AP Studio Art: Drawing Course Information

• Newly Released!! Evaluating the AP® Portfolio in Studio Art  New!
• AP Studio Art Course Description (.pdf/391KB)
• AP Studio Art Teacher's Guide (.pdf/5.9MB)
• Sample Syllabi
• AP Studio Art FAQs
• AP Studio Art Development Committee
• AP Studio Art Newsletter
• AP Studio Art: Drawing Course Perspective

AP Course Audit Information

• Syllabus Development Guide, Sample Syllabi and more

Exam Information and Resources

• About AP Studio Art Digital Submission
• AP Studio Art Digital Submission FAQs
• AP Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio with Student Samples and Scoring Guidelines
• Portfolio Tips: AP Studio Art

Classroom Instruction and Resources

Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies

• Drawing Portfolio: The Contemporary Picturesque Landscape
• Aesthetics and the Development of the Concentration
• Using a Sketchbook in AP Studio Art
• Approaches to Concentration: Ideas and Execution
• Self-Portrait Based on Albrecht Dürer's Melancholia I
• Leading Critiques in Studio Art Classes
• Advice from the Trenches

Upcoming Exhibits

• 2009-10 AP Studio Art Exhibition

Images from the Studio Art Poster

• Images from the Studio Art Poster

Note: You can order the Studio Art Poster from the College Board Store (see College Board Products link below).

Course Content - Related Articles

• Premiere of AP Studio Art Digital Portfolio Submission and Scoring  New!
• Stimulate: Using National Gallery of Art Islamic Resources
• Field Trips as a Means in Developing Concentrations
• How the Studio Art Portfolio is Graded
• Curriculum Revision and Vertical Teaming
• Tips for Starting a Successful AP Studio Art Program
• Studio Art Vertical Teaming in Polk County Schools
• Parallel Lessons for AP Studio Art Instructors
• Diversity in the Art Classroom
• Teaching Studio Art to a Diverse Group of Students
• Cartooning and Comic Book Art in the AP Studio Art Environment
• AP Vertical Teams for Studio Art: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• The Role of the AP Studio Art Development Committee

Reviews of Teaching Resources

There are currently more than 250 reviews of Studio Art resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-Roms, and more, in the  Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!

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• AP Studio Art EDG
• Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

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