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Art: Visual Arts
The
Chico High School Art Program offers a wide variety of courses and
opportunities for all skill levels. Studio courses range from Ceramics, Studio Art 1, 2 and 3, Creative Arts, and Glass Design. Additionally, Chico High School has one of Northern California's most
advanced Computer Arts labs, offering CTE courses in Digital Arts Exploration, and Digital Arts 1, 2 and 3. Our Art Department was selected as an
Exemplary Art Program by the California Art Education Association for
the 2001-2002 school year.
The Art Department has worked to create a high-quality, rigorous art program featuring choices and opportunities to maximize student learning and success. Many students have gone on to various fields that are directly or indirectly related to the skills learned in art program courses. Other students walk away with an appreciation of art and the value that it adds to all our lives.
The Art Department has worked to create a high-quality, rigorous art program featuring choices and opportunities to maximize student learning and success. Many students have gone on to various fields that are directly or indirectly related to the skills learned in art program courses. Other students walk away with an appreciation of art and the value that it adds to all our lives.
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Art Teachers
Nancy Skadal - Department Chair
Jill McKay
Melanie Merlo
Katie Mintzer
For staff emails and webpage links, please visit our staff directory below.
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Useful Links
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Art Encyclopedias and Other Resources
Art Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- AbsoluteArt.com - contemporary art from World Wide Art Resources.
- Artcyclopedia - an online art encylcopedia. Search by by movement, medium, name of artist, nationality, etc.
- Artlex - an art dictionary.
- Life Magazine's - virtual photo exhibitions.
- Smarthistory
Museums
- Guggenheim--Collections
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - browse the exhibits at both the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. .. The Getty Museum - You can either search by artists and types of art, or view the current exhibitions.
- North American Landscapes in Art-- Panoramas - a landscape art exhibition.
- SFMOMA-- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Click on exhibitions for a direct link to their exhibits.
- The Smithsonian's American Art Museum - view artwork in the Smithsonian. Search by artist, art type (such as collage), title of the work, or subject.
- Web Gallery of Art - an online museum of Europen art from the 12th to 19th centuries.
- The WebMuseum of Paris - covers Gothic painting, the Italian Renaissance, the Northern Renaissance, the Baroque period, Impressionism, the 20th century movements, and Japanese art and architecture.
- List of schools with virtual museums.
- Ancient Greek and Roman worlds - art and archaeology
- African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - from the Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia.
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Cartooning
Assignments:
Links
- PowerPoint Instructions for Cartooning
- Script Instructions for Cartooning
Links
- United Feature Syndicate: Includes Frank and Ernest, Born Loser, Luann, and Dilbert.
- Kings Feature Syndicate: Includes Family Circus, Rhymes with Orange, Bizzaro, Blondie, Dennis the Menace, Zits, Mother Goose & Grimm, Popeye and Hagar the Horrible.
- Comiclopedia has information on over 9,000 comic artists.
- For Better or Worse official website.
- Jim Lee - Comic Art Community
- Dean Young's Blondie website.
Award Sites:
Create Your Own Cartoon
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Art Cultures and Art Movements
Culture assignment:
- Script assignment instructions
- PowerPoint instructions
- Script assignment instructions
- PowerPoint instructions
Links:
- Artcyclopedia: Online Art Encyclopedia (Search by by movement, medium, name of artist, nationality, etc.)
- Artlex: Art Dictionary
- The Smithsonian's American Art Museum: View artwork in the Smithsonian (Search by artist, art type (such as collage), title of the work, or subject)
- Web Gallery of Art: Online Museum of European art from the 12th to 19th centuries
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Browse the exhibits at both the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor
- SFMOMA The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Click on exhibitions for a direct link to their exhibits
- The WebMuseum of Paris: Covers Gothic painting, the Italian Renaissance, the Northern Renaissance, the Baroque period, Impressionism, the 20th century movements, and Japanese art and architecture
- North American Landscapes in Art-- Panoramas: Landscape art exhibition
- AbsoluteArt.com-- contemporary art from World Wide Art Resources.
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo: Artwork from the Universidad de Chile
- List of schools with virtual museums
- Ancient Greek and Roman worlds: Art and archaeology
- African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning-- from the Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia
- The Getty Museum: You can either search by artists and types of art, or view the current exhibitions
- Life Magazine's: Virtual photo exhibitions
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Careers in the Arts
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