Wrap-Up Week
You've made it to the last week of art class! Before we leave, we have to wrap up a few things.
Here's your to-do list, in no particular order. Each assignment category counts for 1 engagement grade.
1. Finish any projects
you're working on (including Memory Project, & please remember to bring in your $15 for shipping/transport). Avoid starting any new long-term projects (unless you have art again next term!).
2. Choose and mount/label your BEST, most successful pieces
for your class art show (in the hallway) and the District-Wide Arts Festival in the spring (you can put these on your college resume!). All intro classes should choose 2-3 pieces; Advanced should choose 2-4 pieces; Portfolio and AP should choose 4+; seniors in Portfolio/AP should choose 6+.
3. Complete an Artist Statement
for each of your chosen piece(s).
4. Complete a Final Reflection:
5. Clean your palette & brushes, clear cubby, turn in ALL materials
(including your art bag) for a grade. If you have lost a material, you can either replace the item itself or bring in money to replace it, just like you would for a textbook. Costs are listed on the Materials Agreement.
Clear out your cubby and take your pieces out of the drying rack. Do not take your best pieces home. Before recycling any artwork, consider putting it into the Happy Accident box for someone else to use.
If you have completed all the above assignments, choose from the following:
Here's your to-do list, in no particular order. Each assignment category counts for 1 engagement grade.
1. Finish any projects
you're working on (including Memory Project, & please remember to bring in your $15 for shipping/transport). Avoid starting any new long-term projects (unless you have art again next term!).
2. Choose and mount/label your BEST, most successful pieces
for your class art show (in the hallway) and the District-Wide Arts Festival in the spring (you can put these on your college resume!). All intro classes should choose 2-3 pieces; Advanced should choose 2-4 pieces; Portfolio and AP should choose 4+; seniors in Portfolio/AP should choose 6+.
3. Complete an Artist Statement
for each of your chosen piece(s).
- Find the Classroom Drive link on Google Classroom.
- Upload a Google Doc with an artist statement, one for each piece. Include the WHAT, HOW, AND WHY of what you did. More info: www.kostichart.com/reflect
- Advanced students: To each statement, add a paragraph about your body of work in general. More info: http://www.kostichart.com/artist-statement.html
- Print out each artist statement.
- Follow the instructions on how to attach each artist statement to each artwork.
4. Complete a Final Reflection:
- Take a look back at your first Instagram posts, and look at your work now. How has your work changed or grown over the course of the term/semester? Use SPECIFIC examples.
- What were your most important, overarching, or memorable goals for this class, and do you feel that you were successful in accomplishing or approaching them? Why or why not? Use SPECIFIC examples.
- What feedback did you receive during your critique / peer review? Do you agree/disagree? Explain.
- How do you feel about your artwork overall? Explain.
5. Clean your palette & brushes, clear cubby, turn in ALL materials
(including your art bag) for a grade. If you have lost a material, you can either replace the item itself or bring in money to replace it, just like you would for a textbook. Costs are listed on the Materials Agreement.
Clear out your cubby and take your pieces out of the drying rack. Do not take your best pieces home. Before recycling any artwork, consider putting it into the Happy Accident box for someone else to use.
If you have completed all the above assignments, choose from the following:
- Do more art!
- Organize and clean for extra credit! Ask to see what jobs are available.
- Play an art game like Pictionary, Telestrations, or the Doodle Game. Winners get extra credit.
- Bring in an Artful Treat (a *creatively* made/decorated food or dessert) for extra credit.
- Complete the TAB Survey: This will help me make art class even better, and your thoughts will be shared with other art teachers in Massachusetts when I present at the annual Art Education conferences. The survey is anonymous. Link: https://forms.gle/hGVLdRx2ZgG3YWUy7
Artful Treats
Examples from Oakmont Regional High School!
