Online High School Art Curriculum

Inspire Older Students to Become Master Artists

Creativity for High Schoolers, Reimagined

Most high school art programs stop at the basics. They don’t push students far enough and instead leave them feeling uninspired and eager for more. The Great Artist Program (GAP) sets a higher standard for grades 9–12, pushing students to think critically, create boldly, and grow into the great artists they have the potential to become. Our online curriculum explores master artists from the U.S. and around the world, spanning centuries of art history and artistic innovation. With GAP’s high school art curriculum, older students will learn to thrive as artists and see just how much they’re capable of.

What’s Included in GAP’s High School Art Curriculum

High school students follow the same art curriculum used in our middle school programs, a structure that has proven effective for older students new to GAP. Although it’s the same material, many older students (and even adults!) have taken the curriculum and discovered just how challenging it is—with results that make the effort worth it.

Two packages are available: World Artists and American Artists. The curriculum includes:

✱ 75-page PDF Workbook accessible online, featuring extra art activities, lesson materials, and teaching resources for teachers or parents

✱ SCORM/LMS Delivery for student/teacher access (if applicable)

✱ Comprehensive Art Education, including engaging videos, technique practice, step-by-step sketchbook guides, cultural/artist connection homework, and real-world writing prompts

✱ In-Depth Study of 6 Master Artists (worldwide and U.S.-based), with 5-page lesson plans, artist fact sheets, and teaching materials

✱ Art Supply List for every Master Artist, introducing high schoolers to new materials and mediums

✱ Lesson Sequence Plans covering art history, art evaluation, composition guidance, and technique demonstrations

✱ 1 Final Project in each package to showcase student progress and creativity

The GAP high school art curriculum is far more than basic drawing and painting classes—the only options many older students typically have. GAP pushes students beyond their creative limits. Our program allows high schoolers to study master artists from around the world while building lifelong skills in drawing, painting, creative thinking, and resilience.

Online High School Art Lesson Plans

For charter schools, homeschoolers, and individuals

World Artists

Kalf, Hiroshige, Van Gogh, Derain,
Klimt, Chagall

American Artists

Wyeth, Dixon, Johnson, O’Keeffe,
Calder, Johns

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Diverse High School Art Curriculum from the 1500s to Today

GAP’s curriculum spans centuries of art history, giving students the opportunity to study master artists from around the world as well as the U.S. High schoolers get to explore their lives, cultural contexts, and techniques, while analyzing and creating artwork inspired by each artist’s unique style. By the time they’re done, they’ll become master artists themselves.

Cezanne - Still Life

4th grade student

Van Gogh Fishing Boats

5th grade student

Picasso Mediterranean Landscape

6th grade student

Durer Rhinoceros

1st grade student