Visual & Performing Arts Department

视觉和表演艺术的特点是丰富和活跃的历史在博彩网址大全学校. We believe that the Arts are an essential element in our lives. To facilitate this understanding, we continue to take advantage of all of the rich resources around us. In doing so, 我们希望在学生现在和成年后的日常生活中为艺术建立一种积极的“场所”感. As a department, 我们希望通过意识建立更强的自我意识,灌输对艺术的欣赏, relaxation, expression and confidence. As human beings, we are forever enriched by the arts and the artists who dare to create.

Visual Arts students have regular opportunities to show their work, whether in our on-campus gallery (The Solarium at Houghton Hall) or other local galleries. Performing Arts students share their projects, their voices, and their scenes with the Knox Community in various showcases throughout the year. 有兴趣将表演技巧应用于戏剧制作的学生有机会加入 Knox Theatre.

Photography
本课程作为一个全年介绍摄影作为一个专注于黑色的美术媒介 & white 35mm film shooting, developing, and printing. This course emphasizes the technical aspects of photography through demonstration, readings, and hands-on experience. Open to Upper School students with an interest in photography.

Media Arts I
这一整年的入门课程侧重于使用数码单反相机进行数码摄影和视频的实际操作和创意可能性. This course explores digital capture, computer editing using Adobe Photoshop, and output techniques utilizing professional Epson printers. 学生应具有手动功能的数码相机,用于拍摄静态和视频. Open to Upper School students with an interest in photography.

Media Arts II
本课程结合了在照片I和媒体艺术中所学到的技能,并将学生带向数字和35毫米摄影数字成像技能和输出技术的高级力学和美学. 向已成功通过摄影和/或媒体艺术I的高年级学生开放.

Studio Art I
This course allows students to examine the major concepts of studio art. They begin with drawing then move on to explore painting, printmaking, and various other media of their choice. While learning and improving their technical skills, they will also be learning the concepts of line, spatial relationships, and creative expression. Students will progress from the cornerstone of art (drawing) through to printmaking. Open to Upper School students with an interest in painting or drawing.

Studio Art II
工作室艺术II允许学生继续发展在工作室艺术I获得的技能,并继续产生反映他们个人创作风格的作品. Possible media include acrylic, watercolor, and tempera painting, as well as printmaking, quilling, batiking, and collaging. 对绘画或绘画感兴趣的高年级学生开放,他们已经完成了工作室艺术I.

Ceramics
陶艺是一门一年制的课程,旨在培养学生对陶艺创作的兴趣和技能, including the artistic process from conception to firing. 学生还将发现主要的艺术家,并探索他们的作品如何影响陶瓷艺术的历史. Open to Upper School students with an interest in ceramics.

AP Studio Art
AP艺术与设计课程是对艺术创作的高级调查,将导致可以用于大学申请的全面的原创艺术作品集, and will be submitted to the College Board for review. Within this course, 学生将制作一份由两个部分组成的作品集-精选工作和持续调查, in the subject of Drawing or 2-D Design. This portfolio will exhibit mastery of four skill categories- Inquiry & Investigation, Making through Practice, Experimentation & Revision, and Communication and Reflection. In addition to completing an advanced art portfolio, students will investigate prospective careers in the arts, research prospective colleges and universities, and prepare college applications to their desired higher education prospects.

Electronic Illustration
This course contains an overview of tools and techniques used to convey messages, sell products, and promote awareness, through visual means. 学生将基本的平面设计原则应用于数字图像制作应用, digital illustration, and layout design, using industry-standard graphic design software. Students will also utilize the 5-Phase design process (discovery, interpretation, ideation, experimentation, and evolution), which puts design thinking into action. Students will apply ideas from a variety of sources, including art/design theory, history, and more, in an effort to provide a deeper understanding of images in contemporary culture.

ART122 Electronic Illustration
本课程使学生能够使用台式计算机作为电子绘图工具创建和修改插图和扫描图像. Students will explore image enhancement, compositing and photo-restoration techniques, 矢量和光栅图像制作方法和行业标准技术,以创建商业艺术研究和原始插图. 完成本课程后,学生将策划一个个性化的数字插图和电子艺术品组合. Available for college credit through the Suffolk County Community College Beacon Program.

ART145 Digital Photography I
本课程的重点是使用数码单反相机进行数码摄影和视频的实际操作和创意可能性. This course explores digital capture, computer editing using Adobe Photoshop, and output techniques utilizing professional Epson printers. 学生应具有手动功能的数码相机,用于拍摄静态和视频. Available for college credit through the Suffolk County Community College Beacon Program.

Choir
This course is designed to develop students’ understanding of the art of vocal performance, particularly as a choir. Students in this course explore vocal music from various periods, styles, and cultures, 并对所学习的每一段音乐的原始社会和文化背景有所了解. They work to develop their ability to sight-sing, building on a strong foundation in music theory, through the study of solfege. 学生们还通过定期参加学校活动和每个学期的独奏会来建立对自己技能的信心. Open to Upper School students with an interest in singing and the ability to match pitch.

Chamber Choir
这个较小的合唱团是由合唱团总监亲手挑选的,由一群希望在声乐和/或表演方面学习的精英歌手组成.

Theatre I
戏剧是一门全年的课程,旨在培养学生对戏剧创作和制作中涉及的各种艺术的理解. Theatre students explore the crafts associated with the arts of acting, playwriting, designing, and directing. 学生们发展他们对戏剧业务的理解,并为那些对戏剧和戏剧制作充满热情的人提供各种工作. 学生们在每个学期的独奏会上展示他们的作品,并参加两场专业戏剧演出. Open to Upper School students with an interest in theatre; preference given to students in grades 11 and 12.

Theatre II
这个全年的课程是为那些已经成功完成戏剧I课程的学生和那些可能希望在大学阶段继续学习戏剧和表演的学生设计的.

Stagecraft
舞台艺术是一门全年的课程,向学生介绍与生产技术元素相关的戏剧艺术, including scenic, costume, and lighting design; set construction and painting; lighting hanging, focusing, and gelling; and costume construction and alteration. Students learn to create scenographic models, ground plans, and front elevations, 为博彩网址大全剧院的演出提供技术支持,并在适合学校活动时担任技术人员. Students also attend two professional theatre productions. Open to Upper School students with an interest in backstage work, including working with power tools, computers, and lighting equipment.

Music History
In this full-year course, students will examine various aspects of music that define style, genre, and period and develop the vocabulary to discuss them.

Advanced Placement (AP) Music Theory
这是一门全年的课程,旨在为学生准备音乐理论的大学先修课程考试. 学生将挑战自我,培养对主要音乐时期和流派的重要作品中的音乐技巧的敏锐意识. Open to Upper School students in grades 11 and 12 who sing and/or play an instrument; placement at the discretion of the Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department.

Lessons Practicum
私人课程的声音和任何乐器要求可以安排额外的费用. 学生在整个学年中每周一次的上课日接受一次私人课程. No academic credit is earned for private music lessons.

Arts Faculty

Karyn Cernera Bush

D.M., Higher Education, Teaching and Learning – Colorado Technical University
M.F.A., Drawing & Sculpture – Pratt Institute

Karyn Cernera-Bush

Chair of Visual & Performing Arts
Electronic Arts Teacher
Middle School Art Teacher
Home Economics Teacher

Patricia Colombraro

M.F.A. Fine Art, Long Island University
B.A., Communication, Photography – Long Island University

Patricia Colombraro

Photography & Media Arts Teacher
Solarium Art Gallery Curator

Michael Canestraro

M.A., Theatre Arts – Long Island University, C.W. Post
B.F.A., Theatre Arts – Hofstra University

Michael Canestraro

Theatre Directer
Theatre Teacher

Andreika Eikerenkoetter-Horne

M.A., Art – Adelphi University

Andreika Eikerenkoetter-Horne

Visual Arts Teacher
Ceramics Teacher