Course Descriptions

Fine Arts

Studio Drawing and Painting - AP Portfolio Preparation, School of the Art Institute
Designed for students who want to prepare portfolios for AP credit and college applications. Students will produce art in a variety of media and from direct observation of the human figure, still life, and landscapes.

Contemporary Sculpture 3D Studio - AP Portfolio Preparation, Urban Gateways
Designed for students who want to prepare portfolios for AP credit and college applications. Students will explore a variety of techniques in sculpture such as carving, casting, and modeling in a variety of materials like clay, wood, and metal.

Photographic Explorations - AP Portfolio Preparation, Columbia College Chicago
Designed for students who want to prepare portfolios for AP credit and college applications. Students will explore the vast creative possibilities of photography by learning techniques such as image generation, manipulation, editing, and printing.

Mixed Media - 2D and 3D, Lill Street Studios
This course explores the interaction of materials and techniques in media by using activities such as drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and collage to express personal ideas and insights.

Arts & Technology

3D Computer Modeling - University of Illinois at Chicago
Students will explore the freedom of creating a "virtual world" by using state-of-the-art software and techniques from traditional art forms to make computer-animated films and 3D video games.

Video Production - Digital Movie Making, University of Illinois at Chicago
Designed to allow students to produce dynamic and creative video programs utilizing state of the art technology in television studio production, field production, sound studio recording, and non-linear video editing with digital special effects.

Graphic Design - Visual Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago
This course explores the complex field of visual communication by teaching students to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and QuarkXPress to design posters, logos, advertisements, publications, and websites.

Performance Arts

Dance Expressions - Modern, Jazz and Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet
Students will become disciplined and versatile dancers by acquiring the basic technique, coordination, and musical interpretation that are essentials of a classical training. They will study Modern and Jazz dance and ballet to learn proper posture and body placement.

Vocal Arts - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Students will learn basic music reading, performance, and stage presentation skills while refining individual and group vocal techniques. Students will perform music in foreign languages while also learning techniques for vocal auditions.

Theater Arts - University of Illinois at Chicago
This course challenges students to explore the creative process of acting and provides students with new skills in performance, voice and speech, improvisation, and ensemble acting.

Jazz Performance - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Forming two jazz combos, the students explore and perform all styles of jazz from its inception to today, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool, hard bop, Latin, modal, free, fusion, and contemporary. Emphasis is placed on a working knowledge of standard jazz repertoire as well as the development of original compositions. Included is instruction in Jazz Improvisation, Theory, Composition, History, and Styles and Analysis.

Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts - Chef Training, Illinois Institute of Art This course offers students the opportunity to learn culinary skills and creative presentation methods in a professional kitchen in preparation for a career in culinary arts. This class also offers proficiency credit for college.