Our Art program follows a four-year rotation through art history. Students work with many kinds of media, one to one and in small groups.
Teaching art along a timeline matches the way our Elementary and Middle School curriculum is built. Students see how art has developed through history. Each spring, the year ends with a public show of student art.
Four years of art history
Year one runs from prehistoric art through the great ancient civilizations to the Renaissance, with da Vinci, Michelangelo and more. Year two studies the European masters, the Impressionists and the Post-Impressionists.
Year three turns to the art of the Americas, including Native American art, Mayan and Aztec art, and artists of Mexico, the United States and South Carolina. Year four explores modern art and artists, including Matisse, Klee, Pollock, Kandinsky and Picasso.
Creative Arts
Our Art program also includes Creative Arts, where students learn the elements of visual art and explore different media and styles. Students experiment freely with materials, and that freedom drives their discovery.
Art History and Creative Arts alternate through the year, so students learn through both at once.
