Welcome to Art Page at EBV

	Art Education is basic to an individual's perception and understanding of the world in which we live. Creative learning enables students to interpret these perceptions in visual form. Art Education teaches students to respect and appreciate their own interpretations and those of others. A sequential art program develops basic skills, encourages visual awareness and is fundamental to intellectual growth and creative self-expression.

Elementary Grades: K-12

Elementary students attend art once a week for a thirty five or forty minute period. Students are introduced to the elements of art and the principles of design. They learn many ways of expressing creativity including: drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, book arts, wire and mixed media sculpture, collage, and illustration. Visually, they are introduced to many famous artists and multicultural uses of art.

Middle School Art Grades: 6, 7, 8

6 th grade is a semester-long course that follows a historical time-line. The semester concentrates on Prehistoric Art to Late Gothic Art and up to Renaissance Art and Contemporary Art. 7 th grade students study Basic two dimensional designs together with the elements and the principles of art. 8 th Grade students practice classical drawing techniques and learn the crafts and histories of printmaking techniques.

High School Art 1 Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

High School Art is a year-long course that follows a thematic approach. This class usually attracts 9 th and 10 th graders but it is for any high school student who wants to pursue Advanced Art. It requires no prerequisite, though having at least a semester in Middle School Art is recommended. Various assignments will be given with a focus on producing a portfolio. Media will range from drawing and painting to printing and sculpture. Art elements will be reviewed and incorporated in their works. Independent and group projects are also encouraged, focusing on research into art history and relating artists to the class themes.

Advanced Art Grades 10, 11, 12 Prerequisite – High School Art 1

Advanced Art is a year-long course for those who enjoy the intensity of advanced Art and wish to develop a strong, varied portfolio. The course will develop on the base already laid in the previous year's work of Art 1. Media will range from drawing and painting to printing and sculpture, with greater focus and complexity than would be expected in Art 1. An exhibit will be held at the end of the school year; for which, the student is solely responsible, using different mediums to illustrate a chosen theme.

IB Visual Arts Grades 11 and 12 Prerequisite – High School Art 1

Students in this course will develop a body of work which represents their individual research and development of artistic expression. Students will create works in various media inspired by their own personal research. The structure of the course is designed to provide students with the opportunities to develop aesthetic, imaginative and creative facilities; stimulate and train visual awareness, perception, and criticism of the arts of various cultures; enable students to discover, develop, and enjoy means of creative visual expression; encourage the pursuit of quality through training, individual experiment, and persistent endeavour. Students will be given an opportunity to select from a variety of visual media limited only by the resources available to the individual.

This course will prepare students for the International Baccalaureate Standard Level or Higher Level art examination. The Standard Level involves 150 hours to be completed in one school year with 40% Research Workbooks and 60% dedicated toward studio work. At Higher Level, 240 Hours are completed in two years with 40% research workbooks and 60% studio practice.

Meet The Teacher

Charlie Nicholas aka Charles Perry Nicholas aka Mr. Charlie aka Mr.Nic

Born and raised in western North Carolina , I was surrounded by a culture of crafts, fine arts and music not to mention a beautifully ideal landscape. After studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts I was accepted to the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore , Maryland where I received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting, with concentrations in printmaking and Art history. In my third year of study in Baltimore I took a scholarship to study in Florence Italy . In Italy began my love for travel and my interest in teaching. In 1998 I returned to Italy completing a master's degree in painting with a full teaching assistantship. Dr. Margie Elhage hired me to teach in Curacao in 2001. After three years in Curacao I left for Cyprus with my beautiful new wife and a real confidence in my teaching abilities. Now my wife Bobbi and I are back close to Curacao in Maracaibo , Venezuela teaching at Escuela Bella Vista. The paintings drawing and prints I continue to make are about people and the way they interact. My teaching influences my work and my work influences my teaching.

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