Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr1.1.4a—Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
VA:Cr1.2.4a—Collaboratively set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr2.1.4a—Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
VA:Cr2.2.4a—When making works of art, utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.
VA:Cr2.3.4a—Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
VA:Cr3.1.4a—Revise artwork in progress on the basis of insights gained through peer discussion.
Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret work for presentation.
VA:Pr4.1.4a—Analyze how past, present, and emerging technologies have impacted the preservation and presentation of artwork.
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
VA:Pr5.1.4a—Analyze the various considerations for presenting and protecting art in various locations, indoor or outdoor settings, in temporary or permanent forms, and in physical or digital formats.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
VA:Pr6.1.4a—Compare and contrast purposes of art museums, art galleries, and other venues, as well as the types of personal experiences they provide.
Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze work.
VA:Re.7.1.4a—Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
VA:Re.7.2.4a—Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.4a—Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
VA:Re9.1.4a—Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
VA:Cn10.1.4a—Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding
VA:Cn11.1.4a—Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.
People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments.
Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.
Cultural identity is expressed through art works that are built from traditions, available tools and resources, and changing needs throughout time.
How does learning about art impact how we see the world?
Why do various cultures experience art differently?
Why would an artist make a functional object beautiful?
How does how a piece of art is made affect the value you place on it?
Why do cultures appreciate art/artifacts differently?
Why does art change from one artistic period to another?
Examples of how artists are recognized for their contributions to cultural traditions ( Latin: Rivera, Aida , African: Angela Asberry, Folk Art: Oaxaca artists)
Examples of how a culture can affect another culture’s artistic development ( Folk Art)
Ways that expressive features & characteristics of art (i.e. pattern, symmetry, organic shapes) are employed with cultural intent
The available materials, tools and technology artists use to create works of art
Ways that expressive features & characteristics as well as materials and tools can define creative outcome.
The difference between Symmetrical and Assymmetrical Balance
Use expressive features and characteristics to describe and create culturally informed art
Create art using materials and techniques necessary to convey an intended meaning/purpose.
Identify key artists employing specific cultural traditions.
Compare and contrast works of art across time and cultures
Describe how the intended meaning and purpose for a work of art is dependent on culture.
Explore the concept of radial design by viewing examples of culteral mandalas, naturally accuring radial designs (plants fruits), and artwoth that feature radial design
Create blalanced radial designs and reflect on the meaning of the colors, patterns, shapes, and lines.