Art Department Standards

1. The student will be able to understand and apply media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts.

2. The student will be able to identify and apply how to use structures (e.g. sensory qualities, organizational principals, expressive features) and functions of art.

3. The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts.

4. The student will be able to identify and understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. The student will also be able to develop the study of art heritage.

5. The student will be able to evaluate and estimate the characteristics and merits of one’s own artwork and that of others. The student will also develop aesthetic judgment and establish simple criteria.

Standard #1

The student will be able to understand and apply art media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts.

Benchmarks

Level I First - Third Grade

1. Identifies that seeing involves perception under varying conditions of light, color, position, and texture.

2. Demonstrates beginning skill in creating three-D structures and arrangements using concrete materials or manipulation.

3. Creates artworks and expresses ideas and feelings by his/her use of basic art materials (e.g. paints, crayons, clay).

4. Identifies the names of basic colors as well as primary and secondary colors.

Level II Fourth - Sixth Grade

1. Identifies the differences between art materials, techniques, and processes.

2. Distinguishes and recognizes how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different viewer responses.

3. Knows how different media, techniques, and processes are used to communicate thoughts about self, family, and the wider community.

4. Knows how to utilize art materials in a safe and responsible manner.

Level III Seventh - Eighth Grade

1. Identifies and understands what makes different art media, techniques and processes effective, or not, in communicating ideas.

2. Knows and demonstrates how the qualities of art media, techniques, and processes can be used to enhance the communication of experiences and ideas.

Level IV Ninth - Twelfth Grade

1. Applies media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensibility.

2. Demonstrates an understanding of how the communication of ideas is related to media, techniques, and processes.

Standard # 2

The student will be able to identify and apply how to use structures (e.g. sensory qualities, organizational principals, expressive features) and functions of art.

Benchmarks

Level I First - Third Grade

1. Demonstrates habits of thoughtful observation of the environment.

2. Identifies that seeing involves perception under varying conditions of light, color, position, and texture.

3. Recognizes expressive qualities, such as action, anger, happiness, and other elements of expressive context of visual forms.

Level II Fourth - Sixth Grade

1. Identifies the differences among visual characteristics like color and texture; and purpose of art which is to convey ideas.

2. Recognizes and understands how different expressive compositional features and organizational principles, cause different responses.

3. Uses visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas.

Level III Seventh - Eighth Grade

1. Knows and applies some of the effects of various structures (e.g. elements of design: line, color, shape; principles of design: repetition, rhythm, balance) and functions of art.

2. Understands what makes various organizational structures effective, or ineffective, in the communication of ideas.

3. Distinguishes how the qualities of structures and functions of art are used to improve the communication of one’s ideas.

Level IV Ninth - Twelfth Grade

1. Knows and understands how the characteristics and structures of art are used to accomplish commercial, personal, communal, or other artistic intentions.

2. Distinguishes and understands the effectiveness of various artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions.

3. Knows how organizational principals and functions can be use to solve specific visual art problems.

Standard # 3

The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts.

Benchmarks

Level I First - Third Grade

1. Becomes familiarized with the use of prospective ideas.

Level II Fourth - Sixth Grade

1. Identifies and selects prospective ideas, formulated thoughts, opinions, and concepts for works of art.

2. Knows how subject matter, symbols, and ideas are used to communicate meaning.

Level III Seventh - Eighth Grade

1. Understands how visual, spatial, and temporal concepts integrate with context to communicate intended meaning in one’s artwork.

2. Applies different subject themes and symbols through: context, value, and aesthetics to convey intended meanings in artwork.

Level IV Ninth - Twelfth Grade

1. Understands how visual, spatial, temporal, and functional values of artworks are tempered by culture and history.

2. Identifies and applies various subjects, symbols, and ideas in his/her artwork.

Standards # 4

The student will be able to identify and understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. The student will also be able to develop the study of art heritage.

Benchmarks

Level I First - Third Grade

1. Distinguishes and knows that art emerges from a variety of places and time periods.

2. Knows that artwork is present in stories as illustrations.

Level II Fourth - Sixth Grade

1. Understands that the visual arts have a history and relationships with various cultures.

2. Identifies specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, places, and times.

3. Comprehends how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other.

Level III Seventh - Eighth Grade

1. Understands and differentiates between the existence of similarities and differences among the characteristics in artwork from various cultures and eras.

2. Identifies and understands the historical and cultural context of a variety of art objects.

3. Distinguishes and understands how factors (e.g. climate, ideas, resources, technology) influence visual, spatial, or temporal characteristics that give meaning or function to a work of art.

Level IV Ninth - Twelfth Grade

1. Recognizes a variety of historical and cultural contexts regarding characteristics and purpose in works of art.

2. Knows the function and meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times and places.

3. Identifies and understands relationships among works of art in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture.

Standard #5

The student will be able to evaluate and estimate the characteristics and merits of ones own artwork and that of others. The student will also develop aesthetic judgment and establish simple criteria.

Benchmarks

Level I First - Third Grade

1. Discusses and evaluates the intentions and meaning of his/her own art work and the work of others.

Level II Fourth - Sixth Grade

1. Recognizes various reasons for creating works of visual art.

2. Appreciates how people’s experiences (e.g. cultural background, human needs) can influence the development of specific artworks.

3. Understands that specific artworks can elicit different responses.

Level III Seventh - Eighth Grade

1. Distinguishes among multiple purposes for creating works of art.

2. Identifies and understands possible contemporary and historic meaning in specific artworks.

3. Analyzes and understands how one’s own artwork, as well as artworks from various cultures and eras, may elicit a variety of responses.

Level IV Ninth - Twelfth Grade

1. Recognizes or identifies intentions of those creating artworks.

2. Understands the implications, intentions, and purpose in particular works of art.

3. Comprehends how specific works are created and how they are related to historical and cultural contexts.

4. Understands how various interpretations can be used to appreciate and evaluate works of visual art.