AE17.VA.1.9

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.1.9
Identify the roles and responsibilities of people at museums and other art venues.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
EQ: What is an art museum? How does the presenting and sharing of objects, artifacts, and artworks influence and shape ideas, beliefs, and experiences? How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented, cultivate appreciation and understanding?

Skills Examples

Recognize how the geographical, cultural, and historical perspectives represented in visual artworks influence personal aesthetic criteria.
Encourage the selection of pieces of art with personal meaning.
Attach original artwork onto construction paper or matte board to present it.
Participate in the installation of original artwork for a display.
Discuss the following roles: visitor, curator, docent, guard, and studio teacher.
Demonstrate appropriate behavior in a museum, gallery, or other setting.
Interview an artist, docent, or other professional that works with public displays.

Vocabulary

Complementary colors
Contrast
Curator
Elements of Art

Texture

Landscapes
Portrait
Positive/ negative space and shape
Principles of design

Repetition
Variety

Secondary colors
Still life
Technique
Venue

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

COS Examples

Example: Discuss the following roles with the students: visitor, curator, docent, guard, and studio teacher.