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Lincoln Public Schools Visual Art Core Abilities

This is how we learn about art …

Core Ability 1:  Think Creatively About Art

Students should know and practice the steps of the creative process:

  1. Question – ask the question, set the goal, define the problem.  (The objectives of the specific unit)

  2. Saturation – gather Information, do research (The content that the teacher presents – technical training, visual examples, student input)

  3. Incubation – think time, let ideas “cook”

  4. A-ha – a solution emerges  (develop ideas toward a final product)

  5. Verification – test out the idea to see if it works  (work on project, reflect upon the strengths and weaknesses of the project, assessment)

Core Ability 2:  Connect With Art

Students should know:

  • All people in all cultures make art.

  • Time, place, and resources influence how art looks, it’s meaning, and it’s value.

  • Art is made for many purposes.

Core Ability 3:  Express Through Art

Students should know:

  • Art communicates ideas.

  • How to “read” and think about what is said within works of art.

  • How to gather clues from the time and place where the art work was created to understand the artist’s intent.

  • Personal interpretation of an art piece is valid.

  • How and why they are interpreting an image in a certain way.

  • How to make knowledgeable choices to communicate through their own art.

  • Art is categorized by genre:  still life, landscape, portrait, figurative, abstract, non- objective, etc.

Core Ability 4:  Know the Language of Art

Students should:

  • Know Art Elements and Design Principles create art.

  • Know and identify Art Elements in their own art works and others:  line, shape, texture, value, color, and space.

  • Understand Design Principles are used to put together an image:  emphasis, movement, pattern, contrast, balance, rhythm, and unity.

Core Ability 5:  Create Art

Students should:

  • Work with and acquire technical skills in a range of art media.

  • Understand that art is studied in disciplines:  drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, architecture, etc.

  • Explore which process, media, and techniques are effective in communicating ideas.

  • Use materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

Core Ability 6:  Live With Art

Students should know:

  • People who make art are artists and they do their work in studios.

  • People who study art made by others are Art Historians and they work in Museums and Universities.

  • People who write about art are Art Critics.

  • People who study what is valuable in art are Aestheticians.

  • There are many careers related to the Arts.

  • You can make money in the Arts:  museum employee, graphic artist, illustrator, set designer, art teacher, etc.

  • Art connects with language, history, math, science, music, theater, dance, etc.

Core Ability 7:  Talk About Art

Students should:

  • Develop critical thinking skills by reflecting upon images with others.

  • Assess him or herself to complete the learning cycle.

  • Develop awareness of what they have learned and need to know more about through self-assessment.

  • Use the assessment with the teacher to determine further instruction.

  • Compare individual responses to art problems.

By Lynette Fast 2:26 pm