NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Arts Standard 1: Creating, performing, and participating in the arts

Students will actively engage in the process that constitutes creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles of the arts.

            Project Objectives:

• Engage in the process of self-expression through art.
• Recognize originality through personal expression.
• Recognize other artists’ roles in art.

Arts Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.

           Project Objectives:

• Develop art skills and concepts through the use of a variety of mediums.
• Apply knowledge of various resource materials in the development of an artwork.

Arts Standard 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art

Students will respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting individual work to other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought.

            Project Objectives:

• Promote aesthetic awareness.
• Demonstrate the ability to see the world in a literal and figurative sense.
• Use critiques as a means to improve art production.
• Use art criticism as a method of judging both successful and unsuccessful parts of an artwork and incorporate objective criteria for description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of art and its connections with other disciplines.

  Arts Standard 4: Understanding the Cultural Contributions of the Arts

Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society.

            Project Objectives:

• Recognize famous works of art and/or art styles of both contemporary art and art of past cultures.
• Understand what component art plays in all cultures.
• Perceive one’s own creative abilities and heritage within a universal context.
• Form sound artistic viewpoints and learn to appreciate viewpoints of others along with those of diverse cultures.