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CREATORS

Visual and Performing Arts
Seth Cohen, Department Chair
The Visual and Performing Arts
Department courses focus on creativity
and collaboration as students have the
opportunity to explore their interests
and discover passions while developing
a close-knit community in an ever-
evolving educational landscape.

The performing arts programs feature
theatre, vocal and instrumental music,
and dance that helps students to
overcome many of their most basic
fears of getting up in front of others
by creating a safe environment where
risk taking is encouraged. Meanwhile,
the Visual Arts classes offer a variety of
studio programs, a glass academy, and
robust AP offerings that include Studio Art
and Art History. The Culinary Arts program
develop 21st century workplace skills:
and Digital Media courses are connected
engineering and design, collaboration,
with a focus on creative expression and
leadership, team building and independent
provide opportunities for students seeking
learning. Courses are ever evolving to
career and personal skills growth.
keep up with the latest techniques and
Students in the Visual and Performing Arts developments in fields that provide
Department are given every opportunity to students with the most complete arts
share their talents through theatrical and education possible.
dance productions, concerts, film festivals
Let your creativity flow and explore the
and shows in the on-campus art gallery.
Visual and Performing Arts course offerings. Ceramics and Glassblowing
Beyond the core disciplines, students
Brendan Karg, James Meade,
AP Studio Art Drawing and Painting and Jamie Nyman, Teachers
Brendan Karg, James Meade, Jamie Nyman, Teacher PVPHS has a long tradition of having a
and Jamie Nyman, Teachers This studio class explores drawing and top tier ceramics program. As a hands-

PVPHS offers three AP Studio Art classes: painting through a variety materials on studio course, students should
Drawing and Painting, 2D Design, and and approaches to creating art. Art is expect to get dirty. Students explore
3D Design. These portfolio-based AP an on-going process that involves the techniques on and off the potter’s
courses emphasize personal artistic student in informed and critical decision- wheel, glazing, and post-firing strategies.
growth and the qualitative research making. With an emphasis on creative Global ceramic themes and histories are
process of art making. Students exploration, students learn about the explored, as are the foundations of art
should have at least one full regular freedom and possibilities inherent in the and design. The glassblowing program
high school year of art before enrolling. physical process of making art. Students is an academy within the ceramics
PVPHS has a strong record of success are encouraged to become independent program where students get the chance
with these classes. thinkers who will contribute inventively to work with hot glass and a professional
and critically to their culture through the glass artist. Clay and glass at PVPHS are a
making of original artwork. tradition that goes back generations.
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