Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards

  • 1. Foundation
  • 1a. Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

  • 2. Create
  • 2a. Generate and develop original artistic ideas.
  • 2b. Create original artistic work.
  • 2c. Revise and complete original artistic work.

  • 3. Present
  • 3a. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for performance.

  • 3b. Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through performance.
  • 4. Respond
  • 4a. Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

  • 4b. Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.
  • 5. Connect
  • 5a. Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

  • 5b.Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
  • *All standards listed above are from the 2020 Minnesota Art Standards document.

  • My personal addition to the standards:
  • Understand and effectively use the Elements and Principles of Visual Art.
  • Ceramics


  • Primitive Fired Pottery

  • Halloween

  • Spoon Holder

  • Slab-built Covered Box

  • Pinch Pot with Handles

  • Fast Faceted bowl

  • Spoon Holder

  • Soap Holder

  • Ball Pots

  • Sculpted or Carved object

  • Wheel Thrown (Becher Scholarship Fundraiser) Bowl

  • Handbuilt Vase with Thrown Additions

  • Holey Pots

  • Elementary inspired

  • Rain Stick

  • Gift

  • Making pots using a Circular Template

  • No Rules Clay Project

  • Phone Amplifier

  • Press-Mold Bowl

  • Final Free Choice Assignment




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