The countdown begins....

With spring break right around the corner, the remainder of the school year is going to whip by.  Seriously.  We have quite a few things coming up that need your attention......

1. Everyone needs to fill out the teal blue packet I gave you and bring one piece of art, your best one, one that you are proud of, not that just happens to be around in your cubbie, by March 21st.  That's Thursday of next week.  The work is for the Congressional Art Show. YOU need to prep the artwork.  Matting, eye screws etc. Here are the guidelines.

Artwork must be two-dimensional.

Each piece can be no larger than 28” x 28” x 4” (28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep),
including the frame. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it will be required to be framed
and must still adhere to the size guidelines.

Artwork cannot weigh more than 15 pounds.

Artwork accepted mediums are as follows:
• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that
charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
• Collage: must be two dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photography

2. OAEA Scholarship - If you are a Senior planning on Majoring or Minoring in Art YOU need to fill out the OAEA Scholarship form, photograph your artwork, burn a CD and write a statement by March 21st.  That's next Thursday.  This is all work that YOU need to do, I would be happy to help but the lions share of the work rests on your shoulders.  It is 3, $500.00 scholarships to use at any school you would like. I will write letters of recommendations for all those who are applying for the scholarship.

3. Juniors that are applying for the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Summer Experience need to fill out the form and write your statement by March 21st.  That is next Thursday.  Your artwork will need to be photographed and in the folder ready to burn to a disk.  YOU need to do this. 

4. We ALL have a critique on Wednesday, March 20th. You need two new pieces!!  Then we are all done and on our way to turning in the portfolios for AP.

Stay focused. Spring break is right around the corner!!!! 

AP Portfolio Information - Important

March 4th was the first day you could pay to take the AP Art Studio 2-D test.  The test is $89.00 this year.  You can pay the fee for the test with Ms. Beers the bookkeeper.  If you are in need of a fee waiver for the test you need to chat with Ms. Emery.  They can reduce the cost of the test to $25.00.  This is need based. 

When you signed up for AP 2-D you agreed to take the test as part of the class.  SO you need to get down to Ms. Beers and take care of things!  Pronto.  The last day to pay without a penalty is March 15th. 

For this weeks blog update I would like you to do the following.....Answer the following questions on your own personal blog.  These are the questions you will be asked when you complete and send in your portfolio and they are assessed.  So think about how you are going to answer them. 

What is the central idea of your concentration?


How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples. When referencing specific images, please indicate the image numbers.

Since we don't have image numbers simply reference the image by name or description so we know which one you are talking about. 

That's it!