IB Visual Arts
There are no prerequisites for entry into this study area, however an ‘Art’ Elective (Visual Arts, Printmaking, Photography, Media and 3D Art) background prior to the Diploma level will help prepare the student for the requirements of the study.
Aim
The IB Visual Arts (Diploma Programme) will foster creativity and exploration by encouraging research into different cultural approaches within the ‘Visual Arts’, as well as utilizing the students own cultural background to connect with their knowledge investigations and creative artworks. The IB Visual Arts course enables students to participate in inquiry-based learning, artistic exploration, creative strategies, and making art using various artforms and contexts. Students are encouraged to achieve actively through independent creative thinking and problem-solving.
Study of the ‘Visual Arts’ provides students with the opportunity to develop a critical, creative and personal view of themselves in relation to the world.
The IB Visual Arts course involves 3 Core Areas - Create / Connect / Communicate, taught over 2 years. These include 3 major assessment tasks. The 3-core learning and teaching areas are not presented individually but weave through all the course objectives and assessment tasks.
CREATE | CONNECT | COMMUNICATE |
Students make art using a variety of forms, techniques and creative strategies. They learn how to develop their ideas using research, observation, experimentation, and confrontation with other artists, and they begin to find their own visual language of expression. | Students investigate artworks and look at relationships between these works and with their own practice. They learn to place themselves within a larger context of art and culture. | Students learn how to present their work both visually and in writing and curate the digital documentation of their work for an audience. Class critiques that encourage dialog and communication among peers help students to clarify intentions and meaningfully shape artwork. |
Assessment 1: Art-making inquiry portfolio | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3: Internal Assessment (IA) - Exhibition |
Common to both SL and HL, this task requires students to demonstrate how they developed a visual language through a personal line of inquiry, using various art-making forms and creative strategies. | SL: Connections study: Students engage in research and explore the cultural significance of the visual arts. HL: Artist project: Students conduct in-depth research and develop an understanding of the cultural significance of art. | Both SL and HL students submit five resolved artworks, with some task requirements differing based on level. |
Art-making inquiry portfolio: SL 40% Art-making inquiry portfolio: HL 30% | SL: Connections study: 20% HL: Artist project: 30% | SL and HL: Internal assessment (IA) - Exhibition: 40% |