Arts
Visual Arts
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Lower Campus Art
The Lower Campus art curriculum provides opportunities for students to explore various art mediums, develop their own skills and learn to appreciate art itself as well as artists. Students participate in weekly art classes. -
AP Studio Art
Highly motivated Upper School students create an AP portfolio by working in one particular medium. Their artwork is then submitted to the College Board in early May for review. -
Architecture
Upper School students are introduced to the history and concepts of architecture by exposing them to techniques in perspective drawing, schematic drawing to scale and model building. -
Drawing & Painting
Middle and Upper School students in this course explore mark making, and color theory along with art history and artistic analysis. Observational skills are developed, and personal expression is encouraged. -
Film & Videography
Beginning in Middle School, students learn to write, produce, and edit their own short films as a mode of artistic and personal expression. Our editing labs are complete with 16 iMacs (Core i7) with Adobe Suite including Premiere, our chosen digital editing platform. -
Photography
Middle and Upper School students develop skills with digital media to produce original and expressive compositions. Our editing lab includes 16 iMacs (Core i7) with Adobe Suite including Photoshop and Lightroom, our chosen digital editing platforms. -
Sculpture & Ceramics
This program introduces Middle and Upper School students to explore the wide range of sculpture and ceramic techniques. Our studio has a number of pottery wheels, two kilns and various power tools to assist in the creation of three-dimensional artwork.
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By nurturing both creative and critical thinking, the Visual Arts Department at Sierra Canyon provides the tools for students to foster their artistic expression and inspire innovation.
Each Visual Arts course strives to develop student skills in Artistic Perception, Creative Expression, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing, Connections, Relations and Applications. These standards nurture critical and creative thinking skills and enable students to become independent learners who can adapt and apply knowledge to a wide variety of situations.
While the Lower Campus Visual Arts curriculum introduces fundamental knowledge to students at an age appropriate level, the Upper Campus offers advanced courses for students who wish to develop work for college applications, art school applications, or personal advancement. Students who wish to develop an Advanced Placement Portfolio choose their area of specialization by 11th grade and take Advanced Placement Studio Art in the 12th grade.
Each Visual Arts course strives to develop student skills in Artistic Perception, Creative Expression, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing, Connections, Relations and Applications. These standards nurture critical and creative thinking skills and enable students to become independent learners who can adapt and apply knowledge to a wide variety of situations.
While the Lower Campus Visual Arts curriculum introduces fundamental knowledge to students at an age appropriate level, the Upper Campus offers advanced courses for students who wish to develop work for college applications, art school applications, or personal advancement. Students who wish to develop an Advanced Placement Portfolio choose their area of specialization by 11th grade and take Advanced Placement Studio Art in the 12th grade.
Visual Arts Team
Lower School: 11052 Independence Avenue
Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311 | 818.882.8121
Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311 | 818.882.8121
Sierra Canyon School is a private, independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 located in Chatsworth, California. The highly cosmopolitan campus community is reflective of the Greater Los Angeles area and the world at large. Students are empowered to realize their greatest creative, ethical, intellectual and physical promise through small class sizes, a diverse student-teacher culture and a family-like environment.
