ROSEMONT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ART

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Why Teach the Arts?                          206Things You Can do with and art degree!
    The arts are the embodiment of human imagination, the record of human achievement, and the process that distinguishes us as human beings. We form human communities and cultures by making art — through stories and songs, drama and dance, painting and sculpture, architecture and design.
    The skills to create these works and to understand their meanings must be taught. Every flourishing culture and civilization has done so for its children, providing the necessary formal instruction. In order to compose, perform, or respond to a poem or piece of music, the human imagination must be awakened, nurtured and trained. The language of the arts — work, sound, visual image, movement, structure — has to be learned and mastered. The way art has been made over time and what it expresses must be illuminated. New works of beauty and delight can then be made and appreciated. Through this process, the child bonds to the human community and acquires the dispositions of adulthood.
    Education in the arts is one of the fundamental purposes of schooling.  Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership 1997
check out Stages of Drawing Development 0R information here
The Rosemont Ridge Art Department is committed to offering successful art experiences to all students. As we strive to work as artists ourselves, we explore why and how other artists work. 

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade classes are 43 minutes and meet every day.  The sixth grade art experience is for 9 weeks (one quarter). Seventh and eight grade art experiences are for 18 weeks (one semester). 

Both two and three dimensional media are explored including drawing, painting, printmaking, clay and sculpture. Appropriate aspects of historical and cultural perspectives, aesthetics, and critiques will be presented along with choices of activities and studio assignments.

Linda W. Kieling
kielingl@wlwv.k12.or.us                                    online PARENT FORM 07-08
Date Last Modified: 05/23/08

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