BHS Visual Art Resource Guide

Examine & Apply the Creative Process Beginning/Introductory Visual Arts Course

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS: Use multiple approaches to undertake and document the process of developing artistic ideas from early stages to completion. Demonstrate willingness to innovate, take risks, overcome creative blocks, and pursue ideas that emerge in the creative process. Explore and engage in group collaborative art processes.

Learning Intention and Success Criteria Examples:

Learning Intention : ●​ I am learning to understand and apply the creative, artistic process so I can collaboratively engage in a creative, artistic endeavor with a group of peer-artists.

●​ I am learning to identify a goal before starting a work of art or design. ●​ I am learning to document and record observations and experiences. ●​ I am learning the processes of critique, evaluation, and revision while creating artwork. ●​ I am learning to demonstrate persistence in the development of skills.

●​ I am learning to demonstrate growth in skill development with a variety of materials, methods, and approaches. ●​ I am learning to formulate a specific plan for an artistic experience including materials, strategies, and flexibility. ●​ I am able to create a work of art.

Success Criteria: I will know I have it when,

●​ I can identify phases or elements of the creative, artistic process. ●​ I can apply the phases or elements of the creative, artistic process while creating a piece of art with a group of peer-artists. ●​ I can experiment in both guided and independent explorations.

●​ I can use multiple approaches to begin creative work. ●​ I can reflect on and revise a work of art in progress.

Learning Progression Example:

1. ​ Study and explore applicable phases or elements of the creative process such as: brainstorming, experimentation, creation, refining, and reflection. 2. ​ Engage with peer-artists to follow the creative process of art creation: a. ​ Begin brainstorming sessions in which all artists contribute their ideas and ideas are selected for creation. b. ​ Experiment with and explore different techniques, materials, and processes of creation. c. ​ Engage in creation and artmaking to bring selected ideas to life. d. ​ Give and receive constructive feedback and criticism to refine ideas and artwork. e. ​ Reflect on and articulate, either verbally or through writing, the process of collaborative art creation. Reflections may include challenges, creative blocks, lessons learned, successes, and the growth experienced during the collaborative creative process. 3. ​ Showcase and share the collaboratively-created artwork with an audience.