Advanced Painting & Drawing

Tucson High Magnet School

Andrea Burk
2015-16

WelcometoAdvancedPaintingandDrawing!Thisyearlongcapstonecourseisspeciallydesigned
fortheseriousvisualartist(inanymedia)concentratingon:
portfoliobuilding
internships
Independentstudy
highereducation/professionalgoals
StudentsinAdvancedArtwillbeexpectedtobuildaportfolioofworkthroughassignmentsand/or
independentprojects,andtoselectoneothersemestergoal,suchasengaginginanoffcampus
internshiporapprenticeship,participatinginorcuratingashow,performance,orexhibit,applying
tooneormorecollegesorprofessionalskillstrainingprograms,jobsincreativefields,etcetera.
YouwillalsohavetheoptionofsubmittingyourportfolioforcriticalevaluationbytheCollegeBoard
toearnAPcredit.

Wewillmeetregularlyduringclasstimetoestablishandmaintainanongoingdiscourseaboutyour
projectsandotherengagements.Iwillhelpyousecureconnectionsinthecommunity,trynew
media,completeportfoliosforprogramapplicationsorAP,andmore.Asasmalllearning
community,studentsinthisclasswillbeexpectedtoworktogetherandsupportoneanother
throughconstructiveandprofessionalcritiques,collaborativeprojects,andsharingofskills.

Therewillbeseveralopportunitiesoverthecourseoftheyearforinvolvementincommunityart
projects,studentswillbeencouragedtoattendforcredit(andpossibleextracredit).Nooutside
timecommitmentswillbemandatory.

Teacher Contact
andrea.burk@tusd1.org
Website:
http://burkart1516.weebly.com
Icheckmyemailseveraltimesaday,andIwillrespondtoanyquestionswithin24hourson
weekdays.Theclasswebsitewillbeupdatedregularly,butassignmentspostedonlinearenota
substituteforinclassstudioexperience.

About me:

IholdaBFAinstudioartfromtheUniversityofArizonawithafocusonpaintinganddrawing,andIkeepup
mypersonalpracticeinastudiodowntown.Itaughtartworkshopstoallgradelevelsfor10yearsbeforejoiningthefaculty
atTucsonHighandteachingEnglishfortwoyears.Thisismysecondyearteachingintheartdepartment,andIhave
completedCollegeBoardAPStudioArtteacherTraining.MydaughterisasophomoreatTucsonHighthisyear,andIam
alsothefacultyadvisorfortheCreativeWritingClubandtheliterarymagazinehere.

Course Objectives
ThecontentandperformancegoalsforthiscoursearebasedontheArizonaStateStandardsfor
VisualArts.Uponcompletionoftheirstudy,studentswillbeableto:
Useavarietyoftools,materials,techniques,andskillstocreatetheirownartwork

 Usetheprinciplesofartandtheelementsofthedesignintheirownwork,andbeableto
identifytheseinotherworksofart
Createartworktocommunicateideasandmeaning
Applycriteriatoassessthequalityofinprogressandfinishedartwork.
Analyzeandinterpretcontextualideas,meanings,andpurposesofartfromdiverse
culturesandtimeperiods.
Drawthoughtfulconclusionsaboutthesignificanceofart.

Basic Materials
IrecommendallAdvancedArtstudentsbringtheirfavoritesuppliesastheyareabletodoso.Ifyou
intendtoexploreamediumthatwedonothaveinourclassroom,youmayberequiredtopurchase
materialsyourself.IcanhelpstudentswhoareunabletofundtheirartapplyforgrantsfromtheBadger
Foundationandotherlocalorganizations,ifneeded.

Required
Pencils
Erasers
Notebookpaper
Optional
Sketchbook
Arulerofyourown
Blackpermanentmarkers
Drawingpencilset(6B,4B,2B,HB,2H,6H)
Kneadederaser
Whiteplasticeraser
nd
34paintbrushes,suitableforacrylicand/orwatercolorpaint(2
Semester)

Grading Policy
Allworkisgradedusingaholistic,academicstandardsbasedrubricsystem.Forthemostpart,
studentswilleachhaveanindependentplanthatweestablishtogetheratthebeginningofa
semester,andtheywillhavecertaingoalstomeeteachweek.Forexample,ifastudentisworking
atamuseuminaninternshippositionafterschooleachweek,oneoftheirweeklygradesmaybea
writtenreportabouttheirexperiences,oraninterviewtheyconductwithoneofthemuseumstaff.
Astudentwhoisworkingonanindependentstudyprojectmakingaflotillaofgiantplasterwhales
intheirbackyardmayneedtobringinaslidepresentationtoshowthattheyhavemeta
constructiongoal,andtotalkabouttheirprocesswithotherstudents.

GradeswillbeuploadedtoTUSDStatstwiceperweek,asstipulatedbydistrictpolicy.

Communicatingwithmeisthemostimportantthing:ifyouneedhelp,justask!

Attendance Policy
Thisisprimarilyastudiobasedartclass,sonearlyalloftheworkwedoiscreatedduringclass
time.Consequently,studentsareexpectedtoattendeveryclassandtobe
ontime
andreadyto
workwhenthebellrings.PleaseseetheTucsonHighRightsandResponsibilitieshandbookfor

guidelinesaboutwhatconstitutesexcusedorunexcusedabsences,andtoviewtheschoolstardy
policy.

Late Work
Forthemostpart,studentsinthisclassarecreatingtheirowndeadlines,soforthemostpartthey
willbeexpectedtoworkatareasonablepaceandmeettheirowngoals(andgoalssetwithinthe
class)bytheendofaquarterorsemester.Also,aswithprofessionalartists,iftheydontmeeta
deadline,theycantgetpaid,soNolateworkwillbeacceptedunless:
Thestudentrequestsanextensionatleastoneweekbeforetheassignmentisdue
Thestudentexperiencesadocumentedemergency
Thestudentseducationplanstipulatesextratimeonassignments

Artistic Integrity
Inthisclass,studentsarechallengedtocreatetheirownoriginalwork.Whilethereisalong
traditionofappropriationinart,andthereisvalueinmimickingmasterartists,copyingotherwork
directlywithoutalterationisplagiarism,andwillnotbeaccepted.Likewise,copyingotherstudents
work,passingofftheideasofothersasyourown,orhavingsomeoneelsedoyourworkforyou,is
dishonestandaformofplagiarism;theseactionsareunacceptable.

Studio Time
Forstudentswhoneedtimetoworkoutsideofclass,thereareseveralopportunitiestocomeinfor
studiotime.Theroomwillbeopenduringconferencetimes(Mondaysfrom1:573:00PM,and
Wednesdaysfrom1:572:20PM).Ms.Burkwillalsobeheretohelpwithandsupervisestudio
timemostweekdaysafterschool.

PleasetalkwithmeifyouwouldbeabletoparticipateinanAdvancedStudioArtCluboncea
week.Goalsoftheclubcouldbetohaveextendedstudiotime,morefreeformcritiquesand
collaboration,andfundraisingtosupportstudentprojects.