A year ago, the North High Art Department decided to implement a written final to replace the standard comprehensive final. We felt that a written final would provide us with a more accurate assessment of student knowledge, application and understanding of art concepts & techniques.
On January 14, 2012, North High School Art Department hosted its 1st Annual Art Teacher Idea Exchange hosted by the Wisconsin Art Education Association and local WAEA members, Carol Rokicki of North/South High School and Brian Sommersberger of Random Lake Elementary School worked together along with Lee Amborn of Black River Falls Middle School to develop an open invitation to K-12 art educators in the North East Region, which included local colleges and private schools. Lee Amborn has been doing the Annual Art Teacher’s Idea Exchange in his district for the last 28 years.
Carol and Brian thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for art teachers to get together and exchange ideas/lesson plans and instructional thoughts. Those who participated were told to bring numerous copies of one lesson plan plus visual samples. Teachers were also asked to bring one “teacher tip” to share. Participants were excited about having the opportunity to see different ideas and approaches to art instruction. About 10 art educators attended the 1st Annual Art Teacher’s Idea Exchange from various grade levels and districts. The 2nd Annual Art Teacher Annual Idea Exchange is already being planned for next year.
Brian Sommersberger is currently serving as WAEA’s North East Regional Vice-President. Carol Rokicki is currently serving as WAEA’s Secondary Representative.
Drawing/Painting I students are creating large format drawings based on the use of a grid and focusing on the application of tones to create volume in their drawings.
The Art Foundations 3 students are reproducing famous works of art from artists while studying artists like O’keefe, Kandinsky, Johns, Miro, Mondrian, Picasso, van Gogh, Matisse, Monet, Manet, and Dali. Each student selects an artist of his/her choosing and then one of the artist’s works to reproduce.
Works reproduced are to be created as close to the size that they would be seen in a museum. All paintings will be displayed at North High in a museum-style setting.
Congratulations to Mrs. Rokicki, North High art teacher, and her Senior Art 1 students.
credit: Senior Art Students
The Art Foundations 3 students completed a unit on Pen & Ink. We used three different type of pen techniques; stippling, hatching and cross-hatching to create our compositions. Once they were finished, we had to select an area that we could extend outside of the picture plane using a white charcoal pencil.
Art Foundations 3
The Art Foundations 1 students completed their Self-abstract Portraits. We had to use geometric and organic shapes to break up our self-portraits. Once we designed it we had to choose a color scheme or color schemes to paint them.
Art Foundations 1
The advanced art students finished this backdrop for Les Miserables, which opens Friday, November 4 at 7pm. We are looking forward to attending the play and checking out the backdrop from a different perspective.
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