Art Appreciation 1 

Credit gained: 0.5 High School Credit

Prerequisites

None.

Course description

This course offers to high school students the opportunity to explore and appreciate the visual art forms and techniques in art. They will understand and study the process of creating art through exploration in different art materials such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Through hands-on art projects and journal prompts, students will increase their knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts. Students will also develop observational skills, learn the language of art, stimulate their imagination and creativity and ultimately realize their own artistic potential.

Course Start/End Date:

  • Fall 2024 Session: October 14, 2024 - December 20, 2024 

  • Winter 2025 Session: February 3, 2025 - April 11, 2025

  • Summer 2025 Session: June 23 - July 11

Course Duration: 10 weeks

Fellow/Online Instructor: Sotiropoulou, Evi

Cost: 450 Euros

Minimum Enrollment: 5 Students

If enrollment in a course fails to reach the minimum number of participants required for the class to run, the class will be cancelled and tuition will be reimbursed.

Fellow/Online Instructor(s)

Sotiropoulou, Evi, Associate Fellow

Ms. Evdokia (Evi) Sotiropoulou holds a Masters degree in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has a K-12 Visual Arts education licensure and certification from the state of Massachusetts.

Ms. Sotiropoulou was born and raised in Athens, Greece and moved to the United States in 2011 for her studies. She is an ACS Athens Alumni, attending the school from junior kindergarten to 12th grade.

After receiving her Bachelor's degree, Ms. Sotiropoulou worked as an art teacher at a Greek-American bilingual school in Arlington, Massachusetts and discovered her passion to teach art. She then decided to continue her studies and received her M.A. in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.

This will be Ms. Sotiropoulou's seventh year at ACS Athens teaching 8th grade Design and 6-8th grade Art Studio.

Ms. Sotiropoulou's ultimate priority as an educator is to create a student-centered classroom, where her students feel comfortable to design and express themselves freely.

email: sotiropouloue@acs.gr