Browse Standards

Participate in the process of making art to understand the elements of art: line, shape, form, color, and texture.

1. Identify and/or make art using different materials (such as watercolor, tempera, clay, etc.).

2. Identify the elements of design (line, color, shape, texture, pattern, space, value) as found in the environment and in art.

Explore and become familiar with art materials and their related techniques.

1. Identify and/or make use of techniques for producing art (such as drybrush, textured brush strokes, pinching, etc).

2. Demonstrate and explain steps used to create art (idea gathering, sketches, diagrams, and additions to diagrams).

Use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

1. Demonstrate and explain responsible behavior with all aspects of art materials and tools.

Explore art materials, techniques, qualities, characteristics, and processes; understand what makes them effective in solving specific art problems and how they are used to enhance life experiences and ideas.

1. Engage in problem-solving activities that apply the principles of art to the elements of art.

Explore and understand the use of art materials and techniques by culturally diverse artists locally and globally.

1. Research and discuss the relationship between art and artifact and their historical, geographical, cultural and political contexts.

Show skill, confidence, and sensitivity in applying knowledge of art media and techniques to the production of artwork.

1. Demonstrate an increasing level of competence in using the elements and principles of art to create art works for public exhibition.

Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate health and safety issues as they pertain to the use of art material and equipment.

1. Produce a body of work that reflects the effectiveness of selective mediums and techniques for communicating.

Recognize that there are multiple points of view about organizational principles of design and elements of art.

1. Use objects, symbols, and ideas in their artwork and use the skills gained to solve problems in daily life.

Produce art that demonstrates the elements of art and principles of design in a variety of media.

1. Create a body of work via portfolio, which represents a personal exploration of viewpoints using principles and elements of design.

Explore and understand works of art based on self, family, community and the world.

1. Identify similarities and differences in the ideas, customs and art of others.

2. Participate in a variety of reflective processes (individual tasks, group discussions, journaling, portfolio and display).

Know and use art to interpret personal ideas, feelings, and experiences through visual form.

1. Use a piece of original student art as the motivation for a creative writing piece.

2. Complete, discuss and display one's own original works of art.

Apply elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas.

1. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design.

2. Communicate specific works of art to others by using and explaining the elements and principles of design in a piece of original art.

Use subjects, themes, and symbols when expressing ideas in art works.

1. Explore a variety of media source for developing and conveying ideas, images, themes, symbols, and events through art.

2. Identify and describe the emotional connotations of the use and placement of design principles and elements in one's own work and the work of others.

Describe how specific works of art can communicate an idea or elicit a variety of responses through the use of selected media, techniques, and processes.

1. Compare and contrast a variety of art works in a historical and cultural context, and assimilate this into personal expression.

2. Review and assess the use of design principles and elements in art.

Explore similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines.

1. Compare and contrast emotional responses to specific pieces of art and music.

2. Identify and explain the similarities and differences regarding concepts used in arts disciplines such as pattern, texture, symmetry and repetition.

3. Demonstrate the perception of the relationships among the arts (music, theatre, dance, visual art).

Identify and apply connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the local curriculum.

1. Use the same piece of original art to produce both a creative writing piece and an informative writing piece.

2. Compare the ways in which repetition, contrast, balance, symmetry and pattern occur in content areas other than art.

3. Talk about, practice or show understanding of the connection between visual art and the other content areas.

Explore the characteristics of works in two or more arts disciplines that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural contexts.

1. Create a piece of art that incorporates two or more similar art forms with similar subject matter and historical and cultural contexts.

Show ways in which principles and subject matter of other disciplines are interrelated with visual arts.

1. Identify and explain the similarities and differences of concepts common to the visual arts and to other content areas.

Create art work that demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between selected subjects, symbols, images and design concepts from specific historic and cultural contexts, science, and the humanities.

1. Explore challenging visual arts problems independently using intellectual skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Examine how specific works are created and how they relate to historical and cultural contexts.

1. Include in portfolio form examples that demonstrate an understanding of art based on cross-discipline learning.

Understand that works of art come from diverse personal and cultural experiences and inspirations.

1. Research and discuss instances in which history and culture affected specific public art in the local community.

2. Create and discuss works of art that express personal ideas, feelings, interests and values.

3. Create artworks based on a range of individual and collective experiences.

Develop appropriate methods of reflection and evaluation of art work.

1. Use correct vocabulary to describe and discuss works of art.

2. Describe at least two pieces of art in terms of similarities and differences of color, subject matter, personal reaction and historical setting.

3. Show and tell what is meant by art and interpret meaning in others' artwork.

4. Participate in a variety of reflective process (such as individual tasks, group discussions, journaling, portfolio and display).

Explore the influence of personal experiences, imagination and the dynamics of culture to works of art.

1. Create art in which design elements and principles in conjunction with subject, themes and content are based on personal experiences to create meanings.

Understand how the qualities and characteristics of various art, media, techniques, and processes influence the creative process to communicate experiences and ideas.

1. Discuss specific instances in which culture influences art.

2. Identify and describe the emotional connotations of the use and placement of design principles and elements in a particular piece of art.

3. Describe orally or in written form a personal reaction to at least three pieces of art in different media.

4. Demonstrate how the use of traditional and different media can convey meanings, (softness of pastels and watercolors, texture of collage, sparseness of wire, etc).

Use oral and written methods to express the introspective process used in creating personal artwork.

1. Use the language of art criticism to explore and identify purposes for creating art.

2. Explain the visual and other sensory qualities in art and nature and their relationship to the social environment.

3. Investigate, analyze, and reflect on various writings, viewpoints and opinions about art.

Understand how personal experiences influence the development of specific artworks.

1. Discuss how the use of the elements of art can express moods and feelings in one's own art and in the work of others.

2. Describe their own art and the work of others.

Understand that there are different responses to specific artworks and respect those differences.

1. Discuss the various possible reasons for selecting a particular media to convey messages in a piece of art.

2. Make art which demonstrates the effect of personal experience.

Reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of one's own artwork.

1. Complete, discuss and display one's own works of art.

2. Respond to constructive comments from others about one's own art.

Understand and distinguish multiple purposes and motivations for creating works of art.

1. Demonstrate the use of the elements of art to express moods and feelings in one's own art and the art of others.

Understand contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks through cultural and aesthetic inquiry.

1. Demonstrate how history, art and culture can influence each other in making and studying works of art

Access a variety of local, regional, state, and technical resources for observation and analysis of artworks.

1. Visit museums and art displays in other community institutions (either on-site or through film, television, computers, video, slides or other electronic media).

Demonstrate knowledge of analytical processes to create critical aesthetic statements concerning selected works of art.

1. Analyze works of art for diverse world cultures and discuss the ideas, issues and events of the culture that these works convey.

2. Examine and analyze works of art and artifacts from diverse world cultures and place them in a cultural and historical context, using appropriate vocabulary.

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

1. Determine the function of various works of art and artifacts within a specific culture.

2. Create art that reflects NM cultural and historical influences.

3. Describe art from one's own culture and the culture of others.

4. Recognize art from a variety of New Mexico cultures.

Compare and describe artwork of various eras and cultures; and

1. Compare and contrast artworks and artifacts from two dissimilar world cultures.

Recognize historical and cultural themes, trends, and styles in various works of art.

1. Sort and classify a variety of art objects within an identified historical and cultural context.

2. Create art that reflects a particular period within a specific culture.

Identify the characteristics and purposes of the historical and cultural contexts of selected pieces of art.

1. Present a body of work within their portfolio that reflects the influences of a variety of cultural styles.

Describe uses and explore the meaning of art objects within diverse cultures, times, and geographic locations.

1. Interpret the meaning of works and artifacts in terms of the cultures that produced them, including the use of apprenticeship systems to maintain cultural heritage.

Demonstrate an understanding of specific inventions that have influenced change in artists' ability to create works of art.

1. Research and discuss the role of technology and invention in a variety of art related careers such as painter, architect, animator, jeweler, etc.

Use various technologies to create works of art.

1. Demonstrate the use of various computer programs to create original art.

Use, review, and evaluate computers and other electronic media as tools for design and communication of ideas.

1. Identify the appropriate type of technology use to achieve a desired outcome. Demonstrate how all students participation can be enhanced through technology.

2. Incorporate the use of at least one means of technology in creating an original work of art.

Demonstrate effective visual communication using current arts-related technology.

1. Develop commencement portfolios and skills of analysis that show proficiency in one or more mediums including skill in using computers and other electronic media.

Identify and describe visual arts in various artistic settings.

1. Compare and contrast museum art and commercial art used in print advertising.

Access museum, gallery, and public settings to increase awareness of art.

1. Research and discuss at least two pieces of local public art in different media.

2. Attend a community art exhibit and describe the theme of the exhibit and at least one piece of art.

Contribute to community culture by exhibiting art work.

1. Participate in school or community sponsored opportunities for art display.

Create an exhibit incorporating a variety of original art using different media.

1. Participate in at least two art exhibits using art in a different medium for each exhibit.

Exhibit studio work in community-based exhibits.

1. Develop commencement portfolios and skills of analysis that show proficiency in one or more media including skill in using computers and other electronic media.