Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

2. Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques, and processes. Students will know about resources and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community (exhibitions, libraries, museums, galleries) and use appropriate materials (art reproductions, slides, print materials, electronic media). Students will be aware of vocational options available in the visual arts.

Students:

understand the characteristics of various mediums (two-dimensional, three-dimensional, electronic images) in order to select those that are appropriate for their purposes and intent (a)
develop skills with electronic media as a means of expressing visual ideas (b)
know about some cultural institutions (museums and galleries) and community opportunities (art festivals) for looking at original art and talking to visiting artists, to increase their understanding of art (c)
give examples of adults who make their livings in the arts professions (d).

This is evident, for example, when students:

use a draw/paint computer program to create graphic images
visit a museum and write a short report of what they saw
engage a visiting artist in talk about what that artist does, how he/she does it and why.