Visual Arts
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Visual Arts in Cobb County | ||||||
The Cobb County Schools Visual Arts Department supports individual programs in all Cobb schools. Visual arts classes are offered at all grade levels, K-12, and taught by 130 highly trained and specialized visual arts educators.
Visual arts instruction in Cobb prepares students for school, work, and life. The Georgia Standards of Excellence are reflected through the Cobb Teaching and Learning Standards, guiding students to communicate their ideas creatively in a visual format. Instruction in the visual arts discipline is delivered through four strands: production, presenting, responding, and connecting. These four investigative areas allow students to learn to create their own artwork, present it for exhibition, express artistic intent through oral conversation and written explanation, and connect their work to other disciplines and real-world experiences. | ||||||
Vision and Mission | ||||||
Vision: Empowering all learners as creators and communicators through the visual arts. Mission: Developing ideation and visual arts skills to build student self-expression and creative confidence. Through visual arts instruction, students use applied learning to:
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Fine Arts Diploma Seals | ||||||
More than 890 Cobb seniors received Fine Arts Diploma Seals in 2022. The diploma seal is a signal to employers and higher education institutions that a student is prepared to participate in Georgia’s $62.5 billion creative economy. Students can receive a diploma seal in fine arts for completing an instructional pathway, community service hours, and a capstone project in dance, music, theatre, or the visual arts. | ||||||
ART of LEARNING Integration Through The Arts | ||||||
Visual Arts Calendar of Events | ||||||
Visual Arts - Cobb Teaching & Learning Standards | ||||||
Elementary School Visual Arts StandardsKINDERGARTEN STANDARDS 1st GRADE STANDARDS 2nd GRADE STANDARDS 3rd GRADE STANDARDS 4th GRADE STANDARDS 5th GRADE STANDARDS | ||||||
Middle School Visual Standards6th GRADE STANDARDS 7th GRADE STANDARDS 8th GRADE STANDARDS | ||||||
High School Visual Arts Standards9th-12th GRADE STANDARDS 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Applied Design 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Art History 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Ceramics 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Comprehensive 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Digital Design 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Drawing 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Fashion Design 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Fibers Design 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Graphics 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Jewelry & Metalcrafts 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Painting 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Photography 9th-12th Grade Visual Arts – Printmaking | ||||||