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IB Visual Art Courses - Everything you should know

IB Visual Art Course

The IB Visual Art course revolves around the following 3 aspects of art practice – as an IB student, you are all of these!

The Critic

Exploration of art forms and artists from varying times, places and cultures.

Study of techniques, processes and context.

Visual communication of knowledge; investigative strategies, comparative analysis, reflection and critical thinking

The Maker

Exploration and experimentation of techniques and processes.

Development of your own concepts and processes.

Reflection, self-evaluation and art-making: producing a coherent body of work.

The Curator

Articulation of intentions.

Display: choices, observations and coherence.

Exploration of the relationship between artist, artwork and viewer.

Your own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries are challenged in this thought-provoking course in which analytical skills in problem-solving and creative thinking are explored in depth.

*Did you know?*

The Visual Arts course does not sit an exam – this means that by exam-time, you will only be sitting exams for your other IB subjects. This has its advantages – however the Visual Art course is one of the most text-heavy courses!

In order to be on track, it is vital that you develop your written components early on, allowing you to balance the practical and theoretical work coherently and effectively.

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IB Visual Art Course - How are you assessed?

HL or SL: the components are the same for both HL and SL.

In some components, a criterion is different, and in all 3 components, there is a different quantity for submission.

Part 1 – Comparative Study

20% of your grade

External assessment (EA)

Analysis of 3 artworks, from at least 2 artists. This component is an investigation that builds your own knowledge and for HL students, influences your own development a an artist.

All students submit 15 slides following Criteria A, B, C, D & E (HL + SL)

HL: submit an additional 3-5 slides for an additional Criterion F.

Part 2 – Process Portfolio

40% of your grade

External assessment (EA)

Documents your process as an artist. SL and HL students discuss all aspects of their development as artists, from experimentation, making mistakes, drawing inspiration and reflecting.

SL: submit 18 slides

HL: submit 25 slides

Part 3 – Exhibition

40% of your grade

Internal assessment (IA)

The culmination of your artistic process, through to final completed artworks. You are artist and curator when presenting your work to an audience and all students must justify their selection of works and choices for display.

SL: between 4-7 artworks; a 400 word curatorial rationale; exhibition texts for all pieces.

HL: between 8-11 artworks; a 700 word curatorial rationale; exhibition texts for all pieces.

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IB Visual Arts Internal Assessments (IA)

The internal assessment is something that many students struggle with.

The struggle can range from getting a topic, through structuring ideas to finding a solution.

At Think Smart Tutoring we ensure that our tutees have support in every stage to ensure optimal results.

Every tutee requires different approaches and focuses, so we focus on finding the ideal path.

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Our IB Visual Art Tutors

All Think Smart tutors have once been in your shoes - they are IB alumni.

They have struggled with the same problems that you have had and as a result are able to adjust quicker than an average IB teacher. Hence we grant you a personalized IB exam journey.

We put great weight on helping students understand concepts as opposed to simply memorizing formulae.

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