VISUAL ARTS

 

The Atlanta Public Schools Visual Arts Program is designed to provide standards-driven, sequential, and comprehensive visual arts instruction that will offer experiences necessary to develop an appreciation for, and skills in, visual art.

VISION STATEMENT

The Visual Arts program is an innovative vehicle that integrates knowledge, fosters creativity, and promotes self-esteem. Our program is a proven resource that supports academic excellence while paralleling a positive means of expression for our children.

A complete visual arts program should include experiences in creating, understanding, analyzing, and evaluating art, as well as exploration of the connections among the content of visual arts, other disciplines, and everyday life. It should:

Foster the development of children who are actively engaged in learning.

Contribute to a creative, committed, and exciting school culture, and build bridges to a broader community culture.

Help generate a dynamic, coordinated, and cohesive curriculum.

Humanize the learning experience.

Allow students to value and appreciate the contributions of other students, other cultures, and of history.

Visual arts performance standards are reinforced throughout all grade levels as students begin to use more advanced tools and media as well as more complex terminology, and begin to study art concepts in depth.

First Semester

Natalie Brandhorst Hosted the Pre-Planning Meeting at North Atlanta High School

Lisa Whittington, Coan MS, Facilitated the Pre-Planning Visual Arts Meeting.

Grady HS Visual Arts students displayed their art work in the windows of the New Atlanta City Government Garage. Grady Teachers: John Brandhorst, Dawn Wadsworth, and Eugenio Martinez.

Visual Arts Workshop presented by Nostacia Adams, Finch and West Manor

Nia Carter, a 5 th grade student at Peyton Forest ES, was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's News for Kids. Teacher: Tokie Rome.

Governor's Honors Program Semi-Finalists

• Demarcus Butler - Grady HS
• Anna Hutcheson - Grady HS
• Darian Mathews - Grady HS
• Elizabeth Mayes - Grady HS
• Robert Mayes - Grady HS
• Jasmine Mackey - Mays HS
• Cameron Peterson - Douglass HS