Quality art education offers a balance between creating art and responding
to art. The components of a quality art education feature these content
areas and activities. The academic standards below are based upon national
standards as well as a discipline-based art education approach. They are
presented and articulted through each grade level from Kindergarten through
eight.
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HISTORY
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Students engage in research and inquiry into the historical, social
and cultural contexts of art. Through inquiry into art history, students
investigate works of art to determine their origins, histories, and meaning,
thus providing a sense of world civilization. |
| Standard 1: Students understand the significance
of visual art in relation to the historical, social, political, spiritual,
environmental, technological, and economic issues of the time. |
| Standard 2: Students recognize significant
works of Western and non-Western art and understand the chronological development
of art movements. |
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CRITICISM
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Students understand and engage in critical inquiry in order to determine
meaning in their work and the works of others. Through critical inquiry
students increase their understanding and appreciation of art and its role
in society. They develop the visual sensitivity and critical judgement
needed to participate in a visually dominant society and to objectively
evaluate persuasive visual images. |
| Standard 3: Student describ, research, and
interpret works of art and artifacts. |
| Standard 4: Students identify and apply criteria
to make informed judgements about art. |
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AESTHETICS
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Students raise and discuss questions concerning the nature, meaning,
and value of art. Through aesthetic inquiry students practice the intrapersonal
skills of reflection, reasoning, and logic. |
| Standard 5: Students reflect on and discuss
the nature of art and aesthetic issues concerning the meaning and significance
of art. |
| Standard 6: Students theorize about art and
make informed judgements. |
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PRODUCTION
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Students respond to observations, feelings, ideas, and other experiences
by creating works of art through skillful, thoughtful, and imaginative
application of media, tools, techniques, and processes. Through studio
activities students discover, experiment, and use problem solving skills
to express their value and feelings. |
| Standard 7: Students observe, select, and utilize a range of
subject matter, symbols, and ideas in their work. |
| Standard 8: Students understand and apply elements and principles
of design effectively in their work. |
| Standard 9: Students develop and apply skills unsing a variety
of two dimensional and three dimensional media, tools, and processes to
create works that communicate personal meaning and significance. |
| Standard 10: Students reflect on, revise, and refine their work
using problem solving and critical thinking skills. |
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CAREERS & COMMUNITY
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Students identify methods for connecting artistic concepts, processes
and skills to careers in art. Students learn to recognize the role of art
in society and begin to identify their responsibility for supporting the
artistic heritage of their community. |
| Standard 11: Students recognize a variety of art-related professions
and carees in our society. |
| Standard 12: Students understand how art experiences affect
daily life and they identify opportunities for involvement in the arts. |
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INTRGRATED STUDIES
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Students make connections between art and other disciplines. They create
integrated works untilizing the symbol systems (or sign systems) of different
disciplines, and thereby enhance communication. By studying a theme through
multiple disciplines, students realize the impact of art upon other disciplines
and how the sign systems of various disciplines provide a unique understanding
of the world. |
| Standard 13: Students identify and make connections between
their knowledge and skill in art and all other disciplines such as humanities,
social studies, science, and technology. |
| Standard 14: Students understand the integrative nature of many
of the art forms including dance, theater, music, visual art, and media
arts. |
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