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Aquinas High School

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

MRS. BRITTANY ARIAS

Educational Background

 

Bachelor of Science in Art Education: UW-La Crosse

Educational Experience

 

+ years with Aquinas Catholic Schools
+ years total teaching experience

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I grew up in Onalaska, attended St. Patrick School though the eighth grade, and graduated from Onalaska High School in 2007. In high school, I was very interested in art and went to State VAC two years in a row. I was involved in volleyball and softball, and I worked as a coach for 10 U Summer Softball. Loving the area, I attended UW-lacrosse and pursued my education and fine arts degree with an emphasis in photography. I am pleased to be at Aquinas Catholic Schools, giving back to my faith and community.

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MY CLASSROOM

The art room is a welcoming and creative environment. Students are expected to come to class prepared to work and try new things. Learning art skills and being creative are the most important concepts in every art class. Students should take responsibility for their learning and should put forth effort in their projects. Keeping the art room clean and safe is important and a responsibility expected of every student.

COURSES

Art Foundations - This course is the entry level art course that students can take to experience several different art mediums and methods. Students will learn about composition, elements of art, principles of art, art aesthetics, art history, and art criticism, through different projects and assignments., Drawing - This course is a middle level art class for students to further explore and work on drawing techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to focus on and improve their drawing skills and acquire new drawing skills., Painting - This course is a middle level art class for students to further explore and work on painting techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to focus on and improve their painting skills and acquire new painting skills., Ceramics - This course is a middle level art class for students to further explore and work on ceramic/clay techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to focus on and improve their skill for working with and creating ceramic/clay pieces and acquire new skills., Sculpture - This course is a middle level art class for students to further explore and work on 3-Dimensional sculpture techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to focus on and improve their skill for working with and creating 3-Dimensional art pieces and acquire new skills., Photography - This course is a middle level art class for students to learn about, explore, and work on photography techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to learn about and focus on photography methods and techniques and photo editing software., Graphic Design - This course is a middle level art class for students to learn about, explore, and work on graphic design techniques and projects. Students should take this course if they want to learn about and focus on graphic design elements and graphic design editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator., Studio Art - Studio Art is for highly motivated students who are seriously interested in the study of art. This course is designed for students that want to work on building upon their art skills and art portfolio. Students will have to be self-motivated because they will be working on art projects based upon their own interests and artistic desire., Art Production - This course is a class that students can take to get more hands on art experiences and work on individual as well as group projects. Students will create projects that focus on the process and the production of an art medium. Students will work on individual projects as well as help create pieces and projects for the fine arts department., Yearbook - Students involved in this course function as the production staff of The Aquin, the Aquinas High School yearbook. Students design a ladder thematically, plan, write and edit copy, sell yearbooks and ads, take photos, and publish the yearbook.

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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." -Pablo Picasso "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." -Scott Adams

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