Art

The art program at IAR focuses on improving artistic thinking through planning, creating, critiquing and reflection. The program develops concrete skills, media applications, and artistic concepts sequentially in order to foster creative thinking, problem-solving, and personal expression.

Critical Content Standards 

Creating

• Generate, organize, develop, revise, and refine original artistic ideas and complete artwork. 

Presenting

• Analyze, interpret, select and critique master and peer artwork. 

• Develop and refine technique and artwork for presentation. 

• Convey meaning through presentation of artwork. 

• Exhibit high levels of quality and craftsmanship in projects and products. 

Responding 

• Perceive and analyze artwork. 

• Look for intent and meaning in coursework. 

• Apply lesson-specific criteria to evaluate artwork. 

• Communicate effectively using specific terminology. 

Connecting

• Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to coursework. 

• Relate ideas and artwork with societal, cultural and historical content to deepen understanding.

Teachers