Art
Teachers
Curriculum
DRAWING - 1/2 CreditCourse No. 701
This class has two goals--to help you begin to understand other people's images and to begin to draw your own as well. Specific tools will be taught to help even the beginning beginner to be able to draw.
Course Fee: $20.00
ADVANCED DRAWING - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 702
The prerequisite for this course is Beginning Drawing
Course Fee: $30.00
BEGINNING PAINTING - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 703
Pastels, acrylics and watercolors will be used in this entry level class. We will learn tools to unlock the meanings in paintings done by others. We will also study some of their painting methods while at the same time striving for originality in our own.
Course Fee: $30.00
ACRYLICS - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 704
This is the advanced painting course for this year. Students will focus on acrylic technique as introduced in Beginning Painting. The prerequisite for this course is Beginning Painting.
Course Fee: $40.00
ART TRAVEL - 1/4 Credit
Course No. 705
This independent art class may be taken before traveling with the art group to Europe. This is independent and should not be included in your sixteen hours.
ART HISTORY - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 706
It is often easier to understand history by seeing pictures than by reading about it. People over the ages have put their philosophy and meaning of life into paintings and other artwork that can be decoded, in a sense, so that we can understand what life meant to other people, times and cultures. This year, we will be studying art from the Renaissance. Christian art will be a focus as well as art for all people groups. This class is open to anyone--you need not have taken the other art history classes to take this course. Some of the people who should take this class include art majors, any college bound students, history majors, students avoiding a studio art class, students planning to go on a WCHS European art trip, or anyone looking for a truly interesting class.
CERAMICS 1 - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 707
Students will enjoy this class if they like to build and create with clay. Building stoneware pieces by hand and throwing on the potter's wheel are the techniques learned. There are no prerequisites for this class.
Course fee: $30.00 per semester
CERAMICS 2 - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 708
Students in Ceramics II will continue to develop the techniques learned in Ceramics 1. Students will develop skill in hand building processes and throwing and trimming pieces on the potter's wheel. The prerequisite for this class is Ceramics I.
Course fee: $30.00 per semester
ADVANCED CERAMICS - 1 Credit
Course No. 709
Students in Advanced Ceramics will continue the handbuilding and throwing process using high-fire clay and glazes. They will understand mixing glazes and maintaining ceramic supplies and tools, i.e. loading the kiln. Students who take this course will be responsible for displaying their completed work. This course will be a two-period class. The prerequisite for this class is Ceramics II.
Course fee: $30.00
FIBER ARTS - 1/2 Credit
Course No. 710
Students will explore the areas of papermaking, printmaking, batik and Shibouri or Japanese fabric sculpture. Students will gain a knowledge of the history of each process and develop projects using knowledge gained in each area. Students will make paper, produce prints, weave a basket and create batik and Shibouri fabric pieces.
Course Fee: $30.00
Resources
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum of Modern Art, NY
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Butler Institute of American Art
- The Toledo Museum of Art
- Dayton Art Institute
- Columbus Museum of Art
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- Roseville Place
- Fireside Antiques
- Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg
- Web Gallery of Art
Opportunities
- Field Trips
- Mrs. Heisey periodically needs parents to accompany students on field trips to the Columbus Museum of Art. Watch for parent survey.
- CCAD Saturday School
- If you wish to remain on their mailing list, you must call each summer. They will send you a flyer about their Saturday programs. They have a drawing challenge each fall where students win scholarships based on their work accomplished during this one session. Many students have benefited from this program which is for students in grades 4-12. http://www.ccad.edu/
- Fort Hayes Art School
- Several art students form WCHS have gone half days to Fort Hayes. This accomplishes much as many of these students have earned the larger scholarships to CCAD. These students have longer, more focused art classes. These students are also guaranteed art in their scheduling. If you have determined that CCAD or another art school is for sure your college goal, you should at least consider this opportunity offered through the Columbus Public Schools. It's not Christian and it's not for everyone, but many have benefited. See Etta Mae Harris or Kathy Kanzeg for details. Mrs. Heisey has names of recent Fort Hayes students with whom you may want to talk. This is a 2-year half-day program for Juniors and Seniors. Students choose between a Commercial Art program or Fine Arts. http://www.fthayes.com/
- Scholarships And Portfolios
- Do not give away your artwork if you think you might go to art school. You will need it for a portfolio. Some colleges require it for entry to art school. Most scholarships are based on student portfolio which would be reviewed by colleges in February. Call your college to make sure you have the correct requirements and dates due. Colleges and universities may not require a portfolio; virtually all art schools do require one. Some require one that is on photographic slides. Ceramic work or other 3-D work may need to be photographed in any case. Most schools want 12-25 pieces of your best high school drawings, done from life or still life, In a large envelope. They do not want plagiarized work or 'cute' work such as cartoons. They do want well structured drawings emphasizing a creative look at a familiar subject. CCAD publishes a nice list of suggestions for a portfolio. Your art teacher will work with you to make sure that your artwork best represents your strengths. Do not wait to get scheduled for some art. By fall of your senior year you should have the 2-hour paining class.
- European Study Trips
- Mrs. Heisey takes students to Europe each year over spring break. The trips are open to students and adults. Students can get art credit for the trip. http://www.eftours.com/travel/worthingtonchristian.asp
- Art Club
- Mrs. Galbraith has open studio for any art students Wednesdays after school in the Ceramics room. See her for details.
- Art Shows
- Next year's Art Shows scheduled are:
- Fall Play
- Educating For Eternity - April/2000;
- Spring Play/Celebration of the Arts - May/2000;
- Mrs. Heisey's classes have art 'openings' (one-day shows during the school day) as part of their required work.
- Next year's Art Shows scheduled are:
- Alumni Connections
- Alumni, please send us your comments, your ideas, your email addresses or homepage so that we can keep up with you. How did you like the college to which you went? Did it prepare you for your current work? Would you recommend a student go into your field? All students? Some students? How could we have better prepared you for life? Stay connected! Come visit us at the school.
