Students recognize how artworks and artistic movements shape and are shaped by various communities. They explore the connections between art and a community’s religion, politics, or ideologies, and analyze the mutual influence of art and different cultures. Students identify and evaluate local and national art trends, finding opportunities to create artwork that fosters positive social change.

Example: A student analyzes environmental policies, such as the Paris Agreement, by examining how artists from different countries respond to climate change. They explore contemporary works that depict environmental destruction—such as paintings or installations using recycled materials—that parallel phenomena described in scientific literature, like rising sea levels or deforestation. The student compares how these artworks reflect public attitudes shaped by environmental policies across regions. Through this lens, they synthesize how artistic expression, informed by science, becomes a form of political commentary.

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