2. 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Advanced Placement Studio Art A power point presentation for students interested in this course. by B.Hanson

3. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME A.P. Studio Art What is A.P. Studio Art? What are the benefits of A.P. Art? What will you accomplish in A.P.Art?

4. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME What is A.P. Studio Art? Advanced placement art is designed for students who are serious about art. At the completion of the course a portfolio is sent to the College Board to be scored. Many colleges give credit for a score of 3 or better.

5. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME What is A.P. Studio Art? This is a very structured course. Our goal is for all students to succeed. The first year is all assigned work and the second year is monitored closely by the teacher. This is not a course where the student gets to do whatever they want. It requires a great deal on discipline on the part of the students.

6. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME What are the benefits of A.P. Art? Individualized Instruction Great opportunity for artistic growth Impressive body of work Sense of accomplishment College Credit

7. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME What will you accomplish in A.P.Art? In A.P. Art you will create a portfolio of 20 high quality pieces. 12 will be made for the breadth section. 8 drawings will be for the concentration section. From these 20 we will choose 5 pieces for the quality section.

8. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Concentration The second year of AP art the student chooses a concentration. This is a body of 8 drawings that are tied together either by a theme, subject matter or a technical concern. Kim did a concentration based on her kitchen.

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10. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Concentration This is the last of Kim’s examples. The next concentration is Chelsea. Chelsea did a study of perspective in buildings.

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13. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Concentration The next concentration is Mike. He did drawings of his family.

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16. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Concentration These are a just few examples from three concentrations. The possible subjects for a concentration are vast. At the beginning of the second year the student and the teacher choose a subject for the student to work on the entire year.

17. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth The Breadth section is a series of 12 assignments designed to demonstrate a variety of skills and knowledge. All first year students do the same assignments. The work from Drawing and Painting is also part of this section.

18. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth This next set of drawings are examples of an assignment on patterns by students. Lindsay

19. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth MelissaJenna

20. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth Kim The next set of drawings is an assignment to draw a manikin in an action pose and then to create a background to go with it.

21. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth Melissa Jenna

22. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth The final example from the breadth section is an assignment to draw a word using 2 point perspective letters. The background needs to add to the meaning of the word. Kim

23. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth Jenna Lindsay

24. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth Kim Mellissa

25. Home Back 2005Hampden Academy, Hampden ME Breadth Hopefully by looking at all these examples you can see that despite the fact that the students have the same assignment there is still a lot of room for individual interpretation.