AE17.VA.2.9

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 2 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.2.9
Discuss how art exhibited inside and outside of schools contributes to communities.

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

Take part in the setup of a theme-specific display.
Glue artwork on larger paper or mat board to create a finished look.
Create a name card for artwork.
Prepare artwork for final display by selecting from pre-made supplies, such as different colors of paper or matting that have been cut to size and different choices of labels that have been printed.
Look at examples of public sculptures, murals, and buildings from the surrounding community and discuss the benefits of art to the people who live there.
Create a community art map showing the placement of publicly displayed artwork in one's own community.

Vocabulary

Principles of design

Balance

Brainstorming
Composition
Concepts
Characteristic
Elements of art

Space
Value

Expressive properties
Foreground
Middle ground
Neutral colors
Resist

Anchor Standards

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