Studio: Sculpture

The vast potential for three-dimensional artwork makes it one of the most exciting and adaptable forms of art! In the art room, you can experiment with a wide variety of sculpture media and methods, ranging from wire to cardboard to whatever you happen to have lying around.

This course has been specifically designed to meet the needs of K-12 art educators in sculpture arts, from beginner to advanced. Through demonstration and hands-on learning, you will walk away from this course with new and innovative methods to incorporate sculpture into your art curriculum in an accessible, fun way!

For the official course description, see the Academic Catalog.

Required Materials

Sculpture Materials List

Additional Materials

Computer with basic audio and video output equipment
Internet access (broadband recommended)
Basic computing skills (see AOEU’s Technology Requirements)
Access to AOEU’s online learning platform, Brightspace, to view course content, submit assignments, and engage in discussion (provided)
Word-processing platform (Microsoft Office, Pages, Google Docs)

Graduate Credits

All courses will now close at 11 PM Central time on the 27th of each month. Graduate Credits 3 Graduate Credits

Price Graduate Credit $1047.00

Timeline

Mon 8 Mon

Aug 3 Weeks Sep 28

Upcoming Course Run Dates

Aug 3 Sep 27

Nov 2 Dec 27

Feb 1 Mar 28

Jun 7 Jul 25

May 3 Jun 27

AOEU Course Code

ART533

Morningside Course Code

EDUC500 AOE033

Course Objectives

Experiment with a wide variety of sculpture media and methods while also recognizing the unique safety precautions of sculpture supplies.
Assess the challenges of teaching sculpture to students.
Create resources, tools, and hands-on sculpture examples to use directly in the classroom.
Research best practices in the management and organization of sculpture media.
Demonstrate conceptual planning and installation of three-dimensional artworks.
Push personal practice to the next level while revamping the current sculpture art curriculum.

Course Breakdown

Week 1

History, Vocabulary, and Safety

Learn about the historical evolution of sculpture methods and curriculum.
Explore new sculpture curriculum ideas in K-12 classrooms.

Week 2

Additive Sculpture

Explore assemblage, construction, and armatures with paper or cardboard and wire.
Create a sculpture using additive methods.

Week 3

Relief Carving, Molds, Casts, and Plaster Wraps

Experiment with your own creative investigation of subtractive sculpture, molds, casts, and/or plaster wraps.
Create a process board that showcases your learning.

Week 4

Light and Movement in Sculpture

Gain greater insight into the possibilities of kinetic sculpture such as mobiles or simple machines in your classroom.
Create maquettes for using movement and light or shadow in your sculpture.

Week 5

Ephemeral, Environmental, and Installation Sculptures

Explore resources from art teachers who are using nontraditional sculpture methods.
Create a sculpture that is site-specific or uses nontraditional methods.

Week 6

Sculpture Management and Organization

Refine the organization and management of sculpture materials and activities.
Compile visual ideas to assist with the management of sculpture in the art room.

Week 7

Teacher Showcase Series

Begin to create a body of personal work using new techniques and processes you learned in the course.
Reflect on using critiques in your classroom and give peer feedback on artistic work.

Week 8

Reflection

Refine a body of personal work using new techniques and processes you learned in the course.
Compile a final portfolio of work from the course, reflecting on your own work as you refine and improve your sculpture curriculum.

A sample assignment from Week 2 of the class Studio: Sculpture

1. Research

Watch tutorials demonstrating various additive sculpture techniques for the classroom.

2. Discussion

Write a 3-4 paragraph action plan outlining how you plan to use additive sculpture in your classroom. Your plan should include at least three takeaways from the videos and handouts.

3. Creation

Create a small sculpture using one or several construction materials (wire, cardboard, chipboard, paper, found objects, PVC, etc.).

What do past course participants think?

Hundreds of art teachers have taken the course Studio: Sculpture. Here’s what they actually think — without cherry-picking.
(12-month rolling average from all post-course survey respondents – Updated 2/27/2020)

100%

"THE COURSE CONTENT WAS RELEVANT AND UP-TO-DATE."

94%

"MY INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED VALUE-ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENHANCE DISCUSSIONS AND ENGAGE STUDENTS."

94%

"I ACHIEVED THE GOALS I SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COURSE."

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