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.
5th grade Famous American Portraits
Famous
American Portraits - In their homerooms, 5th
graders are learned about the 20th
century and each student was assigned a famous American to study. In
art class, we brought those American’s to life with portraiture. The students
use learned techniques from figure drawing and incorporate a touch of caricatured flare to create a likeness
of their assigned person. The students
also studied the style of famous American painter Alice Neel and were inspired by her technique. Clay
Character Busts - In December, students chose a character to sketch and
then sculpted the head and shoulder
using the coil method. They added details for the clothing and face
by applying the “Scratch & Attach” technique. Once the clay
sculpture dries, it will be fired in the kiln.
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