Name: _________________

Artist Statement

Writing Prompt: Provide insight into your art (a single piece or whole body of work) by
describing your overall idea (concept), creative process, use of formal qualities (including
composition as well as elements and principles of art/design) to communicate your concept
and what media and techniques you used in the work. You may include in your statement
any influences, obstacles, and connections made during the process. Your statement should
be easy to read, informative and adds to the audiences understanding of you as an artist
and your work. Please
left align your paragraph and format the title
of your artist statement as follows, centered, on the TOP of your
page;
Title
(clue to the meaning/concept of your work)
By
Your Name
Your grade
Upon completion of your typed statement, print, and turn in.
Rubric
Common Core EXCELLENT MEETS EXPECTATIONS NEEDS IMPROVEMENT UNSATISFACTORY
Standards
Writing Written In my response I can synthesize In my response I can In my response I can In my response I somewhat
knowledge while addressing synthesize knowledge while synthesize knowledge while synthesize knowledge while
Expression
the prompt and providing clear addressing the prompt and addressing the prompt and addressing the prompt with
development of my concept, provide clear development provide somewhat clear unclear development of my
ELA Standard L.7.3a process, and use of formal of my concept, process, and development of my concept, concept, process, and use of
qualities by using clear use of formal qualities by process, and use of formal formal qualities. Clear
reasoning supported by using clear reasoning qualities by using clear reasoning supported by
National Core Visual
relevant art vocabulary as supported by relevant art reasoning supported by relevant art vocabulary as
Art & Design evidence. vocabulary as evidence. relevant art vocabulary as evidence may be absent from
Standard: Cr10.1.llla 8-7.5 POINTS (A) 7-6.5 POINTS (B) evidence. my response.
6-POINTS (C) 5.5 -0 POINTS (D/F)
Writing In my response, I can address In my response, I can In my response, I can In my response, I address the
the prompt by demonstrating address the prompt by address the prompt by prompt by demonstrating
full command of the demonstrating full demonstrating some limited command of the
Knowledge of conventions of standard command of the command of the conventions of standard
Language and English at an appropriate level conventions of standard conventions of standard English at an appropriate level
Conventions of complexity. There are no English at an appropriate English at an appropriate of complexity. There are
errors in mechanics, grammar, level of complexity. There level of complexity. There errors in mechanics, grammar,
usage, and meaning is clear. may be a few minor errors may be a few minor errors and usage with a somewhat
ELA Standard L.4.1f, in mechanics, grammar, and in mechanics, grammar, and clear or unclear meaning.
L.6.2a. 2 POINTS (A) usage, but meaning is clear. usage, but meaning is clear. 1 POINTS (D/F)
1.75 POINTS (B) 1.5 POINTS (C)
TOTAL _____/10