Covington Visual Art
About the Course
Thank you for your interest in Art at Covington Middle School Fine Arts Acadmy. This page will give you a brief overview of what students will experience in this course.
Covington’s Art program is diverse and relevant. Every student can be successful in our class as we work together to create a positive learning environment. An art class helps students build real-life skills for success. Students learn how to work together as part of a team, evaluate their own work, constantly improve it, and build higher level problem-solving skills as they create art. In class we work with numerous mediums (drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture). We learn about artists and styles of art from throughout history. Moreover, we explore students’ unique individuality through projects that reflect their imagination, ideas, and talents. Every student has something positive to contribute as we experience art!
About the Teacher
As a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Art Education and All-Level Texas Teacher Certification, I have over 30 years of experience teaching middle school art here in Austin ISD. The art program I have developed is rigorous, gradelevel appropriate, and enriched with art history. I feel that every student can be successful in art if he/she puts effort into every assignment given. I enjoy working with middle-school students and look forward to a terrific Fall semester. If you have any questions regarding our class, or your child’s progress, please feel free to contact me.
Dawn Piper—Art Teacher
Direct Line: 512-841-3680
Conference Times:
Tues/Thur: 12:10-12:40
Wed/Fri: 9:00-9:30
About the Work - Student Gallery
Shown here are just a few examples of the types of studio assignments done here at Covington. A student that takes art all three years may expect to work with a wide range of mediums and cover a great variety of topics.
