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Mansfield students study visual arts for nine weeks each year as part of a Related Arts rotation. Art students explore art history and cultural connections through projects that expose them to a wide variety of art media. They produce artworks that express their personal experience and creativity and reflect commonalties and differences with the artist(s) or culture(s) being addressed within a given Unit of Study.
Through these experiences, students acquire visual and fine motor skills, learn the basics of art structure (art elements and principles), develop art vocabulary, creativity, problem solving strategies, and critical thinking skills. By connecting visual arts to academic and life experiences, students develop an understanding and appreciation for the visual arts.
Below are the Units of Study for grades 5 - 7:
| Grade | Unit Title | Artists or Culture Discussed |
| 5th | Underwater Worlds | Northeast artists: Hartley, Dove, Homer |
| 5th | Commemorative Plaques | Art of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Turkey |
| 5th | Creative Kachinas | South West Pueblo Culture |
| 5th | Building Stories with Paper | Illustrations of Leo Leoni |
| 6th | Descriptive Events Drawings | Seurat, Ringgold |
| 6th | Portraits Through the Ages | Greece, Rome, Durer, Van Gogh |
| 6th | Masks of the World | African, European, & Native American |
| 6th | Color Theory with Picasso | Picasso |
| 7th | Positive / Negative Design | M.C. Escher, Optical Art |
| 7th | Pueblo Pottery | Martinez (San Ildefonso), Acoma |
| 7th | Surrealistic Montage | Dali, De Chirico |
| 7th | Basic Perspective | Renaissance Artists, Da Vinci |
Students may choose from the in-depth media courses listed below in grade
8:
| Quarter | Course Title | Media Process/Conceptual Emphasis |
| One | Drawing and Painting | Rendering Skills: Pencil, Charcoal,
Ink Wash Art of China |
| Two | Mural Painting | Processes in Mural Production |
| Three | Graphics and Printmaking | Advertising, Career Options, Block Printing |
| Four | Nature and Art /Painting | Basic Watercolor and Pastel Techniques O'Keefe, Homer |
Our art program is comprehensive and is designed to meet Connecticut State and National Standard for the Visual Arts.