During Wellesley Middle school years, 8th grade students are given the choice of several electives within the visual art dept. This allows students interested in art to choose a specific art material they would like to concentrate on. For Digital Art students, they will be challenged to explore further with computers and software programs as their primary art material. Students will be introduced to Photoshop and learn how to alter hand drawn artwork and/or computer based found imagery to explore their creativity. Students will also begin to understand how advertising and marketing can be used in the real world as a selling component for products and consumerism. By the end of the course, students will have a strong foundation of elements and principles of art within this 2D format to bring to the next level if they so choose to continue their studies of visual art at the high school level.
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Instructor/Educator
Ms. Steinberg has been working in the Wellesley Public Schools as an Artist Educator since 2006. She has taught art at all levels in WPS and is currently at the middle school. Ms. Steinberg teaches 6th and 7th Grade Visual Arts, the 8th Grade Digital Art and Design elective, the 8th Grade Drawing and Painting elective, and the 8th Grade Mixed Media elective. Ms. Steinberg is also an advisor for the Yearbook Club.