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ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS |
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS |
Family
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Artists explore the concept, nature, and influence of family
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How does family impact identity and perceptions of the world?
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Community
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Artists explore, support, and build community through their art and interactions.
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How can art and artist influence a community?
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Culture
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Artists explore their own and others’ cultures to promote understanding.
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What is the effect of blended cultures on the individual and society?
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Time
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Artists investigate the nature of time through events in the past, present and future.
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How does time impact individuals and perceptions?
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Globalization
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Artists explore the effects of globalization and participate in the exchange of ideas.
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How has globalization impacted art and artists?
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Identity
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Artists look within by exploring the relationships and events that form identity.
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What influences make a person who they are?
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Transformation
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Artists explore how people, environments, things and ideas transform over time due to experiences and circumstances.
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How does transformation impact people and places, and what is the artists’ role in exploring this?
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Relationships
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Artists explore relationships and make connections between concepts, objects, and people.
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How do relationships define and influence people, places, and things?
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Boundaries
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Artists explore and break boundaries, both visible and invisible.
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How do boundaries impact artists?
How have artists helped to break or redefine boundaries? |
Roles
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Artists examine the characteristics and social behaviors of roles in society.
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How do roles impact the way people interact with one another?
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Sense of Place
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Artists explore the interaction of feelings or perceptions that makes a real or imagined place special.
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How are places important and what is the artist’s role in defining a sense of place?
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Perceptions of Self
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Artists explore how perceptions influence our thoughts and feelings about ourselves and others.
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How is our perception of self developed over time? How is our perception of self reflected in our behavior?
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Social and Contemporary Issues
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Artists motivate others to take action and find solutions to issues that impact people and society as a whole.
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What are the causes, effects and possible solutions of different social issues that you have encountered?
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