Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Introduction:
“In the visual arts, developing literacy occurs as a result of engaging in an authentic creative process through the use of traditional and nontraditional materials and applying the formal elements of art and principles of design; knowing an arts language to describe art; and discovering the expressive qualities of art to be able to reflect, critique, and connect personal experience to art.
The visual arts standards describe expectations for learning in the visual arts regardless of style or genre. The standards impart the breadth and depth of the visual art experience through the art-making process. The standards serve as an impetus for arts educators and administrators to inspire, support, and develop their students in the many facets of visual arts so they are prepared for a lifelong appreciation, understanding, engagement and, if pursued, additional study towards a career in visual arts.
Like the other disciplines, the four artistic processes of visual arts (creating, presenting, responding, and connecting) are addressed linearly in written standards, but are envisioned to occur simultaneously for students in the actual practice of visual art. The concepts embedded in the standards reflect the scope of learning—the knowledge, skills, and understandings—taught through study of the visual arts. An artist imagines, executes, reflects, and refines work before finally completing a piece of work (creating), shares or displays the work (presenting), reflects on the completed work (responding), and connects the experience to other contexts of meaning or knowledge (connecting). Students engaging in the artistic process learn by solving problems, exhibiting their work, and thinking critically about it; then, they continue the process by relating other ideas, contexts, and meanings to their own as they refine their future work to a more sophisticated level.”
Writing an art critique using sentence stems:
8.VA:Cr3: Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.
7.VA:Re7.2: Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.
8.VA:Re8: Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, art-making approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed
6.VA:Re9: Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.
8.VA:Re9: Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.
Composing an artist statement:
7.VA:Cr3 Reflect on and explain important information about personal artwork in an artist statement or another format.
8.VA:Re7.1 Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture, environment, and personal experiences which impacts the message it conveys to others.
Tracking project progress:
7.VA:Cr1.1 Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.
8.VA:Cr1.1 Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or contemporary media.
7.VA:Cr1.2: Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.
Curating an art exhibit:
8.VA:Pr4 Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation.
8.VA:Pr5 Collaboratively prepare and present selected theme-based artwork for display, and formulate exhibition narratives for the viewer.
8.VA:Pr6 Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.
7.VA:Re7.1 Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
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