Arts

Visual Arts

Art education at Veritas begins with the concept of God as the Master Artist, who has given us the Elements of Design: line, shape, form, space, pattern, texture, value, and color. These simple-sounding elements are the building blocks of all great art, and they will be revisited and re-explored each year as students gradually increase their capacity to observe, understand, and create.

Our faculty employ a Discipline Based Art Education approach, in which students learn both the methods and materials of visual art while discovering the discipline that each art-making technique requires. We aim for clarity of concept, practice and eventual evidence of mastery. These are measurable goals that are not based on subjectivity, but rather the discipline of practice and applied knowledge. In grades JK through 8, students discover age-old techniques and ancient patterns while using more modern art supplies to depict what they are learning. During this time, students are encouraged to adhere to the constraints of a given historical time period in history and are challenged to express themselves within that framework. As students progress into high school, there is more room for self-expression, and they are prepared to make educated choices, having practiced with additional materials and methods. 

Program Overview

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  • Grades JK - 1

    Our JK through first grade students build their powers of observation and their fine motor skills through projects that are directly related to one of the Elements of Design.
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  • Grades 2 - 6

    In second through sixth grades, the art curriculum is specifically designed to complement and enhance the students' historical studies. Students explore the Elements of Design through a wide variety of projects in different media that are inspired by art of a particular era. 
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  • Grades 7 - 8

    Students in grades 7 and 8 meet two times per week for art. They continue the history-based approach from 2nd - 6th grade, with additional focus given to skill development as preparation for the more rhetorical approach of high school art.
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  • Grades 9 - 12

    As students progress into high school, there is more room for self-expression, and they are better prepared to make educated choices, having practiced with additional materials and methods. Beginning in 9th grade, self-expression is integrated into the art lessons as a discipline or as a skill set.
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"Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter."
Roger Scruton

Examples of Lower & Upper School Art Projects

Jr. Kindergarten - Sixth Grade

Seventh - Twelfth Grade

Selection of Scholastic Art Award Recipients

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