Visual Arts: Grades 9-Diploma Advanced

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.A1

  • a

    Visualize and hypothesize to generate ideas and plans for directions for creating art and design that meets human needs and wants.D.Adv.A1.a

  • b

    Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of a body of original artworks based on a theme, idea, or concept.D.Adv.A1.b

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.A2

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    Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.D.Adv.A2.a

  • b

    Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.D.Adv.A2.b

  • c

    Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers peoples’ lives.D.Adv.A2.c

Refine and complete artistic work.A3

  • a

    Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.D.Adv.A3.a

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.B1

  • a

    Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.D.Adv.B1.a

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.B2

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    Investigate, compare, and contrast methods and processes for preserving, presenting, and protecting a variety of art works.D.Adv.B2.a

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.B3

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    Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, and/ or political experiences.D.Adv.B3.a

Perceive and analyze artistic work.C1

  • a

    Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.D.Adv.C1.a

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    Determine and evaluate the contexts that generate art trends and the impact that the trends have on the cultures in which they exist.D.Adv.C1.b

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.C2

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    Analyze differing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works in order to select and defend a plausible critical analysis.D.Adv.C2.a

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.C3

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    Construct evaluations of a work of art or collection of works based on differing sets of criteria.D.Adv.C3.a

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.D1

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    Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art-making approaches to create meaningful works of art or design.D.Adv.D1.a

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical contexts to deepen understanding.D2

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    Assess the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.D.Adv.D2.a

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Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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