8th Grade is WEAVEY (Morehouse & Spelman)

The first project the 8th graders are working on is a 3D project where they are learning weaving techniques.
Here is THE link if you would like to get more detailed information on how to make a cardboard loom:
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/2546/how-to-weave-on-a-cardboard-loom/page/all

This is a link on textile artists:
http://www.textileartist.org/category/weave/

****8th Grade has a test on the summer reading "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art" by Scott McCloud.  THE TEST IS GOING TO BE DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2014.  We will be looking at the reading in the coming weeks.

7th Grade Project 1 (FAMU & Howard)

What are the properties of paper?  We are learning about PAPER as a MATERIAL and how it can can be changed to fit our artistic needs.
The properties of paper discovered will dictate how the paper sculpture will be created.  The criteria for this project will be shared soon.

6th Grade Project 1 (Hampton & FISK)

Scholars are being tested on their knowledge of paint brushes and how to clean them properly.  After they earn their paintbrush license, they will begin a project specifically dealing with the Pop Art movement and one of its major players, Andy Warhol.

5th Grade Project 1 - (Xavier & Tuskegee)

Learning about the 5 kind of lines and 5 line variations is incorporated into the first design project.  Scholars are going to also reflecting on who they are as students and artists in the Profile Portrait Project.