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.
General Information
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade: 912
Big Idea: Innovation, Technology, and the Future
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
0100310: Introduction to Art History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0101300: Two-Dimensional Studio Art 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0101330: Three-Dimensional Studio Art 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0102300: Ceramics/Pottery 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0104340: Drawing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0104370: Painting 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0104410: Figure Drawing (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0107410: Film 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0107440: Visual Technology 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0108310: Creative Photography 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0110300: Printmaking 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0111310: Sculpture 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0113300: Architectural Design and Drawing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019 (course terminated))
0113310: Architectural Design and Drawing 2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019 (course terminated))
0113320: Architectural Design and Drawing 3 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019 (course terminated))
0101355: Creating Two-Dimensional Art (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0101365: Creating Three-Dimensional Art (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0101440: Fine Craft Studio Art 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0108370: Digital Art Imaging 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0102340: Art Collaboration: Designing Solutions for Art, Work, and Life Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0104335: Drawing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0104365: Painting 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
0102305: Ceramics/Pottery 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7967015: Access Drawing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
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.Pa.a: Distinguish among jobs that are art-related vs. non-art-related.
VA.912.F.2.Su.a: Connect employment and leisure opportunities in or relating to visual art with the necessary skills, training, or prerequisites.

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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.

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