| Visual Art Standards and Benchmarks
Standard One:
Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture
and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and
political forces that in turn, shape visual art communication and
expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual
artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social
and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in
the lives of people.
Benchmark A
Explain how and why visual art forms develop in the contexts (e.g.,
cultural, social, historical, and political) in which they were made.
Benchmark B
Compare works of art to one another in terms of the historical,
cultural social, and political influences evident in the works.
Benchmark C
Explain ways in which selected, contemporary works of art relate to
the themes, issues and events of their contexts.
Benchmark D
Select a culture and create an original work of art that demonstrates
understanding of a historical, social, or political issue of the culture.
Standard Two:
Students create artworks that demonstrate knowledge of materials,
processes, tools, media, techniques and available technology. They
understand how to use art elements, principles and images to communicate
their ideas in a variety of forms.
Benchmark A
Demonstrate mastery of materials, concepts and personal concentration
when creating original artworks.
Benchmark B
Create expressive artworks that demonstrate a sense of purpose and
understanding of the relationship among form, materials, techniques and
subject matter.
Benchmark C
Engage in ongoing assessment to revise and improve artworks and to
produce a portfolio of works.
Standard Three:
Students identify and discriminate themes, media, subject matter and
formal technical and expressive aspects in works of art. They understand and
use the vocabulary of art criticism to describe visual features, analyze
relationships and interpret meanings in works of art. Students make
judgements about the quality of works of art using the appropriate criteria.
Benchmark A
Apply the knowledge and skills of art criticism to conduct in-depth
analyses of works of art.
Benchmark B
Explain how form, subject matter and context contribute to meaning in
works of art.
Benchmark C
Critique their own work, the works of their peers and other artists
on the basis of the formal, technical and expressive aspects in the works.
Standard Four:
Students understand why people value visual art. They present their
beliefs about the nature and significance of selected artworks and the
reasons for holding these beliefs. Students reflect on and respect diverse
points of view about artworks and artifacts.
Benchmark A
Communicate how an aesthetic point of view contributes to the ideas,
emotions and overall impact of personal artworks and the works of others.
Benchmark B
Identify and analyze a variety of viewpoints on aesthetic issues and
themes in visual art and develop a personal point of view.
Benchmark C
Judge the merit of selected artworks and provide the aesthetic basis
for their positions.
Standard Five:
Students connect and apply their learning of visual art to the study
of other arts areas and disciplines outside the arts. They understand
relationships between and among concepts and ideas that are common across
subjects in the curriculum. Students recognize the importance of lifelong
learning and experience in visual art.
Benchmark A
Summarize and explain the impact of a historical event or movement
(e.g. , realism, feminism, modernism, or postmodernism) on the development of
visual art.
Benchmark B
Formulate and solve a visual art problem using strategies and
perspectives from other disciplines.
Benchmark C
List and explain opportunities for lifelong involvement in the visual
arts.
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