Highschool art projects

Projects follow the “ Basics ” taking the new medium, technique or concept and applying it to a finished work of art assessing the new skill acquired through Basics. Projects ALSO build on...

I haven’t posted about my 6th grade and up class in a while. They have been working hard on their Chuck Close grid portraits. This project takes a lot of time but provides a lot of learning…

After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I've had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let's face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then... it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren't

Alyssa Geerts - High School Art Projects

High School Art Projects that Students LOVE! Art projects need to challenge and engage the students in design and technique while engaging their interests

Hey there! I thought a fun first post would be sharing my art with all of you, These are all characters of mine. Feel free to ask any questions you have!

Our tween / teen class created these amazing contour flowers using india ink and acrylic. We wanted students to practice working on a very large scale, to create a contour drawing using gestural line work and motion, and to explore how to build up a painting layer by layer. We set up a fresh […]

High School art students create self-portraits with charcoal on reclaimed cardboard. Read the full art lesson.