Colorado Model Content Standards
Visual Arts

1. Students recognize and use the visual arts as a form of communication.

2. Students know and apply elements of art, principles of design, and sensory and expressive features of visual arts.

3. Students know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques, and processes.

4. Students relate the visual arts to various historical and cultural traditions.

5. Students analyze and evaluate the characteristics, merits, and meaning of works of art.

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