AP Drawing/2-D Art & Design

College Board AP Description for Drawing and 2-D Art and Design:

Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design and development of materials, processes, and ideas over the course of a year. Portfolios include works of art and design, process documentation, and written information about the work presented. In May, students submit portfolios for evaluation based on specific criteria, which include skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas and sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision, guided by questions. Students may choose to submit any or all of the AP Portfolio Exams.

College Course Equivalent

The AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing courses are designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester, introductory college course in 2-D art and design, 3-D art and design, and drawing, respectively.

AP DRAWING PORTFOLIO EXAM REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS

SELECTED WORKS

For the Selected Works section of the AP Drawing Portfolio Exam, students must submit five works that demonstrate:

▪ Drawing skills

▪ Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas

For each work, students must state the following in writing:

▪ Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

▪ ▪Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

▪ ▪Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION

For the Sustained Investigation section of the AP Drawing Portfolio Exam, students must submit 15 digital images that demonstrate:

▪ Sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision

▪ ▪Sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas

▪ ▪Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas

▪ ▪Drawing skills

Students must state the following in writing:

▪ Identify the questions that guided your sustained investigation

▪ Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your questions (1200 characters maximum, including spaces, for response to both prompts)

Identify the following for each image:

▪ Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

▪ ▪Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

▪ ▪Size (height × width × depth, in inches)

Samples of student work for the AP Drawing portfolio can be found on AP Central at apcentral.collegeboard .org/courses/ap-drawing.

Assessment Date

Fri, May 8, 2020, 8 PM ET

*Full description and information on AP Drawing - https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-drawing

AP 2-D Art & Design Course Description:

Develop your skills in a two-dimensional medium such as graphic design, photography, collage, printmaking, and others as you learn the principles of 2-D design. You’ll create artwork that reflects your own ideas and skills and what you’ve learned.

Assessment Date

Fri, May 8, 2020, 8 PM ET

*Full description and information on AP 2-D Art and Design - https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2d-art-and-design

College Board AP Art and Design - Full Course and Exam Description

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-art-and-design-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-studio-art-2-d-design