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AP STUDIO ART SYLLABUS
AP® 2D Art + Design Portfolio
Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High
Classical Arts Academy
Ms. Begoña Seijas
[email protected]
www. BeeCreativewithSeijas.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
All three AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams contain two sections. The Selected Works section requires students to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section requires students to conduct a sustained investigation based on questions, through practice, experimentation, and revision. Both sections of the portfolios require students to articulate information about their work. Both sections are required. Students earn a score for each section, and sections scores are combined to produce an overall portfolio score that may offer opportunities for college credit and/or advanced placement. The order in which the sections are presented is not intended to suggest a curricular sequence. The works presented for portfolio assessment may be produced in art classes or on the student’s own time and may cover a period of time longer than a single school year. The table that follows summarizes the section requirements for each of the three portfolios
Photography/digital media class consists of further investigation of various forms of expression and techniques using the principles and elements of design. You will develop mastery in concept, composition, and execution. You will be introduced to new photographers, digital artists, artists, and more sophisticated techniques as points of departure to create work that reflects your spirit and your vision. By exploring photographic and digital media with the camera and the computer, you will be able to develop a body of work that reflects a range of problem solving and ideation, and develops versatility with techniques to demonstrate your abilities.
You may even decide to focus on one of the studies presented for the sustained investigation section of your portfolio. We will research, keep art journals/sketchbooks, have class critiques (at the onset of a project and at the completion of a project), individual critiques (as you are working), and artistic dialogues that hopefully will inspire you as you create.
There are project requirements, but the projects are open-ended enough for you to develop your own style and mode of expression. The development of the portfolio is an ongoing process that uses informed and critical decision making to assemble a body of work. Work is expected to be of high quality in thought, process, and product. You are expected to use artistic integrity. Work based on another artist’s work or photos must move beyond mere duplication and become an expression of your own personal voice and vision. Through discussions and selected readings, students will be made aware of what plagiarism is and what it encompasses in regard to the making of art.
SUBMITTING A PORTFOLIO FOR 2-D DESIGN:
AP PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL
Portfolio Requirements: 2 Sections - 15 Required Works
SELECTED WORKS: 40%
In the Selected Works section, you will submit five examples that each demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using 2-D art and design skills. You need to show a variety of techniques and/or approaches in either black and white or digital photography. Your best work will be chosen from the student critiques, student/teacher critiques, and your own personal vision. These pieces can be chosen from class assignments as well as personal projects that you will work on throughout the year. They do not have to have a theme or be connected in any way.
In the Selected Works section, works at this level should be:
This section of the AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams offers students the opportunity to make and present works of art and design with minimal constraints. Each work is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
Students should carefully select works that best demonstrate their skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. The submission can be a group of related works, unrelated works, or a combination of related and unrelated works. These works may also be submitted in the Sustained Investigation section, but they don’t have to be.
Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted, that directly and completely address the prompts, and that provide further evidence of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas shown in the work. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
There is no preferred (or unacceptable) material, process, idea, style, or content. Students should be the principal artist or designer of the work they submit. If work involved collaboration, the student submitting the work needs to have made all key decisions about materials, processes, and ideas used and needs to have performed the activities that produced the work.
REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS:
Submit five works that demonstrate:
For each work, state the following in writing:
SCORING CRITERIA:
The five works will be evaluated collectively and holistically based on the following three scoring criteria:
SCORING CRITERIA
CORRESPONDING SKILLS
MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN THAT DEMONSTRATE 2-D, 3-D, OR DRAWING SKILLS.
Skill 2.D
MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN THAT DEMONSTRATE SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND IDEAS.
Skill 2.C
IDENTIFY, IN WRITING, MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND IDEAS USED TO MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN.
Skill 3.C
The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:
SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION: 60%
The Sustained Investigation section is a planned investigation of an idea of personal interest to you. In this section you will develop a body of work that grows from this investigation. You must submit 15 pieces of work in this section which will be scored on four major areas of concern:
This section of the AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams offers students the opportunity to make and present works of art and design based on an in-depth investigation of materials, processes, and ideas done over time. Sustained investigation is guided by questions. It involves practice, experimentation, and revision using materials, processes, and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. Works from the Sustained Investigation section may also be submitted in the Selected Works section, but they don’t have to be.
Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses to these prompts are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted; that directly and completely address the prompts; and that provide evidence of inquiry-based sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
There is no preferred (or unacceptable) basis of inquiry, type of investigation, or use of material, process, idea, style, or content for the Sustained Investigation. Students should be the principal artist or designer of the work they submit. If work involved collaboration, the student submitting the work needs to have made all key decisions about materials, processes, and ideas used and needs to have performed the activities that produced the work.
REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS:
Submit 15 images that demonstrate:
State the following in writing:
Questions that guide the sustained investigation are typically formulated at the beginning of portfolio development. Students should formulate their questions based on their own experiences and ideas. These guiding questions should be documented and further developed by students throughout the sustained investigation.
Identify the following for each image:
SCORING CRITERIA:
The 15 images are evaluated collectively based on four scoring criteria. Each of the four scoring criteria is evaluated separately and assigned an independent score. The final score for the Sustained Investigation section is calculated based on the relative weight of each of the four scoring criteria. The four scoring criteria along with their corresponding skills and section weighting is as follows:
Scoring Criteria
Corresponding Skills
Section Weighting
Formulate and identify in writing questions that guide a sustained investigation.
Skills 2.A and 3.A
20%
Demonstrate written and visual evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by questions in a sustained investigation.
Skills 2.B and 3.B
30%
Make works of art and design that demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
Skill 2.C
30%
Make works of art and design that demonstrate 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills.
Skill 2.D
20%
The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:
DIGITAL SUBMISSION:
A digital, web-based submission process is used for the Sustained Investigation section of the AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio Exams. The AP Art and Design portfolios digital submission web application is accessible to coordinators, teachers, and students beginning in November of each year.
RESOURCES:
Digital Software:
Adobe Photoshop CC, Bridge & Lightroom
ASSESSMENT:
At the end of each quarter, all students will review their own portfolio and submit a selection of works in each category – breadth, concentration and quality – that will be assessed for the purposes of summative assessment.
At the end of every other week you will be required to present assignments/journals/works-in-progress and discuss these with the class. With every completed assignment, you are also required to submit a self-evaluation statement in your journal. You will be provided with a handout to follow.
The remaining assessment will be based on assessment of project work submitted and the work created for the AP Portfolio. At any time during the year, but no later than the first grading period, Monday. October 26, 2020, you will declare your area of interest for your Concentration and turn in your concentration statement.
The final two weeks before the AP deadline, will be used to prepare submissions for the AP Portfolio 2D Design exam. All work must be submitted in digital format. You must photograph your work and follow the appropriate guidelines accepted.
**ALL WORK MUST BE READY FOR SUBMISSION, IN DIGITAL FORMAT, BY FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025. AP 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO EXAM DAY IS FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025.**
Journals:
Throughout this class you will be expected to keep a journal of your notes and imagery. You will also be required to add written critiques into the journal, both self-critiques and critiques of your fellow student's work. You will also be expected to keep detailed notes on each project including lighting, f-stops, darkroom techniques, and computer processes. Work in your journal is an ongoing process that will help you make informed and critical decisions about the progress of your work. Your sketchbook is the perfect place to try a variety of concepts and techniques as you develop your own voice and style. Students are required to bring their sketchbook to class every time, failure to do so will result in a lower grade. Assignments for the sketchbook will be assigned in class. Sketchbook will be graded periodically throughout the grading period.
GRADES:
A: 90 – 100
B: 80 – 89
C: 70 – 79
D: 60 – 69
F: 59 – 0
EVALUATION:
Projects/Assignments : 75%
Critiques/Self Evaluations/Journals : 25%
NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS:
Students are responsible for their own supplies, equipment and materials. Listed below are required supplies.
LAB FEE:
There is a $60.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover chemicals, photographic supplies, computer paper, ink, mat boards, and darkroom and specialty accessories. This fee must be paid in the beginning of the school year.
HOUSEKEEPING THE DARKROOM:
Never leave the area before you go back and see what you left behind. We share a facility. Good negatives and prints can't be made in a messy lab. In consideration of classmates you must leave the lab areas free of litter and chemical spills. Pick up all your stuff. Deposit trash in the waste can. All equipment must be placed back in its place. Always allow a few minutes to do this before you leave. Remind each other. Grades are reduced if messes are left. Others see leaving a mess as disrespect and hostility. It makes them angry and saps creative energy from their work. REPORT MALFUNCTIONING OR MISSING EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY.
DARKROOM RULES:
TEACHER AND STUDENT/PARENT COMMUNICATION:
Parents and students who have any questions or need to contact me can reach me at (305) 805-1900 or email me at [email protected]. You can also access my website or Schoology to view assignments, due dates and critique dates.
www. BeeCreativewithSeijas.com
Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High
Classical Arts Academy
Ms. Begoña Seijas
[email protected]
www. BeeCreativewithSeijas.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
All three AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams contain two sections. The Selected Works section requires students to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section requires students to conduct a sustained investigation based on questions, through practice, experimentation, and revision. Both sections of the portfolios require students to articulate information about their work. Both sections are required. Students earn a score for each section, and sections scores are combined to produce an overall portfolio score that may offer opportunities for college credit and/or advanced placement. The order in which the sections are presented is not intended to suggest a curricular sequence. The works presented for portfolio assessment may be produced in art classes or on the student’s own time and may cover a period of time longer than a single school year. The table that follows summarizes the section requirements for each of the three portfolios
Photography/digital media class consists of further investigation of various forms of expression and techniques using the principles and elements of design. You will develop mastery in concept, composition, and execution. You will be introduced to new photographers, digital artists, artists, and more sophisticated techniques as points of departure to create work that reflects your spirit and your vision. By exploring photographic and digital media with the camera and the computer, you will be able to develop a body of work that reflects a range of problem solving and ideation, and develops versatility with techniques to demonstrate your abilities.
You may even decide to focus on one of the studies presented for the sustained investigation section of your portfolio. We will research, keep art journals/sketchbooks, have class critiques (at the onset of a project and at the completion of a project), individual critiques (as you are working), and artistic dialogues that hopefully will inspire you as you create.
There are project requirements, but the projects are open-ended enough for you to develop your own style and mode of expression. The development of the portfolio is an ongoing process that uses informed and critical decision making to assemble a body of work. Work is expected to be of high quality in thought, process, and product. You are expected to use artistic integrity. Work based on another artist’s work or photos must move beyond mere duplication and become an expression of your own personal voice and vision. Through discussions and selected readings, students will be made aware of what plagiarism is and what it encompasses in regard to the making of art.
SUBMITTING A PORTFOLIO FOR 2-D DESIGN:
AP PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL
Portfolio Requirements: 2 Sections - 15 Required Works
SELECTED WORKS: 40%
In the Selected Works section, you will submit five examples that each demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using 2-D art and design skills. You need to show a variety of techniques and/or approaches in either black and white or digital photography. Your best work will be chosen from the student critiques, student/teacher critiques, and your own personal vision. These pieces can be chosen from class assignments as well as personal projects that you will work on throughout the year. They do not have to have a theme or be connected in any way.
In the Selected Works section, works at this level should be:
- consistently of high quality, although not all pieces will necessarily be at the same level of expertise
- an imaginative, inventive, and confident articulation of the principles of design
- an accomplished use of the elements of design guided by the principles
- a well-informed sense of composition
- an obvious evidence of thinking, of confidence and of verve
- fairly complex visual and or conceptual ideas
- using materials effectively
- technique should be excellent
- successful engagement with experimentation and or risk taking
- notable for sensitivity and/or subtlety
- demonstrating informed decision-making
- The concentration should be on demonstrating an understanding of the principles of design. This range of principles should be explored:
- Unity/Variety
- Balance/Emphasis/Contrast
- Rhythm/Repetition
- Proportion/Scale
- Figure/Ground Relationship
- Emphasis
- Space (positive & negative)
This section of the AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams offers students the opportunity to make and present works of art and design with minimal constraints. Each work is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
Students should carefully select works that best demonstrate their skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. The submission can be a group of related works, unrelated works, or a combination of related and unrelated works. These works may also be submitted in the Sustained Investigation section, but they don’t have to be.
Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted, that directly and completely address the prompts, and that provide further evidence of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas shown in the work. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
There is no preferred (or unacceptable) material, process, idea, style, or content. Students should be the principal artist or designer of the work they submit. If work involved collaboration, the student submitting the work needs to have made all key decisions about materials, processes, and ideas used and needs to have performed the activities that produced the work.
REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS:
Submit five works that demonstrate:
- 2-D/3-D/drawing skills (depending on type of portfolio submitted)
- Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas
For each work, state the following in writing:
- Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
SCORING CRITERIA:
The five works will be evaluated collectively and holistically based on the following three scoring criteria:
SCORING CRITERIA
CORRESPONDING SKILLS
MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN THAT DEMONSTRATE 2-D, 3-D, OR DRAWING SKILLS.
Skill 2.D
MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN THAT DEMONSTRATE SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND IDEAS.
Skill 2.C
IDENTIFY, IN WRITING, MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND IDEAS USED TO MAKE WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN.
Skill 3.C
The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:
- Visual evidence of advanced 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills
- Visual evidence of synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas
- Visual evidence of the written idea in all five works of art
SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION: 60%
The Sustained Investigation section is a planned investigation of an idea of personal interest to you. In this section you will develop a body of work that grows from this investigation. You must submit 15 pieces of work in this section which will be scored on four major areas of concern:
This section of the AP Art and Design Portfolio Exams offers students the opportunity to make and present works of art and design based on an in-depth investigation of materials, processes, and ideas done over time. Sustained investigation is guided by questions. It involves practice, experimentation, and revision using materials, processes, and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. Works from the Sustained Investigation section may also be submitted in the Selected Works section, but they don’t have to be.
Along with each work, students are required to submit written responses to prompts about the work. Responses to these prompts are evaluated along with the images that students submit. The most successful responses in terms of assessment are those that are clearly related to the images of work submitted; that directly and completely address the prompts; and that provide evidence of inquiry-based sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Responses are not evaluated for correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.
There is no preferred (or unacceptable) basis of inquiry, type of investigation, or use of material, process, idea, style, or content for the Sustained Investigation. Students should be the principal artist or designer of the work they submit. If work involved collaboration, the student submitting the work needs to have made all key decisions about materials, processes, and ideas used and needs to have performed the activities that produced the work.
REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS:
Submit 15 images that demonstrate:
- Sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision
- Sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas
- Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas
- 2-D/3-D/drawing skills (depending on type of portfolio submitted)
State the following in writing:
- Identify the questions that guided your sustained investigation
- Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your questions (1200 characters maximum, including spaces, for response to both prompts)
Questions that guide the sustained investigation are typically formulated at the beginning of portfolio development. Students should formulate their questions based on their own experiences and ideas. These guiding questions should be documented and further developed by students throughout the sustained investigation.
Identify the following for each image:
- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Size (height × width × depth, in inches)
SCORING CRITERIA:
The 15 images are evaluated collectively based on four scoring criteria. Each of the four scoring criteria is evaluated separately and assigned an independent score. The final score for the Sustained Investigation section is calculated based on the relative weight of each of the four scoring criteria. The four scoring criteria along with their corresponding skills and section weighting is as follows:
Scoring Criteria
Corresponding Skills
Section Weighting
Formulate and identify in writing questions that guide a sustained investigation.
Skills 2.A and 3.A
20%
Demonstrate written and visual evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by questions in a sustained investigation.
Skills 2.B and 3.B
30%
Make works of art and design that demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
Skill 2.C
30%
Make works of art and design that demonstrate 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills.
Skill 2.D
20%
The most successful portfolio submissions will demonstrate:
- Written and visual evidence of questions/inquiry that furthers the sustained investigation
- Written and visual evidence of practice, experimentation, and/or revision that furthers the sustained investigation
- Visual evidence of synthesis of materials, processes, and idea
- Visual evidence of advanced 2-D, 3-D, or drawing skills
DIGITAL SUBMISSION:
A digital, web-based submission process is used for the Sustained Investigation section of the AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio Exams. The AP Art and Design portfolios digital submission web application is accessible to coordinators, teachers, and students beginning in November of each year.
RESOURCES:
Digital Software:
Adobe Photoshop CC, Bridge & Lightroom
ASSESSMENT:
At the end of each quarter, all students will review their own portfolio and submit a selection of works in each category – breadth, concentration and quality – that will be assessed for the purposes of summative assessment.
At the end of every other week you will be required to present assignments/journals/works-in-progress and discuss these with the class. With every completed assignment, you are also required to submit a self-evaluation statement in your journal. You will be provided with a handout to follow.
The remaining assessment will be based on assessment of project work submitted and the work created for the AP Portfolio. At any time during the year, but no later than the first grading period, Monday. October 26, 2020, you will declare your area of interest for your Concentration and turn in your concentration statement.
The final two weeks before the AP deadline, will be used to prepare submissions for the AP Portfolio 2D Design exam. All work must be submitted in digital format. You must photograph your work and follow the appropriate guidelines accepted.
**ALL WORK MUST BE READY FOR SUBMISSION, IN DIGITAL FORMAT, BY FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025. AP 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO EXAM DAY IS FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025.**
Journals:
Throughout this class you will be expected to keep a journal of your notes and imagery. You will also be required to add written critiques into the journal, both self-critiques and critiques of your fellow student's work. You will also be expected to keep detailed notes on each project including lighting, f-stops, darkroom techniques, and computer processes. Work in your journal is an ongoing process that will help you make informed and critical decisions about the progress of your work. Your sketchbook is the perfect place to try a variety of concepts and techniques as you develop your own voice and style. Students are required to bring their sketchbook to class every time, failure to do so will result in a lower grade. Assignments for the sketchbook will be assigned in class. Sketchbook will be graded periodically throughout the grading period.
- Put the date on every page you finish.
- Be careful. The use of published photographs or the work of other artists for
- No cute, pretty, precious, adorable or trite images. This is a college level art
GRADES:
A: 90 – 100
B: 80 – 89
C: 70 – 79
D: 60 – 69
F: 59 – 0
EVALUATION:
Projects/Assignments : 75%
Critiques/Self Evaluations/Journals : 25%
NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS:
Students are responsible for their own supplies, equipment and materials. Listed below are required supplies.
- 35mm camera with manual controls. (Pentax, Canon, Minolta, Nikon, etc.)
- Digital SLR Camera (Optional)
- 3-ring binder. (1 ½” or 2”)
- Sheet protectors
- Accordion Folder
- Sketchbook/Notebook
- Portable eternal drive to store your digital images (mandatory)
LAB FEE:
There is a $60.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover chemicals, photographic supplies, computer paper, ink, mat boards, and darkroom and specialty accessories. This fee must be paid in the beginning of the school year.
HOUSEKEEPING THE DARKROOM:
Never leave the area before you go back and see what you left behind. We share a facility. Good negatives and prints can't be made in a messy lab. In consideration of classmates you must leave the lab areas free of litter and chemical spills. Pick up all your stuff. Deposit trash in the waste can. All equipment must be placed back in its place. Always allow a few minutes to do this before you leave. Remind each other. Grades are reduced if messes are left. Others see leaving a mess as disrespect and hostility. It makes them angry and saps creative energy from their work. REPORT MALFUNCTIONING OR MISSING EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY.
DARKROOM RULES:
- Each student is responsible for maintaining the darkroom and cleaning up after themselves. Failure to do so will result in loss of darkroom use.
- No wet prints or hands on or near enlarger stations.
- Observe the order of the chemicals in both film and print processing.
- You will use a tray when bringing a test strip or print into the classroom for evaluation or to the print dryer.
- Replace all lab materials to their original spot after use.
- Be careful with chemicals. Protect your eyes. Avoid excessive contact with chemicals. Some chemicals give some people skin rash, use tongs or gloves if necessary. Chemicals might stain jewelry and will stain your clothing, wear an apron.
- If you are UNSURE about how to proceed in the darkroom, ASK for help.
- If you misuse or abuse equipment you will be responsible for it.
TEACHER AND STUDENT/PARENT COMMUNICATION:
Parents and students who have any questions or need to contact me can reach me at (305) 805-1900 or email me at [email protected]. You can also access my website or Schoology to view assignments, due dates and critique dates.
www. BeeCreativewithSeijas.com
