Graphic Arts 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Create graphic artworks using sensory inspiration, imagination, and inquiry
Design, create, and refine graphic artworks
Create innovative graphic artworks for a specific audience
Examine artistic possibilities and cross-cultural perspectives
Take creative risks to express thoughts and emotions
Refine skills and techniques related to various styles and technologies
Demonstrate innovation in creating graphic artworks and resolving design challenges
Examine contributions of traditional and innovative graphic artists from a variety of movements, periods, and contexts
Intentionally select and combine materials, processes, and technologies to convey ideas, and justify choices

Reason and reflect

Recognize and engage in the reciprocal process of a critique
Interpret and evaluate, using discipline-specific language, how artists use materials, technologies, processes, and environments in graphic artworks
Analyze design choices in graphic artworks
Reflect on personal answers to aesthetic questions
Reflect on the influences of a variety of contexts on graphic artworks

Communicate and document

Document, share, and appreciate graphic artworks in a variety of contexts
Demonstrate respect for self, others, and place through art making
Express ideas and perspectives through graphic artworks
Investigate and respond to social and environmental issues through graphic artworks

Connect and expand

Create graphic artworks to reflect personal voice, story, and values
Explore First Peoples perspectives, knowledge, and protocols; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge through graphic arts
Examine the reciprocal relationships between graphic arts, culture, and society
Evaluate personal, educational, and professional opportunities related to graphic arts and related fields
Connect on a local, national, or global scale through graphic artworks
Demonstrate safe and responsible use of materials, tools, and work space

Students are expected to know the following:

elements of visual art
principles of design
image development strategies
printmaking and graphic forms, materials, technologies, and processes
creative processes
symbols and metaphors
roles of and relationships between artist and audience
influences of visual culture in social and other media
traditional and contemporary First Peoples worldviews, stories, and practices, as expressed through graphic arts
contributions of traditional, innovative, and intercultural graphic artists from a variety of movements, contexts, and periods
history of a variety of artistic movements, including their roles in historical and contemporary societies
moral rights, and the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
health and safety protocols and procedures