AP Studio Art
Advanced Portfolio Development
AP Studio Art Syllabus 2021-2022
AP Studio Art is an advanced portfolio-building course for highly motivated artists synthesizing materials, techniques, research, concepts, and critiques to develop the skills of a lifelong maker and produce an exemplary body of work. The rigor of the course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Studio Art test (Drawing, 2D, 3D) as well as college applications and individual artistic goals.
AP Studio Art College Board Overview (2019-20 Update)
Some materials taken from the AP Summer Institute at Columbia College in 2017.
AP Studio Log Form
Structuring independent studio time to holding students accountable for their progress, as well as consistently documenting the process of works.
AP Studio Visit Form
Incorporating strategies used by contemporary artists to support their independent studio work and ensure feedback from their teacher.
AP Studio Art - General Project Rubric
AP Studio Art Critiques
In-progress work (Dani, Class of 2019)
Concentration
100 Images Presentation
Chopped! New Material Challenge
Anti-Concentration Assignment
Concentration Statement Writing
Sample Concentrations
In-progress work (Brian, Class of 2019)
Breadth
Authenticity | Considering the ethics of copying and appropriation.
Controversy | Inspired by controversial artworks to elicit strong reactions.
Line as Journey | Process-based art making exploring the visual/conceptual element of line.
Gesture | How the body communicates meaning through gestures.
Ritual | Repetition as sacred human rituals.
“Certainly for artists of all stripes, the unknown, the idea or the form or the tale that has not yet arrived, is what must be found. It is the job of artists to open doors and invite prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar.”
Readings
- A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
- Meditation as Art, Art as Meditation by Mark Epstein
- No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear by Toni Morrison
- The Creative Process by James Baldwin
- The Future Has an Ancient Heart by Cheryl Strayed
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- Should Art That Infuriates Be Removed by Roberta Smith
- How to Be an Artist by Jerry Saltz
Site in-progress.
Contact: ktae@cps.edu for editable files to use in your classroom.