MN Standards

National Core Art Standards

Creating

  • Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
  • Anchor Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • Anchor Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.

Performing / Presenting / Producing

  • Anchor Standard #4. Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
  • Anchor Standard #5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.
  • Anchor Standard #6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Responding

  • Anchor Standard #7. Perceive and analyze artistic work.
  • Anchor Standard #8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
  • Anchor Standard #9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Connecting

  • Anchor Standard #10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
  • Anchor Standard #11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

 Minnesota Art Standards

1. Artistic Foundations:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.

  • 1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.
  • 2. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.
  • 3. Analyze how the characteristics of Western and non-Western styles, movements, and genres in art contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to artworks.
  • 4. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in art.

1. Artistic Foundations:

2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.

  • 1. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.

1. Artistic Foundations:

 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.

  • 1. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
  • 2. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.

2. Artistic Process: Create or Make:

1. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.

  • 1. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.
  • 2. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
  • 3. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.

3. Artistic Process: Perform or Present:

1. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.

  • 1. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of artworks for different audiences and occasions.
  • 2. Revise presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.
  • 3. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.

4. Artistic Process: Respond or Critique:

1. Respond to or critique a variety of creations and performances using the artistic foundations.

  • 1. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.
  • 2. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.