Visual Arts

"ART is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better." - Andrew Gide

 

The Visual Arts Department at TC stands on the belief that God is the ultimate artist, evidenced by the entire scope of creation including His careful design and crafting each of us as unique individuals. Our mission in visual arts is to exemplify God and advance the creative abilities He has given all students from preschool up to the high school level. Through the visual arts, students learn to observe the world carefully and recognize beauty. The visual arts educational program is based on Elements of Art and Principles of Design.

 

Preschool and Pre-kindergarten students at Toledo Christian enjoy early exposure to master artists like Claude Monet, Winslow Homer, and Vincent Van Gogh. Students are introduced to the Elements of Art and begin to learn foundational skills like color mixing and types of lines. Our young artists create multiple two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, including drawing, painting, mixed media, and sculpture.

The goal of the elementary art program is to use art as an instrument for God's glory.  Students are encouraged to reflect God's truth, goodness, and beauty in each of their creations.  The Elements of Art and Principles of Design guide students to create artwork with a standard of excellence.  Students explore the lives and works of seven master artists each year and gain proficiency using multiple two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, including drawing, painting, mixed media, and sculpture.

 

Visual art is an elective at the junior high level. Junior high students delve into art projects designed to teach the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. The students are introduced to various forms of drawing, painting, mixed media, 3D art, and clay each semester.

 

Photography, Ceramics, Yearbook, Art 1 & 2, as well as Advanced Art are offered at TC.  Students work on projects that are centered each month around various forms of art mediums and materials as well as reviewing the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through drawing basics, painting, mixed media, photography, clay, sculpture, 3D art, and art history.