Art

"Creativity takes Courage"


Here at Summit Academy we have a wide range of Art Classes. Our students learn the foundations of art and the principles behind it, building upon each other year to create proficiency at the high school level.

Fine Arts (Jr High)

Art Foundations 1 - Covers a wide variety of art mediums, including printmaking, water color, acrylic, collage, photography, ceramics, stop motion video making, learning about contemporary and past art methods.

Art Foundations 2 - An intermediate course in visual arts that builds on concepts introduced in Art Foundations 1


"I never painted dreams or nightmares. I painted my own reality." - Frida Kahlo

Fine Arts (9-12)

Art 1 - Course designed to provide an overview of visual arts through drawing, painting, sculpture, and a variety of other media. With an emphasis on studio production, this course is designed to develop higher-level thinking, art-related technology skills, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics.

Ceramics - develops basic skills in the creation of 3-D forms and pottery from clays. Techniques in hand building, wheel throwing, basic glazing, and firing are taught. With an emphasis on studio production, this course is designed to develop higher-level thinking and art related technology skills. Some art criticism, art history, and aesthetics may be included. Should take Art I prior to this course.


"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

Drawing - This course will explore a variety of drawing techniques and artistic movements to gain a foundation of drawing skills. Students in the class will learn about the mechanics of drawing and focus on observing the world around us. There is a focus on pencil drawing and charcoal