Program Description
The Visual Art Department at Germantown Academy is committed to providing a comprehensive education in the arts within the context of a liberal arts education. Our foundation and advanced curriculum is a well-rounded and versatile approach to the study and application of art. It is designed to provide a creatively stimulating education in an open environment of studio classes. Experimentation and innovation, collaboration and social responsibility are themes built into the curriculum. While these courses extend excellent opportunities for the general study of art and life-long arts advocacy, they are also designed to cultivate serious talents in the visual arts. Many of our students have gone on to prominent careers in commercial, fine, and applied arts.
2nd Grade Artists and Musicians Collaborate on Autumn Expressions
Autumn Expressions: Collages, Sounds, and Words – 2nd
graders collaborated in music, art, and literacy to create an autumn
project. In art they used their visits and
iPad photos from the Preserve as inspiration to create autumn
landscapes. They created paste paper in reds, oranges, yellows, and
browns. They created a horizon line and drew basic shapes in pencil and
used watercolor to paint their background. 2nd
graders used their colorful paste paper to collage their trees, grass,
cattails, and other natural items. In music class, they recorded rhythms
on the Green Ribbon trail using rocks, stones, leaves, and the creek. 2nd
graders also created poems about autumn. Look for a video compilation of this project in the New Year!
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