Course Overview - International Baccalaureate 

This fast paced one-year course (standard level) offers a focused exploration of visual arts, emphasizing creative practice, cultural research, and personal expression. Students will produce a body of resolved artworks, document their artistic development, and conduct a comparative analysis of artworks from different cultures and contexts.

Prior artistic experience is advised but not required. Please see your advisor if you are interested in this course.

Aims

By the end of this course, students will:

• Develop technical and conceptual skills across a range of media

• Experiment, reflect, and document their creative process

• Critically compare artworks from diverse cultural backgrounds

• Curate a personal art exhibition with written rationale

• Meet all IB Visual Arts SL assessment requirements
  
  

•  IB SL Assessment Components (2025–2026)

Comparative Study

20%

Analyze and compare 3 artworks from different cultures

Process Portfolio

40%

Document artistic process, media experimentation, and skills

Exhibition

40%

5–7 resolved artworks + curatorial rationale