NYS Learning Standards in the Visual Arts
Intermediate Level
Intermediate Level
Standard 1—Creating, Performing, and Participating
in the Arts Students 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 ideas 1. 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 Students: • 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 (a) • create art works in which they use and evaluate different kinds of mediums, subjects, themes, symbols, metaphors, and images (b) • demonstrate an increasing level of competence in using the elements and principles of art to create art works for public exhibition (c) • reflect on their developing work to determine the effectiveness of selected mediums and techniques for conveying meaning and adjust their decisions accordingly (d). |
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 ideas 3. 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 Students: • discuss and write their analyses and interpretations of their own works of art and the art of others, using appropriate critical language (a) • identify, analyze, and interpret the visual and sensory characteristics that they discover in natural and human-made forms (b) • compare the ways ideas and concepts are communicated through visual art with the various ways that those ideas and concepts are manifested in other art forms (c). • compare ways ideas, themes, & concepts are communicated through the visual arts in other disciplines, and the various ways that those ideas, themes, & concepts are manifested within the discipline (d). |
Standard 2—Knowing and Using Arts Materials and
Resources Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles. Key ideas 2. 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 Students: • develop skills with a variety of art materials and competence in at least one medium (a) • use the computer and other electronic media as designing tools and to communicate visual ideas (b) • take advantage of community opportunities and cultural institutions to learn from professional artists, look at original art, and increase their understanding of art (c) • understand the variety of careers related to the visual arts and the skills necessary to pursue some of them (d). |
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 4. 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 artwork. Students will explore art to understand the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of human society. Performance indicators Students: • demonstrate how art works and artifacts from diverse world cultures reflect aspects of those cultures (a) • demonstrate the ways in which some particular art works and artifacts reflect important aspects of the diverse cultures of the United States (b) • create art works that reflect a particular historical period of a culture (c). |