The Areej Artists Centre Art and Design Education

This program is designed  for  individuals with an interest in fine arts and graphic arts

This program provides a great opportunity for individuals to be involved in an art and design education program. It will allow them to explore their future, gain confidence in their creative abilities, gain experiences through involvement in art and design, and apply these skills to other areas of their lives.

Learning Goals & Objectives

Goal I Develop the technical skills and the ability to organize the visual elements necessary to communicate concepts.

Objectives:

  1. Exercise and demonstrate use and mastery of the elements of design
  2. Use materials, tools and processes from a variety of media (printmaking, painting, sculpture,, photography)
  3. Handle materials effectively
  4. Create original objects of art in a specific medium
  5. Select appropriate media relative to concepts and forms

Goal II Develop Visual Literacy

Objectives:

  1. Produce creative works that demonstrate innovation in concepts, formal language and/or material
  2. Describe, analyze and interpret created artwork
  3. Recognize elements of design in works of art
  4. Analyze, interpret and evaluate the form and content of works of art

Goal III Assimilate Art Resources

Objectives:

  1. Reflect on art after visiting museums, galleries, and artist studios
  2. Recognize key theoretical debates within the discipline of contemporary art practice
  3. Students will create artwork and write short art critiques after visiting museums, galleries, and artist studios. Students will select, invite, and host lectures by visiting artists, curators, and critics, as well as curate students.
  4. To write and speak effectively and clearly about works of art and design.

Goal IV: Develop the technical skills and conceptual skills necessary to create a cohesive body of artwork.

Goal V: Demonstrate mastery of elements of design.

Goal VI: Demonstrate mastery of materials, tools, and processes in predominantly one medium.

GoalVII: Create a series of original works of art with coherent formal, conceptual, and procedural relationships to one another.