End of Year Art Class Information

ACTION REQUIRED - Summer Things To Do for Art Class

Creativity Day Exhibit 2015

OUTGOING 8th GRADERS, good luck to each of you in your next adventures and keep in touch.

Incoming 8th Graders

1) "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud.  Read Chapters 1 – 4. This can be purchased online or in most bookstores OR borrowed from the library.  You will be tested on the terms when we return to school in September, so READ IT CAREFULLY.  Our first project is a Graphic Novel.  (Worth 20 pts.)

2) Look up the following words and write up the definitions, including the parts of speech (Example: canopic jar (noun) - An ancient Egyptian Vase, urn, or jar used as a container for an embalmed human organ.

*Some vocabulary words are from the reading. (Worth 22 pts.)

*Panel (in regards to comics)

*Gutter (in regards to comics)

*Point of view (in regards to comics)

*Narrative

*Thought bubble

*Dialogue

Comic

Graphic Novel

*Genre

Sequential Art (or sequence)

*Special effect

Art Class Supply List – These are vital to art class success.  Always come prepared to class! (Worth 8 pts.)

One (1) 2-pocket folder OR 1/2" 3-ring binder

One (1) Pencil Case – Design it with your name on it!

One (1) BOX of #2 Pencils

One (1) Kneeded eraser (you’ll thank me later!)

One (1) hand-held sharpener

Two (2) Black Sharpie Markers: 1 fine point and 1 medium or bold point

One (1) small sketchbook (no smaller than 5” x 9” and no bigger than 8.5” x 11”)

Should you have any questions about the assignment, please contact Ms. Hillman jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  Written parts of the assignments can be EMAILED over the summer for extra credit! 
Check the ART BLOG AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES:  jenhillmanprints.blogspot.com.  Enjoy Your Summer!

Incoming 7th Graders

1) Look up the following words and write up the definitions, including the parts of speech (Example: canopic jar (noun) - An ancient Egyptian Vase, urn, or jar used as a container for an embalmed human organ. (Worth 18 pts.)

Vocabulary words include:

         Sculpture

         Public Art

         Ceramic

         Exhibit (as in art exhibit)

         Advertisement

         Poster

         Typography

         Three-dimensional

         Two-dimensional

2) Take 24 original photos that include high contrast, texture (natural texture and man-made textures), portraits, two (2) posed group portraits, 5 candid portraits (of friends or family)

Art Class Supply List

One (1) 2-pocket folder OR 1/2" 3-ring binder

One (1) Pencil Case – DESIGN IT WITH YOUR NAME

One (1) BOX of #2 Pencils

One (1) KNEEDED ERASER

One (1) hand-held sharpener

Two (2) Black Sharpie Markers: 1 fine point and 1 medium or bold point

One (1) small sketchbook (no smaller than 5” x 9” and no bigger than 8.5” x 11”)

Should you have any questions about the assignment, please contact Ms. Hillman jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  Written parts of the assignments can be EMAILED over the summer for extra credit! 
Check the ART BLOG AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES:  jenhillmanprints.blogspot.com.  Enjoy Your Summer!

Incoming 6th Graders

1) Look up the following words and write up the definitions, including the parts of speech (Example: canopic jar (noun) - An ancient Egyptian Vase, urn, or jar used as a container for an embalmed human organ. (Worth 18 pts.)

Vocabulary words include:

Portrait
          Ceramic

Self-Portrait

Clay

Acrylic paint

Pop Art

Public Art

          Bristle (found on a paint brush)

          Monetary value

2) Take 24 original photos (each worth 1 pt.) that include high contrast, texture (natural texture and man-made textures), portraits, two (2) posed group portraits, 5 candid portraits (of friends or family)

Art Class Supply List (Worth 8 pts.)

One (1) 2-pocket folder OR 1/2" 3-ring binder

One (1) Pencil Case – DESIGN IT WITH YOUR NAME

One (1) BOX of #2 Pencils

One (1) Kneeded eraser

One (1) hand-held sharpener

Two (2) Black Sharpie Markers: 1 fine point and 1 medium or bold point

One (1) small sketchbook (no smaller than 5” x 9” and no bigger than 8.5” x 11”)

Should you have any questions about the assignment, please contact Ms. Hillman jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  Written parts of the assignments can be EMAILED over the summer for extra credit! 
Check the ART BLOG AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES:  jenhillmanprints.blogspot.com.  Enjoy Your Summer!

Incoming 5th Graders

1) Look up the following words and write up the definitions, including the parts of speech. Example: canopic jar (noun) - An ancient Egyptian Vase, urn, or jar used as a container for an embalmed human organ.  (Worth 18 pts)

Vocabulary words are:

Color Wheel                 

Primary Colors (and list them)

Secondary Colors (and list them)

Tertiary Colors (and list them)

Complimentary Colors (and list them)

Blend

Overlap

Portrait

Profile

2) Take 24 original photos (each worth 1 pt.) that include texture (natural texture and man-made textures), portraits, two (2) posed group portraits, 5 portraits (of friends or family). 
****Photos can be printed out to be 4” x 6” OR emailed in a Word Document to: jhillman@cpcsschool.com I PREFER TO SAVE PAPER WHEN POSSIBLE!

Art Class Supply List (Worth 8 pts.)

One (1) 2-pocket folder OR 1/2" 3-ring binder

One (1) Pencil Case

One (1) BOX of #2 Pencils

One (1) Kneeded eraser

One (1) hand-held sharpener

Two (2) Black Sharpie Markers: 1 fine point and 1 medium or bold point

One (1) small sketchbook (no smaller than 5” x 9” and no bigger than 8.5” x 11”)

Should you have any questions about the assignment, please contact Ms. Hillman jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  Written parts of the assignments can be EMAILED over the summer for extra credit! 
Check the ART BLOG AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES:  jenhillmanprints.blogspot.com.  Enjoy Your Summer!

Creativity Day Approaches, So Go Back to School!

It's Saturday, June 6th so go to the Lower School and you could be seeing YOUR artwork up on the walls. 

There is artwork up ALL THE TIME IN NEW YORK.  If you need to get cultured over the Summer Break (AND YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD!), head over to one of my favorite museums in the world, The Brooklyn Museum.

HAPPENING NOW:

Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks
April 3–August 23, 2015
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor

UPCOMING:

KAWS: "ALONG THE WAY"

June 10–December 6, 2015
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor

The Rise of Sneaker Culture
July 10–October 4, 2015
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor

FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds
July 10–October 4, 2015
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman right now:  jhillman@cpcsschool.org

Art Class Wind Down

Artwork by Ozzie!

8th Grade - Spelman & Morehouse

As the end your Middle School career approaches, think about all you've accomplished!  Some scholars did not get a chance to complete the final art project, if you want to complete your artwork, DO THAT and send a photo of your finished piece to this email account:  jhillman@cpcsschool.org - I will give you credit for it and your grade will skyrocket.

Otherwise, see you soon and THANK YOU for the lovely card. 

5th Grade - Tuskegee & Xavier

Will we complete the MONEY project?  If not this year, first thing next year because I want to guide you to success.  You will be learning SCRIPT (a.k.a. penmanship) and it's SO important to master!  In the meantime, enjoy your weekend and stay tuned for updates on this blog!  

6th Grade - Hampton & FISK and 7th Grade - FAMU & Howard

Self-Portraits were difficult but the formula for facial features is very similar to mathematical formulas, so practice is best!  Use the notes and worksheets given in class and keep practicing!  IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR GRADE FOR THE SELF-PORTRAIT, YOU SHOULD MAKE CORRECTIONS (OR DO OVER) AND EMAIL A PICTURE OF YOUR CORRECTED WORK to: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  IT WILL HELP YOUR GRADE A LOT for the 4th Quarter.

See you soon!

YEAH MAY!

It's here!  The seniors are looking forward to finishing up their art projects (and I guess those other subjects too) so they can move towards the graduation stage knowing that fulfilled all of their PORTFOLIO requirements with pride!

8th Grade - Spelman & Morehouse

Monday we will finish printing our patterned papers using the objects or patterns you created on the printmaking plate.  All of this is based on Kehinde Wiley's artwork, which can be seen until May 24th at the Brooklyn Museum.  YOU SHOULD REALLY SEE THE SHOW IN PERSON...there's nothing like seeing artwork in real life!  Come to class ready to work on Monday!

If you missed the movie on Kehinde Wiley "An Economy of Grace", watch it here.  Do Overs for the Do Now are THIS MONDAY ONLY.

**Bring in or email 1-4  Baby Pictures for 1-4 Dojo Points (1 pt per photo) to jhillman@cpcsschool.org

5th Grade - Xavier & Tuskegee

Show and Tell in art class (Monday for Xavier and THURSDAY for Tuskegee) when you bring in an example of currency from another country.  Notes or Bills are preferable, but you earn Dojo points either way!    Show me the money!!! Project begins this week, but first...portraiture.  Vocabulary is due next class (test soon!).

7th Grade - Howard & FAMU

This doesn't look human, but it will!

Realistic portraiture is NO JOKE...  It's difficult but you are all up to the challenge.  This week, you will receive a packet to help you practice at home and in class.  Self-portraits go from there.  Take your time, read the directions, then follow them!  Sequence is important in this technique.

6th Grade Hampton & FISK

Jean-Michel Basquiat handouts are due Monday (for FISK) and THURSDAY (for Hampton).  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND going to the Brooklyn Museum to see his Notebook exhibit (and while you're there, you must see the Kehinde Wiley exhibit)!

April Showers bring ART Powers

8th Grade

Kehinde Wiley...I'm obsessed and you should be too.

Bring in a drawing or picture of an object that means something to you.  We have started looking at the artwork of Kehinde Wiley and his use of pattern in his portraiture.  GO SEE HIS EXHIBIT @ THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, it closes May 24th so there is only one more month to see it in person.  

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you bring in or email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) your baby picture (this week only!).  Bye.

7th Grade

Proper proportions = realism

Human body and facial proportions continue this week.  You will learn how to draw realistically if you are paying attention...so pay attention.

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) the name of one artist who is famous for drawing people realistically AND the credit line for one of their pieces of artwork.

6th Grade

Basquiat Postcards

We complete our "Road Trip" Postcards this week.  If you can, go to the Brooklyn Museum to see the artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his notebooks.  He made and sold postcards among many other amazing things!  You will be learning more about him this week as well.

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you can tell me Jean-Michel Basquiat's nationality.  Put it on a post-it!

5th Grade

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!

The Autobiographical Comics were a success! The bulletin board in the 5th grade hallway will be where these live for a little while.  The amount of focus and hard work that went into these pieces truly is inspiring.  I'm so proud of my scholars!

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you bring in money (dollar notes) from another country to show during art class this week.  It will be returned!!!!

Art Homework - GO OUTSIDE

Play and be Safe!

See you next week...if not in class (because we are not sure what the schedule is just yet), then in the hallways!  If you have a questions about any of this, email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

ENJOY THE WEATHER!

Go OUTSIDE NOW.

Welcome to Quarter 4 Art Class 2015

Here's what's happening in your upcoming art classes:

5th Grade Xavier & Tuskegee

Artwork by Philip McAndrew

We complete our Autobiographical Comics in the next couple classes.  This is the first grade for the 4th quarter!  We will have a publishing party when everything is complete.  We will primarily be working with colored pencils and markers to make our comics POP!  

Please, ask your scholar about the progress of their autobiographical comic ...you might have made an appearance in their story!

Questions about any of this? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

8th Grade Spelman & Morehouse

"Shantavia Beale" by Kehinde Wiley

Spelman artists will have a class critique in the next class and then will venture into the next project based on the work of artist Kehinde Wiley, who currently has an amazing and WONDERFUL show at the Brooklyn Museum called A New Republic.   Wiley uses famous old portraits to redefine portraiture in the African American community using pattern and fashion.  This project we are doing is inspired by his work.

7th Grade FAMU & Howard

Micrography work should be completed by now and we will critique those.  Then...we delve into the next project.  

It's all about you.  

Intrigued?  You should be.  

Bring a THESAURUS to art class and receive 4 DOJO points because you are prepared for class in our next project.  You will be expected to come up with 25 words that describe you and your personality for the first half of class.  You will be creating a type of self portrait based on several artists you will become very familiar with.  

6th Grade FISK & Hampton Artists

Have a THESAURUS for art class (You will get 4 dojo points for doing so)!  Next project is a culmination of what we have been doing in  class for the past couple months.  You will need to bring your creativity and understanding of the PARTS OF ARTWORK (foreground, middle ground and background).   

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  See you soon!