Welcome to Advanced Art !
About the AP Art Program
AP Studio Art is a YEARLONG 2 credit course intended for the serious 12th grade art student who is highly self-motivated and committed to building a superior portfolio. The course is time-demanding and based on quality, concentration of a particular mode of work, and breadth of experience. Students will submit their portfolios for evaluation to The College Board enabling them to qualify for college credit in studio art. Students must choose to submit either a 2D, 3D, or Drawing Portfolio. In order to qualify for entrance into the AP, students must maintain a minimum 92 average in their junior year, and undergo a Department Portfolio review. It is strongly recommended that entrants pursue guided work during the summer of their junior year, in order to prepare for the AP. Completion of a summer assignment is required for all students.
AP Studio Art is not based on a written exam; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. In building the portfolio, students experience a variety of concepts, techniques and approaches designed to help them demonstrate their abilities as well as their versatility with techniques, problem solving, and generating ideas. Students also develop a body of work for the Concentration section of the portfolio that investigates an idea of personal interest to them. As students approach the requirements for this course, they will be expected to use a variety of concepts, approaches, and techniques to demonstrate their ideas and abilities.
The AP Program offers three portfolios: Drawing, 2-D Design, and 3-D Design. The portfolios share a basic, three-section structure, which requires the student to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns (and methods). Each of the portfolios asks the student to demonstrate a depth of investigation and process of discovery through the Concentration section (Section II). In the Breadth section (Section III), the student is asked to demonstrate a serious grounding in visual principles and material techniques. The Quality section (Section I) permits the student to select the works that best exhibit a synthesis of form, technique, and content.
WATCH THIS VIDEO
The video below focuses on photography, but it is a a great introduction to all 2D design portfolios.
AP Studio Art is a YEARLONG 2 credit course intended for the serious 12th grade art student who is highly self-motivated and committed to building a superior portfolio. The course is time-demanding and based on quality, concentration of a particular mode of work, and breadth of experience. Students will submit their portfolios for evaluation to The College Board enabling them to qualify for college credit in studio art. Students must choose to submit either a 2D, 3D, or Drawing Portfolio. In order to qualify for entrance into the AP, students must maintain a minimum 92 average in their junior year, and undergo a Department Portfolio review. It is strongly recommended that entrants pursue guided work during the summer of their junior year, in order to prepare for the AP. Completion of a summer assignment is required for all students.
AP Studio Art is not based on a written exam; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. In building the portfolio, students experience a variety of concepts, techniques and approaches designed to help them demonstrate their abilities as well as their versatility with techniques, problem solving, and generating ideas. Students also develop a body of work for the Concentration section of the portfolio that investigates an idea of personal interest to them. As students approach the requirements for this course, they will be expected to use a variety of concepts, approaches, and techniques to demonstrate their ideas and abilities.
The AP Program offers three portfolios: Drawing, 2-D Design, and 3-D Design. The portfolios share a basic, three-section structure, which requires the student to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns (and methods). Each of the portfolios asks the student to demonstrate a depth of investigation and process of discovery through the Concentration section (Section II). In the Breadth section (Section III), the student is asked to demonstrate a serious grounding in visual principles and material techniques. The Quality section (Section I) permits the student to select the works that best exhibit a synthesis of form, technique, and content.
WATCH THIS VIDEO
The video below focuses on photography, but it is a a great introduction to all 2D design portfolios.