Welcome to the Pewaukee High School Visual Art Department. You will find many visual art resources, links to our programs, classes and more.
This website includes a great deal of helpful information. At the top you will find tabs and drop-down tabs for many of the outstanding programs and classes we offer. Students will find their assignments embedded in the class pages for each of the classes we teach. For syllabi and standards information click the Classes tab. There are lots of art galleries within this site. If you click on the class tab at the top a drop down menu will show all the classes we offer in the Visual Art Department. Each of those pages has a gallery of some of the works created by students in the course, (except for those that are new courses). There is also a chart of all the courses offered that may be helpful to plan your art future.
Save the Date for Tile-A-Mile
Tile-A-Mile 2020 is on March 7, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m in the Pewaukee High School cafeteria. This fabulous day is an all-ages community art making event that includes painting tiles, face painting, baked goods, a raffle, silent auction and more.
Tile-A-Mile funds raised support scholarships and other programs for Pewaukee High School art students who can't afford school field trips. It also supports college scholarships for visual art students and lastly, it supports other visual art program needs. Drawing 1 Students Explore Perspective
Meet the PHS Visual Art Teachers
Mrs. Bjork, Mr. Lamp and ACMS Art Teacher Mrs. Senner in Pompeii in front of Mt. Vesuvius
The Visual Art Department is home to two visual art educators. Ben Lamp and Jeanne Bjork. We are both passionate about connecting the PHS Visual Art students to the many fantastic arts organizations and communities in Milwaukee and around the world. If you have questions the best way to reach us is via email. Just click our names or our pictures and it should take you directly to the email address.
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WAEA State Art Ed Fall Conference 19
Mrs. Bjork will be presenting at the 2019 Fall Wisconsin Art Education Association conference in Manitowoc. Her hands on session is called Digital Gets Dirty-Experimental Digital Printing Processes. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about some of the experimental digital photography printing processes that PHS students learn in Digital Photography 1 and 2 with Mrs. Bjork. These include image transfer and printing on fabrics. Participants will also explore fiber arts related to their fabric photo prints. To view the handouts shared at the conference click the button here.
Travel to Paris and Barcelona with the Visual Art Department in 2020!
We still have room available for a few more travelers. If you love art and travel you should join us for the summer 2020 trip. See Mr. Lamp for details.
Just as an FYI, parents are able to travel as well, and we've always had a great experience travelling with other adults. You can find additional trip information on this site. Youth Art Month National News
Special Congratulations to Jessica Lacki who received an award for her Printmaking Piece at the Regional Exhibition and had her work chosen to be exhibited at the National Art Education conference in Boston, MA in March.
The Memory Project: PHS Art Club Inspires Through Service
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Mr. Lamp teaches Introduction to Art, Sculpture 1 & 2, Art History, AP Art History, Drawing 1, Introduction to Digital Media in room 115.
For his 1st Semester Schedule see below. A Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 115 8:15 - 9:45 A1: Prep 9:50- 11:15 A2: Sculpture 1 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 A3 Introduction to Art 1:20 - 2:45 A4 Introduction to Digi Media B Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 115 8:15 - 9:45 B1: Art History/AP Art History 9:50- 11:15 B2: Prep 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 B3 Introduction to Art 1:20 - 2:45 B4 Introduction to Art 
Mrs. Bjork is the department head and teaches AP Art and Design, Painting 1, Digital Photography 1 & 2, Drawing 1, Painting 1, Drawing2/Painting2, Animation, Graphic Design, and Digital Illustration
For her 1st Semester Schedule see below. A Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 114/113 (mac lab) 8:15 - 9:45 A1: Digital Illustration 9:50- 11:15 A2: Prep 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 A3: Animation 1:20 - 2:45 A4 Drawing 1 B Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 114/113 (mac lab) 8:15 - 9:45 B1: AP Art and Design 9:50- 11:15 B2: Digital Photography 1 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 B3 Prep 1:20 - 2:45 B4 Painting 1 Subscribe to the Art Blog
Posts to the Art Blog often feature student artwork, students making art and much more. To subscribe click the Art Blog Tab and follow directions in the subscription box.
PHS Art QR Code for Mobil Devices
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The PHS Art Club participated in The Memory Project. towards the end of the 2017-18 and also 2019 school year. The service oriented activity connects American students to groups of children who are living in extreme poverty, war or other difficult situations around the world. To learn more about the incredible art and work created click here.
Art Club Connects to Community
Check out all the Art Club news including links to our social media sites. Click the Art Club tab at the top. Watch for announcements regarding joining. Find us on Instagram @phsarrtclub
PHS AP Art Program Featured in National Podcast for The Art of Education
On the second to last day of school 2016 Mrs. Bjork recorded a podcast with The Art of Education, a national organization for professional development and resources for art teachers. The interview and podcast were all about the AP Studio Art program at Pewaukee High School and general AP Art tips and ideas.
Check out the podcast here and also the article that corresponds to the podcast. If you use iTunes you can download the podcast there too. It is episode 20, "Unlocking the Secrets of AP Studio Art" |
