Students gain confidence as they use divergent thinking to create their own unique answers and solutions to each art project at City Academy. In addition, focus, pride in workmanship and the appreciation for aesthetics are ingrained in students who experience a solid art education. Finally, students learn the relevance of art in history and culture, which provides them with a more complete understanding of the world.

 

Enduring Understandings

• Art media, techniques and processes work together to create works of art.
• Artists use elements of art and principles of design to organize visual communications.
• Art is a distinct form of communication that enriches the understandings of other disciplines.
• Art is an inherent and integral part of our environment.