Fine Arts Program
Students in the visual arts education program experience a comprehensive and sequential curriculum taught by certified art education specialists, balanced with electives in specialized areas. Courses and extracurricular offerings within the department support the SL Core Values as well as provide opportunity for students to demonstrate many aspects of Vision of the Graduate. Course offerings are established based on the standards contained in the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks with focus on the main strands to CREATE, PRESENT, RESPOND and CONNECT.
Standards for Visual Arts include:
- Methods, Materials, and Techniques
- Elements and Principles of Design
- Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression
- Drafting, Revision, and Exhibiting
- Critical Response
Pictures of Art Department Work and Events
- Emerging Artists Juried UMass Dartmouth Exhibit - Fall 2021
- Celebrating Art Book - Fall 2021
- Celebrating Art Book - Summer 2021
- Celebrating Art Book - Spring 2020
- Recognitions MAEA Juried Show - Spring 2020
- Youth Art Month Show - Spring 2020
- Emerging Artists Juried UMass Dartmouth Exhibit - Spring 2020
- Celebrating Art Book - Fall 2019
Faculty
Kelley DePasqua
7-12 Arts Curriculum Coordinator
kdepasqua@slrsd.org
Mrs. Hannah Close
hclose@slrsd.org
Ms. Beth Fradet
bethfradet@slrsd.org
Ms. Rachel Maguire
rmaguire@slrsd.org
Ms. Maguire's Google site page