Honors Seminar in Studio Art is an immersive, symposium-style course that will allow committed students to work in a variety of media at an advanced level. Students will cooperate in developing the course, plan a personalized course of study, and propose projects with their peers and teacher. Students will conclude the year with a significant portfolio of work, creating a digital or hand-rendered sketchbook of research and an online portfolio as they progress. Through discussions, research, and critiques, each member of the group will develop a broad artistic vocabulary and critiquing skills and be exposed to a variety of art teachers. The class schedule will be divided among studio time, critiques and exchanges, visiting teachers and artists, and work with professionals at galleries, universities, and museums in Rochester. The course will conclude with each student hanging an exhibition of his or her work and writing a thesis statement. This is a full-year course and may be taken twice during Upper School.
Prerequisite: This course is for rising eleventh and twelfth graders with at least three semesters of Upper School Visual Art courses, a demonstrated passion for art, and the ability to work independently.
