Visual Arts

PHS Visual Arts 2015
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The Parkville Art department is often referred to as the “Art Magnet School That’s Not Listed as a Magnet”, as we offer every range of art experience at rigorous and challenging levels!

Everything from beginning drawing and painting through advanced oil painting, ceramics, photography, and computer graphics and interactive media/video game design can be found in the halls of Parkville High School. We offer all three Advanced Placement courses in Studio Art, and carry a long tradition with our local colleges for delivering some of the best artists and portfolios to their doors! Our department is a 5-person strong group of specialty teachers who collectively have earned local, state, and national awards for teaching, and have even presented worldwide on the topics of community, creativity, and technology in the classroom!

Our students are given the opportunity to apply their personal experiences, including skills and techniques learned in other classes, as they engage in the artistic workflow. Nationally, students have been honored with the Marie Walsh Sharpe summer scholarship and Young Arts awards, while local awards and scholarships include the James Laubheimer Scholarship Award, Azrael, Franz, Schwab & Lipowitz Art Show Awards, and the Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent’s Award!

Please feel free to schedule an appointment to visit our program in action! For questions about upcoming events and program information, please email James Hesser.

James Hesser
Visual & Performing Arts
Dept. Chair
[email protected]
443-809-5257