Enduring Understanding 2: Careers in and related to the arts significantly and positively impact local and global economies.

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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

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This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

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.

Supported

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.

Participatory

VA.912.F.2.Pa.a
Distinguish among jobs that are art-related vs. non-art-related.
VA.912.F.2.Pa.b
Recognize that visual art influences our emotions.
VA.912.F.2.Pa.c
Use a teacher-selected criterion to select personal artwork for a portfolio.
VA.912.F.2.Pa.d
Recognize selected community resources to exhibit and view works of art.

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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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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?"

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