Art

  • All students are required to complete one (1) unit of Art or Music in High School. A five-unit sequence is achieved by completing Studio in Art and additional courses that total four units of art. The submission of a portfolio is required by those students planning to use art as a sequence for their Regents diploma for Advanced Designation. Elective courses suggested for those art majors wishing to develop a college art program admission portfolio are marked with an * in the Program Studies Guide. Advanced Placement credit is available for students taking AP 2-D Art and Design, AP Drawing or AP 3-D Art and Design.

Standards for Artistic Practice

  • 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.  

    2. Reason creatively.  

    3. Use appropriate tools strategically. 

    4. Construct positive viable arguments while critiquing your work and the work of others. 

    5. Attend to precision.  

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