Tennessee K–6 visual art standards

Create art that tells a story about a life experience.

Identify a purpose of an artwork.

Explore and experiment imaginatively with ideas and materials.

Collaborate in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem.

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and art-making approaches, using developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

Use art materials, tools, and equipment safely.

Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.

Explain the process of making art while creating.

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

Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.

Explain the function of an art museum, and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings and presentation spaces.

Describe what an image represents.

Identify uses of art within one's personal environment.

Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details while using appropriate art vocabulary.

Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.

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

Express how people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.

Explore and experiment imaginatively with ideas and materials through collaboration.

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

Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design, using developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

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

Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through diverse visual art media.

Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.

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

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 people who work in and visit traditional and emerging presentation spaces.

Compare images that represent the same subject.

Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences.

Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and describing relevant details while using appropriate art vocabulary.

Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.

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

Compare and contrast purposes of artwork from various cultures, times, and places.

Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.

Make art or design with a variety of materials and tools, exploring personal interests, questions, and curiosities.

Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design, using developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

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

Repurpose objects to create something new.

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

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

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

Analyze how art exhibited in traditional and emerging presentation spaces contributes to communities.

Categorize images based on determined key information and relevant details.

Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one's natural world and constructed environments.

Interpret art by identifying the suggested mood and describing relevant subject matter while using appropriate art vocabulary.

Use art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Develop art based on observations of surroundings.

Recognize that responses to art can change depending on knowledge of the time and place in which it was made.

Elaborate on an imaginative idea.

Apply knowledge of selected resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through art-making.

Create artwork to meet personal criteria, using a variety of artistic processes and materials and developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

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

Individually or collaboratively construct visual representations of objects or places from everyday life.

Add details to an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.

Investigate and discuss possibilities and limitations of traditional and emerging presentation spaces.

Identify traditional and emerging presentation spaces, and prepare works of art for presentation including an artist's statement.

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

Categorize images based on expressive properties.

Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.

Interpret art by analyzing how use of media, mood, and subject matter shape meaning while using appropriate art vocabulary.

Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.

Create art that communicates the cultural traditions of one's community.

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

Brainstorm original approaches to an art or design problem.

Collaboratively set goals, and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.

Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches using developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

Utilize and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.

Document, describe, and represent community spaces and environments.

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

Analyze how traditional and emerging technologies have impacted the preservation and presentation of artwork.

Analyze strategies for exhibiting and preserving a variety of artforms in both traditional and emerging presentation spaces.

Compare and contrast purposes of a variety of presentation spaces and the types of experiences they provide.

Determine the main idea of an image, and explain how it is supported by key details.

Compare responses to a work of art before and after experimenting with similar processes.

Interpret art by analyzing how context, relevant subject matter, and use of media shape meaning while using appropriate art vocabulary.

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

Create art based on personal experiences, current interests, and surroundings.

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

Combine ideas to generate an innovative plan for art-making.

Identify and demonstrate various investigative methods in choosing an approach for beginning a work of art.

Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice using developmentally appropriate craftsmanship.

Demonstrate resourceful care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.

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

Communicate personal decisions in art-making in an artist statement or another format.

Define and explain the qualifications and responsibilities of a curator.

Demonstrate effective use of methods and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

Explain how an exhibition in a traditional or emerging presentation space provides ideas and information about a specific concept or topic.

Explain how images can convey cultural associations.

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

Interpret art to identify ideas and mood conveyed by analyzing context, subject matter, and use of media while using appropriate art vocabulary.

Recognize how styles, genres, media, and historical and cultural contexts influence criteria used to evaluate works of art.

Generate and investigate a collection of ideas that reflect awareness of current interests and concerns through art-making.

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

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

Investigate personally relevant content for creating art.

Experiment with new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design, using course specific craftsmanship.

Explain environmental implications of conservation, care, and clean-up of art materials, tools, and equipment.

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

Reflect on and revise personal artwork to convey intended meaning.

Analyze similarities and differences associated with preserving and presenting traditional and emerging media.

Individually or collaboratively, develop a plan to display works of art that includes analyzing the exhibit space, while considering the audience.

Explain how an exhibition in a traditional or emerging presentation space reflects the history and values of a community.

Analyze how images and cultural associations influence ideas, emotions, and actions.

Identify and interpret works of art that reveal a variety of world cultures and values.

Interpret art to identify ideas and mood conveyed by determining relevant context and analyzing use of media and subject matter while using appropriate art vocabulary.

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