This publication defines and outlines the state of Oregon's common curriculum goals for art education, an area of study that addresses the components of art production, art heritage, aesthetics, and art criticism. An overall goal for each one of these four strands is established, and content specific knowledge and skills that students should possess by the time they complete a particular grade level are enumerated. A fifth strand addresses those essential learning skills viewed as necessary to a student's success in learning about art and not specifically addressed in the previous four strands. This fifth strand focuses on goals in communication skills. An evaluation form concludes the document. (DB)