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Visual Arts

Visual Arts at Arvada West High School

The Arvada West High School Visual Arts Department strives to provide students with the skills needed to master their chosen medium while preparing them for workplace readiness to pursue a career in the visual arts.

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Visual Arts Courses

Two-Dimensional Art Courses

  • Creative Art – Drawing/Painting Beginning
  • Creative Art – Drawing Intermediate
  • Creative Art – Painting Intermediate
  • Creative Art – Drawing/Painting Advanced
    • Studio Draw/Paint is added for full-year students
  • AP 2D Art and Design 

Three-Dimensional Art Courses

  • Beginning Ceramics
  • Intermediate Ceramics (3-credit concurrent enrollment with Red Rocks Community College)
  • Advanced Ceramics (6-credit concurrent enrollment with RRCC)
  • Studio Ceramics (3-credit concurrent enrollment with RRCC)
  • AP3D Design (Ceramics) 
  • Beginning Jewelry
  • Intermediate Jewelry
  • Advanced Jewelry 

Digital Art and Design Courses

  • Foundations of Design A Photography (beginning)
  • Commercial Photography 1 (intermediate)
  • Commercial Photography 2 (advanced)
  • Practicum in Commercial Photography (studio)
  • Graphic Design and Illustration 1 (beginning)
  • Graphic Design and Illustration 2 (intermediate)
  • Practicum in Graphic Design and Illustration (advanced)
  • Capstone: Design and Multimedia Arts (studio)

 New Media Courses

  • Foundations of Design and Media A – Sneaker Design 1
  • Foundations of Design and Media B – Sneaker Design 2
  • Practicum in Graphic Design and Illustration – Sneaker Design 3
  • Capstone: Design and Multimedia Arts – Sneaker Design 4

Visual Arts in Jeffco

Visual arts programs are an integral part of the core curriculum offered at every Jeffco school. 

Jeffco Public Schools provides high-quality instruction, emphasizing a balance of studio art creation, critique and analysis and history. Students receive a curriculum based on the Colorado Academic Standards in drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, digital media, sculpture and ceramics.

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