North Dakota K–6 visual art standards

Create art that tells a story about a personal experience.

Identify a purpose of an artwork.

Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials in response to an artistic problem.

Create art that represents natural and constructed environments through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art making.

Explain the artistic process while making art.

Select art objects for personal portfolio and display, explaining why they were chosen.

Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.

Explain what an art museum is and how it differs from other buildings.

Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment.

Identify subject matter and details in the artwork.

Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.

Identify opportunities and reasons students make art outside of school.

Describe the reasons that people from different places and times have made art.

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

Explore uses of materials, tools, and everyday objects to create works of art.

Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.

Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued differently by different audiences.

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

Identify the roles and responsibilities of employees and visitors of museums and other art venues.

Select and describe artwork that illustrates daily life comparing different images that represent the same subject.

Categorize subject matter and identify characteristics of a work of art.

Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.

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

Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.

Brainstorm multiple approaches to art with various materials and tools to explore personal interests or design problem.

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

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

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

Describe different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.

Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.

Describe visual characteristics and expressive properties of the natural world and constructed environments.

Describe the mood suggested by a work of art.

Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.

Identify how responses to art change depending on knowledge of the time and place in which it was made.

Elaborate on an imaginative idea using resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.

Create artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials by constructing representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are part of everyday life.

Elaborate on artwork by adding details to enhance 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.

Explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history through art.

Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art and the message behind the image.

Discuss the use of media to create subject matter, characteristics of form, and mood in a work of art.

Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.

Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.

Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.

Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem that is relevant.

Apply research to art making for communicating about constructed environments.

Revise artwork in progress based on insights gained through discussion.

Describe how past, present, and emerging technologies (tools, methods, and techniques) impact the preservation and presentation of artwork.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

Combine diverse concepts and artistic methods to choose an approach and create an artwork.

Experiment and develop skills in multiple art techniques and approaches through personal observations.

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

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 the safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

Cite evidence as to how an exhibit in an art museum or other venue communicates a specific message.

Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others taking into consideration other cultures.

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.

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

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

Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.

Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content and concepts for creating art.

Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that communicate needs of diverse users while trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches.

Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

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

Individually or collaboratively, develop a plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.

Explain and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect a community’s history and values.

Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture, people’s emotions, ideas, and environment.

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.

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