EXCEEDING

1. CREATE Ideas are original and creative.

ORIGINAL ART A personal style develops.

2. DEVELOP
Artist's development/effort
ART MAKING
exceeds expectations.
SKILLS

3.
COMMUNICATE The work has impact and makes
THROUGH a personal connection with the
THEIR viewer.
ARTWORK

Artist embraces the potential of

4. TAKE RISKS risk to take work to the next
level.

5. Artist takes on leadership roles

within groups. Searching out
COLLABORATE/
other art communities, or
WORK WITHIN starting one when one can't be
COMMUNITY found.

6. SOLVE Artist generates solutions to

PROBLEMS problems independently.

Artist can independently

analyze artwork and apply
7. REFLECT
observations to past, present,
and future work
 8. GLOBAL
Artist understands and takes
AWARENESS
inspiration for art making from
OF ART current/historical global sources
MAKING

Artist attends to "details" in

visual, audible, and written
9. OBSERVE contexts. Artist applies these
details and highlights these
details.

Artist creates several sketches,

10. PLAN
mockups, based on research.

Artist does first-hand observing

of a topic. Artist includes both
11. RESEARCH written and visual research.
Artist draws from multiple
sources.
 MEETING PROGRESSING

Ideas are original--unique to the An attempt has been made to

artist or borrowed ideas are use original ideas that is
merged/changed to create somewhat unsuccessful, low
something new. level changes are made.

Artist puts forth needed effort Artist attempts to learn new

to develop new skills skills, but gives up when
successfully. presented with challenges.

The work has a discernible An original message is

message that is accessible to attempted, but it becomes lost
the viewer. or confused.

Artist takes limited risks where

Artist selects options where the
the outcome is somewhat
outcome is unsure.
predictable.

Artist actively collaborates. Artist collaborates passively.

Learning to interact as an artist Only interacting with those in
with other artists. our art studio.

Artist is self directed in seeking Artist can solve problem with

out and attempting solutions. help.

Artist can independently

Artist needs help to analyze
understand strengths and
work.
weaknesses of artwork.
Artist understands examples of Artist has limited awareness of
art outside their personal art outside of their personal
experience. experience.

Artist moves beyond ordinary

"looking" and notices things Artist can see things more
that otherwise might be closely with help.
overlooked.

Artist creates a sketch and edits

Artist creates multiple sketches.
as he works.

Artist does research and collects

research into a single place.
Artist does research, but only
Uses several sources to
bases artwork on one image.
determine the "look" of
idea/subject.
 EMERGING NOTES

Ideas are un-original, copied, or

plagiarized.

Artist stays at their current skill

level.

There is no original message or

meaning in the artwork.

Artist selects familiar options

with predictable outcomes.

Artist works alone. Sitting

quietly by one's self and not
sharing or caring about/with
others.

Artist gives up when confronted

with problems.

Artist does not reflect.

 Artist understands art in a
personal context.

Ordinary "looking".

Artist "goes" with first idea.

Artist finds one image with no

further research.