New York K–6 visual art standards

Explore the world using descriptive words and artistic work.

Identify a variety of forms of art and design.

Describe what it means to invent, and imagine an invention.

Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.

Engage collaboratively in creative artmaking in response to an artistic problem.

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and artmaking approaches.

Identify safe art materials, tools, and equipment.

Note similarities and differences of objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures, or other visual means.

Reflect on and explain the process of making art.

Identify reasons for saving and displaying objects, artifacts, and artwork.

Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.

Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings.

Identify uses of art within one's personal environment.

Describe what an image represents.

With guidance, share observations comparing artworks.

Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.

Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.

Sort and categorize art objects according to form and function.

Identify inventions that have helped people, and brainstorm and share ideas for new inventions.

Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.

Use observation and exploration in preparation for making a work of art.

Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.

Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment.

Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.

Use art vocabulary to describe choices.

Categorize artwork, based on a theme or concept, for an exhibit.

Explore questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation.

Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.

Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of and one's self and others.

Compare images that represent the same subject.

With guidance, compare and contrast subject matter in works of art.

Categorize artwork, based on different reasons for preferences.

Identify times, places, and reasons that students make art outside of school.

Compare and contrast differently designed objects that have a similar function

Brainstorm and share ideas that would improve one's personal or family life.

Collaboratively brainstorm multiple artmaking approaches to an art or design problem.

Create art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.

Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.

Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.

Repurpose objects or materials to make something new.

Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.

Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.

Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.

Analyze how art is exhibited inside and outside of schools and how it contributes to communities.

Recognize and describe visual characteristics of one's natural and constructed environments.

Categorize images, based on expressive properties.

With guidance, categorize subject matter and identify common themes in works of art.

Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.

Recognize visual characteristics commonly found in works of art and design from a particular culture.

Brainstorm ideas for and experiment with changes to simple items used in daily life; share results.

Elaborate on a selected imaginative idea.

Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the artmaking process.

Create artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.

Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and proficient use of materials, tools, and equipment for a variety of artistic processes.

Individually or collaboratively construct representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are part of everyday life.

Elaborate by adding details to an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.

Investigate and discuss possibilities and limitations of spaces, including electronic, for exhibiting artwork.

Identify exhibit space and prepare works of art, including artists' statements, for presentation.

Identify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history of life through art.

Speculate about the artistic processes an artist used to create a work of art.

Identify messages communicated by images.

Interpret mood in artwork by analyzing subject matter and characteristics of form.

Evaluate an artwork, based on given criteria.

Develop a work of art, based on observations of surroundings.

Connect visual characteristics of works of art and design to beliefs and traditions in a culture.

Brainstorm ideas for and experiment with improvements to simple items; evaluate, and present results.

Brainstorm multiple artmaking approaches to a creative art or design problem.

Work individually and collaboratively to set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.

Explore and invent artmaking techniques and approaches.

Utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a safe manner.

Identify, describe, and visually document places or objects of personal significance.

Revise artwork in progress on the basis of insights gained through peer discussion.

Analyze how technologies have affected the preservation and presentation of artwork.

Analyze various environments for presentation and protection of art both in physical or digital formats.

Compare and contrast purposes of art museums, art galleries, and other venues, as well as the types of personal experiences they provide.

Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.

Analyze components of visual imagery that convey messages.

Interpret art by analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.

Apply one set of criteria to evaluate more than one work of art.

Generate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in artistic work.

Explore how works of art and design contribute to the quality of life within a culture.

Apply design thinking strategies to identify a problem within the community, and create and document various solutions.

Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for artmaking.

Identify and demonstrate diverse strategies for artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.

Experiment and develop skills in multiple artmaking techniques and approaches through practice.

Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.

Consider responsible and respectful practices when using other artists' work for inspiration, and when sharing artistic work via technology.

Document, describe, and represent constructed environments of regional or historical significance.

Create artist statements by using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking.

Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.

Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

Cite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.

Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.

Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.

Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through artmaking.

Analyze how works of art and design correlate with the needs, desires, beliefs, and traditions of a culture.

Compare and contrast different design solutions to a community planning problem, based on appeal, function, and innovative quality.

Collaboratively exchange concepts and different points of view to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

Use brainstorming to formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and artmaking approaches in making works of art and design.

Practice conservation, care, safety, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.

Explain and practice responsible use of sharing images online.

Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified needs of diverse users.

Reflect on whether personal artwork effectively communicates meaning and revise accordingly.

Analyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital artwork.

Analyze and evaluate the reasons and ways that an exhibition is presented.

Assess, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect the history and values of a community.

Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people around the world live and what they value.

Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.

Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure and use of media.

Recognize differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art, depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.