Art

ACTIVITIES:

Visual Arts students in DoDEA may participate in co-curricular activities that occur outside the classroom, such as art clubs. Visual Art students in the Pacific region may submit work to be published in the Sun Journal, a published collection of literary works, musical compositions, photography, and visual artwork. High school students may also participate in Far East Creative Expressions, a week-long visual arts event that includes workshops and field trips. Visual Arts students in the European region may participate in Creative Connections, a six-day visual and performing arts symposium. All DoDEA students may also enter visual art pieces in the annual SAAM (Smithsonian American Art Museum) competition.

SUMMARY OF STANDARDS:

Standards, goals, and learning outcomes in DoDEA visual arts programs are aligned with the DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for Arts which were adopted from the National Core Art Standards (NCAS). Both CCRSA and NCAS are organized by discipline (music, theatre, visual arts) and centered around four artistic processes—creating, presenting, responding, and connecting. Each artistic process contains two to three anchor standards. Performance standards are specific to each discipline and are arranged in grade-by-grade articulations of student achievement Grades K–8 and three proficiency levels in Grades 9–12 (proficient, accomplished, and advanced). Therefore, performance standards translate anchor standards into specific and measurable learning goals.

The four artistic processes, their definitions, and the anchor standards for each artistic process are as follows:

Advanced Placement courses (AP Art History, AP Drawing, AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design) have course content that is set by the College Board, that includes the preparation for the test or portfolio.

STANDARDS AND CONTENT