For a full list of art classes available to LHS students, please click here to get to the course catalog.
Course Name: Intro to Art
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead, Mrs. Dyson & Mrs. Hjelm
Course description: This studio course is designed for the beginning art student seeking hands-on art experience. Students will have the opportunity to explore the many areas of the visual arts including: drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics; as well as to increase their understanding of the elements and principles of design. Each student will have an introduction to a variety of materials: acrylic paint, clay, watercolor, printmaking, drawing pencils, as well as colored pencils and markers. Students will enhance their creative problem solving skills as well as have the ability to customize the projects and activities they work on in the classroom. This hands-on course also includes some lecture and discussion.
*Prerequisite for additional studio art courses
Course Name: Housing and Design
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead
No prerequisites.
Course description: This introductory hands-on course is aimed to explore the many aspects of the housing world; from buying/renting a place to live to designing the exterior and interior spaces for a variety of life situations. Emphasis is placed on the interior design process; human, environmental and behavioral factors; color theory, elements and principles of design; hand sketching/digital design techniques, space planning, as well as the selection of products and materials for residential interiors.
The students will have the opportunity to develop skills through multiple hands-on activities and projects (brochures, displays, floor plans and scale drawings); using a variety of media (collage, paint, colored pencils, and digital design software).
Course Name: Art in Advertising
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead
Art in Advertising is a relatively NEW class! The students really seemed to enjoy the class! We start off with basics like logo design and the art of typography, move into some photoshop work with the art of deception, back into hands on projects focused on the techniques of persuasion, there is a block printing project as well as developing our own ice cream flavors and then creating a 3D package for it.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Description: This hands-on art course is designed for students with an interest in advertising. Designing logos, packaging for products, and fun visuals all catch the consumer’s eye. Students will develop their visual communication skills through the manipulation of the appearance, form, and function of products in society today. Exploration of different media will be encouraged. Students will be given design problems to solve, translating ideas into form. Consumers buy most of their products based on their appearance; the relationship between design and function will be investigated as well as how social media and popular culture influence products available for purchase.
Course Name: Sculpture
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead
Sculpture is another fun class, it’s all about working in 3D. We start out with popsicle stick sculptures focusing on composition, we move into breaking a picture into different layers (like a topographic map) with felt. We work with clay and the casting process and make some abstract fun pieces along with elongated figure sculptures.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Description: In this course, students will have the opportunity to develop three-dimensional art forms in both in-the-round and relief using a variety of materials such as natural clay, plaster, wire, and foam core. Students will explore the four basic sculpture methods: modeling, construction, carving, and casting. Students will also experience the casting process using a plaster waste mold. Sculpture is a studio course with some lecture and discussion.
Course Name: Ceramics I
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead
Course description: The objective of this course is to develop skills, both hand building and wheel working, with natural clay materials. Students will experience various methods of construction and glazing techniques. Students will experience the works of professional ceramic artists and will be presented with the cultural and historical background of the craft. Functional, decorative, and sculptural pieces will be produced. Ceramics I is a studio course with some lecture and discussion.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Name: Ceramics 2
Teacher: Mrs. Halstead
Course description: The objective of this course is to further develop skills in hand building and wheel working. Individual major projects will be required and both functional and sculptural pieces will be produced. Students will experience the works of professional ceramic artists and the cultural and historical background of the craft will be further explored. Ceramics II is a studio course with some lecture and discussion.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Art and Ceramics I
Course Name: Oil Painting
Teacher: Mrs. Dyson
Course description: Have you always wanted to learn how to paint animals, landscapes and abstract art? This is the class for you. Working from photos and observation I will take you through step by step how to create paintings with texture and color. You do not need to know how to draw to take painting. you do however need Intro to Art.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Name: Acrylic Painting
Teacher: Mrs. Dyson
Course description: This is a water-based media class where you will learn watercolor and acrylic techniques. This course will introduce a variety of water media painting techniques, including watercolor, acrylic and gouache. Basic elements and principles of design, along with composition and color theory will be reinforced. Students will be exposed to major styles of painting through painting techniques. Choice and care of materials will be stressed and strong drawing skills are recommended. Acrylic Painting is a studio course with some lecture and discussion. We also work with mixed media. Subjects that we will paint are animals, fish, birds, landscapes, mandalas and feathers. You do not need to know how to draw to take this class, but you do need Intro to Art.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Name: Art History and pop culture
Teacher: Mrs. Dyson
Course description: This is a hands on class that will take you on a journey from cave painting to Van Gogh and beyond. We learn about the time period by creating art done during that time. We then relate it to Popular Culture of today. You do NOT need Intro to art to take this class.
Course Name: Unified Art (Previously known as Art Interactive)
Teacher: Mrs. Hjelm
Course description: This is a non-pre-requisite Art elective where much like the Unified Sports, you the buddy/helper student will work side by side with an ACT (special needs) student on various art projects throughout the semester. Your goal is to create a safe environment while working cooperatively and assisting them with tools and supplies used throughout the various projects. It is a very rewarding class where you get to understand the capabilities and limitations of the ACT students, along with the modifications needed to meet their challenges, while building great relationships at the same time.
Course Name: Drawing
Teacher: Mrs. Hjelm
Course description: You do not have to feel that you have a strong drawing skill to take this class. Students explore contour, sketching, line quality and value techniques as well as learn the importance of using negative space awareness and the sighting method as tools to see and draw more accurately. They will animate a tool in a cartoon style project during our creative unit and experience Pen and Ink as a new drawing medium. Students will learn how to draw facial features and through a step by step process complete their own self-portrait.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art
Course Name: Advanced Drawing
Teacher: Mrs. Hjelm
Pre-requisite: Drawing
*Advanced Drawing is dual enrollment 3-credit class with SNHU when there is a minimum of six students who sign up.
Course description: This is a class where you really get to refine your drawing skills as well as build portfolio quality work. You will incorporate the use of the Pencil including shading, line quality and creating 3D form through shading, to improve skills on drawing folds in drapery and reflective qualities on shiny things.
There will be further exploration of the Pen and Ink media, including brush techniques and colored inks. Students will be introduced to pastels as a drawing medium and this will be incorporated into a full color self-portrait. Figure drawing will culminate the course with drawing activities including the skeleton, cross contour and gesture drawings. If time allows there may be some landscape concepts included as well.
When the class is able to run for SNUH credit, the class work will remain the same for students who have signed up and those who do not.
Course Name: AP Studio Art
Teacher: Mrs. Dyson
Course description: Do you want to pursue a career in the arts? Did you know art, fashion and architecture schools want a portfolio of art work for admission? AP Studio is the class to take after you have taken Intro to Art and two upper level art classes (preferably a painting and a drawing class) Over the course of the school year you will develop a style and gain knowledge and experience in what to expect in the business of artmaking.
Pre-requisite: Intro to Art and two or more upper level art classes.
Please see Ms. Dyson with any questions.
Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.
Course Name: AP 3D Art and Design
Teacher: Art teachers may vary
Prerequisite: Introduction to Art and Ceramics I and/or Sculpture.
Course description: Want to make creative 3D artwork all while boosting your college applications? This course is designed for those students who are interested in working with three-dimensional art techniques while you create a digital portfolio of work using a variety of sculptural and ceramic media. Throughout the course, you will develop an inquiry that guides artmaking through practice, experimentation, and revision of materials, processes, and ideas while demonstrating 3-D art and design skills with sculpture, architecture, bookmaking, functional and sculptural clay building methods, interior design, fibers, and others. Students will participate in group discussions on art philosophy, aesthetics, the creative process, art criticism and the art market. Students should take AP 3D Art and Design either Junior or Senior year.
Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.
Course Name: Computer Graphic Design
Teacher: Art teachers may vary
Course description: This course introduces students to digital graphic design, emphasizing the transformation of ideas from sketches to digital designs using software. Students will learn about page layout, design principles, integrating text and graphics, and typography. The course covers both artistic and technical skills, including editing techniques and digital formatting, while exploring related career paths in graphic design. This course fulfills the Computer (Information and Communication Technologies) 0.5 Graduation Requirement. This class fulfills the art graduation requirement.
Course Name: Digital Photography
Teacher: Art teachers may vary
Course description: This introductory photography course is designed to equip students with the essential skills to capture compelling images using digital cameras and/or smartphones. By focusing on composition elements and principles, students will learn how to frame shots effectively, create visually interesting photographs and edit photos for optimal results. The course will also foster creativity and explore various photographic techniques to express personal vision. Photoshop and Lightroom software will be explored to enhance your pictures.
Course Name: Advanced Digital Photography
Teacher: Art teachers may vary
Course description: This course is a continuation of smartphone photography designed to expand students’ skills of smartphone photography as well as introduce them to DSLR cameras, continuing to empower them to capture captivating, professional quality images. The course will have an emphasis on studio work and the creation of a successful students’ professional quality portfolio. Prerequisite: Digital Photography
Course Name: Exploring Printmaking (formerly known as Exploring Graphic Arts)
Teacher: Art teachers may vary
Course description: This course is your passport to the exciting world of printing. You’ll explore the art and science behind creating the visual content that surrounds us every day. From classic techniques like etching and block printing to cutting-edge methods like screen printing and digital printing, you’ll learn them all with hands-on experience.