Art

**State Standard:** Ohio Department of Education, Visual Arts Standards. Analyzing and Responding. Students identify and discriminate themes, media, subject matter and formal technical and expressive aspects in works of art. They understand and use the vocabulary of art criticism to describe visual features, analyze relationships and interpret meanings in works of art. Students make judgments about the quality of works of art using the appropriate criteria. Benchmark B: Explain how form, subject matter, and context contribute to meanings in works of art.


 * Assignment:** Students will watch approximately 20 minutes of the movie "Style Wars." The teacher will discuss how graffiti art was part of the hip hop sub-culture in New York city in the 1970's. The teacher will show examples of graffiti art using the SmartBoard and viewing the website "Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall" located at [] Students will discuss if they feel that graffiti art is a legitimate art form, and the different elements, techniques, and designs of graffiti art. Students will then create their own design using large white construction paper, tempera paint, and markers.


 * Approach:** This approach to learning is new and innovative. Students have watched movies and discussed different art movements for years, but viewing and discussing images on the SmartBoard is a newer component to teaching art.


 * Scholarly Research:** The authors stress in this article the importance of incorporating technology into art education. Integrating art into various content areas enhances students' education. By connecting art education to teaching 21st century skills, students are better prepared for the technological demands of their futures. This article also discusses Rembrandt and Collections of his Art in America which is a project that was funded to increase the use of technology with the humanities. The project "encourages a culture of innovation, motivating teachers to break new ground in delivering lessons that make optimal use of digital learning" (Choi 30).


 * Citation:** Choi, Haeryun; Piro, Joseph M. (2009). Expanding Arts Education in a Digital Age. //Arts Education Policy Review//. 110(3) p27-34.