The Visual Experience is the leading visual art curriculum in the country, with more images of student artwork, art by women artists, and contemporary and multicultural art than any comparable high-school art curriculum.
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The Visual Experience is a comprehensive introductory visual art curriculum for grades 9–12 that integrates art criticism, aesthetics, art history, and art production. The fourth edition includes diverse contemporary art, postmodern principles, elements and principles, digital media, and all-new studios. Authors and expert art educators Emily Hood and Joe Fusaro have created an engaging program that balances in-depth content with meaningful opportunities to create and contemplate art. Integrated art history, evolving ideas in art, and art career profiles featured in each chapter work with Essential Questions to focus learning and inquiry throughout the book. Classroom-tested studios provide a strong focus on process and ideation and offer more student choice and opportunities for reflection.
Introduce students to the fundamental skills and methods of visual art with this program, designed to capture the attention of all students and engage them with art in more personal and meaningful ways.
