Ms. Smith’s ART ROOM

All River Trails students are involved in the ART program.

 Each student will have Art everyday for at least one quarter a year.

The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ART curriculum covers:

Art History, Art Aesthetics, Art Criticism, and Art Production 

Why study the Arts?

 

 

· The Arts enhance students' reading, writing, and math performance.

 

· The Arts motivate students to stay in school.

 

· The Arts help to develop problem solving skills.

 

· The Arts tap into student’s multiple intelligences.

 

· The Arts bring creativity to the learning experience.

 

· The Arts help students better understand other cultures.

 

 

ART Resources/Links:

Art search engine- www.artcyclopedia.com

Art Resources and Activities- www.crayola.com

The Art Institute of Chicago- www.artic.edu

 

 including these media:

Text Box:

Welcome to

    Drawing   

   Painting

 Printing

Hatching /Crosshatching

Tempera

Silk Screen

Value and Perspective

Watercolor

Styrofoam

Contour and Gesture

Pastel

Block

 Mixed Media

 Sculpture 

Ceramics

Collage

 Paper Mache

Pinch Method

Fabrics and Fibers

3-D Relief

Coil Method

Print Images

 Wire Sculpture

Slab Method