Visual Arts Standards and Performance Indicators

Standard 1: Creating, Performing, and Participating

a. Create collection of art in a variety of mediums that explores perceptions, ideas, viewpoints

b. Develop, evaluate, and use mediums, subjects, themes, images, symbols, and metaphors

c. Use the elements of art and principles of design with increasing skill

d. Reflect upon your work; evaluate mediums and techniques, meanings

Standard 2: Materials and Resources

a. Develop skills with mediums and processes

b. Use computer and electronic media to express ideas

c. Interact with professional artists; know about cultural institutions

d. Know about art careers and professions

Standard 3: Responding and Analyzing

a. Use the language of art criticism (read, write, speak, using visual arts vocabulary)

b. Describe visual and sensory qualities in art and nature

c. Analyze and interpret ways in which political, cultural, social, religious and psychological concepts are explored in works of art

d. Connect ideas, themes, and concepts to other disciplines

Standard 4: Cultural Dimensions

a. Analyze and discuss artwork from world cultures

b. Analyze and discuss art and artifacts from U.S. cultures

c. Create artworks that reflect cultural influences