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Indiana K–6 visual art standards

Indiana writes its own visual art standards. They are published as 2023 Indiana Academic Standards, adopted 2023 and are not a version of a national framework. 88 of 90 are matched to a national standard.

2023 Indiana Academic Standards for Fine Arts (Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts), adopted 2023-06-07, NCAS-aligned. Text is CSP's and verifies 100% against IDOE's documents; codes were repaired against those documents (see the verification block). Grade 6 is theatre only — Indiana files grade-6 dance and visual arts in its 6-12 documents, which CSP does not carry.

Framework
2023 Indiana Academic Standards
Adopted
2023
Source last checked
July 24, 2026
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90 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • VA:Cn10.1.K (a)K
    Create art that tells a story about a life experience.
  • VA:Cn11.1.K (a)K
    Identify the purpose of an artwork.
  • VA:Cr1.1.K (a)K
    Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
  • VA:Cr1.2.K (a)K
    Engage collaboratively and/or individually in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem.
  • VA:Cr2.1.K (a)K
    Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.
  • VA:Cr2.2.K (a)K
    Begin to identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.K (a)K
    Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
  • VA:Cr3.1.K (a)K
    Explain the process of making art while creating.
  • VA:Pr4.1.K (a)K
    Display and describe personal artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.K (a)K
    Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.
  • VA:Pr6.1.K (a)K
    Explore the purpose of an art museum.
  • VA:Re7.1.K (a)K
    Identify uses of art within one’s environment.
  • VA:Re7.2.K (a)K
    Describe what an image represents.
  • VA:Re8.1.K (a)K
    Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.
  • VA:Re9.1.K (a)K
    Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.
  • VA:Cn10.1.1 (a)1
    Identify times, places, and reasons by which students make art outside of school.
  • VA:Cn11.1.1 (a)1
    Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.
  • VA:Cr1.1.1 (a)1
    Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
  • VA:Cr1.2.1 (a)1
    Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
  • VA:Cr2.1.1 (a)1
    Explore the uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.1 (a)1
    Identify how to safely use art materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.1 (a)1
    Create art that represents everyday objects.
  • VA:Cr3.1.1 (a)1
    Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
  • VA:Pr4.1.1 (a)1
    Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.
  • VA:Pr5.1.1 (a)1
    Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.1 (a)1
    Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.
  • VA:Re7.1.1 (a)1
    Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences.
  • VA:Re7.2.1 (a)1
    Compare images representing the same subject.
  • VA:Re8.1.1 (a)1
    Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form.
  • VA:Re9.1.1 (a)1
    Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.
  • VA:Cn10.1.2 (a)2
    Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.
  • VA:Cn11.1.2 (a)2
    Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.
  • VA:Cr1.1.2 (a)2
    Brainstorm multiple approaches to an art or design problem collaboratively.
  • VA:Cr1.2.2 (a)2
    Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
  • VA:Cr2.1.2 (a)2
    Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.2 (a)2
    Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
  • VA:Cr2.3.2 (a)2
    Repurpose objects to make something new.
  • VA:Cr3.1.2 (a)2
    Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
  • VA:Pr4.1.2 (a)2
    Categorize artwork based on a theme or concept for an exhibit.
  • VA:Pr5.1.2 (a)2
    Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.2 (a)2
    Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.
  • VA:Re7.1.2 (a)2
    Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments.
  • VA:Re7.2.2 (a)2
    Categorize images based on expressive properties.
  • VA:Re8.1.2 (a)2
    Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.
  • VA:Re9.1.2 (a)2
    Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.
  • VA:Cn10.1.3 (a)3
    Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.
  • VA:Cn11.1.3 (a)3
    Recognize that responses to art change depending on the knowledge of the time and place in which it was made.
  • VA:Cr1.1.3 (a)3
    Elaborate on an imaginative idea.
  • VA:Cr1.2.3 (a)3
    Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.
  • VA:Cr2.1.3 (a)3
    Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
  • VA:Cr2.2.3 (a)3
    Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and proficient use of materials, tools, and equipment for various artistic processes.
  • VA:Cr2.3.3 (a)3
    Individually or collaboratively construct representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are part of everyday life.
  • VA:Cr3.1.3 (a)3
    Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.
  • VA:Pr4.1.3 (a)3
    Investigate and discuss possibilities and limitations of spaces, including electronics, for exhibiting artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.3 (a)3
    Identify exhibit space and prepare works of art, including artists’ statements for presentation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.3 (a)3
    Identify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and the history of life through art.
  • VA:Re7.1.3 (a)3
    Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.
  • VA:Re7.2.3 (a)3
    Determine messages communicated by an image.
  • VA:Re8.1.3 (a)3
    Interpret art by analyzing the use of media to create subject matter, characteristics of form, and mood.
  • VA:Re9.1.3 (a)3
    Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.
  • VA:Cn10.1.4 (a)4
    Create works of art that reflect community and/or cultural traditions.
  • VA:Cn11.1.4 (a)4
    Through observation, infer information about the time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.
  • VA:Cr1.1.4 (a)4
    Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
  • VA:Cr1.2.4 (a)4
    Collaboratively set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.
  • VA:Cr2.1.4 (a)4
    Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
  • VA:Cr2.2.4 (a)4
    When making works of art, utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.
  • VA:Cr2.3.4 (a)4
    Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments.
  • VA:Cr3.1.4 (a)4
    Revise artwork in progress based on insights gained through peer discussion.
  • VA:Pr4.1.4 (a)4
    Analyze how past, present, and emerging technologies have impacted the preservation and presentation of artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.4 (a)4
    Analyze the various considerations for presenting and protecting art in various locations, such as indoor or outdoor settings, temporary or permanent forms, and physical and/or digital formats.
  • VA:Pr6.1.4 (a)4
    Compare and contrast purposes of art museums, art galleries, and other venues, as well as the types of personal experiences they provide.
  • VA:Re7.1.4 (a)4
    Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
  • VA:Re7.2.4 (a)4
    Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.
  • VA:Re8.1.4 (a)4
    Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
  • VA:Re9.1.4 (a)4
    Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.
  • VA:Pr4.1.5 (a)5
    Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.
  • VA:Cn10.1.5 (a)5
    Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through artmaking.
  • VA:Cn11.1.5 (a)5
    Identify how art is used to inform or change the beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.
  • VA:Cr1.1.5 (a)5
    Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.
  • VA:Cr1.2.5 (a)5
    Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.
  • VA:Cr2.1.5 (a)5
    Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.
  • VA:Cr2.2.5 (a)5
    Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and safe use of materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.5 (a)5
    Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.
  • VA:Cr3.1.5 (a)5
    Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.
  • VA:Pr5.1.5 (a)5
    Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.
  • VA:Pr6.1.5 (a)5
    Cite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.
  • VA:Re7.1.5 (a)5
    Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.
  • VA:Re7.2.5 (a)5
    Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.
  • VA:Re8.1.5 (a)5
    Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
  • VA:Re9.1.5 (a)5
    Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.

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