Visual Arts
How do our students experience art? How do we teach it?
The multidisciplinary nature of artistic work requires different ways of seeing and thinking. Potomac teachers encourage students to guide and advise one another, observe what is happening around them, and wait as new ideas begin to form. We encourage all of our students in their efforts and offer honest appraisals when asked. We believe that students' inner visions and voices can never be well-expressed unless they develop fluency in the ancient, wordless language of the arts.
So we work, and keep on working. And our work is always play.
Department Members
Amanda Cannell-Boone
Intermediate and Upper School Art Teacher
Beth Dunkelberger
Middle School Art Teacher
Kristin Enck
Intermediate and Upper School Art Teacher
Diana MacKenzie
Lower School Art Teacher
Mark McLaughlin
Stagecraft Teacher
Paolo Morales
Upper School Photography Teacher
Cort Morgan
Chair of the Art Department and IS and US Art Teacher
Hillary Steel
Intermediate School Art Teacher