Your presentations

After tomorrow's presenters...everyone will be done. Your papers will be returned to you and grades posted by the end of the week.

Monday 2-22-10 we'll have a test on chapters 19-20 and the presentations

You will have a presentation about an artist and an architect this semester.

Updates

Tomorrow we will study the first Masterpiece Card and have student presentations. Friday we will have our first FFD of the semester (Abstract Expressionism).

Upcoming FEBRUARY Due Dates...NOTE a bit of a schedule change
2-11-10 Masterpiece Card
2-18-10 Masterpiece Card
2-19-10 Chapter 21 read/wkbk/quiz assignment

workbook page/#
33 all
34 #2 - end of page...continues on top of 35
35 #7
36 #12-13
38 #22
39 #1
41 #3


2/22/10 TEST 1 and Museum catalog...rubric attached to website (Museum Catalogs 2009-2010 Page)

2-24-10 Chapter 22 read/workbook/quiz...assignment

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46 1#1-3
47 #5,7
48 #11,12
50 #26
51 #29-30
52 #36
54 #1


2-25-10 Masterpiece Card

2-26-10 Quiz...Flower Symbolism and Saints and their attributes

Bonus Opportunities for this Semester...

at San Diego Museum of Art...

Guidelines:
Always turn in admission tickets, notes and any artwork you make
Bonus is an EXTRA...you MUST have all work completed PRIOR to the activity for the bouns to count.
Bonus points listed are the maximum possible...you have the chance to earn UP to that total of points.

February:
1. Teen Art Cafe Wednesday 2-24-10 @ 6 pm (FREE) Includes refreshments and art making questions...contact teencafe@sdmart.org (15 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series Saturday 2-27-10 at 2 pm ($7.00 students)(Topic African Art)(15 points)

March:
1. From Art History to Art Making 3-13-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) (Speaker. Exhibition tour and art making). Tickets must be purchased PRIOR to the event either at museum or through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000)
2. Target Free Family Day 3-20-10 Saturday 11-3. Free admission to museum. Art activities, demonstrations and tours. (10 points)
3. Seldom Seen: Nun's Shield Thursday 3-25-10 @ 7 pm in Boardroom ($5.00) Nun's Shield's (popular in 17th-19th Centuries) taken out of vault and put on display/explained. (20 points)

April:
1. Family Drop in Day 4-18-10 Sunday 1-3 pm (Free after Museum Admission). Tours and art making. (10 points)
2. Teen Art Cafe 4-21-10 Wednesday at 6 pm. Theme: Constructing Abstraction with Wood (15 points)
3. Seldom Seen 4-22-10 Thursday at 7 pm ($5.00). Salvador Dali's The Three Graces (15 points)
4. Art in Context 4-24-10 Saturday at 2 pm (Free After Museum Admission). Art historical tour of exhibition of the work of Torres-Garcia. (10 points)
5. Guest Lecture Series: Naman Ahuja 4-28-10 Thursday @ 7 pm ($7.00 Students). Subject " New Discoveries of Ancient Terracotta Sculptures from Eastern India" (10 points)

May:
1. From Art History to Art Making. 5-8-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) Subject: Mannerism. Tickets required...museum or Ticketmaster. (20 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series 5-13-10 7pm ($7.00 students) Speaker:Alexei Leporc discusses reinstallation of the modern art galleries at SDMA (10 points)
3. Family Drop in Days 5-16-10 Sunday 1-3 pm. Topic: Adventures in 3D - Sculpture Garden. (Free after museum admission). Space limited, arrive early. (10 points)

Symbolism of Flowers

Learn about flowers and symbolism to better understand Renaissance Art...many of the meanings have been lost over time.

Masterpiece Cards...Friday Fun Days

OK...organized now for the return of the Masterpiece Cards. We'll combine our study of the Masterpiece Cards (mostly famous European Artworks) with a study of American Artworks that are Contemporary with the European Masterpieces.

Several of the American images will be taken from the Collection at the National Gallery of Art.

EVERY Thursday we'll cover a Masterpiece Card Unit...see page on the website.

Never Fear...FFD return Friday 2-19-10...Abstract Expressionism.

Presentations

The first presentation was today...never an easy thing to go first! This week and next we'll have 2 presentations a day and then I will present information from chapters 19 and 20.

Don't forget to upload your papers to turnitin.com...some are losing points for not being there already.

Welcome to Semester 2!

We enjoyed listening to those who attended the SDMA workshop about Science and Art. Thanks for sharing. Your bonus points will be awarded. There will be several other workshops...look for the announcements!

I have one field trip planned for April to the Timkin Museum and SDMA ... I am looking into planning a trip to the LA County Museum of Art...looking into details to see if it is feasible! Two great exhibits are coming that I would love to have everyone see! Would be great to do this as an AP Review.

Today we had a quiz on Chapter 19 and will start discussing Chapter 19 tomorrow. Individual presentations will also start tomorrow.

Chapter 20 - read/workbook and quiz will be due on Tuesday 2-9-10.
Complete page:
23 and 24 all
25 (top portion that is page 24 continued and #'s 6 and 7)
26 #'s 10, 11 14,15
27 17, 18, 20
28 #1
29 #6

Our first test will be on Chapters 19 and 20 (Wed 2-17-10)as well as student presentations. Museum Catalog Rubric will be posted by Wednesday 2-10-10.