Visual Arts
Welcome to our award winning Visual and Digital Arts program! Almost every year, our students win first place at several city or borough wide Art competitions, including the PS Art 2021 Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The celebrated artwork to the left, by one of our very own students, is the feature page of the Metropolitan museum website.
Our students are given the opportunity to explore a variety of materials and processes, while learning about art history. They are given the chance to have work shown at the Borough, City and State level.
THE MEMORY PROJECT
Each year, select students participate in The Memory Project. This is a program where we partner with orphans or refugee children from another country and students create an artwork based on their photo. These are then sent back to the children. The program is a great opportunity for students to engage in a global exchange!
OUR COURSE OFFERINGS
STUDIO IN ARTThis is the entry level foundations course that would be taken by all 9th grade students. This course explores a vast variety of materials and art styles. The layout of the class is based on the 7 elements of art, as these are the building blocks to any artwork.
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DRAWINGThis course builds upon previous skills in drawing. The students will explore a variety of drawing related media such as charcoal, colored pencil, pencil, micron pens, pastels, sharpie etc. Students focus on observational drawing from life and from photographs.
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DIGITAL ARTSThis course serves as an introduction to Photoshop skills and basic animation. Students will complete projects to learn a variety of techniques in photo editing, digital drawing and graphic design.
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PAINTINGIn this class, students will use acrylic and water color paints while employing various techniques. This will focus on the technical aspects of painting and will more deeply explore meaning making in artwork. This class will also develop students knowledge of color theory and the psychology behind color.
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PRINTMAKING/MIXED MEDIAThis course builds upon Drawing and Painting skills and using a variety of Printmaking processes. Students will be able to make block prints, etchings, practice handmade book making, collage, paper craft and more.
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AP 2D DESIGNThis course is offered to senior level students who have completed a sequence of art classes prior. Students create a portfolio of 15 pieces focused around a theme of their choice. At this point students have found their style and passion within the arts and can earn college credit for their work.
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3D DESIGNIn this class, students explore more 3 Dimensional materials such as clay, cardboard, found objects, wire and more. Students will learn about the planning stages for creating a work that can be viewed from all sides. Students will work individually and collaboratively on sculptures.
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PHOTOGRAPHYThis course will cover the fundamentals of photography and explore how the process works. Students will learn what makes a photograph a worthy artwork. Photoshop will be used as a tool for photo editing and manipulation.
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STUDENT WORK EXAMPLES
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