EXCEEDING

MEETING

PROGRESSING

EMERGING

1.
CREATE
ORIGIN
AL ART

Ideas are original

and creative. A
personal style
develops.

Ideas are original-unique to the artist

or borrowed ideas
are
merged/changed
to create
something new.

An attempt has
been made to use
original ideas that
is somewhat
unsuccessful, low
level changes are
made.

Ideas are unoriginal, copied, or

plagiarized.

2.
DEVELO
P ART
MAKING
SKILLS

Artist's
development/effort
exceeds
expectations.

Artist puts forth

needed effort to
develop new skills
successfully.

Artist attempts to
learn new skills,
but gives up when
presented with
challenges.

Artist stays at their

current skill level.

3.
COMMU
NICATE
THROU
GH
THEIR
ARTWO
RK

The work has

impact and makes
a personal
connection with
the viewer.

The work has a

discernible
message that is
accessible to the
viewer.

An original
message is
attempted, but it
becomes lost or
confused.

There is no
original message
or meaning in the
artwork.

4. TAKE
RISKS

Artist embraces
Artist selects
the potential of risk options where the
to take work to the outcome is unsure.
next level.

Artist takes limited

risks where the
outcome is
somewhat
predictable.

Artist selects
familiar options
with predictable
outcomes.

5.
COLLAB
ORATE/
WORK
WITHIN
COMMU
NITY

Artist takes on
leadership roles
within groups.
Searching out
other art
communities, or
starting one when
one can't be
found.

Artist actively
collaborates.
Learning to
interact as an artist
with other artists.

Artist collaborates
passively. Only
interacting with
those in our art
studio.

Artist works alone.

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

6.
SOLVE
PROBLE
MS

Artist generates
solutions to
problems
independently.

Artist is self
directed in seeking
out and attempting
solutions.

Artist can solve

problem with help.

Artist gives up
when confronted
with problems.

7.
REFLEC
T

Artist can
independently
analyze artwork
and apply
observations to
past, present, and
future work

Artist can
independently
understand
strengths and
weaknesses of
artwork.

Artist needs help

to analyze work.

Artist does not

reflect.

8.
GLOBAL
AWARE
NESS
OF ART
MAKING

Artist understands
and takes
inspiration for art
making from
current/historical
global sources

Artist understands
examples of art
outside their
personal
experience.

Artist has limited

awareness of art
outside of their
personal
experience.

Artist understands
art in a personal
context.

9.
Artist attends to
OBSERV "details" in visual,
E
audible, and
written contexts.
Artist applies these
details and
highlights these
details.

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

Ordinary "looking".

10.
PLAN

Artist creates
multiple sketches.

Artist creates a
sketch and edits
as he works.

Artist "goes" with

first idea.

Artist does
research and
collects research
into a single place.
Uses several
sources to
determine the
"look" of
idea/subject.

Artist does
research, but only
bases artwork on
one image.

Artist finds one

image with no
further research.

Artist creates
several sketches,
mockups, based
on research.

11.
Artist does firstRESEAR hand observing of
CH
a topic. Artist
includes both
written and visual
research. Artist
draws from
multiple sources.