Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual
arts in high school for pupils rated as advanced pursuant to NAC
389.6105, such instruction must
be designed so that pupils meet the following standards of performance by the
completion of the course:
1. Creation
of new visual art by conceiving and developing visual art, alone and with
others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas
and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Generate plans for creating visual art
and design that can effect social change; and
(2) Choose from a range of materials and
methods used in traditional and contemporary visual art and following or
breaking established conventions while planning the creation of multiple works
of art and design based on a theme or concept.
(b) Organize and develop artistic ideas and
work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Plan and create multiple works of visual
art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea or
concept;
(2) Successfully balance
freedom to create and circulate works of visual art with responsible use of
images, materials, tools and equipment; and
(3) Demonstrate through a work of visual art
how visual and material culture defines and shapes the lives of
people.
(c) Refine,
complete and present works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to use traditional and contemporary criteria to critique, revise and
refine works of art and design while considering artistic vision.
2. Interpretation and presentation
of visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by evaluating
the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Select,
analyze and interpret works of visual art for presentation, as demonstrated by
the ability of the pupil to select, curate and present works of art for a
specific exhibit or event.
(b)
Develop and refine artistic techniques, work and presentations, as demonstrated
by the ability of the pupil to compare and contrast methods of preserving and
protecting visual art.
(c) Discuss
and apply topics relating to the presentation of works of visual art, as
demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to curate a collection of objects,
artifacts or works of visual art to impact the viewer's understanding of
social, cultural or political experiences.
3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and
with others, how visual art conveys meaning, which must be determined by
evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
Perceive and analyze works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to:
(1) Analyze how responses to visual
art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with visual art and
life; and
(2) Determine
commonalities between work created by a group of artists or visual images
attributed to a particular type of visual art, historical period or
culture.
(b) Interpret
intent and meaning in works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of
the pupil to analyze differing interpretations of a work of visual art or
collection of such works and defend a critical analysis of the work or
collection.
(c) Apply prescribed
criteria to evaluate works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to evaluate a work of visual art or collection of such works based on
differing sets of criteria.
4. Using external context when creating,
evaluating and finding personal meaning in visual art, which must be determined
by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
Apply and relate knowledge and personal experience to visual art, as
demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to synthesize approaches to creating
visual art and knowledge of social, cultural, historical and personal events to
create meaningful art and designs.
(b) Analyze works of visual art in light of
societal, cultural and historical context to create a deeper understanding of
the works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
evaluate the impact of an artist on the beliefs, values and behaviors of a
society.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021
