Advanced art projects allow students to demonstrate their passion for art.
Advanced art projects allow students to more fully understand art concepts and art history. High school students may use these projects for art portfolios for college or the Advanced Placement test. However, students who excel in visual art may work on advanced projects to demonstrate their own passion for creating art.
Two-Dimensional Art Projects
Advanced drawing projects may include life drawing, where students draw from a model, which is usually only found in college level classes. Large scale paintings may be another advanced studio project. Black and white photography, where students develop their own film and print their own photographs, are also advanced art projects. Students should document, or photograph, finished work to enhance their portfolios, which is a selection of their best art work, for college or for the Advanced Placement test.
Three-Dimensional Art Projects
Sculptures and non-traditional art projects can be given to students who show passion for the visual arts. Assign students to design their own chairs, a common art college assignment. Also students can use non-traditional mediums, or material, to create three-dimensional art work. Anything from food to video can be a non-traditional medium. Students can study contemporary artists and find their own ways to express themselves in an advanced art class. Many self-guided and independent art study classes should be reserved for advanced students.
Art History
Advanced art projects should include study into art history, which is typically for college-level students. Students may also benefit from studying contemporary art history, or post World War II artists such as Andy Warhol. Post-modernism and feminism are other theories that can be assigned to advanced art projects. Students can read about the movements and create art work in that style. Teachers should also assign students to write their own artist statements, which are brief statements about the background and personal reasoning behind their art projects.
Considerations
Advanced art projects for teachers to assign students should be reserved for mostly high school juniors and seniors who have already taken at least one year of art prior to the advanced class. An art history background is not necessary, and an advanced art class should offer some art history lessons. Teachers should advise students on photographing advanced art projects for portfolios. Teachers should also ask students to think of goals they wish to achieve for their art work and further education.
