Art and Design

Welcome to Ballston Spa Central School District Art & Design Department! Ballston Spa Schools are proud to offer an outstanding K-12 Visual Arts program that focuses on the history and creation of art.

In Elementary Art, all students receive art once a week by a New York State certified Visual Arts Teacher in a fun and creative art studio setting. Students in our elementary art classes receive instruction based on the New York State Standards and can look forward to exciting projects in drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture and ceramics. 

Middle School Art is offered for all students in grades 6-8 and are taught by certified art teachers. Students receive instruction based on New York State Standards in drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture and ceramics.  Students in 6th and 7th grade can look forward to a quarterly art class in which they will have the opportunity to create imaginative works over the course of 10 weeks.  Students in 8th grade have the opportunity to take Studio in Art as their first High School credit where they will enjoy the art making process for the entire school year.

High School Visual Arts are offered as an elective and are taught by a New York State certified art teacher. Students receive instruction based on New York State Standards. Some of our exciting courses include Drawing & Painting 1, CHS Drawing & Painting 2, Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking, Creative Studio, CHS Photography,  Video Game Design, CHS Graphic Design 1, CHS Graphic Design 2, Advanced Placement Art Portfolio, and IB Visual Arts.

Ballston Spa Central School District Art Teachers: