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Berlin High School

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Art

Art

The BHS Art Department offers an array of opportunities. A student could try a variety of art areas to explore, or if they are on the college-to-career track, they could specialize in a particular art medium and work their way up to one of our four college-level pathways through our ECE UConn Drawing, AP Drawing, AP 2D Art and Design and/or AP 3D Art and Design. Our curriculum works to nurture the student’s ability to communicate visually while engaging in lifelong learning practices that can lend towards a career path and/or personal growth and development.

The Berlin Public Schools Fine Arts Department is committed to fostering a community of creative, innovative, and passionate learners who value and celebrate diversity in a global society through shared experiences in the arts. All learners will be provided with meaningful opportunities in the arts to further develop a deeper form of self-expression, empowering them to become lifelong participants, appreciators, and advocates of the fine arts.

  • Students will create art by generating, organizing, developing, and refining artistic work.
  • Students will develop, analyze, and convey meaning through the presentation and production of artistic work.
  • Students will perceive, interpret, and evaluate artistic work.
  • Students will relate artistic ideas and works to personal, community, and cultural contexts.

Course Offerings

  • Drawing I
  • Drawing II #
  • UConn ECE Drawing** 
  • AP Drawing**
  • Painting I
  • Painting II
  • Unified Art

** Indicates an Honors level course
# Honors Challenge available

  • 2-D Art and Design I
  • 2-D Art and Design II
  • AP 2-D Art and Design** 
  • Digital Photography
  • Digital Art I
  • Digital Art II#

** Indicates an Honors level course
# Honors Challenge available 

  • 3-D Art and Design I
  • 3-D Art and Design II
  • AP 3-D Art and Design**
  • Jewelry & Metalsmithing
  • Pottery I
  • Pottery II

** Indicates an Honors level course
# Honors Challenge available

Art Department Staffs

Two smiling women stand together indoors, with a decorated ceiling and tables in the background.

DEPARTMENT MEMBERS

Kathy Miller Janet Galasso

DISTRICT SUPERVISOR K-12

Tyler Boyle