Art Standards Grades K-12

Students in Wisconsin will know and remember information and ideas about the art and

A.4.1 Develop a basic mental storehouse of images

A.4.2 Learn basic vocabulary related to their study of art

A.4.3 Learn about basic styles of art from their own and other parts of the world

A.4.4 Learn about styles of art from various times

A.4.5 Know that art is one of the greatest achievements of human beings

A.8.1 Develop a mental storehouse of images

A.8.2 Learn appropriate vocabulary related to their study of art

A.8.3 Know about styles of art from their own and other parts of the world

A.8.4 Know about some styles of art from various times

A.8.5 Demonstrate ways in which art is one of the greatest achievements of human

beings

A.12.1 Possess a mental storehouse of images

A.12.2 Know advanced vocabulary related to their study of art

A.12.3 Know and recognize styles of art from their own and other parts of the world

A.12.4 Know and recognize many styles of art from various times

A.12.5 Explain that art is one of the greatest achievements of human beings

B.4.1 Understand that artists and cultures throughout history have used art to

communicate ideas and to develop functions, structures, and designs

B.4.2 Recognize that form, function, meaning, and expressive qualities of art and design

change from culture to culture and artist to artist

B.4.3 Know that works of art and designed objects relate to specific cultures, times, and

places

B.4.4 Know that art is influenced by artists, designers, and cultures

B.4.5 Understand that their choices in art are shaped by their own culture and society

B.4.6 Know basic ways to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge art images and objects

from various cultures, artists, and designers

B.4.7 Begin to understand environmental and aesthetic issues related to the design of

packaging, industrial products, and cities

B.4.8 Learn that art historians, cultural anthropologists, and philosophers of art

B.8.1 Explore how artists and cultures throughout history have used art to communicate

ideas and to develop functions, structures, and designs

B.8.2 Recognize ways in which form, function, meaning, and expressive qualities of art

and design change from culture to culture and artist to artist

B.8.3 Identify works of art and designed objects as they relate to specific cultures, times,

and places

B.8.4 Know ways in which art is influenced by artists, designers, and cultures

B.8.5 Understand how their choices in art are shaped by their own culture and society

B.8.6 Know how to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge art images and objects from

various cultures, artists, and designers

B.8.7 Understand environmental and aesthetic issues related to the design of packaging,

industrial products, and cities

B.8.8 Learn about the contributions of art historians, cultural anthropologists, and

B.12.1 Demonstrate how artists and cultures throughout history have used art to

communicate ideas and to develop functions, structures, and designs

B.12.2 Show ways that form, function, meaning, and expressive qualities of art and

design change from culture to culture and artist to artist

B.12.3 Relate works of art and designed objects to specific cultures, times, and places

B.12.4 Know how artists, designers, and cultures influence art

B.12.5 Understand how their choices in art are shaped by their own culture and society

B.12.6 Describe, analyze, interpret, and judge art images and objects from various

cultures, artists, and designers

B.12.7 Understand and apply environmental and aesthetic issues to concepts related to

the design of packaging, industrial products, and cities

B.12.8 Know the contributions of art historians, cultural anthropologists, and

C.4.1 Explore the elements and principles of design

C.4.2 Explore what makes quality design

C.4.3 Know how the design of art changes its meaning

C.4.4 Use design to improve artwork

C.4.5 Look at nature and works of art as visual resources

C.4.6 Use sketching to develop ideas for their artwork

C.4.7 Develop basic skills to produce quality art

C.4.8 Explore the natural characteristics of materials and their possibilities and limitations

C.4.9 Be aware of their creative processes to better understand their work

C.8.1 Know the elements and principles of design

C.8.2 Understand what makes quality design

C.8.3 Know how the design of art changes its meaning

C.8.4 Use design techniques to improve and/or change artwork

C.8.5 Use thumbnail sketches to experiment and start developing visual ideas

C.8.6 Develop the craft and skills to produce quality art

C.8.7 Understand the natural characteristics of materials and their possibilities and

limitations

C.8.8 Reflect on their work during the creative process to assess and better understand

their own artwork

C.8.9 Come up with ideas and carry them through to completion of an original work of

C.12.1 Use the elements and principles of design in sophisticated ways

C.12.2 Understand the procedures of developing quality design

C.12.3 Use design to create artworks that have different meanings

C.12.4 Use advanced design techniques to improve and/or change artwork

C.12.5 Analyze the complexities of nature and use challenging artistic images and ideas

as visual resources

C.12.6 Experiment visually with sketches for complex solutions involving concepts and

symbols

C.12.7 Apply advanced craft and skills to consistently produce quality art

C.12.8 Use the natural characteristics of materials and their possibilities and limitations

to create works of art

C.12.9 Use ongoing reflective strategies to assess and better understand one's work and

that of others during the creative process

D.4.1 Know basic information, such as the history, public art, and unique architecture,

of their own cultural community

D.4.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,

preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community

D.4.3 Know that the environment influences the look and use of art, architecture, and

design

D.4.4 Learn about basic concepts in art, such as "form follows function," "less is more,"

balance, symmetry, and originality

D.4.5 Learn basic language used in art

D.4.6 Use problem-solving strategies that promote fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and

D.8.1 Know about the history, public art, and unique architecture of their cultural

community

D.8.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,

preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community

D.8.3 Know how the environment influences the look and use of art, architecture, and

design

D.8.4 Understand basic concepts in art, such as "form follows function," "destruction of

the box," "less is more," balance, symmetry, integrity, authenticity, and originality

D.8.5 Learn common language in art, such as abstraction, representation,

impressionism, reproduction, serigraphy, sculpture, graphic design, construction,

and aesthetics

D.8.6 Know about problem-solving strategies that promote fluency, flexibility,

D.12.1 Know about the history, public art, and unique architecture of their cultural

community

D.12.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,

preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community

D.12.3 Explain how the environment influences the look and use of art, architecture, and

design

D.12.4 Use basic concepts in art, such as "form follows function," "destruction of the box," "less is more," balance, symmetry, integrity, authenticity, and originality

D.12.5 Know common language in art, such as abstraction, representation,

impressionism, reproduction, serigraphy, sculpture, graphic design, construction,

and aesthetics

E.4.1 Communicate basic ideas by producing studio art forms, such as drawings,

paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, fibers, and ceramics

E.4.2 Communicate basic ideas by producing design art forms, such as graphic design,

product design, architecture, landscape, and media arts, such as film,

photography, and multimedia

E.4.3 Communicate basic ideas by producing popular images and objects, such as folk

art, traditional arts and crafts, popular arts, mass media, and consumer products

E.4.4 Communicate basic ideas by producing visual communication forms useful in

everyday life, such as sketches, diagrams, graphs, plans, and models

E.8.1 Communicate complex ideas by producing studio art forms, such as drawings,

paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, fibers, and ceramics

E.8.2 Communicate complex ideas by producing design art forms, such as graphic

design, product design, architecture, landscape, and media arts, such as film,

photography, and multimedia

E.8.3 Communicate complex ideas by producing popular images and objects, such as folk art, traditional arts and crafts, popular arts, mass media, and consumer products

E.8.4 Communicate complex ideas by producing visual communication forms useful in

everyday life, such as, sketches, diagrams, graphs, plans, and models

E.12.1 Communicate ideas by producing sophisticated studio art forms, such as drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, fibers, and ceramics

E.12.2 Communicate ideas by producing advanced design art forms, such as graphic

design, product design, architecture, landscape, and media arts, such as film,

photography, and multimedia

E.12.3 Communicate ideas by producing popular images and objects, such as folk art,

traditional arts and crafts, popular arts, mass media, and consumer products

E.12.4 Communicate ideas by producing advanced visual communication forms useful in everyday life, such as sketches, diagrams, graphs, plans, and models

E.12.5 Continue to use the visual arts to express ideas that can't be expressed by words

F.4.1 Learn that art includes mass media, such as magazines, television, computers,

and films

F.4.2 Know that art techniques are used in mass media

F.4.3 Know that advertisements, news, and entertainment programs contain visual

messages

F.4.4 Know that there are stereotypes in visual media

F.4.5 Know that production techniques affect viewers' perceptions

F.4.6 Learn simple media techniques

F.4.7 Learn how media productions are made

F.8.1 Make informed judgments about mass media, such as magazines, television,

computers, and films

F.8.2 Understand some visual techniques used in mass media

F.8.3 Interpret visual messages in advertisements, news, and entertainment programs

F.8.4 Recognize stereotyping in visual media

F.8.5 Understand the effects of production techniques on viewers' perceptions

F.8.6 Create media works with a range of media techniques

F.8.7 Develop a working knowledge of media production systems

F.12.1 Make informed judgments about mass media, such as magazines, television,

computers, and films

F.12.2 Understand visual techniques used in mass media

F.12.3 Interpret visual messages in advertisements, news, and entertainment programs

F.12.4 Recognize stereotyping in visual media

F.12.5 Understand the effects of production techniques on viewers' perceptions

F.12.6 Use a range of media techniques to create art

F.12.7 Apply a working knowledge of media production systems

F.12.8 Revise media productions based on personal reflection and audience response

G.4.1 Know that art communicates ideas

G.4.2 Know that artwork has meanings

G.4.3 Talk and write about the meanings of artworks and design

G.8.1 Know that visual images are important tools for thinking and communicating

G.8.2 Know how to find the meanings in artwork

G.8.3 Analyze the meanings of artworks and design

G.12.1 Use visual images as tools for thinking and communicating

G.12.2 Know how to find the meanings in artwork

G.12.3 Interpret more complex meanings in challenging works of art, including media

arts

Students in Wisconsin will develop perception, visual discrimination, and media literacy

H.4.1 Study the patterns and color in nature

H.4.2 Use drawing to examine objects closely

H.4.3 Show differences among colors, shapes, textures, and other qualities of objects in

their artwork

H.4.4 Create three-dimensional forms with paper, clay, and other materials

H.4.5 Be able to read simple maps, charts, and plans

H.8.1 Look at things using different methods and tools, such as through a microscope

H.8.2 Know how light, shadow, color, distance, and angle of viewing affect sight

H.8.3 Be able to draw, paint, and sculpt from life

H.8.4 Create three-dimensional models

H.8.5 Be able to read complex maps, charts, and plans

H.12.1. Interpret complex patterns and forms by drawing them

H.12.2 Know how human eyes work to see subtle changes in light, color, textures, and

surfaces

H.12.3 Use careful observation to draw, paint, and sculpt from life

H.12.4 Create two-dimensional plans to make three-dimensional models

H.12.5 Make and interpret maps, charts, and plans

I.4.1 Use art to understand how they feel

I.4.2 Make art that shows how they sometimes feel

I.4.3 Talk or write about feelings in a work of art

I.4.4 Recognize their own feelings when they look at work of art

I.4.5 Understand that art is made by people from different times, places, and cultures

I.4.6 Realize that creating or looking at art can bring out different feelings

I.8.1 Use art to understand their own emotions

I.8.2 Make art that reflects different feelings

I.8.3 Talk or write about feelings in a variety of works of art

I.8.4 Recognize that their own feelings affect how they look at art

I.8.5 Understand that art reflects the time and place in which it was created

I.8.6 Understand how creating or looking at art brings out feelings

I.12.1 Use art to understand their own and others' emotions

I.12.2 Make art that explores a variety of emotions

I.12.3 Compare and contrast feelings in a work of art

I.12.4 Look at art and compare their feelings with those of the artist and others

I.12.5 Understand and recognize that art reflects the history and culture in which it was

created

I.12.6 Create art that expresses deep feelings

I.12.7 Work independently, collaboratively, and with deep concentration when creating

Students in Wisconsin will reflect upon the nature of art and design and meaning in art

J.4.1 Explore the purposes and functions of art

J.4.2 Understand that the choice of materials and techniques influences the expressive

quality of art

J.4.3 Learn that different cultures think about art differently

J.4.4 Learn that philosophers think about art

J.4.5 Begin to understand their own ideas about the purposes and meanings of art

J.4.6 Begin learning the value of art as a basic part of being human

J.4.7 Begin to understand and apply the role of art criticism and aesthetic knowledge in

art and design

J.4.8 Know that different cultures have different concepts of beauty

J.4.9 Understand the difference between original artworks, reproductions, and copies

J.8.1 Begin to understand the purposes and functions of art

J.8.2 Understand how the choice of materials and techniques influences the expressive

quality of art

J.8.3 Learn ways different cultures think about art

J.8.4 Learn ways philosophers think about art

J.8.5 Explore their own ideas about the purposes and meanings of art

J.8.6 Learn the value of art as a basic part of being human

J.8.7 Learn to use art criticism and aesthetic knowledge in art and design

J.8.8 Explore different cultures’ concepts of beauty

J.8.9 Understand the difference between original artworks, reproductions, and copies

J.12.1 Understand the purposes and functions of art

J.12.2 Choose materials and techniques to influence the expressive quality of art

J.12.3 Identify ways different cultures think about art

J.12.4 Identify ways philosophers think about art

J.12.5 Understand their own ideas about the purposes and meanings of art

J.12.6 Know the value of art as a basic part of being human

J.12.7 Understand and apply art criticism and aesthetic knowledge in art and design

J.12.8 Know concepts of beauty in different cultures

J.12.9 Identify the differences between original artworks, reproductions, and copies

Students in Wisconsin will make connections among the arts, other disciplines, other

K.4.1 Connect their knowledge and skills in art to other areas, such as the humanities,

sciences, social studies, and technology

K.4.2 Invent new ways to communicate ideas and solutions to problems in art

K.4.3 Use what they are learning about life, nature, the physical world, and people to

create art

K.4.4 Use a variety of tools, such as words, numbers, sounds, movements, images,

objects, emotions, technology, and spaces, to help understand and communicate

about the visual world

K.4.5 Know art includes activities, such as museum curation, historic preservation,

collecting, and writing about art and design

K.4.6 Know about some of the similarities and differences of world cultures by studying

K.8.1 Connect their knowledge and skills in art to other areas, such as the humanities,

sciences, social studies, and technology

K.8.2 Invent new artistic forms to communicate ideas and solutions to problems

K.8.3 Apply what they know about the nature of life, nature, the physical world, and the

human condition to their understanding and creation of art

K.8.4 Use a variety of tools, such as words, numbers, sounds, movements, images,

objects, emotions, technology, and spaces, to help understand and communicate

about the visual world

K.8.5 Know about a range of art activities, such as museum curation, historic

preservation, collecting, and writing about art and design

K.8.6 Explore the similarities and differences of world cultures by studying their fine

K.12.1 Connect their knowledge and skills in art to other areas, such as the humanities,

sciences, social studies, and technology

K.12.2 Invent new artistic forms to communicate ideas and solutions to problems

K.12.3 Apply what they know about the nature of life, nature, the physical world, and the human condition to their understanding and creation of art

K.12.4 Continue to use a variety of tools, such as more sophisticated application of words, numbers, sounds, movements, images, objects, emotions, technology, and spaces, to help understand and communicate about the visual world

K.12.5 Know about a range of art activities, such as museum curation, historic

preservation, collecting, and writing about art and design

Students in Wisconsin will use their imaginations and creativity to develop multiple

solutions to problems, expand their minds, and create ideas for original works of art and

L.4.1 Use their knowledge, intuition, and personal experiences to develop ideas for

artwork

L.4.2 Begin to develop a base of knowledge and skills from which to create new ideas

L.4.3 Explore the role that personal traits, such as independent thinking, courage,

integrity, insight, dedication, and patience, play in creating quality art and design

L.4.4 Understand that art is created by people and changes our time and culture

L.4.5 Explore nature and designs by artists as sources for new ideas for their artwork

L.4.6 Understand that artists develop a personal style that reflects who they are

L.8.1 Use their knowledge, intuition, and experiences to develop ideas for artwork

L.8.2 Develop a base of knowledge and skills from which to create new ideas

L.8.3 Understand the role that personal traits, such as independent thinking, courage,

integrity, insight, dedication and patience, play in creating quality art and design

L.8.4 Understand that nature and other designs can be sources for new ideas

L.8.5 Study ways that artists develop personal style that reflects who they are

L.8.6 Understand that art is created by people of different cultures, expresses different

L.12.1 Use their knowledge, intuition, and experiences to develop ideas for artwork

L.12.2 Continue to develop a base of knowledge and skills from which to create new ideas

L.12.3 Use personal traits, such as independent thinking, courage, integrity, insight, and

dedication, in creating quality art and design

L.12.4 Use the knowledge of nature and works of art as sources for new ideas

L.12.5 Develop a personal style in art and design that reflects who they are

L.12.6 Understand that art is created by people with different world views, expresses

diverse ideas, and changes over time