Welcome to The PHMS Art Program

 "[A person]who works with [their] hands is a laborer. [A person] who works with [their] hands and head is a craftsman. [A person] who works with [their] hands and head and heart is an artist".

Some of the projects you may participate in this year are:

Georgia O'Keeffe Still-Life Pastel drawings

Henri Rousseau Batiks, Lithoprints or paintings

Kandinsky Watercolor Transfer Paintings

Paste Paper Landscapes and Mirrors

Hand Made Paper/ Copper Foil Designs or Books

Thematic drawings- Portraits, Op Art, Perspective

Papier Mache Monsters

Papier Mache 3-D Initials

Ceramic- Mirrors, Incense Burners, Slab Clocks, Box Clocks, Water Fountains, Mosaics, Dinnerware, Bird Houses, and many more (all inspired by a famous artist in history) 

All students will also complete:

A color wheel and harmony study, a grid drawing excerise, a contour drawing exercise, a Elements and Principles of Design activity.

Students will be graded on a fair, but rigorous rubric using projects, assignments and participation as assessment methods.

Overview

Students attending either Mr. Gilleeny’s or Mrs. Blickle’s art classes can expect to create at least one comprehensive project, as well as maintaining a hand-made sketchbook. Furthermore, every project is complimented by any relevant historical, social and cross-curricular contexts.

Procedures

Students are required to finish all projects on time and according to any delivered content and directions. Students who are not meeting deadlines or have encountered obstacles to achieving expectations, should attend help class. All help classes must be attended on Monday or Tuesday between 7:30 and 8:45 each week.

Help class passes must be obtained from Mr. Gilleeny or Mrs. Blickle at least one day before a scheduled help class. As a note, Mr. Gilleeny and Mrs. Blickle encourage students to attend help class and support students who are experiencing difficulties as much as possible. Ultimately, however, it is the student’s responsibility to seek a help-class pass and make an effort to attend their scheduled help class.

Grading

Grading is determined through at least one major project grade, a sketchbook grade and a participation grade. Please refer to the PHMS art grading rubric on either Mr. Gilleeny’s or Mrs. Blickle’s teacher web pages. Due to time restrictions and length of projects, cycle classes are limited in posting grades on Edline until the end of cycle. Final grades are posted on Edline and report cards according to the PHMS grading procedures and policies.

Contact Information

815 Paxon Hollow Rd. * Broomall, PA 19008

610-359-4320

Mrs. Blickle: x3501 * dblickle@mnsd.org

Mr. Gilleeny: x3502 * jgilleeny@mnsd.org