Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual
arts in eighth grade, 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) Document the
early stages of the creative process using traditional or new media;
and
(2) Investigate an aspect of
modern life using a contemporary practice in the field of art and
design.
(b) Organize and
develop artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil
to:
(1) Demonstrate willingness to develop
skills using materials and methods commonly used in the creation of visual
art;
(2) Demonstrate ethical
responsibility concerning copyright, fair use and use of the creative commons;
and
(3) Design images and words to
make clear and compelling presentations.
(c) Refine, complete and present works of
visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to apply criteria to
plan revisions to a work of visual art or design.
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 apply criteria for evaluating a collection of visual art for
presentation.
(b) Develop and
refine artistic techniques, work and presentations, as demonstrated by the
ability of the pupil to present works of visual art based on a theme with
exhibition narratives.
(c) Discuss
and apply topics relating to the presentation of works of visual art, as
demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to analyze the influence of an
exhibition or collection on ideas, beliefs and 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) Explain how aesthetic choices
are influenced by culture, environment and anticipated impact on viewers;
and
(2) Compare and contrast the
ways in which context and media images influence ideas, emotions and
actions.
(b) Interpret
intent and meaning in works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of
the pupil to interpret visual art by analyzing approaches to creating visual
art to identify ideas and mood conveyed by the visual art.
(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate
works of visual art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to create
convincing and logical arguments to support his or her evaluation of a work of
visual art.
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 create
visual art that reinforces and reflects a group identity.
(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
identify ways in which visual art is used to represent, establish and reinforce
a group identity.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021
