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Kansas K–6 visual art standards

Kansas writes its own visual art standards. They are published as Kansas Curricular Standards for Visual Arts, adopted 2013 and are not a version of a national framework. 103 of 105 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
Kansas Curricular Standards for Visual Arts
Adopted
2013
Source last checked
July 24, 2026
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105 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • VA:Cn10.1.KK
    Create art that tells a story about a life experience.
  • VA:Cn11.1.KK
    Identify a purpose of an artwork.
  • VA:Cr1.1.KK
    Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
  • VA:Cr1.2.KK
    Engage collaboratively in creative art making in response to an artistic problem.
  • VA:Cr2.1.KK
    Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art making.
  • VA:Cr2.2.KK
    Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.KK
    Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
  • VA:Cr3.1.KK
    Explain the process of making art while creating.
  • VA:Pr4.1.KK
    Select art objects for personal portfolio and display, explaining why they were chosen.
  • VA:Pr5.1.KK
    Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.
  • VA:Pr6.1.KK
    Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings.
  • VA:Re7.1.KK
    Identify uses of art within one's personal environment.
  • VA:Re7.2.KK
    Describe what an image represents.
  • VA:Re8.1.KK
    Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.
  • VA:Re9.1.KK
    Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.
  • VA:Cn10.1.11
    Identify times, places, and reasons by which students make art outside of school.
  • VA:Cn11.1.11
    Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.
  • VA:Cr1.1.11
    Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
  • VA:Cr1.2.11
    Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
  • VA:Cr2.1.11
    Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.11
    Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.
  • VA:Cr2.3.11
    Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculpture, or other visual means.
  • VA:Cr3.1.11
    Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
  • VA:Pr4.1.11
    Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.
  • VA:Pr5.1.11
    Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.11
    Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.
  • VA:Re7.1.11
    Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of one's self and others.
  • VA:Re7.2.11
    Compare images that represent the same subject.
  • VA:Re8.1.11
    Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form.
  • VA:Re9.1.11
    Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.
  • VA:Cn10.1.22
    Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.
  • VA:Cn11.1.22
    Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.
  • VA:Cr1.1.22
    Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.
  • VA:Cr1.2.22
    Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
  • VA:Cr2.1.22
    Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.22
    Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
  • VA:Cr2.3.22
    Repurpose objects to make something new.
  • VA:Cr3.1.22
    Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
  • VA:Pr4.1.22
    Categorize artwork based on a theme or concept for an exhibit.
  • VA:Pr5.1.22
    Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.22
    Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, other venues) contributes to communities.
  • VA:Re7.1.22
    Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one's natural world and constructed environments.
  • VA:Re7.2.22
    Categorize images based on expressive properties.
  • VA:Re8.1.22
    Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.
  • VA:Re9.1.22
    Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.
  • VA:Cn10.1.33
    Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.
  • VA:Cn11.1.33
    Recognize that responses to art change depending on knowledge of the time and place in which it was made.
  • VA:Cr1.1.33
    Elaborate on an imaginative idea.
  • VA:Cr1.2.33
    Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.
  • VA:Cr2.1.33
    Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
  • VA:Cr2.2.33
    Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and proficient use of materials, tools, and equipment for a variety of artistic processes.
  • VA:Cr2.3.33
    Individually or collaboratively construct representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are a part of everyday life.
  • VA:Cr3.1.33
    Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meeting.
  • VA:Pr4.1.33
    Investigate and discuss possibilities and limitations of spaces, including electronic, for exhibiting artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.33
    Identify exhibit space and prepare works of art including artists' statements, for presentation.
  • VA:Pr6.1.33
    Identify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history of life though art.
  • VA:Re7.1.33
    Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.
  • VA:Re7.2.33
    Determine messages communicated by an image.
  • VA:Re8.1.33
    Interpret art by analyzing use of media to create subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
  • VA:Re9.1.33
    Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.
  • VA:Cn10.1.44
    Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.
  • VA:Cn11.1.44
    Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.
  • VA:Cr1.1.44
    Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
  • VA:Cr1.2.44
    Collaboratively set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.
  • VA:Cr2.1.44
    Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
  • VA:Cr2.2.44
    When making works of art, utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.
  • VA:Cr2.3.44
    Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments.
  • VA:Cr3.1.44
    Revise artwork in progress on the basis of insights gained through peer discussions.
  • VA:Pr4.1.44
    Analyze how past, present, and emerging technologies have impacted the preservation and presentation of artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.44
    Analyze the various considerations for presenting and protecting art in various locations, indoor or outdoor settings, in temporary or permanent forms, and in physical or digital formats.
  • VA:Pr6.1.44
    Compare and contrast purposes of art museums, art galleries, and other venues, as well as the types of personal experiences they provide.
  • VA:Re7.1.44
    Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
  • VA:Re7.2.44
    Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.
  • VA:Re8.1.44
    Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
  • VA:Re9.1.44
    Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.
  • VA:Cn10.1.55
    Apply normal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art making.
  • VA:Cn11.1.55
    Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.
  • VA:Cr1.1.55
    Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.
  • VA:Cr1.2.55
    Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.
  • VA:Cr2.1.55
    Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.
  • VA:Cr2.2.55
    Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.55
    Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.
  • VA:Cr3.1.55
    Create artists statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.
  • VA:Pr4.1.55
    Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skill and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.55
    Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.
  • VA:Pr6.1.55
    Cite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.
  • VA:Re7.1.55
    Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.
  • VA:Re7.2.55
    Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.
  • VA:Re8.1.55
    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:Re9.1.55
    Recognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.
  • VA:Cn10.1.66
    Generate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in art-making.
  • VA:Cn11.1.66
    Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.
  • VA:Cr1.1.66
    Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.
  • VA:Cr1.2.66
    Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.
  • VA:Cr2.1.66
    Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.
  • VA:Cr2.2.66
    Explain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.
  • VA:Cr2.3.66
    Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified need of diverse users.
  • VA:Cr3.1.66
    Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.
  • VA:Pr4.1.66
    Analyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital artwork.
  • VA:Pr5.1.66
    Individually or collaboratively develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.
  • VA:Pr6.1.66
    Access, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community.
  • VA:Re7.1.66
    Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
  • VA:Re7.2.66
    Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotion, an actions.
  • VA:Re8.1.66
    Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
  • VA:Re9.1.66
    Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

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