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Art 6
This nine-week course focuses on the study of aesthetic, art criticism, art history and art production. Studio skill development is emphasized in drawing, sculpture and crafts. Students examine the importance of art in their own and other societies and identify some of the influences that art forms from the past have upon art forms of the present.

Art 7
This nine week course focuses on the study of aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and art production. Studio skill development is emphasized in drawing, painting, and printmaking. The historical emphasis is upon world art in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Art 8
This semester course focuses on the study of aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and art production. Studio skill development is emphasized in drawing, painting, sculpture and crafts. Students examine Western and non-Western art to determine influences various cultures have had upon each other. The impact of technology on historic and current art forms is also examined.