Page Last Updated Monday, May 31, 2010

	Welcome back! On this page you will find course information for all of the Visual Art programming at Menihek. Just scroll down to access current notices, class projects and due dates. Parents, If you would like an update on your child’s progress, please email me or phone the school for an appointment. Contact me: jrthomas@lsb.ca Phone: 944 7731 (8:00am to 4:00pm)

The Student Art Exhbition was a success! The show will be taken down on Monday afternoon and artworks will be passed back throughout this week. Great work everyone! Thank you to all who came out for the opening.

General Messages:

Students are responsible for coming to class and keeping up with their work. If they miss class for any reason they need to arrange for a time after school to get caught up on their project work.

Marks in Art are cumulative. Students can rework past projects or submit work they have missed at any point of the year. (With exception to junior high students who are semesterized) It is strongly advised that students complete work in a timely manner as not to be overwhelmed at marking periods.

Students are responsible for the content in their artwork. Any artwork that can be interpreted as featuring drugs, alcohol, smoking, racism, sexism, or homophobia is inappropriate for school, and certainly for my class. Any work that disregards this will be confiscated and receive a mark of zero.

Class	Project or Topic Covered		Date Assigned	Due Date
Art 8 Group 3 Course Outline	- Name Assignment - Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Cover Design		February 1^st February 17^th
	- Introduction to Sketching - Cartoon sketches (2)		March 11
	All work from this term must be completed by Friday, April 16^th to be included on this term’s report card.
	- Introduction to watercolour paint - Cartoon Painting	April 12^th
	- Soft Pastel Demonstration	May 5^th
	- Pastel Landscape Drawing	May 11^th
	- Kaleidoscope Design

Class	Project or Topic Covered		Date Assigned	Due Date
Art 8 Group 4 Course Outline	- Name Assignment - Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Cover Design		February 1^st
	- Introduction to Sketching - Cartoon sketches (2)		March 10^th
	All work from this term must be completed by Friday, April 16^th to be included on this term’s report card.
	- Introduction to watercolour paint - Cartoon Painting	April 1^st
	- Soft Pastel Demonstration	May 7^th
	- Pastel Landscape Drawing	May 11^th
	- Kaleidoscope Design

Class	Project or Topic Covered	Date Assigned		Due Date
Art 9 Group 3 Course Outline	- Who Are You Assignment - Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design Project	February 1^st February 16^th
	- Introduction to Linear Perspective - One Point Perspective worksheet - Two Point Perspective worksheet	March 11^th
	All work from this term must be completed by Friday, April 16^th to be included on this term’s report card.
	- Perspective Landscape Drawing		April 1^st
	- Introduction to Claymation		May 7^th
	- Claymation Groupwork		May 10^th

Class	Project or Topic Covered	Date Assigned		Due Date
Art 9 Group 4 Course Outline	- Who Are You Assignment - Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design Project	February 1^st February 17^th
	- Introduction to Linear Perspective - One Point Perspective worksheet - Two Point Perspective worksheet	March 9^th
	All work from this term must be completed by Friday, April 16^th to be included on this term’s report card.
	- Perspective Landscape Drawing		April 1^st
	- Introduction to Claymation		May 5^th
	- Claymation Groupwork		May 11^th

Class	Project or Topic Covered	Date Assigned				Due Date
Art & Design 2200 (1) Course Outline	- Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design - Complete the Image Project - Intro to Sketchbook Development - Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Introduction to Value - Value Scale Assignment	September 11 September 14 September 28 October 7 October 8 October 19 October 19				Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, Oct 30^th The other projects will be marked on Friday, Nov 6^th
	November 9^th : Progress reports with comments have been passed back
	- Slideshow presentation on artist Chuck Close and the art of Grisaille - Tonal Grid Project			October 22 October 23	Due Friday, Jan 8^th
	- Introduction to Mask Making PowerPoint presentation and project			December 14
	Due to lack of work completed, Sketchbooks are being returned to students unmarked. From Feb 1^st – 11^th students will focus on developing their sketchbooks by completing a series of assignments. The sketchbooks will be collected in a few weeks for re-evaluation.
	Sketchbook Assignment # 2: Experimenting with Media		February 1		Friday, April 16th
	Sketchbook Assignment # 3: Using Writing: Word Art		February 10
	Exquisite Corpse Assignment		February 23
	Plaster Relief Carving Project		March 15
	Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, April 16^th for marking. Any work not submitted by this date will not be included on term 3 report card.
	Still Life Charcoal Drawings		April 19^th
	Shape Design Project		May 3^rd
	Prismatic Watercolour Painting		May 18^th
	Contrast-O Art Image

Class	Project or Topic Covered		Date Assigned		Due Date
Art & Design 2200 (2) Course Outline	- Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design - Complete the Image Project - Intro to Sketchbook Development - Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Introduction to Value - Value Scale Assignment		September 11 September 14 September 28 October 7 October 8 October 21 October 21		Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, Oct 30^th The other projects will be marked on Friday, Nov 6^th
	November 9^th : Progress reports with comments have been passed back
	- Slideshow presentation on artist Chuck Close and the art of Grisaille - Tonal Grid Project		October 22 October 23		Due Friday, Jan 8^th
	- Introduction to Mask Making PowerPoint presentation and project -	December 14
	Due to lack of work completed, Sketchbooks are being returned to students unmarked. From Feb 1^st – 11^th students will focus on developing their sketchbooks by completing a series of assignments. The sketchbooks will be collected in a few weeks for re-evaluation.
	Sketchbook Assignment # 2: Experimenting with Media	February 1		Friday, April 16th
	Sketchbook Assignment # 3: Using Writing: Word Art	February 10
	Exquisite Corpse Assignment	February 23
	Plaster Relief Carving Project	March 16
	Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, April 16^th for marking. Any work not submitted by this date will not be included on term 3 report card.
	Charcoal Still Life Drawing	April 19^th
	Shape Design Project	May 4^th
	Prismatic Watercolour Painting	May 14^th
	Contrast-O Art Image

Class	Project or Topic Covered		Date Assigned		Due Date
Art & Design 3200 (1) Course Outline	- Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design - Intro to Sketchbook Development - Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Introduction to Pen and Ink - Ink Doodling worksheets (sketchbook)		September September October 7 October 7 October 21 October 22		Sketchbooks have been graded and returned. Portfolios will be marked on Friday, Nov 6
	- Pen and Ink Project		October 22		Due on Jan 8^th
	November 9^th : All work has been assessed and progress reports passed back.
	- Slideshow presentation on Abstract Art - Sketchbook Assignment # 2	December 14 December 14		Due on Jan 15^th
	- Slideshow presentation on Colour Theory - Creative Colour Wheel Project	December 16 December 16		Friday, April 16th
	Oil Pastel Pipe Project (handout in class) - 3 sketchbook sketches - Final Drawing in Oil	February 2^nd		Friday, April 16th
	Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, April 16^th for grading
	- Claudia Cortes: Color in Motion website - Special Object Acrylic Painting - Acrylic Painting Demonstration - Class Critique	March 4^th March 10^th
	Introduction to Photoshop	April 26^th
	Surrealistic Layering Project	May 9^th
	Magazine Design Project	May 12^th
	Orton Sandwich Technique	May
	Final Independent Project

Class	Project or Topic Covered	Date Assigned			Due Date
Art & Design 3200 (2) Course Outline	- Introduction to Brainstorming - Portfolio Design - Intro to Sketchbook Development - Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Introduction to Pen and Ink - Ink Doodling worksheets (sketchbook)	September September October 5 October 6 October 21 October 22			Sketchbooks have been graded and returned. Portfolios will be marked on Friday, Nov 6
	- Pen and Ink Project	October 22			Due on Jan 8^th
	November 9^th : All work has been assessed and progress reports passed back
	- Slideshow presentation on Abstract Art - Sketchbook Assignment # 2		December 14 December 14	Due on Jan 15^th
	- Slideshow presentation on Colour Theory - Creative Colour Wheel Project		December 16 December 16	Friday, April 16th
	Oil Pastel Pipe Project (handout in class) - 3 sketchbook sketches - Final Drawing in Oil		February 2^nd
	Sketchbooks will be collected on Friday, April 16^th for grading
	Claudia Cortes: Color in Motion website - Special Object Acrylic Painting - Acrylic Painting demonstration - Class Critique		March 4^th March 10^th
	Introduction to Photoshop		April 19^th
	Surrealistic Layering Project		April 22^nd
	Magazine Design Project		May 4^th
	Orton Sandwich Technique		May 14^th
	Final Independent Project

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