Academics

The Fine Arts program at ILS includes a broad study in the Visual, Audio, and Performing Arts Sectors. Our focus is primarily on the process of art, which is where the heart of learning occurs. Our department is trained to instruct students to become artists and performers while not just enhancing the student’s learning in other areas of education, but also offering potential preparation for the advanced student who wishes to pursue the arts at a university level or as a career.

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VISUAL & DIGITAL ARTS

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Visual Arts begins with Introduction to Art, a year-long course that facilitates various forms of art, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and design. Following this course, the Fine Arts Department sequentially offers Printmaking, Drawing & Painting, Ceramics and Pottery, 2-D and 3D design, Studio Art, Graphic Design, Digital Photography, and 3D

Arts Animation.

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TV & FILM

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Television and Film Production are designed to expose our students to the elements that compose a television news broadcast or a short film. They are both hands on classes which permit the student to master digital cameras, editing, sound, television, and screen writing. The TV Production students write, edit, and produce a daily ten minute broadcast for LTV, and the Film Production students write, edit and produce a short film.

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DRAMA

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The Drama Department focuses on all all aspects of theatre, on stage and backstage. All students take an introductory course which includes pantomime, scene study, and an understanding of the ensemble necessary to bring a performance to the stage. Advanced coursework can include acting for the camera and play production.

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MUSIC

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The Music Department features a variety of performance and theory classes that ensure students have an abundance of musical experiences and opportunities for self-expression. Music Classes offered at ILS are Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Music Theory, and Sound Engineering. The department is open to all students, from those with no prior musical experience to musically established students; ILS Music department focuses on developing student’s critical ears, encouraging discipline in practice and confidence in the student’s abilities for performance.