VISUAL ARTS

Bishop Hartley offers courses from introductory theory and processes to advanced art making in a wide variety of media. Our courses include introductory & advanced instruction in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, digital design, and art history. We also offer three Advanced Placement courses with which a student could receive college credit if their portfolio scores well. Every year, our students score above the national average.

Our three studios are well equipped for most 2D and 3D art makers. Our instructors are practicing artists who share their own passion and dedication with students. Our standards are high. We believe that as art makers, we can never stop learning because active physical and mental engagement equals success.

PERFORMING ARTS—Drama, Dance, & Vocal Music

Bishop Hartley offers courses in various areas of the performing arts. Students can receive a Varsity Letter in Drama by participating as cast or crew for our drama productions. The Vocal Music Department performs three concerts each year: Fall, Christmas, and Spring.

We believe the performing arts help to shape our students into dedicated, confident, and well-rounded individuals. Our teachers are practicing performers who share their own passion and dedication with their students. We put on three Drama Productions each year. We perform all of our Drama Productions at Ohio Dominican University.

PERFORMING ARTS—Instrumental Music

The Performing Arts and Instrumental Music foster a growth mindset. As performers, we believe that there is always room to grow and improve—we are never done learning.

In our classrooms, we foster a positive learning environment that allows students to recognize that mistakes are part of the learning process. We recognize that the journey which leads to the final performance is equally important as the performance itself.

Bishop Hartley offers Advanced Band course for students who have been in middle school band and wish to continue developing skills. This course is comprised of a marching band experience in the fall and concert band experience in winter/spring. We continue to offer non-performing courses for students interested in music, but not wishing to perform.

VIDEO PRODUCTION

The Bishop Hartley yearbook is a joint collaboration between advisor and students. Being offered as a class provides students with a unique environment to hone their talents and skills under instructor supervision. Our students get hands on experience working with industry software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Bishop Hartley has successfully produced 40+ yearbooks in the span of its publication. Yearbook can provide skills centered around investigative and journalistic critical thinking that can lead to interest in careers such as journalism, criminal investigation, photography, and graphic/web design.

Learning skills of video production and editing is a valuable tool in school for projects but also in life for a career and various life events. Videos have a way of providing a movie track for our lives. Our video production courses support the development of production skills from introduction to video production.