Visual Arts Guide

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, ASSESSMENTS, PROJECTS, and RESOURCES

* CSD Educators must login to their Art of Education account to view all Art of Education resources. Art of Education: Developing Evaluation Criteria Lesson Metropolitan Museum of Art: Voices of The Past Lesson The Andy Warhol Museum: Writing a Critical Response Lesson The J. Paul Getty Museum: Looking and Learning in the Art Museum Lesson University of Laverne Departments of Art and Art History: Analysis of a Work of Art Rubric

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS:

Viewing / Reading: ●​ Invite students to explore the curation and presentation of art both in person and virtually through visual examples. ●​ Use a variety of examples from different time periods, cultures, purposes, and media. ●​ Have students find and read multiple examples of artists statements and analyze how the artists descriptions enhance interactions with the art. Writing: ●​ Students will draft and revise artist statements. ●​ Students keep journals to note their responses to artwork in different presentation contexts. Speaking / Listening : ●​ Lead students in verbal responses and discussions about art presentations. ●​ Have students engage in question and answer sessions with artists as they verbally present artist statements for their work. Inquiry: ●​ Have students take sides and debate whether an artist’s intention is relevant or should be considered by a viewer. VISUAL ART 7/8 STANDARDS: ●​ 7–8.V.R.5: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work and process by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, art-making approaches, and relevant contextual information contribute to understanding messages, ideas, or mood conveyed. ●​ 7–8.V.R.6: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work and process by comparing and explaining the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria, and by creating a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art. ●​ 7–8.V.CO.3: Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.