New Colorado P-12 Academic Standards

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

• Identify, compare and justify that the visual arts are a way to acknowledge, exhibit and learn about the diversity of peoples, cultures and ideas
• Identify, compare, and interpret works of art derived from historical and cultural settings, time periods, and cultural contexts

Concepts and skills students master:

2. The visual arts community messages its cultural traditions and events

Inquiry Questions:

1. Why is it important to understand the cultural context in which art is made?
2. How have the roles of visual artists within community cultural traditions changed over time?

Relevance & Application:

1. Funding, producing, writing, displaying, and marketing communicate artistic traditions and events.
2. Interdisciplinary connections between and among the visual arts and other art forms enrich the context of works of art.

Nature Of:

1. Art invites and endless array of possible communication opportunities.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

• Identify, compare and justify that the visual arts are a way to acknowledge, exhibit and learn about the diversity of peoples, cultures and ideas
• Identify, compare, and interpret works of art derived from historical and cultural settings, time periods, and cultural contexts

Concepts and skills students master:

1. Artists, viewers, and patrons assign intended meaning to works of art

Inquiry Questions:

1. How do you know what a work of art means?
2. What gives art meaning?
3. Why does meaning change through time and culture?
4. Why does art need to be explained?

Relevance & Application:

1. Art from various genres and styles can illustrate meaning.
2. Art and artists have used the characteristics and expressions of art from various historical periods and cultures to explain the human existence.
3. Technology and mass media provide examples of contemporary cultural context,
4. Technology is a tool for artists. It can dictate what and how artists communicate through a work of art.

Nature Of:

1. Art communicates information about cultures, history, ideas, and purpose.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

• Identify, compare and justify that the visual arts are a way to acknowledge, exhibit and learn about the diversity of peoples, cultures and ideas
• Identify, compare, and interpret works of art derived from historical and cultural settings, time periods, and cultural contexts

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Artists, viewers, and patrons respond to art from familiar and unfamiliar cultures

Inquiry Questions:

1. Why is it beneficial to understand the art of other cultures?
2. How can you tell if the visual arts are valued in a culture?
3. Why is art the same and/or different in different cultures?
4. What is the role of an artist?
5. Why is some art not appropriate to copy or render?

Relevance & Application:

1. Understanding of the art of different cultures can help an artist to make meaningful connections in works of art, and develop a broader aesthetic appreciation.
2. Technology can be used to observe and compare works of art in different cultures, allowing for review and extended reflection of the work.
3. Art subject matter can come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.

Nature Of:

1. The art of a culture gives understanding to the human experience of that culture.
2. Art is a defining element of a culture.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

• Identify, compare and justify that the visual arts are a way to acknowledge, exhibit and learn about the diversity of peoples, cultures and ideas
• Transfer the value of visual arts to lifelong learning and the human experience
• Identify, compare, and interpret works of art derived from historical and cultural settings, time periods, and cultural contexts

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Historical and cultural ideas are evident in works of art

Inquiry Questions:

1. What can art teach us about the past?
2. What does it mean to say, "History repeats itself?"
3. How can cultures and communities be identified through their art?

Relevance & Application:

1. Art provides opportunities for exploring various historical contexts.
2. Artistic intent is defined clearly when personal experience connects with art-making, which establishes awareness of patterns found in artwork from similar and divergent historical periods.
3. Computer technology provides more opportunities to learn about historical periods and contemporary culture styles.

Nature Of:

1. History is written and inspired by art.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

• Identify, compare, and interpret works of art derived from historical and cultural settings, time periods, and cultural contexts

Concepts and skills students master:

1. Visual arts relate experiences to self, family, and friends

Inquiry Questions:

1. How do families celebrate, display, or engage in art?
2. How are family portraits art?
3. How are families depicted through art?

Relevance & Application:

1. Personal stories of artists and their lives are captured though art.
2. Mass media depicts families through multiple perspectives.
3. Consumers are influenced by visual information.
4. Visuals also are narratives that tell personal stories.

Nature Of:

1. Artists tell stories about personal lives and families.