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STUDIO ART AP+   638-639          
Grade 12    Credits‑2 
Pre‑Req:     Four terms of art or a waver.

AP Studio Art is an opportunity for seniors to earn 3 college credit hours by creating a portfolio of 24 images. Twelve of the images will show a focused area of interest such as photo, illustration, graphics, fashion, ceramics, architecture, cartooning, etc. The other twelve will demonstrate the student’s breadth of interest in art. The portfolio will build on student’s strengths in (1) art (2) academics (3) ability to synthesis ideas visually. Student will compete nationally in Scholastic and be featured in the PAC at Spring Fine Arts Festival with a Senior Showcase.  * Submit an application to the art department or guidance office that includes an art teacher’s signature.

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THREE TYPES OF AP PORTFOLIOS
Studio Art:2-D Design Porfolio:
"This portfolio is intended to address two-dimensional (2-D) design issues. Design involves purposeful decision making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way. The principles of design (unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale, fi gure/ground relationships), articulated through the visual elements (line, shape, color, value, texture, space), help guide artists in making decisions about how to organize the elements on a picture plane in order to communicate content. Effective design is possible whether one uses representational or abstract approaches to art. For this portfolio, students are asked to demonstrate mastery of 2-D design through any two-dimensional medium or process, including, but not limited to, graphic design, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, illustration, painting, and printmaking. Video clips, DVDs, CDs, and threedimensional works may not be submitted."-Collegeboard
Studio Art: 3-D Design Porfolio:
"This portfolio is intended to address sculptural issues. Design involves purposeful decision making about using the elements and principles of art in an integrative way. In the 3-D Design Portfolio, students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of design principles as they relate to the integration of depth and space, volume and
surface. The principles of design (unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale, fi gure/ground relationship) can be articulated through the visual elements (mass, volume, color/light, form, plane, line, texture). For this portfolio, students are asked to demonstrate mastery of 3-D design through any three-dimensional approach, including, but not limited to, fi gurative or nonfi gurative sculpture, architectural models, metal work, ceramics, glass work, installation, assemblage, and 3-D fabric/fiber arts."-Collegeboard
Studio Art: Drawing Porfolio:
"The Drawing Portfolio is designed to address a very broad interpretation of drawing issues and media. Light and shade, line quality, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, and illusion of depth are drawing issues that can be addressed through a variety of means, which could include painting, printmaking, mixed media, etc. Abstract and observational works may demonstrate drawing competence. The range of marks used to make drawings, the arrangement of those marks, and the materials used to make the marks are endless. Any work submitted in the Drawing Portfolio that incorporates digital or photographic processes must address issues such as those listed above, as well as mark-making. Using computer programs merely to manipulate photographs through filters, adjustments, or special effects is not appropriate for the Drawing Portfolio."-Collegeboard
• Advanced Placement (AP) courses are intended to be the equivalent to the comparable college level course. Most AP courses require instructional time equivalent to two traditional semesters, or one academic year in order to adequately address the course content and prepare students for the associated exam. However, the bulleted items following each course description indicate the AP courses that could conceivably be completed in either one semester or two.
• Recommended Prerequisites: Advanced laboratory visual arts courses
• Credits: a 2-semester course, 1 credit per semester
• Fulfills requirement for 2 Fine Arts credits for the Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma
• Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas


http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/descriptions/index.html
http://www.doe.in.gov/publications/pdf_courses/FineArts.pdf