EHS has three rooms for visual Art classes, one for 2-D art, one for 3-D and a photographic dark room.

COURSES: Course Descriptions
Basic Drawing
Basic Painting/Mixed Media
Architectural Drawing/Design
Ceramics
Commercial Art & Design
Jewelry & Sculpture
Photography
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Painting
Advanced Photography
Art Assistantship

Semester 1, 2010, Art Supply List

"Exotic Noodles," Ceramic, May Cho '10

ART DEPARTMENT EVENTS
Art students have the opportunity to participate in shows and contests within and outside of EHS, including the Badger Conference Art Show, the EHS Fine Arts Festival Juried Art Show, the Congressional Art Competition and the Young People's Art Exhibition. Timeframes are below:

• February -- EHS Fine Arts Festival
• March -- Congressional Art Competition
• April -- Young People's Art Exhibition
• Various -- Badger Conference Art Show

Mark Thering, Art Department Chair, Teacher

INSTRUCTOR
Mark Thering, joined EHS: 1974
Education: B.S. Art Education - UW-Madison
Honors:
- 2007 - EHS Fine Arts Hall of Fame
- 2005 - Honorable Mention for Noises Off set design
- 2004 - The Meritorious Service Medal/U.S.Army Reserves Master Sargeant
- 2004 - Honorable Mention for Brighton Beach Memoirs set design
- 2003 - 1st place for The Bad Seed set design
- 2001 - 2nd place for Arsenic and Old Lace set design
- 2000 - EHS Alumni Appreciation Award
- 1999 - 3rd place for The Man Who Came to Dinner set design
Professional Organizations: National Art Education Association, Wisconsin Art Education Association
Other EHS Responsibilities: Yearbook Advisor, Set Director, Art Department Chair, Fine Arts Festival Committee

'Lazy Seals," Watercolor, Sarah Provencher '10

RELATED CO-CURRICULA
Art students have the opportunity to choose to be involved in a number of co-curricula which can develop their talents and provide fun and enrichment:

• EHS Drama: Students can participate in set, light, sound, props, costume or makeup crews.
• Crusader Yearbook: Students can be active in all aspects of producing a publication, including photography, writing, editing and layout.
• Art Adventure Club: Depending on student interest, there is at times an Art Club that meets after school. Currently there is a Stained Glass club working on creating art windows to enhance some glass panes inside the school.

"Urban Imagination," Mixed Media, Jordan Lentz '10

PHILOSOPHY
The Art Department provides students the opportunity to celebrate the ordinary, grow in the ability to make personal statements, develop aesthetic judgment and become familiar with cultural heritage. We follow the National Art Education Association concept that school art includes experiences selected and organized to broaden understanding in all four aspects of art -- perceiving, performing, appreciating and critiquing. As a result of taking EHS art courses, students will be able to:

• have intense involvement and response to personal visual experiences
• perceive and understand visual relationships in the environment
• think, feel and act creatively with visual art materials
• acquire a knowledge of our visual art heritage
• understand the nature of art and the creative process