Announcements

School Supplies and Start Days

• Visit individual school's web pages for supply lists

• PDF versions of handbooks, curriculum guides and back-to-school packets have been posted to individual school pages.

 

Art Alumni...

Bethlehem art alumni are invited to share their artist accomplishments with the community and your High School teachers. Share your stories...your art shows...

E-mail us to let us know what you are up to.

 

 

Art Department

Philosophy of the Art Department

The Bethlehem Central Art Program is based on the knowledge that art is a significant part of a student’s life and is an essential part of their education. Art is fundamental to human growth and provides students with intellectual, creative, and emotional experiences that connect them to a common core of knowledge. Art serves as a tool for building self- confidence through personal expression and communication. Art provides invaluable opportunities for students to use their imagination and problem solve using their own creativity. Art allows a forum for expression of the human spirit and validation of feelings in studying, creating and responding to art. Art education will heighten an appreciation for visual literacy and the challenges of creative self-expression needed in the 21st century.

Art experiences in our schools give students an opportunity to:

• express visual ideas

• develop an appreciation for the arts

• develop aesthetic sensitivity and understanding of past and present art

• value art as an important realm of human experience

• analyze the structure of a work of visual art

• promote critical thinking skills

• evaluate a work of visual art

• take risks and enjoy breaking the boundaries

• understand how art materials work and when to use them

• focus on the process for creating art instead of the product

• explore the cultural connections to things around them

• expand ability to communicate in a non-verbal manner

• expand the ability to perceive, interpret perceptions, and make aesthetic judgments

• develop an appreciation for art created by people from other cultures

• develop a desire for continued artistic experiences and expression

• enrich ability to perceive, understand and appreciate life

• prepare students for the future