DETAILS

Please note that although the focus for this project is on the visual arts curriculum, there are important ways to utilize these learning objects in other disciplines. The following outlines a number of the important curriculum connections using the key-stage curriculum outcomes for grade 9.

Students will be expected to demonstrate critical awareness of and value for the role of the arts in creating and reflecting culture.
• recognize and describe the role of the visual arts in challenging, sustaining, and reflecting society's beliefs and traditions

Students will be expected to respect the contributions to the arts of individuals and cultural groups in local and global contexts, and value the
arts as a record of human experiences and expression.
• develop an appreciation of diversity among individuals as reflected in their art work
• recognize the existence of a variety of visual languages that reflect cultural, socio economic, and national origins
• demonstrate an understanding of how individual and societal values affect our response to visual art
• compare the characteristics of art work from different cultures and
periods in history

Students will be expected to apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to reflect on and respond to their own and others' expressive
works
• develop independent thinking in interpreting and making judgements about subject matter
• investigate and analyze how meaning is embedded in works of art

Students will be expected to analyze the relationship between artistic intent and the expressive work.
• analyze art work and determine the artist's intention
• analyze why images were created by artists
• identify and discuss the source of ideas behind their own work and the
work of others

Credits

Jeffrey Spalding, AGNS Director and Chief Curator;
Ray Cronin, AGNS Curator of Contemporary Art;
Dale Sheppard, AGNS Educator and Project Manager;
Rob Hansen and Crystal McManus, Designers;
Nancy Keating, Writer and Designer;
Karen Stentaford and Terri Whetstone.

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