Art and Design High School

For nearly 80 years, our school has nurtured talented students to become accomplished professionals. Our state-of-the-art facilities enable students to excel in digital media. We are a CTE high school located in New York CityÂ’s design center. Our art teachers are also professional artists and our industry partners collaborate to ensure that students learn software programs for their field of study. Our community of scholars fosters our studentsÂ’ creative and academic talents. We are nationally renowned for our wide range of design programs. Our graduates are well prepared to attend the college of their choice and become leaders in the arts and the community.

• Program includes study of structures, space, color, form, with a focus on hand drafting, architectural design, model making and sketching, and AutoCAD. Seniors complete city planning design project to address current zoning issues, visit museums and professional studios and hear from visiting professionals. Student projects are critiqued and reviewed by industry partners in order to provide students with specific, relevant industry feedback.
• 9th grade: Design Foundations; 10th grade: select CTE major from Cartooning, Animation, Fashion/Costume Design, Illustration, Graphic Design, Digital Photography; gain introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Technical assessment required for CTE certification. Upper grade students can apply for AP courses in Illustration and Graphic Design. All portfolios are evaluated by professionals. Opportunities for museum visits, rotating student exhibitions, visiting artists.
• Studio-based curriculum includes pre-production, production and post-production skills. Through hands-on filmmaking, students learn film theory, film analysis, scriptwriting and editing in Final Cut-Pro and gain industry-based technical and theoretical knowledge. Students have access to state-of-the-art equipment, participate in contests and film festivals and meet visiting artists and professionals.

• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents

• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (1.9-4.5), Math (1.9-4.5)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (2.0-4.5), Math (1.9-4.5)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (2.0-4.5), Math (2.0-4.5)
• Attendance
• Attendance
• Attendance
• Audition
• Audition
• Audition
• Portfolio of student work
• Portfolio of student work
• Portfolio of student work

CTE program(s) in: Arts, A/V Technology & Communication, Manufacturing Production

CTE endorsements: Film/Video Production, Commercial Photography, Cartooning and Animation

Program majors: Architecture, Commercial Photography, Film, Video Production, Animation, Fashion, Costume Design, Illustration, Graphic Design

Partnerships: School of Visual Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Frick Museum, Studio in a School, Tribeca, Exploring the Arts, and PENCIL

Internship program through Work-Based Learning (WBL), CAE, Apollo Theater; CUNY College Now, Portfolio Development

AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP English, AP Spanish, AP US History, AP World History

BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, BxM1, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M101, M102, M103, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M3, M31, M4, M50, M57, Q101, Q32, Q60, QM1, QM10, QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM2, QM20, QM21, QM24, QM3, QM4, QM5, QM6, X10, X10B, X12, X14, X17, X17J, X2, X22, X22A, X27, X28, X30, X31, X37, X38, X42, X5, X63, X64, X68

Internships

AIGA NYC (professional association for design), Mentoring, Animation, Film/Video, Drama, Student Exhibitions in Kenny Gallery, Art & Design Newscast, Fashion Design, GSA, 3D Printing & Sculpture, Smash, Literacy Arts Journal, NHS, Kaplan Saturday SAT Prep, Newspaper, Morning Painting, Chess, Saturday Art Directors, Museum Exploration Program, Art Students League, Yearbook. Tutoring before- and after-school in core academic subjects. School-Wide: Spring Arts Festival, Film Festival, Fashion Show.

Aerobic Training, Basketball, Intramural Sports, Nautilus Training, Spinning, Volleyball, Weight Training; Student-Faculty Games

• Architectural Design
• Commercial Art and Design
• Film/Video Production

• Architecture
• Visual Art & Design
• Film/Video

• Portfolio with 8-12 pieces of original artwork created from observation and studentsÂ’ own imagination with a diversity of subject matter and use of media. Please include examples of line drawings as well as value studies of geometric shapes and forms. You should also include a drawing of your neighborhood and a plan of your bedroom or your apartment. Three-dimensional pieces can be photographed. You will be required to draw from observation and memory.
• Prepare a portfolio of 8-15 pieces of original work. Include examples of observational drawings. Complete up to three drawing assignments at the audition. Check schoolÂ’s website for examples. They may include: the human figure, and drawing from observation or imagination.
• Portfolio including two storyboards (each a minimum of ten frames each) depicting a scene from imagination and a 250-word essay describing your interest in filmmaking. At the audition, students will be given a visual representation and will be asked to develop a story that could be used as the basis for a film. Be prepared to address these questions: What is the story about? Who are the main characters? What are the conflicts? What type of film? How does it end? Materials are supplied at audition.