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Fine Arts

Scholarships

Each year we offer two art scholarship of $500 per year to freshmen, who have shown talent and intelligence in Studio Art  (see course descriptions) The recipients will be required to enter the Sequential Art Program (see below) and maintain an average of 90% in each art course taken.

Art Requirements and Electives

Studio Art, usually taken in Freshman year, is the most common way to satisfy the Art requirement at St. Edmund. It is a one semester course and is worth ½ credit. Generally, most Sophomores do not take any art courses with the exception of Sequential Art Students (see below). There are many elective choices open to Juniors and Seniors. (full descriptions are in the online course catalog) Be sure to note prerequisites for any art course you may wish to take. Due to class size limitations or scheduling difficulties, not all art courses can be taken by everyone.

Sequential Art Program

For a few select students with parental approval, an art sequence may be chosen starting in the fall of sophomore year. A Sequential Art student (SAPPIE) is required to take at least 3.5 credits of art in order to graduate with formal recognition. After passing Studio Art (7010), a Sequential Art student would be required to follow this path:

• Sophomore Year: Drawing (7030) is taken in the fall and Design (7020) is taken in the spring.

• Junior Year: Art History (7440) is taken in the fall and College Art (7033), which is also the first semester of IB Art, is taken in the spring.

• Senior Year: As of the Spring 2009 semester, Sequential Art students will be required to take IB Art (Semester 2 & 3 of IB Art is worth one credit) Other elective choices that are available are : Desktop Publishing and Design, Wood Workshop, Art Class Assistant, Intro to Architecture and AP Art.

Please be advised that in order to take this many art courses, the sequential art student would be sacrificing the opportunity to take some other elective courses and some free periods in Junior and Senior year. See your guidance counselor for specifics.

Extra Curricular

There are many extra curricular offerings in the fine arts such as The Art Club, Calligraphy Club, Chorus, Theater (school plays) Film Club and Dance Club. In addition, there are many extra curricular art opportunities with The Yearbook, The Edmund Eagle (school newspaper) and The Equinox (school literary magazine).

Online Art Gallery

Check out our student's latest artistic creations in our Online Art Gallery!