National Standards for Visual Arts Education
from the MAF! Music Library



Grades K-4

  • Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
  • Standard 2: Using knowledge of structures and functions
  • Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
  • Standard 4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
  • Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
  • Standard: 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines


Grades 5-8

  • Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
  • Standard 2: Using knowledge of structures and functions
  • Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
  • Standard 4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
  • Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
  • Standard 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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