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Finished Artwork & Sketchbooks: Students will have the freedom to play with material and make art of their choice with the expectation that they will persevere through the learning process and create display ready art work- W.O.W (Wonderful Original Works of art) pieces based on a theme within the explore block. Artist statements are required as a form of reflection for final art projects.
- Art is a 7 week course (exception: Advanced Art is a 18 week course).
- ART FEES: $5 quarter class ($10 for advanced art), Please make checks payable to BMS. This money goes directly to the art supplies that students use in the classroom. (If unable to pay the art fee, just send a note, email or call and the fee will be waived.)
- Art shows will be at various times throughout the school year. Our winter show is at BHS gallery by the performing arts center. January through March selected works will be on display at the Pine River Library. In spring our Family night will celebrate the arts with a show, music and hands-on activities.
- All new and 6th grade artists will need a spiral bound sketchbook with blank pages.
- Grading: In our Choice Based studio students are expected to; Play, Plan, Make, Reflect and Share. Students will use the Studio Habits of the Mind as a guide to being an artist: Develop Craft, Engage & Persist, Envision, Express, Observe, Stretch & Explore, Understand the Art World, Reflect.
Finished Artwork & Sketchbooks: Students will have the freedom to play with material and make art of their choice with the expectation that they will persevere through the learning process and create display ready art work- W.O.W (Wonderful Original Works of art) pieces based on a theme within the explore block. Artist statements are required as a form of reflection for final art projects.
- 6th grade Art Fair: I award “art bucks” to students in relationship to their daily professional grade. At the end of each semester we will have an art fair where students sign up to be vendors and sell their arts and crafts to each other.