Art History Series

MJ History and CriticismMJ History and Criticism MJ Art in Non-Western Cultures

MJ Art in Non-Western Cultures

History and CriticismHistory and Criticism Art in Non-Western Cultures

Art in Non-Western Cultures

Art History and Criticism 1 (Culture and Tradition) Art History and Criticism 1 (Culture and Tradition)

Art History and Criticism 2 (Evolving Ideas)Art History and Criticism 2 (Evolving Ideas)

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MJ semester courses Project-based

introductory level

Art History Series

MJ History and Criticism• designed for all students• organized around themes• develop a sense of historic time periods and geographical place • lays a foundation for art criticism - art specific vocabulary - knowledge of functions, forms, media and styles of art • engage actively in art criticism activities

MJ Art in Non-Western Cultures• may be stand alone or paired with MJ History and Criticism• organized around traditional art forms of cultures• study of geographical location, cultural and societal structures, and historical context• guided critical analysis of exemplars• comparison of works with similar themes or purposes • discuss ways each work communicates meaning

MJ Art in Non-Western Cultures

• A 1/2 credit semester course in which students explore art forms outside the Western tradition through project-based activities.

• “Non-Western” cultures include Africa, China, Japan, Native American cultures of North, Central and South America, Oceania, India, and Islamic.

• Based on directed investigation students will reinterpret selected forms with understandings of -theme,

-purpose, -symbolism and -traditional formal characteristics.

• Projects /production aspect is based on the traditional forms but should allow for problem-solving and individual expressive goals.

• Guided critical analysis of exemplars and comparison of works with similar themes or purposes will provide opportunities for students to discuss ways each work communicates meaning.

• Supporting studies of geographic location, cultural and societal structures, and historical context will help students refine their understandings of time and place in global cultures.

Art History Series

MJ Art in Non-Western Cultures

Benchmarks There is strong alignment with HISTORICAL and GLOBAL CONNECTIONS and CRITICAL THINKING.

Due to the project based orientation, there are appropriate benchmarks relating to SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, and PROCESSES and ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. There is, apparently, the least alignment with INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, and the FUTURE.

No additional benchmarks were selected (but there is a natural overlap with Geography.)

Art History Series

Art in Non-Western Cultures• This is a semester-long survey course of art and architecture outside the Western tradition. • Students will investigate selected works, both traditional forms and contemporary interpretations, from the cultures including Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Native America. • Study of the works will include analysis of purpose; theme; cultural and historical context; formal qualities; symbols; media; and traditional forms. • Students will explore and compare the varied cultural responses to universal themes and will gain an appreciation for the diverse viewpoints and rich heritage of global cultures.

Art History Series

Art in Non-Western CulturesArt History Series

Benchmarks

Again, there is a strong alignment in HISTORICAL and GLOBAL CONNECTIONS and CRITICAL THINKING but significantly fewer in process related areas such as SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, and PROCESSES.

There were no additional benchmarks added. (I just didn’t get to that part)

• This year-long course is an exploration of the role of art in culture through observation and analysis of significant works of art and architecture (from Prehistory through the Italian Renaissance).

• Investigations into the societal context of the works include traditional forms and conventions of representation; symbols and their meanings; and the purposes for which the art was made.

• Students will examine pictorial devices and visual systems such as linear perspective; note and analyze formal qualities and elements of style; and consider themes and meanings suggested by stylization, naturalism and idealization.

• Content of the course will include introduction to the methodologies of art history and criticism, study of the media and techniques used during different time periods, and use of appropriate terminology in both verbal and written analysis of artworks.

• Students will compare artworks both across time and across cultures to develop an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts as a chronicle of cultural heritage and evidence of common human experience.

Art History and Criticism 1 (Culture and Tradition)

Art History Series

Art History and Criticism 2 (Evolving Ideas)

• This year-long course explores art and architecture as an expressive response to the artist’s experience.

• Through research and analysis of significant works and their historical contexts, the students will examine the changes in the paradigm of art.

• Factors such as people and events; societal and political changes; technological advancements; philosophical ideas; and cross-cultural influences will be studied as the students trace the changing definition of art (from the Northern Renaissance to the Contemporary Art world).

• Students will research and write about art using appropriate discipline-based methods (historical, critical, aesthetic).

• There is an expectation of familiarity with the formal elements and structures of the visual arts.

• In viewing and analyzing artworks, the students willo gain an understanding of the changing role of the artist in society; o appreciate art as a means of individual expression; o explore the themes and goals of various art movements; o note characteristics of style - both by individual artist and time period; and o investigate the institutions of art such as museums, academies, galleries and

their effects on art production. • Students will also be asked to consider their contemporary world and discuss themes

and ideas which can be seen to affect current art.

Art History Series

Special Notes: The time frame is suggested (Northern Renaissance to Contemporary). Works under study are not limited to the European or Western tradition.

I would like to suggest that the course titles on AH&C 1&2 might be changed to be more descriptive of the content and less about sequence. Maybe AH&C1 could be Art History: Culture and Tradition and AH&C2 could be Art History: Evolving Ideas. My reasoning is, that having looked through the curriculum guides online from HS arts magnets, this approach seemed more ‘user friendly’. Both or either could be used and although AH&C2 is inherently more rigorous, it might be desirable to allow schools to use 2 without 1.

I would like to suggest that the course titles on AH&C 1&2 might be changed to be more descriptive of the content and less about sequence. Maybe AH&C1 could be Art History: Culture and Tradition and AH&C2 could be Art History: Evolving Ideas. My reasoning is, that having looked through the curriculum guides online from HS arts magnets, this approach seemed more ‘user friendly’. Both or either could be used and although AH&C2 is inherently more rigorous, it might be desirable to allow schools to use 2 without 1.