艺术

All visual art courses strive to nurture innovative thinking, creativity, problem solving and to improve skills in communication. Courses teach forms of artistic expression through the four disciplines of the visual arts:

Art Production: Making art
Art Criticism: Describing, analyzing, interpreting and evaluating art
Art History: Understanding art in relationship to culture
Aesthetics: Recognizing important features of visual arts and responding to them

Students taking visual art classes have an opportunity for production experiences with a variety of art media. For those wishing to concentrate in a particular art medium, level two and three classes are offered. Level two courses are more in depth and level three courses are designed for students wishing to develop a college portfolio and/or pursue a career in the visual arts. All art courses on this page earn credit toward completing the art credit graduation requirement.

Arts Credit (graduation requirement)

Art Course Fees

Fees are part of our Art courses in order to purchase course materials. The materials are used directly by students to complete projects assigned for the course. Two weeks after the semester begins, fees will be assigned to the students’ Skyward Fee Management account. Fees can be paid online via Skyward Family Access Fee Management. To request assistance for course fees, please contact your student’s counselor.

VANTAGE Options

VANTAGE is Minnetonka High School’s advanced professional studies program. Through experiential learning, VANTAGE offers a unique opportunity for students to apply their coursework in real-world settings.

Connect your love for art to a future career by taking a VANTAGE course:

Design + Marketing
Learn interactive, graphic and product design skills and how they are applied in the commercial world. This year-long, two-credit track includes CIS Creative Problem Solving (one art credit) and Marketing I & II (one elective business credit).

Multimedia Communications
Take part in the rapidly changing world of broadcast journalism and emerging media, learning innovative ways to produce stories using video and sound. This year-long, two-credit track includes Video Production and Digital Journalism (one art credit) and Investigative Research (one English credit).

User Experience (UX) Design
Explore the convergence of computer science and design by creating mobile applications and web site designs for project partners. With a focus on user interface development and human-centered design, you will learn to specify solutions to drive new capabilities and important business improvements. This year-long, two-credit track includes AP Computer Science Principles (one elective computer science credit) and Digital Interface Design (one art credit).

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Course Listing

AP Art History (Tonka Online)

Course: #T6094F, part 1, Tonka Online
Course: #T6096W, part 2, Tonka Online
Grade(s) offered: grade 10, grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 1.0 (year-long course)
This course completes .5 towards the Arts credit
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Prerequisites: None

AP Art History allows students to examine major forms of artistic expression relevant to a variety of cultures in a wide variety of times periods.

AP Studio Art

Course: #AP602, S1
Course: #AP603, S2
Grade(s) offered: Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 1.0 (year-long course)
This course fulfills the Arts requirement.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of two or more semesters of art; Drawing highly recommended

In AP Studio Art you create a portfolio to turn in for the AP Studio Art Exam. The portfolio will be Drawing, 2D or 3D.