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Standard 2 : Careers in and related to the arts significantly and positively impact local and global economies.
Cluster Standards

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  • VA.912.F.2.1 : Examine career opportunities in the visual arts to determine requisite skills, qualifications, supply-and-demand, market location, and potential earnings.
  • VA.912.F.2.2 : Examine a broad spectrum of art-related careers to identify potential employment opportunities that involve construction, management, and/or sale of aesthetic or utilitarian objects.
  • VA.912.F.2.3 : Analyze the potential economic impact of arts entities to revitalize a community or region.
  • VA.912.F.2.4 : Research ideas to plan, develop, and market art-related goods, artworks, or services that influence consumer beliefs and behaviors.
  • VA.912.F.2.5 : Develop a personal artist statement, résumé, presentation, or digital portfolio to interview for an art-related position or exhibition.
  • VA.912.F.2.6 : Research and discuss the potential of the visual arts to improve aesthetic living.
  • VA.912.F.2.7 : Evaluate the effects of creating works of art for sale or donation to support local organizations for social or economic causes.
  • VA.912.F.2.8 : Describe community resources to preserve, restore, exhibit, and view works of art.
Cluster Information
Number:
VA.912.F.2
Title:
Careers in and related to the arts significantly and positively impact local and global economies.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject:
Visual Art
Grade:
912
Big Idea
Innovation, Technology, and the Future
Cluster Access Points

This cluster includes the following Access Points.

  • VA.912.F.2.In.a : Analyze employment and leisure opportunities in or relating to visual art and pair with the necessary skills and training.
  • VA.912.F.2.In.b : Identify the economic impact of employment opportunities in or related to visual art in individuals or communities.
  • VA.912.F.2.In.c : Compare influences of visual art on consumer beliefs and behaviors.
  • VA.912.F.2.In.d : Identify and use defined criteria to select works for a portfolio.
  • VA.912.F.2.In.e : Identify community resources to preserve, restore, exhibit, and view works of art.
  • VA.912.F.2.Su.a : Connect employment and leisure opportunities in or relating to visual art with the necessary skills, training, or prerequisites.
  • VA.912.F.2.Su.b : Connect the economic impact with employment opportunities in or related to visual art in individuals or communities.
  • VA.912.F.2.Su.c : Recognize how visual art influences our buying behaviors.
  • VA.912.F.2.Su.d : Use teacher-selected criteria to select personal artwork for a portfolio.
  • VA.912.F.2.Su.e : Recognize selected community resources to preserve, restore, exhibit, and view works of art.
Cluster Resources

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Lesson Plan
  • Art as a Career: In part 1 of this unit, students identified the work of several local artists. They became familiar with various visual art related careers. In this lesson, part 2, students will choose one visual art related career to research in order to determine requisite skills, identify qualifications, analyze supply-and-demand, compare market location, and estimate potential earnings for the chosen career.

Text Resource
  • Case Study: Prepping for Proposal: Using this case study, students can discuss, "How can a graphic designer determine the best fit for freelance work based on the various marketing materials and formats requested by different companies?"