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Year 11 and 12 IB Diploma Pathway|Creative Arts

Visual Arts

Sarah Combes
Curriculum Leader - The Arts
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Visual Arts

James AnthonyNovember 27, 2017March 18, 2019

The IB Diploma Programme (DP) Visual Arts course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills in problem-solving and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers.

Students are required to investigate the core syllabus areas through exploration of the following practices:

  • Theoretical practice
  • Art-making practice
  • Curatorial practice

 

Art-Making Forms

Throughout the course students are expected to experience working with a variety of different art-making and conceptual forms. Standard Level (SL) students should, as a minimum, experience working with at least two art-making forms such as the ones listed below. Higher Leverl (HL) students should, as a minimum, experience working with at least three art-making forms such as the ones listed below:

  • Two-dimensional forms such as: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Graphics, Illustration and Design, etc.
  • Three-dimensional forms such as: Sculpture, Ceramics, Designed objects, etc.
  • Lens-based, electronic and screen-based forms such as: time-based art, animation, graphic novel, photography, video art, vector graphics, etc.

Courses

Standard Level

Assessments
  • Part 1 - Comparative Study
    20%

    Analyse and compare different artworks by different artists.

  • Part 2 - Process Portfolio
    40%
  • Part 3 - Exhibition
    40%

Higher Level

Assessments
  • Part 1 - Comparative Study
    20%

    Analyse and compare different artworks by different artists.

  • Part 2 - Process Portfolio
    40%
  • Part 3 - Exhibition
    40%

Prerequisites

Minimum Level of Achievement in Year 10:

Visual Arts SL: 

A course average of 50% in 10 English.

Visual Arts HL: 

A course average of 60% in 10 English.

A course average of 60% in 10 Visual Art.

Past Exams

The Arts Past Exams

Contact

Sarah Combes
Curriculum Leader - The Arts
Sarah.Combes@scotch.wa.edu.au
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