisite: Digital Arts I
Credits: 1
This course will build on the skills and knowledge gained in Digital Arts I. We will expand on computer skills to execute bigger and more Read More…
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 0.5
Do you like to draw? Do you wish your drawing skills were more developed? This course starts off working with line, builds up to shading Read More…
Prerequisite: Drawing II
Credits: 0.5
All art has meaning and this course will help you to examine and understand how to convey meaning in your own work. You will stretch Read More…
Prerequisite: Drawing II
Credits: 0.5
Are you looking to build your portfolio? Colleges look for portfolios that have a diverse collection of work, such as portraits, still-life, figure drawings as Read More…
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 0.5
This course begins with the exploration of color mixing including tints and shades then we add in all the colors! Students will paint on paper, Read More…
Prerequisite: Painting I
Credits: 0.5
Continue your exploration of painting by delving into personal expression. Students will paint with watercolor, acrylic and be introduced to oil paints on a variety Read More…
Prerequisite: Painting II
Credits: 0.5
In this class we will continue to explore and experiment with oil, acrylic, and watercolor and paint on a variety of surfaces. You will stretch Read More…
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Paper has been used for centuries and in a variety of ways. This course explores many uses of this interesting material. We will make paper, Read More…
Prerequisite: None
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Do you like to build things or work with your hands? If you enjoy working with wire, plaster, cardboard, and found objects, then this course Read More…
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The fundamental and unique principles of three-dimensional art are analyzed in a variety of constructive experiences. Concepts of space, movement, mass, volume, and the qualities Read More…
Prerequisite: None
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A craft is not only beautiful but also useful. Traditional crafts are created throughout the world by many talented people other than classically trained artists. Read More…Courses
Advanced Ceramics
Art – 6th Grade
Art – 7th Grade
Art and Design – AP
Art Explorations – 8th Grade
Art History – AP
Ceramics
Digital Arts I
Digital Arts II
Drawing I
Drawing II
Drawing III
Painting I
Painting II
Painting III
Paper Crafts
Sculpture
The 3-D Art Experience – 8th Grade
Traditional Global Crafts
Art Elective Courses
9th Grade Art Elective Courses
- Drawing 1
- Painting 1
- Crafts
- Abstraction
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Visual Design and Image Manipulation
10th Grade Art Elective Courses
- Drawing1
- Painting 1
- Drawing 2
- Painting 2
- Crafts
- Abstraction
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Advanced Ceramics
- AP Art History
- Digital Drawing/Painting
- Visual Design and Image Manipulation
11th Grade Art Elective Courses
- Drawing 1
- Painting 1
- Drawing 2
- Painting 2
- Drawing3
- Painting 3
- Crafts
- Abstraction
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Advance Ceramics
- AP Art History
- AP Studio Art
- Digital Drawing/Painting
- Visual Design and Image Manipulation
12th Grade Art Elective Courses
- Drawing1
- Painting 1
- Drawing2
- Painting 2
- Drawing3
- Painting 3
- Crafts
- Abstraction
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Advance Ceramics
- AP Art History
- AP Studio Art
- Digital Drawing/Painting
- Visual Design and Image Manipulation