Visual Arts Guide

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, ASSESSMENTS, PROJECTS, and RESOURCES

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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 consider the question - “What is the purpose of public art?” Based on their responses, develop a plan of where art could be displayed in a community setting and what types of art would best fit that venue. ●​ Curate class-created art around a theme. ●​ Have students consider a cross-curricular art project and plan what the art would look like, who would contribute to it, and how it would be displayed. VISUAL ARTS 7/8 STANDARDS: ●​ 7–8.V.P.1:Compare and contrast how technologies have changed the way artwork is preserved, presented, and experienced. ●​ 7–8.V.P.2:Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation. ●​ 7–8.V.P.3: Develop skills and concepts to refine artistic work for presentation by analyzing and evaluating methods for preparing and presenting art based on criteria, by collaboratively preparing and presenting selected theme-based artwork for display, and by formulating exhibition narratives for the viewer. ●​ 7–8.V.P.4: Express meaning through the presentation of artistic work by comparing and contrasting, viewing, and experiencing collections and exhibitions in different venues, actual and virtual; and by analyzing why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences. ●​ 7–8.V.CO.4: Distinguish different ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity.