Visual Arts: Standard 7

Art-Education Resources for Taunton Public Schools’ Art Department

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Pre K-12 Standards

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PreK–12 STANDARD 7: Roles of Artists in Communities	Project
Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.
Grades K - 4
7.1 Investigate how artists create their work; read about, view films about, or interview artists such as choreographers, dancers, composers, singers, instrumentalists, actors, storytellers, play-wrights, illustrators, painters, sculptors, craftspeople, o
For example, teachers invite an illustrator of children’s books to school to show how she creates her illustrations.
Grades 5 - 8
7.2 Describe the roles of artists in specific cultures and periods, and compare similarities and differences in these roles, considering aspects such as:
• the conditions under which artists created, performed, and/or exhibited work and the status of artists;
• the sources of support for the arts; and
• the ways, such as apprenticeship or training, in which students learned the skills and knowledge that qualified them to produce or perform artistic work
For example, students investigate how aspiring musicians learned playing and singing techniques in 19th century New England.
7.3 Identify and describe careers in at least one art form
7.4 Describe the function of cultural organizations and arts institutions such as museums, symphonies, repertory theatres, dance companies, and historical preservation organizations
Grades 9 - 12
7.5 Analyze how the arts and artists are portrayed in contemporary newspapers, magazines, films, and electronic media
7.6 Describe various roles that artists serve, cite representative individuals who have functioned in these roles, and describe their activities and achievements
7.7 Describe the roles of individual patrons, cultural organizations, and governments in commissioning and collecting works and presenting performances For example, students find out who serves on the community’s cultural council, and how grants are award
Grades 9 - 12 Extended
7.8 Analyze how the arts and artists were portrayed in the past by analyzing primary sources from historical periods
7.9 Identify artists who have been involved in social and political movements, and describe the significance of selected works
7.10 Describe the roles of government, philanthropy, arts institutions, critics, and the publishing, recording, and tourism industries in supporting the arts and historic preservation, and in creating markets for the arts For example, band members investigate