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National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)
Unpacking the NCAS - cont.
Source: NCAS Conceptual Framework, page 10.
Philosophical
Foundation
Lifelong Goal
Communication
Artistically literate citizens use a variety of artistic media, symbols and metaphors
to independently create and perform work that expresses and communicates
their own ideas, and are able to respond by analyzing and interpreting the artistic
communications of others.
Creative Personal
Realization
Artistically literate citizens find at least one arts discipline in which they develop
sufficient competence to continue active involvement in creating, performing, and
responding to art as an adult.
Culture, History, and
Connectors
Artistically literate citizens know and understand artwork from varied historical
periods and cultures, and actively seek and appreciate diverse forms and genres
of artwork of enduring quality/significance. They also seek to understand relation-
ships among the arts, and cultivate habits of searching for and identifying
patterns, relationships between the arts and other knowledge.
Means to Wellbeing
Artistically literate citizens find joy, inspiration, peace, intellectual stimulation,
meaning, and other life-enhancing qualities through participation in all of the arts.
Community Engage-
ment
Artistically literate citizens seek artistic experience and support the arts in their
local, state, national, and global communities.