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.
Scholastic Art entries, fees and permission slips are due Wednesday, December 14 at 3:00. See details in the email sent to you.
PHS Animation Program Featured in Published Article in School Arts, National art education Magazine
PHS Visual Art program was recently featured in the December issue of School Arts magazine, a national publication for art educators. The article featured details on the Rotoscope process used by Mrs. Bjork's animation students in the Animation and Experimental Video classes at PHS in the mac lab. To view the article click here and go to page 14.
Mrs. Bjork Presents at WAEA State Art Ed Conference
Mrs. Bjork recently presented two sessions at the Wisconsin Art Education Association's Fall Conference Bold and Bright. The Thursday session called Chit Chat-Twitter Chat, featured tips for art educators on becoming involved in the online chat communities on Twitter. It encouraged educators to connect their art rooms beyond the four physical walls by reaching out to educators around the country via chats. The Friday session called Everything Old is New Again, featured the PHS Digital Photography program and the unit on Alternative Photography processes called Cyanotype. Over 50 educators from around the state took part in these two sessions. If you participated in this session click here to download the handout from the session.
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.
Mr. Lamp teaches Introduction to Art, Sculpture 1 & 2, Drawing 1, Art History, AP Art History, 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 Drawing 1 B Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 115 8:15 - 9:45 B1: Introduction to Art 9:50- 11:15 B2: Art History 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 B3 Prep 1:20 - 2:45 B4 Introduction to Art 
Mrs. Bjork is the department head and teaches AP Studio Art, Painting 1, Digital Photography 1 & 2, Drawing2/Painting2, Animation and Experimental Video, Graphic Design, and Introduction to Digital Media.
For her 1st Semester Schedule see below. A Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 114/113 (mac lab) 8:15 - 9:45 A1: Introduction to Digital Media 9:50- 11:15 A2: Prep 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 A3 AP Studio Art 1:20 - 2:45 A4 Painting 2 B Day 7:30 - 8:10 Resource Room 114/113 (mac lab) 8:15 - 9:45 B1: Digital Photography 1 9:50- 11:15 B2: Prep 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 11:50 - 1:15 B3 Graphic Design 1:20 - 2:45 B4 Digital Photography 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.
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 Art Club in 2015-16. Find us on Instagram at phsarrtclub or on Blogger at http://phsarrtclub.blogspot.com/
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PHS AP Studio Art and Art History Visit Chicago MuseumsIn November the PHS Visual Art Department embarked on their annual field trip to Chicago. Students in AP Studio Art and Art History class were invited to partake in the all day field trip. Accompanied by Mr. Lamp and Mrs. Bjork the group explored the Chicago Art Institute Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art. In addition to looking at art the group also did a walking tour of Millenium Park and the Magnificent Mile buildings and architecture. As always the trip was exhilirating, creative and inspiring. The day culminated with dinner at the Water Tower Mall. For more on the great day see the slideshow of images here.
New Art On Display In PHS Galleries
In case you haven't been up to school lately, there is an ever evolving exhibit of student art work on display in the gallery spaces adjacent to the cafeteria and office. Come see the newer work that has gone up recently. It features many classes at PHS including Mrs. Bjork's Graphic Design, Digital Photography 1 classes and Mr. Lamp's Drawing 1, and Sculpture 1 classes. The work in the P case features cyanotype, an old fashioned alternative photographic process. Students worked in a makeshift darkroom. For more on this see that WAEA presentation Mrs. Bjork hosted in October. The Drawings featured in the gallery show students' learning on developing value range in their drawings. This is a challenge for students, but these works highlight the beautiful observational work students created. There is much more to see so do stop by soon!
Art Club Elects Officers for 2016-17
Art club elected officers for the 2016-17 school year. Congratulations to:
Jenna Anderson President, Megan Sunderlage Vice President Elise Picard Secretary Katie Kiser Social Media Art Club Draws Potter-Themed Homecoming Welcome on SidewalksDigital Selfies Can You Guess Who?Introduction to Digital Media students were asked to create self portraits based on a master artist's style and works. These works began as photographs that were edited on the iPads using Photo Gene app and then continued with Sketchbook Pro app to become digital paintings. Can you guess who the artist is?
Arts in Education Week Coming Soon
September 11 - 17 has been designated as Arts in Education Week in the United States. What do the arts mean to your student, family, community and schools? During this special week there will be a variety of national festivities related to the arts. For more details visit the website and watch this page for updates.
Italy Trip A Huge SuccessThe Visual Art Department has returned from a glorious, but fast 7 day excursion to Italy. Students experienced the art, culture, language, food, history and people of Italy during the fast-paced exploration. We spent time in Venice, Florence, Assisi, Rome and Pompeii. Students saw many world renowned works of art including, Michelangelo's David, the Uffizi Art collection, the Roman Forum and Colosseum and more. Check out the slideshow here for details.
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" Mrs. Bjork Elected to Wisconsin Art Education BoardIn April Mrs. Bjork was elected to the Wisconsin Art Education Association Board as the group's Historian. Ms. Bjork will work to expand the group's presence on social media and their website. Congrats to Mrs. Bjork.
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