Welcome to Art!
(2012-2013)

How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance.
Of course I could be prejudiced. I am a visual art.
(Kermit the Frog)    
    

Our program at Smart's Mill Middle School follows the LCPS art curriculum and can be found in its complete form at www.loudoun.k12.va.us . 
                
                                               
Art in the 6th grade encourages each student to explore new ideas and processes as they solve creative problems.  Opportunities are given to experiment with and learn about the properties of clay, printmaking, drawing, computer graphics, paints, textiles, metal, photography, mixed media and a variety of other materials.  Students use these tools to express themselves creatively and at the same time become more aware of the importance of the principles of design.  Lessons are reinforced and enriched by looking at and analyzing works by artists who have made important contributions throughout history.

Supplies to be brought to class: 

• Sketchbook (this will be provided by the school)

Some more really great thoughts...

• There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. (Edward de Bono)

• Each of us is an artist, capable of conceiving and creating a vision from the depths of our being. (Dorothy Fadiman)

• To be truly creative, you have to work beyond what you know. Pushing the envelope is what being an artist is all about. (John Ferrie)

• Creativity is just connecting things... (Steve Jobs)