NAEA Position Statements: Curriculum

All students receive a high quality, comprehensive, sequential visual art program of study, pre-school through higher education, recognizing that effective art curriculum is a core component of 21st century education. A strong visual arts curriculum is designed to:

• Provide students with skills and knowledge in the visual arts in accordance with rigorous national, state, and local standards. Provide opportunities for students to experience a wide variety of media, including traditional materials and new technologies as means of human expression.
• Reflect knowledge of the historical timeline, aesthetics, criticism and cultural diversity, incorporating these elements within authentic assessment.
• Be complemented with access to art museums and community education programs.

NAEA Position Statements in this Category:

• 4C’s (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity)

• Arts Integration

• Media Arts

• Social Justice Art Curriculum

• STEAM Education
  

• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-generated Imagery in Visual Arts Education

• Use of Imagery, Cultural Appropriation and Socially Just Practices

• Utilizing Quality Resources to Build Meaningful Curriculum

• Visual Arts as Part of a Well-Rounded Education

• Visual Arts Education and Social Art

• Visual Literacy

View all NAEA Position Statements here.