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NYS & National Art Standards

National Art Education Association (NAEA)

These standards provide a framework for helping students learn the characteristics of the visual arts by using a wide range of subject matter, symbols, meaningful images, and visual expressions, to reflect their ideas, feelings, and emotions; and to evaluate the merits of their efforts. The standards address these objectives in ways that promote acquisition of and fluency in new ways of thinking, working, communicating, reasoning, and investigating. They emphasize student acquisition of the most important and enduring ideas, concepts, issues, dilemmas, and knowledge offered by the visual arts.They develop new techniques, approaches, and habits for applying knowledge and skills in the visual arts to the world beyond school.

NYS & National Art Standards

STANDARD 1:Creating, Performing, and Participating in The Arts

STANDARD 2:Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

STANDARD 3:Responding To and Analyzing Works of Art

STANDARD 4:Understanding The Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of The Arts



 

 STANDARD 1:Creating, Performing, and Participating in The Arts

Standard 1 - Creating, Performing, and Participating in The ArtsStudents will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts

Key idea: Students will make works of art that explore different kinds of subject matter, topics, themes, and metaphors. Students will understand and use sensory elements, organizational principles, and expressive images to communicate their own ideas in works of art. Students will use a variety of art materials, processes, mediums, and techniques, and use appropriate technologies for creating and exhibiting visual art works.

 

Performance Indicators
Elementary

Students will:

•experiment and create art works, in a variety of mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, video, and computer graphics).
•They will base: on a range of individual and collective experiences develop their own ideas and images through the exploration and creation of art works based on themes, symbols, and events understand and use the elements and principles of art (line, color, texture, shape) in order to communicate their ideas reveal through their own art work.
•understanding of how art mediums and techniques influence their creative decisions identify and use, in individual and group experiences, some of the roles and means for designing, producing, and exhibiting art works.

 

Intermediate

Students will:

•produce a collection of art works, in a variety of mediums, based on a range of individual and collective experiences know and use a variety of sources for developing and conveying ideas, images, themes, symbols, and events.
•in their creation of art use the elements and principles of art to communicate specific meanings to others in their art work during the creative process, reflect on the effectiveness of selected mediums or techniques to convey intended meanings.
•identify and use, in individual and group experiences, some of the roles and means for designing, producing, and exhibiting art works and discuss ways to improve them

 

Commencement

Students will:

•create a collection of art work, in a variety of mediums, based on instructional assignments and individual and collective experiences to explore perceptions, ideas, and viewpoints.
•create art works in which they use and evaluate different kinds of mediums, subjects, themes, symbols, metaphors, and images demonstrate an increasing level of competence in using the elements and principles of art.
•create art works for public exhibition reflect on their developing work to determine the effectiveness of selected mediums and techniques for conveying meaning and adjust their decisions accordingly

 

Commencement Major Sequence

•produce comprehensive and well organized commencement portfolios of their work reveal through their work.
•investigation of a variety of individual ideas and at least one theme explored imaginatively and in depth give evidence that they have developed an emerging personal style use selected mediums and techniques and select the most appropriate mediums and techniques to communicate their ideas.
 

Alternate Assessment
Visual Arts

Key Idea:

•Students will make works of art that explore different kinds of subject matter, topics, themes and metaphors.
•Students will understand and use sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive images to communicate their own ideas in works of art. Students will use a variety of art materials, processes, mediums and techniques, and use appropriate technologies for creating and exhibiting visual arts works.

 

Performance Indicators

Students will:

•explore selected works of art in order to discover that these works were made by artists and to discover how they were made (the exploration may be both visual and tactile).
•demonstrate the basic skills in cutting, pasting, using clay and using a paint brush.
•create works of art based on their personal experiences as well as their imagination.
•explore themes derived from their own personal experiences (such as stories, pets, trips) and make art that tells something about that experience.
•explore selected symbols that are used in art, (such as the symbol for the sun or a tree) and discuss how the shape of the symbol may be different from one work to another but yet the symbol is still able to be identified or named.
•learn to name visual elements (such as shapes, textures and colors) through multisensory experiences make works of art which incorporate selected visual elements. are guided to reflect upon what their art work looks like, how they used the medium (such as paint or crayon) work on a class work of art such as a mural or class book.

 

STANDARD 2:Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

 

Standard 2- Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources:Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of he materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.

Key idea: Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques, and processes. Students will know about resources and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community (exhibitions, libraries, museums, galleries) and use appropriate materials (art reproductions, slides, print materials, electronic media). Students will be aware of vocational options available in the visual arts.

Performance Indicators

Elementary

Students will:

•understand the characteristics of various mediums (two-dimensional, three-dimensional, electronic images) in order to select those that are appropriate for their purposes and intent develop skills with electronic media as a means of expressing visual ideas know about some cultural institutions (museums and galleries) and community opportunities (art festivals).

•looking at original art and talking to visiting artists, to increase their understanding of art give examples of adults who make their living in the arts professions.

IntermediateStudents will:

•develop skills with a variety of art materials and competence in at least one mediumuse the computer and other electronic media as designing tools and to communicate visual ideastake advantage of community opportunities and cultural institutions to learn from professional artists, look at original art, and increase their understanding of art understand the variety of careers related to the visual arts and the skills necessary to pursue some of them.

Commencement

Students will:

•select and use mediums and processes that communicate intended meaning in their art works.

•exhibit competence in at least two mediums use the computer and electronic media to express their visual ideas and demonstrate a variety of approaches to artistic creation interact with professional artists and participate in school-and community-sponsored programs by art organizations and cultural institutions understand a broad range of vocations/avocations in the field of visual arts, including those involved with creating, performing, exhibiting, and promoting art.

Commencement Major Sequence

Students will:

•develop Commencement Portfolios that show proficiency in one or more mediums and skill in.

•using and manipulating the computer and other electronic media prepare a portfolio that meets the admission requirements of selected institutions understand the preparation required for particular art professions and acquire some skills of those professions through internships with local galleries, museums, advertising agencies, architectural firms, and other institutions.

VisualArts

Key Idea:

•Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques and processes. Students will know about resources and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community (exhibitions, libraries, museums, galleries).

•use appropriate materials (art reproductions, slides, print materials, electronic media). Students will be aware of vocational options available in the visual arts.

Additional Performance Indicators

Students will:

•draw images of people and things which become increasingly more specific explore the characteristics of selected mediums and describe what they feel like when using them.

•Name those they like the best make simple three dimensional works of art using additive and/or subtractive techniques use a draw/paint software program to make simple graphic shapes listen to and discuss the presentation of a museum person or an artist who brings original art works or artifacts to the classroom.

•look at and explore (by handling, if possible) artifacts borrowed from a museum and talk about their visual characteristics and their purpose listen to and ask questions of a person from the local community who makes his/her living in the visual arts (a painter, a sculptor, a photographer).


 

STANDARD 3:Responding To and Analyzing Works of Art

 

Standard 3 - Responding To and Analyzing Works of Art:Students will respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual work to other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought.

Key idea:Students will reflect on, interpret, and evaluate works of art, using the language of art criticism.Students will analyze the visual characteristics of the natural and built environment and explain the social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions of the visual arts.Students will compare the ways in which a variety of ideas, themes, and concepts are expressed through the visual arts with the ways they are expressed in other disciplines.

Performance Indicators

Elementary

Students will:

 explain their reflections about the meanings, purposes, and sources of works of art; describe their responses to the works and the reasons for those responses explain the visual and other sensory qualities (surfaces, colors, textures, shape, sizes, volumes) found in a wide variety of art works. 

  •explain the themes that are found in works of visual art and how the art works are related to other forms of art (dance, music, theatre, etc.) explain how ideas, themes, or concepts in the visual arts are expressed in other disciplines (e.g., mathematics, science, literature, social studies, etc.) .

Intermediate
Students will:
•discuss and write their analyses and interpretations of their own works of art and the art of others, using appropriate critical language identify, analyze, and interpret the visual and sensory characteristics that they discover in natural and human-made forms compare the ways ideas and concepts are communicated through visual art.
 •explore the various ways that those ideas and concepts are manifested in other art forms compare the ways ideas, themes, and concepts are communicated through the visual arts in other disciplines, and the various ways that those ideas, themes, and concepts are manifested within the discipline.
 
Commencement
Students will:
•use the language of art criticism by reading and discussing critical reviews in newspapers and journals and by writing their own critical responses to works of art (either their own or those of others).
 •explain the visual and other sensory qualities in art and nature and their relation to the social environment analyze and interpret the ways in which political, cultural, social, religious, and psychological concepts and themes have been explored in visual art develop connections between the ways ideas, themes, and concepts are expressed through the visual arts and other disciplines in everyday life.
 
Commencement Major Sequence
Students will:
•using the language of art criticism, describe the visual and functional characteristics of works of art and interpret the relationships of works of art one to another, to describe the impact of the work on the viewer demonstrate an understanding of art criticism, art histories, and aesthetic principles 
•show their connections to works of art give evidence in their Commencement Portfolios that they have researched a theme in-depth and that in their research they have explored the ways the theme has been expressed in other disciplinary forms.
Visual Arts
Key Idea:
•Students will reflect on works of art. Students will learn about the visual characteristics of the natural and man-made environment and the social, cultural, psychological and environmental dimensions of the visual arts.
•Students will learn about the ways in which a variety of ideas, themes and concepts are expressed through the visual arts.
 
Performance Indicators
Students will:
•learn about the features of selected works of art, such as the subject matter and the overall feeling of the work identify a work of art as distinguished from other kinds of objects and discuss where works of art can be found such as in the home, in school or in a museum.
•learn about art elements (such as shape, texture, color) that are found in works of art and what they might express in a work of art explore a theme that is part of the students' experience that is found in a work of art.
•Express that theme in another form such as movement or music or in composing a class story.  

 

STANDARD 4:Understanding The Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of The Arts 

Standard 4 - Understanding The Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of The Arts:Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society.

Key Ideas:Students will explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how the time and place influence the visual characteristics of the art work.Students will explore art to understand the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of human society.

Performance Indicators

Elementary

Students will:

•look at and discuss a variety of art works and artifacts from world cultures to discover some important ideas, issues, and events of those cultures look at a variety of art works and artifacts from diverse cultures of the United States and identify some distinguishing characteristics create art works that show the influence of a particular culture.

Intermediate

Students will:

•demonstrate how art works and artifacts from diverse world cultures reflect aspects of those cultures demonstrate the ways in which some particular art works and artifacts reflect important aspects of the diverse cultures of the United States create art works that reflect a particular historical period of a culture.

Commencement

Students will:

•analyze works of art from diverse world cultures and discuss the ideas, issues, and events of the culture that these works convey examine works of art and artifacts from United States cultures and place them within a cultural and historical context create art works that reflect a variety of cultural influences.

Commencement Major Sequence

Students will:

•present a body of work within their portfolio that reflects the influences of variety of cultural styles interpret the meaning of works and artifacts in terms of the cultures that produced them.
•explain how cultural values have been expressed in the visual arts, how art works have been used to bring about cultural change and how the art of a culture has been influenced by art works coming from outside that culture .
 
Alternate Assessment

Visual Arts

Key Idea:

•Students will explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how the time and place influence the visual characteristics of the art work.
•Students will explore art to understand the social, cultural and environmental dimensions of human society.
Performance Indicators

Students will:

•look at and discuss a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art works from different times and different cultures and learn that art tells us something about those people.
•look at art and artifacts from different cultures of the United States and discuss what they look like make a work of art based on an image or a design that they see in a work of art from another period or another culture .