M.S.936 Arts Off 3rd

Visual Arts Audition Information

 
Students are encouraged to explore their personal voice and sharpen their artistic skills through mediums such as drawing, ceramics, painting and sculpture.  Below you will find three activities for students to complete for the portfolio. Please submit all three.
 
Once you have added our school to your application, please upload your Visual Arts Portfolio to your MySchools.nyc account under the "additional materials" tab. 

REQUIREMENTS

DRAWING #1:
Create a SELF-PORTRAIT or STILL-LIFE from OBSERVATION.
Self-Portrait: Using a mirror, create an observational drawing of your self (head and shoulders only.) Focus on making your drawing realistic. Be sure to add value (shading) as well as texture where you see it. Your drawing must include a background of your choice. 
Still Life: Create a drawing of an arrangement of 3-5 objects. This drawing should be from observation. Create a visually interesting arrangement. Include all important details and be sure to add value (shading) and texture where you see it.

See examples of student work: Please use a graphite pencil.

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DRAWING #2:
Create a drawing using your IMAGINATION. CHOOSE ONE of the prompts below for your drawing. You may use graphite pencil, colored pencil and/or markers for this drawing.
Be sure to use the whole paper for your drawing and include all important details – include FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND AND BACKGROUND ELEMENTS. Students are expected to use the ELEMENTS OF ART in their work. 
1.    Create a drawing of a hybrid animal – two different animals combined.
2.    Create an illustration of you and a friend doing a favorite thing.
3.    Draw an action scene.
4.    Design and draw a tree house.

Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Color, Value, Texture, Space. 
 

ARTIST STATEMENT:
Please write 2-3 paragraphs describing your work on Drawing #2. What choices did you make for your composition? What challenges did you face with the ELEMENTS of ART? How did you overcome those challenges? What do you think you did well? Please be specific in your answers and be sure to reference your work in your writing.
 

Click Here To View The Visual Arts Rubric With Translations   
 

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