The National Standards of Art Education, which includes Discipline Based Art Education (DBEA), are implemented in in the South Hadley School district. DBEA is an approach to art education which incorporates these four areas of study: |
Art History - studying art in context to time and culture. |
| Art Production - creating art to convey meaning. |
| Aesthetics - analyzing the values of art. |
| Art Criticism - interpreting and evaluating art. |
