Art Majors

Information Technology High School
Fine Arts Department

A.P Visual Art Department, Natalie Hyde Bousigard

Director of The Visual Art Department/ Educator, Jorge Luis Cordero

Art Educator Visual Arts & Sculpture, Corinne Santiago

Information Technology High School offers a four-year sequence in Art Majors:

• Art History & Aesthetics, 9th Grade
• Foundations in Artistic Technical Development, 9th Grade
• Studio Art 1 & 2, 10th Grade
• Drawing & Painting 1 & 2, 11th Grade
• Senior Portfolio Development, 12th Grade

Upon completion of the four-year Art Majors, students are awarded an Art Certification. Our students have been accepted by our affiliate Art Universities such as:

• Parsons School of Design
• Pratt Institute
• School of Visual Arts
• Hunter College
• Brooklyn College
• Cooper Union

The Art Majors are courses designed to develop students’ understanding and appreciation for the visual arts. As well as the exploration for future careers. This course explores the arts, artists, and their cultures from prehistoric times through the present. Students will begin to explore important works of art, selected from various types of media, including painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography. As the course presents works of different periods, students will receive the historical and geographic context necessary for gaining a deeper appreciation of the pieces. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of concepts and an enriched vocabulary so that they can become more critical observers of art. At the end of each historical lesson students will engage in the creation of an artwork depicting the aesthetic and technical ideas of the period.