HS Visual Art Instructional Guide

Present & Respond to Presentation of Artistic Work Beginning/Introductory Visual Arts Course STUDENT EXPECTATIONS: Select and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation. Express meaning through the presentation of art. Analyze reasons and ways an exhibition is presented. Describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, and political beliefs and understandings.

Learning Intention and Success Criteria Examples:

Learning Intention:

●​ I am learning different methods used to display art. ●​ I am learning to curate, present, and preserve my artwork so I can express my artistic voice, intent, and ideas through an exhibition, collection, or portfolio. ●​ I am learning how to evaluate art and how it is perceived based on how or where it is displayed. ●​ I am learning how to compare and contrast viewing and experiencing artwork with different methods of display, different locations, and different experiences of works of art. ●​ I am learning how curation and the experience with a group of artworks has an impact on personal responses to art processes and artwork.

Success Criteria: I will know I am successful when,

●​ I can select and curate pieces of my own artwork to present and preserve for an intended audience. ●​ I can present my own artwork with confidence using language that is both appropriate and engaging to my audience. ●​ I can reflect on how presentation choices for art influences me and other viewers.

Learning Progression Example:

1. ​ Define and describe the basic principles of curating and presenting artistic work in an exhibition, collection, or portfolio including: selection, layout, display, style, etc. 2. ​ Learn about and explore different types and purposes of various art exhibitions, collections, or portfolios, including: space, medium, context, scale, purpose, etc. 3. ​ Select personal artwork to display and present to an audience for a specific purpose. 4. ​ Prepare artist’s statements for the selected artwork that communicate your artistic intent and the meaning of the artwork to the audience. 5. ​ Prepare the artwork to be presented to the audience. 6. ​ Practice presenting selected artwork to the audience. 7. ​ Display and present the selected artwork and the artist’s statement with the audience.