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MAEA VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Creative Expression Cultural Heritage Criticism & Aesthetics
CULTURAL HERITAGE: Students will understand the cultural contributions (social, ethical, political, religious dimensions) of the arts, how the arts shape and are shaped by prevailing cultural and social beliefs and values, and recognize exemplary works from a variety of cultures and historical periods.
PRE-K-2 3-4 5-8 SECONDARY
ARTISTS & WORKS      
PK-2-a. (1.) Recognize samples of major styles and techniques of the visual art forms from different cultural or ethnic groups. 3-4-a. (1.) Recognize selected major periods of the visual arts and identify major artists and their work (selected by the art teacher). 5-8-a. (1.) Classify visual art works, which represent various cultures, by genre and style, identifying their distinguishing characteristics (to include Maine artists). Sec-a. (1.) Compare two or more visual art works by identifying the genre, style, historical period and conditions, probable artist, and cultural source.
  3-4-b. (3.) Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of visual artists in various settings and cultures. -------------> ------------->
CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS      
PK-2-b. (2.) Recognize common subjects and central ideas in works from different cultures. 3-4-c. (4.) Develop a working knowledge of the “compare and contrast” technique to examine the characteristics of works in two or more visual art forms that share a similar subject matter, historical period, or cultural context

3-4-d. (2.) Explain how cultural heritage, beliefs, and events are shown through the arts

 5-8-b. (2.) Compare and contrast the characteristics and purposes of the visual arts from various cultures, historical periods, and social groups Sec-b. (3.) Analyze common characteristics and purposes of various visual art works across time and among cultural and social groups, and explain how these characteristics and purposes fulfill social, religious, or ceremonial functions in a particular cultural and historical context.
    5-8-c. (3.) Compare and contrast cultural values as expressed in works and explain how these values may differ from those of their own daily experience. ------------->
    5-8-d. (5.) Identify how the factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) are reflected in the visual arts. ------------->
USING CHARACTERISTICS      
PK-2-c. (4.)Experiment with works exhibiting variety in style/technique, trends, and culture. -------------> -------------> Sec-c. (4.) Create works that reflect concepts, theories, approaches, and styles from their own and other cultures.
PK-2-d. (5.) Create original works that integrate one or more of the characteristics and purposes of artworks from different cultures (include own community and culture). -------------> -------------> ------------->
      Sec-d. (5.) Develop visual art work in response to a historical, social or cultural condition using a variety of forms.
ART'S ENRICHING EFFECT      
    5-8-e. (6.) Demonstrate an understanding of the ways various arts activities enrich people's artistic, intellectual, social, and emotional responses ------------->
C. H. INTEGRATION      
      Sec-e. (2.) Compare and contrast characteristics of visual arts forms within a particular historical period or style with concepts about the period or style from other content areas.