IB Visual Arts Syllabus

Comparative Study= comparing different artworks by different artist. 20%

SL= 10-15 screens that examine and compare at least three artworks, at least two different artist from contrasting context, plus a list of sources.

HL= submits the above, plus 3-5 screens that analyses the extent to which their work and practices have been influenced by the art and the artist examined.

Process Portfolio= carefully selected materials that shows evidence of experimentations, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of visual arts activities during the two-year course. 40%

SL= 9-18 screens showing sustained experimentations from a variety of art-making activities. Submitted work must be in at least two art-making forms.

HL= 13-25 screens showing sustained experimentations from a variety of art-making activities. Submitted work must be in at least three art-making forms.

Exhibition= submitted for assessment a selection of resolved artworks from their final exhibition. The selected pieces should show evidence of their technical accomplishments during the course as well as an understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practice appropriate for visual communication. 40%

SL= submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 400 words, 4-7 artworks, exhibition text (title, medium, size and intention) for each piece.

HL= submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 700 words, 8-11 artworks, exhibition text (title, medium, size and intention) for each piece. 2 photographs of the overall art exhibition.

Assessment:

Assessment is based on your quality of class participation, portfolio review, in class critiques, and research workbook evaluation according to IB descriptors

Assessment objectives: Having followed the visual arts course at SL or HL, students will be expected to:

Assessment objective 1: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified content a) Identify various contexts in which the visual arts can be created and presented b) Describe artwork from differing contexts; identify the ideas, conventions and techniques employed by the art-makers c) Recognize the skills, techniques, media, forms and processes associated with the visual arts d) Present work, using appropriate visual arts language, as appropriate to intentions.

Assessment objective 2: demonstrate application and analysis of knowledge and understanding a) Express concepts, ideas and meaning through visual communication b) Analyze artworks from a variety of different contexts c) Apply knowledge and understanding of skills, techniques, media, forms and processes related to art-making.

Assessment objective 3: demonstrate synthesis and evaluation a) Critically analyze and discuss artworks created by themselves and others and articulate an informed personal response b) Formulate personal intentions for the planning, development and making of artworks that consider how meaning can be conveyed to an audience c) Demonstrate the use of critical reflection to highlight success and failure in order to progress work d) Evaluate how and why art-making evolves and justify the choices made in their own visual practice.

Assessment objective 4: select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques a) Experiment with different media, materials and techniques in art-making b) Make appropriate choices in the selection of images, media, materials and techniques in art-making c) Demonstrate technical proficiency in the use and application of skills, techniques, media, images, forms and processes d) Produce a body of resolved and unresolved artworks as appropriate to intentions.

Investigation Workbook (IWB)

The purpose of the Investigation Workbook is to encourage adventurous and critical personal investigation. It will take the form of a working journal, containing both visual and verbal information, including records of exhibitions visited, consideration of the visual arts of other cultures and the historical context of artworks being studied, as well as references to the student’s own studio practice. Details about the IWB will be discussed thoroughly in class. It is about working through a process from one stage to the next and understanding the creative journey.