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:

develop skills with a variety of art materials and competence in at least one medium (a)
use the computer and other electronic media as designing tools and to communicate visual ideas (b)
take advantage of community opportunities and cultural institutions to learn from professional artists, look at original art, and increase their understanding of art (c)
understand the variety of careers related to the visual arts and the skills necessary to pursue some of them (d).

This is evident, for example, when students:

mix paint in a range of shades and tints and apply the paint to their work with skill
use the computer to develop an idea for a project with sculpture
visit a museum and look at an original work of art and discuss the differences between the original and the reproduction
use the Internet to explore images of public art.