HOW TO GO:
What: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art, a comprehensive, college-level course designed by the College Board, implemented by an accredited Art Educator/Artist. Kay Carlisle will be the instructor. The course is designed for high school Junior and Senior level.
When: The school-year long class will meet from 3:45-6:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes begin Aug. 18, 2015. Deadline for enrollment is Aug. 30.
Where: K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
Course Fees: Tuition for the year is $1400 which can be paid as a lump payment in August, or as monthly payments of $160. Additional $100 material fee will be required. Full and partial scholarships may be available for those demonstrating financial need.
For information: Students interested in finding out more information about the AP Studio Art Program should contact Rebecca Sargent, TEJAS Director, at rebecca@tejasgallery.org or by calling (937) 461-5149 to set up an informational meeting with Kaye Carlile, the AP Program Instructor.
Here’s news about an opportunity for talented high school art students who want to pursue their art studies but may not have college level art courses at their own high schools.
K12 Gallery & TEJAS (Teen Educational and Joint Adult Studio) has just announced an Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art course for juniors and seniors motivated to learn more about art. The project was funded by a grant from the Harry A. Toulmin Jr., and Virginia B. Toulmin Fund of the Dayton Foundation.
Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art is a comprehensive, year-long college-level course designed by the College Board, implemented by an accredited Art Educator/Artist. At K12, the instructor will be Kaye Carlile, a well-known local artist who taught the AP course at Oakwood High School for 15 years.
TEJAS director Rebecca Sargent said the year-long course will enable students to explore their creativity, become independent thinkers and master 2D design principles as they develop a portfolio of artwork that will reflect their own personal interests and talents. She said the idea originated when her gallery realized there was a need in the community.
“Through the Miami Valley Regional Scholastic Art Awards, K12 works with students and teachers in schools from eight surrounding counties,” Sargent explains. “They found that many schools had discontinued their AP studio programs yet K12 staff kept hearing from students that they wanted to pursue an AP Studio Program.”
The course of study
The intensive course, she said, is designed for high school junior and senior level students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. Over the course of the year, they’ll create a portfolio of their art work that may be eligible for college or advanced placement credit while still in high school. “The student’s portfolio can also be used in competitions and as part of their application to college,” said Sargent, who said the course is both rigorous and rewarding.
Meet Kaye Carlile
Carlile, who received her undergraduate degree at Antioch University and graduate degree at the University of Dayton, is well known as a talented local artist and as the retired senior high art teacher at Oakwood High School where she taught for 30 years.
She was a Fulbright Scholar exchange teacher in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the recipient of the Montgomery County Excellence in Teaching Award, and was nominated by Muse Machine for the Disney Teacher of the Year Award. Carlile received three Ohio Arts Council grants over the years and has exhibited in collections both nationally and internationally. At K12, she has taught teacher studio classes as well as drawing and painting to teens and adults.
“I think what I really love is the fact that these will be students who are dedicated to creating really high quality work,” said Carlile, who is meeting individually with all of the students and their parents who are interested in the project to make certain they understand the commitment involved. The curriculum, she said, is based on the elements and principles of design so participants will study the entire art-making process — line, color, shape and form, as well as texture, space, and things like balance and unity. They will be using pencils, paints, charcoal, pastels.
Jerri Stanard, K12 Gallery founder and executive director, says the new after-school class is incredible in many ways. “Kay is a fantastic artist that has taught this level of art-making from Oakwood High School for many years and has pushed her students hard but for good reason!” she said. “We are thrilled to assist in creating a substantial future for creative teens. We also love that teens from the greater Miami Valley can work together with teens from all over! Great things happen with incredible collaborations!”
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