Art & Innovation

New for 2024-25 — The Fine Arts Department has become the Art & Innovation Department incorporating fine arts, technical arts and technology in one groundbreaking department. Click/tap here for more information.

Art & Innovation Department Mission Statement

The Art and Innovation Department develops students into curious, compassionate and innovative problem solvers with an appreciation for how creative pursuits can enrich their lives. We teach students to communicate in universal languages, fostering a deeper understanding and connection to the world around them as they discover their passion and cultivate the self-confidence they need to contribute to human flourishing.

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> Essential questions we want our students to ask...

Open to Growth
What are the obstacles to creativity?
How do we challenge ourselves to move beyond?
How do we overcome stereotypes?
How do we find the resources for continued growth?

Intellectually Competent
What are the motives for creation?
How do we manipulate any given medium?
How do you find inspiration?

Religious
Is there a parallel between our personal creative experience and that of God’s experience?
Is there a personal and spiritual creative parallel?

Committed to Doing Justice
What is the artist’s responsibility?
How are intrinsic values expressed?
How can we use art for social change?

Loving
What is the appropriate response to peer work?
How does the artist express emotion through his work?
Do you recognize and accept other talents?
> Enduring understandings we want our students to take with them...
Open to Growth
By graduation, a student will
- Understand and develop an appreciation of various art forms (other than their proficiency and outside of their own area of interest).
- Exhibit a willingness to take creative risks.
- Understand that he has a voice as an artist.
- Understand that art is a vital part of life.
- Understand that he is embarking on a life-long journey of artistic exploration.
Intellectually Competent
By graduation, a student will
- Understand how to communicate at a basic level in the arts.
- Understand how to make informed judgments and critique various art forms.
- Understand that art addresses universal themes of human existence.
- Understand the importance of self-critique.
Religious
By graduation, a student will
- Understand and recognize that aesthetic beauty is from God.
- Understand that religions have given birth to a variety of art forms.
- Understand that we can worship, praise and give thanks through the arts.
Loving
By graduation, a student will
- Understand the need to be open to, accepting and supportive of the works of his peers.
- Understand the importance of participation in the collaborative process.
- Understand the need for a non-judgmental atmosphere.
Committed to Doing Justice
By graduation, a student will
- Understand the importance of using his artistic voice to further social action (artistic community events).
- Understand that the arts are for all.
- Understand that artists historically have been revolutionary and that arts have been a voice for social change.
> Course Descriptions

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