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)[Adopted March 2022]
• Arts Integration [Adopted March 2013; Reviewed and Revised March 2016;Reviewed and Revised February 2021]
• Media Arts [Adopted March 2015; Reviewed and Revised March 2018; Revised August 2018; Reviewed and Revised March 2019]
• STEAM Education [Adopted March 2014; Reviewed and Revised March 2017; Reviewed and Revised March 2022]
  
• Use of Imagery, Cultural Appropriation and Socially Just Practices [Adopted March 2017; Reviewed with recommendations March 2020; Reviewed and Revised February 2021]
• Utilizing Quality Resources to Build Meaningful Curriculum [Adopted April 2020]
• Visual Arts as Part of a Well-Rounded Education [Adopted March 2011; Reviewed and Revised April 2014; Reviewed and Revised March 2019]
• Visual Arts Education and Social Justice [Adopted March 2015; Reviewed and Revised March 2018]
• Visual Literacy [Adopted April 2014; Reviewed and Revised March 2017; Reviewed and Revised March 2022]

View all NAEA Position Statements here.