The Initial Application Window is officially open for the 2025-26 school year.
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Step 1 - DAP Application
Submit an application through the District Application Program (DAP), accessible through FOCUS.
The Application window will officially open on January 7th, and close at 5pm on January 17th.
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Step 2 - Upload Student Portfolio
Upload Student Portfolio.
Artworks for Portfolio Evaluation: From direct observation (not photography) 3 drawings. These drawings should take at least 2 hours a piece to complete.
self-portrait drawing
shoe(s) drawing
interior space from observation (ie: bedroom, living space, etc.)
Finished artworks from middle school classes, sketchbook pages, artworks done independently etc.
Please see below upload requirements.
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Step 3 - Schedule Interview
The Visual Art Department will conduct the oral interview portion, as well as in person drawing prompt through a live meeting at Gibbs High School.
Saturday - 12/14 - 9am @ Gibbs HS
Saturday - 1/25 - 9am @ Gibbs HS
Thursdsay - 1/30 - 6pm @ Gibbs HS
Please select an interview time by clicking the link below. A link to the virtual meeting will be sent to the email you provide a week before your interview date.
Art Work Rubric
Shoe Drawing
Shoes are a valuable subject for an artist to develop and improve drawing skills. Students will draw a shoe or pair of shoes from life, observed in three dimensional space. The form, structure and texture of shoes provide the artist with challenging visual information to observe and record. The activity also reveals decisions made by the artist to position and compose the shoe(s) in a visually interesting way. Activity (2-4 hours)
Objectives
To demonstrate effective technical use of tools and materials
To create a convincing illusion of 3D form translated onto a 2D surface
To successfully use line, shape, texture and value to render shoes in visually dynamic manner.
Self-Portrait
Self-portraiture is a natural and insightful subject for the young artist. Historically, artists have used their head, neck and shoulders to study and practice anatomy, facial expression and proportion. The self-portrait drawing is an opportunity to be introspective. It is an exercise the learning artist should return to often as they develop their representational skills. Activity (2-4 hours)
Objectives
To demonstrate effective technical use of tools and materials
To create a convincing illusion of 3D form translated onto a 2D surface
To successfully use line, shape, texture and value to render portrait in visually dynamic manner.
Interior Space
Select an interior space to draw. This could be a room in your home or a hallway at school. Observe where you are in relation to the walls, floor and ceiling of the space. Situate yourself in a comfortable location to draw these features as well as any furniture, appliances, objects, people etc. Activity (2-4 hours)
Objectives:
To demonstrate effective technical use of tools and materials
To create a convincing illusion of 3D space translated onto a 2D surface
To successfully use line, shape, texture and value to render a space in visually dynamic manner.
Uploading your Digital Portfolio
All artworks should be photo-documented for digital submission.
All photos should be saved as a jpeg file no more than 1 mb.
Parents/students should use good lighting and steady camera to capture the best possible image to represent the artwork. Poor lighting, awkward perspective, blurry images will all be interpreted as poor preparation and affect the evaluation.
All artwork should follow the appropriate naming format:
self-portrait drawing: lastname_first initial_selfportrait - example: doe_j_seldportrait.
shoe(s) drawing: lastname_first initial_shoedrawing example: doe_j_showdrawing.
interior space drawing: lastname_first initial_interior example: doe_j_interior.
Other artwork: lastname_first initial_artwork# example: doe_j_artwork1 (number accordingly)
