Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What is Art Club?
2. What is the Focus Art program?
3. What is this year's art theme?
4. What areas of Greek art will be covered?

What is Art Club?

Art Club is for 6th and 7th grade students.  It is held every Monday 2:30 to 4:00pm in the art room 
for 22 sessions.  It is on a first-come basis - the class is limited to 15 students.  Sign-ups are during 
the second week of school.   Students will learn to create a variety of arts and crafts and holiday 
projects.

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What is the Focus Art program?

The Focus Art program is for 7th and 8th grade students.  Testing for the program is held within the 
first two weeks of school.  An announcement is made as to the day and time.  The selected students 
are notified and the class is held once a week for 45 minutes.  The class is limited to 15 students.  It 
is for students who display above average ability in art.  While the regular art projects introduce 
certain skills and techniques, the Focus Art class develops these in depth.  Projects offered in Focus 
Art further challenge each child's talent.

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What is this year's art theme?

Greek Art and Architecture
The Ancient Greeks created what has become known as classical art.  Many of America's governmental 
buildings have been designed with Classical Greek structures.  Greeks are seen by many as the 
cornerstone to the western traditions of art and ideas.  The Ancient Greeks are known for three main 
items:  their sculptures, their temples, and their vase paintings.  The art work embodies much of what 
made the Greek civilization great.  The courage, valor, and independence were strongly held values.  
These themes can be seen very clearly in their human depictions.  The Greeks idealized humans, showing 
the strong and youthful depiction of men and women.  The topics shown in their vases reflect the 
importance of strength, athletic competition, and battles.  Their temples reflected their religious beliefs 
in the gods.

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What areas of Greek art will be covered?

The Greek Gods and Goddesses of Mt. Olympus - figure drawing, portraiture, and watercolor techniques 
will be incorporated in a personal pediment design for the Parthenon.

The Parthenon and the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be compared and contrasted in a study of Greek 
architecture.

Greek pottery and sculpture design will be implemented with clay and metal tooling techniques.

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