Summit Academy
Art Foundations 1 - Covers a wide variety of art mediums, including printmaking, water color, acrylic, collage, photography, ceramics, stop motion video making, learning about contemporary and past art methods.
Art Foundations 2 - An intermediate course in visual arts that builds on concepts introduced in Art Foundations 1
"I never painted dreams or nightmares. I painted my own reality." - Frida Kahlo
Art 1 - Course designed to provide an overview of visual arts through drawing, painting, sculpture, and a variety of other media. With an emphasis on studio production, this course is designed to develop higher-level thinking, art-related technology skills, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics.
Ceramics - develops basic skills in the creation of 3-D forms and pottery from clays. Techniques in hand building, wheel throwing, basic glazing, and firing are taught. With an emphasis on studio production, this course is designed to develop higher-level thinking and art related technology skills. Some art criticism, art history, and aesthetics may be included. Should take Art I prior to this course.
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."
Drawing - This course will explore a variety of drawing techniques and artistic movements to gain a foundation of drawing skills. Students in the class will learn about the mechanics of drawing and focus on observing the world around us. There is a focus on pencil drawing and charcoal