Courses of Study

1) Combine ideas to develop an innovative approach to creating art.

2) Demonstrate the methods of the art-making process, including brainstorming, sketching, reflecting, and refining, to create a work of art/design.

3) Communicate personal ideas, images, and themes through artistic choices of media, technique, and subject matter.

4) Demonstrate proper care and use of materials, tools, and equipment while creating art.

5) Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.

6) Create artist statements using art vocabulary.

7) Define the roles and responsibilities of museum and gallery staff, explaining the skills and knowledge needed to preserve, maintain, and present objects, artifacts, and artwork.

8) Discuss the safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

9) Explore how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.

10) Compare one's interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.

11) Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

12) Interpret art by analyzing visual qualities and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

13) Recognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.

14) Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art-making.

15) Identify how works of art/design are used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.