Welcome to Visual Arts

1. Objective: You will create an artwork in order to discover your knowledge of art elements, design principles, and aesthetic theories. DRILL: On the card with your name written on it answer: 1. What is art? Why do people make art? Why do you (or why don’t you make art?) Feel free to color and decorate this card. You will put it in your sketchbook. Welcome to Visual Arts

2. Today’s Goals: • Discuss what art is and why people do it or don’t do it. • Make an artwork that shows art elements, design principles, and aesthetic theories. • Look at the parent letter and supply list.

3. Artwork Criteria: • Must show at least one of the Art Elements. • Must demonstrate one principle of design. • Draw your face looking in the mirror that displays an aesthetic theory. • Be creative. • Use your space well. Add detail. 20 minutes. Objective: You will create an artwork in order to discover your knowledge of art elements, design principles, and aesthetic theories.

4. Art Elements~

5. Design Principles~ Unity – togetherness, harmony, oneness • Repetition • Continuation Emphasis /Focal Point- what stands out • Contrast - opposites • Isolation • Placement • Absence of focal point Balance– of the space • Symmetrical • Asymmetrical • Radial • All over pattern

6. Aesthetic Theories~ I mitational Formal Emotional Realistic Abstract Expressive

7. How does this meet the criteria? • Which art elements? • Which principles of design? • Focal point/ Emphasis • Unity/ Repetition • Balance • Which portrait style? • Realistic? • Formal-stylized? • Emotional? • How is it creative? • How is the space used?

12. Video(s)

13. Artwork Criteria: • Must show at least one of the Art Elements. • Must demonstrate one principle of design. • Draw your face looking in the mirror that displays an aesthetic theory. • Be creative. • Use your space well. Add detail. 20 minutes. Objective: You will create an artwork in order to discover your knowledge of art elements, design principles, and aesthetic theories.

14. Parent Letter~ These are the expectations that I have: • Students must always be on time. • Students must follow school policies (ie dress code, rules for electronics, etc…) • Students must be respectful to themselves, others, and the supplies. • Students will always listen during instruction and not talk unless they raise their hand as part of the discussion. • Students will stay focused on assignments. • Students must try their best to learn, to be creative and open-minded, to enjoy the class. 

15. Other information: • Music: I will play music in the classroom. Students can request music to play and on Fridays students can sign up to make a playlist or CD of their own (that is school appropriate) that I will play. The must not use their portable mp3 players or cell phones during class. I ask everyone’s cooperation with this. • Donations: Your son/ daughter can receive up to 10 points extra credit per quarter for any donations. Thank you for supporting the Visual Arts Department. List of required supplies and donations is on the back. • Final Exam: Fundamentals of Art students have a county written Final Exam. This course is a graduation requirement. Fine Arts and Studio Art will also have Final Exams that I prepare.

16. To contact Miss Gauger: • Email - agauger@bcps.org • Wiki school website for assignments: • Fundamentals of Art- www.gaugerfunofart.pbworks.com • Fine Arts- www.gaugerfinearts.pbworks.com • Studio Art- www.gaugerstudioapart.pbworks.com • Last year’s website and lessons- www.gaugerart.pbworks.com

17. Edline: • Students are required to sign up for edline. • Sign up for edline.com to receive grade reports and keep up-to-date on class assignments. www.edline.net Art Show: • Mark your Calendar for April 19, 2012. First Café is October 20, 2011.

18. Clubs in Room 231 • Art Club- meets on Wednesdays from 2-4pm • Yoga Club- meets on Tuesdays from 3-4:30pm

19. Back-To- School night This ThursdaySept 3rdTime: 5-7pm

20. Supply List- Required Supplies Art 1- ◊ 10 pencils to be donated ◊ Sketchbook ◊ At least one donation from list Fine Arts and Studio Art- ◊ 5pencils to be donated ◊ Sketchbook ◊ At least one donation from list ◊ Lab Fee $25 required ◊ Folder with 3 prongs/ pockets or small binder

21. Donations- One is required. • Ball point pens • Chalkboard paint • Jewelry- beads • Toothbrushes • Puzzles • Jars. Containers with lids • Games and pieces • Toys • Magnets • Velcro • Hole punchers • Embroidery Thread • Blender • Metallic supplies • Nail polish • Safety pins • Hinges- small • Glow-in the dark • Fabric paint • Popsicle sticks • Scrapbooking stuff • sharpies

22. Donations- One is required. • Magazines • Newspaper • Grocery bags • Largeziploc bags for freezer • Binders • Folders • Hole punchers • Date stamp • Stamps • Stamp pads • Stencils • Manilla folders • Calendars • crayons

23. Student information sheet~ • Include your grade level – 9th-12th • Include as much music as possible. • ART 1 – list any friends or relatives that have had art or Miss Gauger- list their name. • Art 2- list your Art 1 teacher.

24. Review: • Name some art elements • Name some design principles • What are the aesthetic theories? • Why do people make art? • Can anyone be an artist? (We’ll discuss this further tomorrow.