AP Studio and Drawing and Painting 2 Thursday, January 23rd (3 hrs)
AP: My first experience at Perpich was working with the AP Studio students. I stepped in on their second day of class, so a lot of the class’ block was spent talking about expectations for turning in an AP portfolio. Kathryn introduced me to several staff that I would be working with or encountering throughout the building. I got to introduce myself to the class and give a small synopsis of why I was there and what the Teaching Artist minor at MCAD is like. The class talked about topics of interest amongst the group and formed researchable questions around them. I found myself reflecting on the AP experience that I had while in high school and really admiring how Kathryn talked about how to form a strong concentration via strong research. Additionally, I found myself really intrigued and excited about what the students are interested in. The Perpich students are currently in the process of getting ready for the third gallery show of the year. Part of this block was spent sanding and painting wall spaces. I was happily put to work touch-painting pedestals.
Drawing and Painting 2: The next block of the day was with the Drawing and Painting 2 students. Unfortunately, several students were not present. Due to this, Kathryn decided to forgo discussion of classroom expectations and instead talk about the students’ weekly sketchbook assignment. The assignment is to practice and utilize line-work to create an image that communicates value. I spent a lot of the block checking in with students about their plans for the assignment and talked to them about how they use line-work within their own practices. This class seems to be more focused on talking about the building blocks of drawing and painting practices.