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- Hi Lori, that’s column 1, (2D work )
- Hi Heather,Which column does collage using magazines and/or photos the student took and other media such as pastels fall under? Thanks so much!
- Hi Margaret, The good thing about Hirst is that he is well known, so there's a lot of content (reviews, show write ups, interviews, discussions) that your student will find helpful in addressing the question. Other conceptual artists' work...
- Hi Gloria, the artists must come from differing cultural contexts. Time period is one option, but geographic regions or countries, with different cultures, is another frame to use when selecting artworks. Gender, class, race, religion, and...
- Is the difference in time periods necessary when the student is choosing the artworks to examine?
- Hi Heather,I have another research question I would like your input on : "How do descriptions in the conceptual artworks of Damien Hirst shape the interpretation and reception of pieces perceived as lacking traditional artistic skill?" I suggested...
- Much better 😉
- Thank you, Shannon.
- Yes, I found the brainstorming activity useful for my students to do. My student has come up with a much more forcussed question now: "How did the character design techniques employed by Disney animation studios influence specific elements...
- Hello, I’m not sure what you mean by checklist. Hopefully you can find the information you need in these EE pages.
- Hi Can anyone share VA EE checklist for students PDF please share
- Hi Alllie, could they not make one more slide? its hard to address all the criteria sufficiently in less. They will not achieve maximum marks.
- What if a HL student submits 12 slides instead of the minimum of 13?
- Hi Deborah, these artists come from different countries, but also their work represents very different artistic movements. Your student is on the right track!
- Hi Heather, I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on the following 3 artworks for the CS - SL. Overall theme of 'Death' which pupil will narrow down.'Death and Life' by Gustav Klimt 1910'Riding with Death' Basquiat 1988'The Day...
- Hi Anika, this is certainly OK As long as the image quality is still clear.
- Hi Margaret, I agree that this is too general, and its more of a comparison than a research question. As she gathers more information about specific artists this may lead her to a more focused (and more challenging) question. have you...
- Hi Heather, Due to the size constraint of 50MB, my students had to compress their PDFs and now the file is 10MB or less. Is that ok? Thanking you,Anika
- Hi Heather and Shannon,One of my students wants to do the following for her EE: "How do the character design techniques in contemporary Western and Japanese animation differ from each other?"Is that not too much like a comparative study...
- Hi Sophie, there is a slot for entering exhibition texts when you upload the photos, see this page for step by step uploading
- How are the exhibition labels submitted for uploading? With the photo of the artworks?
- Hi Neha, although anonymity is encouraged its not a big deal if the student appears, especially if it is an important part of the documentation of process.
- Hi Heather, Can students share pictures of themselves - face revealed when sharing images of them working on a piece for the PP?It is an important photo that contributes to their PP screen. Thanks in advance.
- Thank you for your prompt answer, Heather!
- Thanks and no problem.
- Hi Madeline, that is not a problem. The same art works would not be advised, for obvious reasons, but I see this choice as a sign of her genuine interest in the subject.
- Hi Heather, I have a student whose EE topic is Vanitas. She is interested in including a Vanitas painting as one of her CS artworks too. My question is as long as it is by a different artist is it acceptable to choose an artwork from the same...
- Hi Iona, it doesn't matter, it is not seen by the examiner. It is just for authentification purposes.
- Hi Heather, Does the 6VACAF file's name must be anonymized, or it can contain the student's name?Thank you for your time!
- Dear Sarah, there is no max limit on number of artworks discussed. If the other work is more influential to the students work I would definitely include them in part F!
- Hi Veronique, unknown is fine, it is the artwork NOT the artist that is being analyzed for context.
- Hi Joanne, thats because it is being replaced with a NEW and much better resource, a student guide to Setting up a Comparative Study which will be published on April 29, Im sorry for the inconvenience but it will be worth the wait ;)
- Hi, Heather! In the C.S my HL student wants to mention other artworks by one of their artists, when comparing their own work. Is this ok? Not necessary? Should he just stick to the one artwork being analysed? He is looking at Giacometti &...
- Good evening Heather,One of our students chose an artwork where the artist is unknown. In comparison to the other works the choice makes sense but we're not sure the student may not be penalized because the artiste is unknown and he may...
- Good evening Heather,One of our students chose an artwork where the artist is unknown. In comparison to the other works the choice makes sense but we're not sure the student may not be penalized because the artiste is unknown and he may...
- Ok, thank you very much :)
- Hi Heather. The CS template link is not working. It says page not found.
- Thanks Heather.
- Hi Fiona, as long as this is work they have actually done during the IB CP programme it should be OK.
- These are different countries providing plenty of cultural differences.
- Hi, I'm not sure you can help with this but . . I have a student that is doing the IB CP programme and is doing a foundation course with SCAD. They want to submit work for their DP Visual Arts course that has already been assessed for...
- Hello Heather, I have a student who would like to compare 3 self portrait artworks on approaching mortality, all created within a 100 year time period and all European (Norwegian, Spanish and Swiss). Is the cultural context different enough?...
- Thank you.
- Although they are roughly the same time period the contexts are sufficiently different. I agree that analyzing the historical references will be of value, especially for criterion B function and purpose.
- Hello Heather, One of our students chose to take the following artists for the CS in relation with political oppression : - Banksy, un pastiche du radeau de la méduse, 2015 - Shepard Fairey, hope (affiche), 2008 - Yue Minjun, la...
- Hi Avnish, it is a requirement only for the Process portfolio, the exhibition has no restrictions on number of art forms.see these pageshttps://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/23805/a-coherent-body-of-workhttps://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/51800/techniques-skills-and-processes-a
- She has done artworks mostly on paper and print only. is it compulsory or not to make Three dimensional artwork for exhibition?
- Im glad to have been of help Greca ;)
- Hi Sara, thank you so much for sharing your experiences for others to read and learn from! It’s such an important practice to look through each slide, to ensure legibility and accuracy, and that takes time. The trouble-shooting is an additional...
- Hi Damien, I agree, if more people report this concern, hopefully their complaints will have an impact on the upload experience. In addition, if complaints are raised, hopefully examiners will be given the head’s up and will be advised not...
- Oh thought so...thanks for the clarification
- Thanks. It is especially concerning as it could impact the scores of any abstract work which is moderated. Hopefully if enough people report the issue they will fix it and consider the issue when scoring for anyone who didn't find...
- Thank you very much, Heather, for your kind support and understanding. My students and I made it to all task deadlines, IA and EA. Thanks again so much for your guidance. Very much appreciated.Yours truly,Greca
- Hello! I answered this question on April 12th where you posted it on a different page https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/17603/cs-assessment-criteriahttps://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/17603/cs-assessment-criteria-the response was: The...
- Hello Heather, if I student selects Klimt 1908, Magritte 1928 and Chagall 1915 will this okay?
- Dear Hearher, thank you very much for quick reply.
- Thank you Shannon, that is sound reasoning and very helpful
- We don't have Acrobat but I might ask it for next year. Thanks for the tip. Very strangely what I did for one student didn't work for the other. But we solved it like this, one used an online platform for recompress the PDF and this worked...
- Apparently if you open the file in preview (Mac) or compress jpeg and save as new jpeg the sideways issue resolves. It seems to be a problem on IBIS with auto rotating function.
- Hi Derek, "mins" are minutes - this pertains only to time-based media.
- Hi Damien, I've replied to Heather - I hope these details can help you as well.
- Hi Heather, I'm linking a recent page on Uploading the Internal Assessment: https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/54411/uploading-internal-assessment#comm-107925. You'll find a comment thread between myself and Lydia and Kelly from 11th &...
- Hi Phil, I understand this dilemma and conflict. Indeed, administrators may set different deadlines for subject components than the IB does and this varies quite a lot from school to school. Spring/Easter break is always challenging in the...
- I am having the same problem.
- Hi Heatherwhile Uploading I’m having a problem with the exhibition artwork and details photos showing up rotated on ibis? They will look ok on my computer before upload but then be rotated on IBIS. I can’t figure out a way to fix...
- Hi Heather/Hi Shannon, I have now completed the upload for the process portfolio and the 6VACAF form (2 weeks before the IB deadline) however ever year my Ib Coordinator insists that the upload has to be done before the Easter break. My argument...
- Make sense now I see itWhen entering dimensions what are mins? (cm/mins)
- Hi Rosie, I'll jump in here. Once a document has been submitted, it's not easy to wind back the process. However if there's a major mistake, your DP Coordinator may be in a position to support you. They'll need to file this with IB, but since...
- Hi Sara, this sounds very frustrating! My first question: does the little blue checkmark show that the document has fully loaded? A 2nd question: how large are the files? Perhaps they're not loading because they're large and need...
- I´ve already pressed submit. There´s definitely no way to re-upload?
- Hello, I'm experiencing some issues with uploads of portfolio on IBIS platform and I was wondering if you have any tips. The strange thing is that I'm experiencing this only for a couple of candidates, whereas they all use same softwares...
- Yes that could work!
- Hi Derek, there is a discussion of this image flipping issue in the comments on this page that might be helpful to you
- Sorry if I missed this, but are you able to rotate uploads in IBIS before submitting?
- Thanks for your help. I will see what she thinks. She is quite passionate about it so I may suggest she does 4 artworks since the music video in question is inspired by Bosch and includes a lot of religious iconography. Maybe...
- Dear Neha, Self portraiture has a long tradition in art; a student may be their own subject. Omit the name and confidentiality is preserved.
- Personally I wouldnt recommend, there are so many actual art works to choose from for which visual analysis is far more easily applicable. Why make it complicated?
- Dear Jane, yes it is preferable that the overview photos reflect the work that is actually submitted.
- Hello Sophie, the required number of artworks for SL is 4-7 pieces and for HL this is 8-11 works. You'll find this information here - https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/16479/the-exhibition. And, you are correct in your understanding that...
- Hello Sophie, usually a series of works (artworks that are dependent upon one another to be understood as a whole) would count as one artwork. Therefore, this would only require 500 characters of supporting text and one title. The student can...
- Hello Heather, In surreal photo project my student has posed for her photo works. Of course she is clearly visible in the photo. Is it okay ! or cab be a problem in terms of confidentiality. Please reply soon. Thanks, Neha
- Hi Heather, I have a student who would like to analyze Metallica's Until it Sleeps music video as one of the pieces in their CS. I have had lots of fashion, video art and architecture in the past but never a music video. I don't...
- Hello!Sorry if this has been asked before - if a student did a series of 3 different paintings - are they considered 3 different artworks, needing 3 exhibition labels would one label work and still count as 3 artworks? Thank you!
- Hello,Seeking some clarification, please. I see here that there is no requirement for numbers of artworks for exhibition - however, I do see the required number of artworks listed in various other places. Also, for the exhibition,...
- Hi Andrea, thanks to your keen eye, we have updated our page to reflect the current protocol (first uploading IA marks, then receiving a sample via the DP Coordinator). I wish you an easy process with your upload!
- Yes they have enough they have 12 in total (HL student) and wish to remove 2, which would leave 10, but so difficult to put up the show again. The exhibition photo still looks good with the 2 removed in Procreate, but just need...
- A ppt is not acceptable, a collaged photo to scale would be better, although not ideal. The point of the overview photos is to show the scope and scale of the exhibition. Did no one take any shots at the exhibition?
- Hi Rosie, that depends if you have only uploaded but not pressed the SUBMIT button then yes you can revoke.
- Hello Heather if my students forget to take the overall exhibition of all the works together, it is okay to do ppt presentation showing this instead?
- Hi Heather,There is no way of resubmitting a process portfolio once it has been uploaded is there?
- Dear Jane, if a student has decided to omit a piece simply do not include in exhibition uploads. Do They have a sufficient number of works?
- Hi Kelly, I agree this is a problem on IBIS that many have noted. if you have a recommendation for IBO you would need to communicate that directly to them. At InThinking we provide resources to support teachers and their students but...
- Dear Heather and Shannon,If a student wishes to remove an exhibition work after the exhibition is that possible to erase the work using Procreate and not include it in the individual exhibition uploads?
- Regardless of original file type this happens. I suggest that you ask your IT department to add an option to flip images after they upload. This happens every year! All images appear fine, but the program flips many of them. This year I see...
- Thanks, Shannon, but I'd like to point out that the information on this page contradicts that more detailed information by saying (in the yellow box above. "To select a sample of your students' work for moderation, choose the "Select the sample"...
- Hi Kelly, let me direct you to https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/54411/uploading-internal-assessment - which is a new page we have with some upload-specific questions. Just a few days ago a fellow IB teacher and I corresponded in the comments...
- Hello, I am doing my uploads now - is it okay if some images are sideways? ugh, I'm having uploading fun over here:)
- Thank you so much Heather!
- Hi Holli and welcome! You can find an example of a teacher comment on the Internal Assessment page -
- It cant be the same content! It could be another work by the same artist however.
- Hi all, Thank you in advance! This is my first year at IB and am the only VA teacher at my school. For teacher comments for the exhibition, is there any examples or guidance for what to put? Thanks!
- Hi Heather, I imagine the answer to this is no, but just to double check- a student can´t pick the same artist for the EE and comparative study, right?
- Hey Andrea, a teacher cannot self-select the sample as this is generated by the IB randomly as part of the moderation process. Therefore, the information you have about the IB Coordinators involvement is correct. First you’ll need to input...
- Yes it is, make sure file type and size are compatible ( blue box above).
- Hello, I don't see a way to select a sample, and in the IA guide on the IBIS home page, it seems to indicate that the DP coordinator needs to approve something to move on to that step. Am I missing a button? Thank you,Andrea
- HI, one of my students has used a video projection as none of her pieces, i am submitting the original video and photo of this in the exhibiton, is this enough to document it?
- The cultural contexts are sufficiently different: Magritte was French, even if Chagall worked in France he was Russian, and Klimt was Austrian, and all that is required is one different context, so yes, OK:
- I see form your other comment that the cultural contexts are different so this is OK.
- Hello Heather, my student has select Klimt, Magritte and Chagall within the same time period will this be suitable?
- Hello Heather, my students have selected three artworks from 1908, 1915 and 1928 will this be a problem or penalties applied?
- Hi Lydia, I'm glad you figured it out. I checked back on IBIS to locate one of the students' files where this issue had arisen. Originally, he converted a photo taken from his phone (HEIC) which he then converted into a .jpg. While there were...
- I have solved the problem by saving it again in a photo editing program. Seems to work fine now. Thanks again!
- Hi Shannon, I am having this trouble now. Can you advise what format you used? Thanks in advance! I hope everyone is well in this busy season!
- Sweet, I will need to do an in person training here on the States, however I will look out for the InThinking trainings as well! you're the best!
- It will be for the current guide, new guide workshops will be in spring 2025, and InThinking will have one too ;)
- Hi again!I just noticed these new training options on the IB websites, see link below: https://www.ibo.org/en/event/200713?wsid=4959f2b2-0890-4d49-a22e-303f142b42c7Do you know if the VA training Florida for this June is for the new guide...
- Dear HeatherThank you for your prompt response, as always. Unfortunately, my student is missing her process portfolio in year 2. In the past, I have always scanned sketchbooks without any issues. However, this time, the situation with my student...
- Thanks!
- Hi Jane, after the exhibition and everything has been submitted I dont see why not.
- Hi Heather, can students work be displayed for another event in the school after the exhibition? Thank you.
- Dear Daniel,I am sorry to hear that and the stress it has caused you. If I understand correctly this sketchbook is her Process Portfolio and she does not have digital slides? Is she a a year 1 student? She can begin a new sketchbook, making...
- Dear Heather,I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to inform you about a concerning situation involving one of my students. Unfortunately, she misplaced her sketchbook just days before the deadline for submitting her final sketchbook...
- This is for the process portfolio, so the art making form refers to the process she engaged in to make it- in this case it sounds like the process was more digital than 3D. As long as the minimum requirement of art forms is met she can include...
- Hi Cheryl, exactly, within tolerance means within 3 points.
- Hi Heather, I have a question about Digital/Screen Based art. I have s student that created a piece in blender and another in Photoshop. She then did a third in Blender before exporting the files to a different program and...
- Hi Heather,What does "within tolerance" mean exactly? Does the teacher's overall score have to fall within a certain number of points relative to the examiner's mark?
- Hello Véronique, you are correct that the 6VACAF must be uploaded alongside the PP. The later deadline offers teachers a few extra days to complete this form after all the other uploads (!!) are said and done. In my estimation, it's a tiny...
- Hi Gora, you're more than welcome!
- Hi Camilla, as an examiner I look for the overall thoughtful planning and clarity of choices/curatorial intentions, rather than every piece being accounted for.
- thank you :)
- Hi Heather, Is it right that de VACAF Formular has to be uploaded with the PP even though on the VACAF formular we only completed about the CS an the Exposition ?! Or is there a new VACAF-formular that we need to fill out ?? I find that a bit...
- Thanks Shannon! yes, that seems to be the solution for the flipped images, slightly changing the format to fit better the more regular format of the submission box. What we can not fix is the loss of resolution in the preview, at the moment...
- Hi!I wanted to ask whether the Exhibition criteria D Curatorial practice, "fully justifies the selection and arrangement" is literal? Does this mean the student has to literally justify every individual piece in their Curatorial Rationale in...
- That is amazing and super helpful! Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
- Hi Heather, Thank you very much for your help with the assessment and tips. I had a terrible situation when uploading my exhibition criteria notes. As the system was taking me in and out, I was entering IBIS several times, I noticed I...
- Hi Gora, I know it’s annoying! I had some students with correctly oriented files, but once uploaded they flipped sideways. To fix this I saved the files as new images with a different format, and that seemed to work. However, I wish I had...
- Hi Mary, that sounds like a great way to present the work! I agree that a primary image could be the actual clothing piece and the supporting photos could ( optional) include patterns and photos.
- I think once you see the interface on IBIS you will understand better how it works... image files are uploaded, 2 supporting image files can be added too, exhibition text is pasted into text boxes. There are 2 exhibition overview photos to...
- Hi Tamara, I dont think it would be appropriate to display the grandmothers work alongside. What I suggest is the student makes a video piece that documents her grandmothers work , maybe exploring the connection? The video piece could be shown...
- That would be listed in the materials part of the exhibition text.This page has info about ready mades-
- Hi Heather and Shannon, I have a student who has made clothing/costumes for the bulk of his IB work. He then has other students wear the costumes in site-specific places and photographs them. For his exhibition he has the clothing...
- Question: So the exb Text doc should have the picture of the piece being described on the same page or seperate?, AND it can have 2 supporting photos for each piece on the exb text? Ex. Cropped version with full version to show detail? Or is...
- Thanks so much Shannon :)
- Thanks! I think I got it answered too!As far as referencing other work, I have a student that repurposed two make readys is why I was asking about cited sources. Example if they bought an American Girl Doll, and painted it, disassembled and...
- Hi Heather, I have a student that generated some plein air paintings alongside her grandmother and wants to show her grandmother's work beside her own in the exhibition. For her, this is an important connection, her project refers to her...
- Hi Gina, for the grade boundaries, the EE Subject Report suggests this information is only available to DP Coordinators. Therefore, your Coordinator will be the best resource for this. Otherwise, a document on MyIB called "Diploma Programme...
- Thank you Shannon. I had provides similar response for query one to my student. However, your response makes it way more clear on how to guide her :).The response to second query help confirm what I was thinking :D.Thank you so much once...
- Hi Derek, yes, see this page
- Dear Derek, the exhibition text accompanies each image submittedhttps://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/20229/exhibition-texts-two additional supporting photos per piece can be included https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/32000/exhibition-photosa...
- IB recommends that you do not post until after results but I see that many schools do post on social media. Up to you.
- curious.think I know the answer, but wanted to confirm.1. Exb Text should include a picture of each piece it is describing 1B. Can the student include more than 1 picture of the piece (ex. a cropped/close up) so the examiner can...
- Hi Heather, we've just had our exhibition and everyone is very excited. The school would like to post photos of the exhibition on our social media. How can we do that? Can we do that? Or should we wait until the exam results come out? Many...
- Also can student submit multiple photos for the exb text, like close ups/crop image + and over all image, to emphasize detail?
- so on the doc students are uploading picture of each piece and the accompanying exb text on a single doc OR do images need to be separate and labeled??
- Hello,Is there anywhere on here that gives you the grade boundary table for the EE? Like how the total out of 34 translates to A, B, C or D?Thank you,Gina
- Hi Kim, that’s a question for your dp coordinator - passing the IB diploma is contingent on the results of ALL the courses and IB core.
- Question... Regarding the predictive grade and IA (exhibition) What is considered passing?
- That’s right, only for the CS it’s a separate document.
- Hi Heather,Just to double check, the sources screen is included on the process portfolio PDF isn´t it? It´s not a separate document.Thanks
- Hi Heather and colleagues, as you mention here even when you have uploaded a file correctly this can show up flipped or with low resolution. We tend to go crazy making all these random changes and see if we get lucky, but has anyone found how...
- Hello Elizabeth, we were able to update this page after receiving your request! Please scroll through this IA page again and you'll find an example comment from a teacher who shared their remarks with us. You'll see the teacher went into depth...
- thank you Heather.
- Yes i think that trainings will be next spring most likely.
- Hi Anna, sure, she can have an interactive piece- how will she document this? Is the audience participation important to her curatorial rationale and the overall sense of the exhibition? If so she should include a video documentation of the...
- Hi Jane, I wouldnt necessarily expect the student to make all their work in the school art room. you as the teacher who knows her and her work are the person best able to judge whether this is original work or not.
- Hi Kania, film can be considered as an art form, so this should be acceptable, especially as the other two works are paintings ;)
- A couple of weeks have passed, they have restarted their computers and have also used the newest version of Firefox. One of these factors has made it work. Apparently they tried it with Firefox a week ago and had no success. Anyway, today...
- Thank you this is great information! I was waiting to make summer vacatio plans to factor in a training for the new guide... I'll wait a bit to see if they'll releas new guide trainings this summer... but I imagine that would be...
- Hello Heather,I have a question about the student exhibition. A student has an interactive canvas piece, that she would like the audience to deface by stamping on top of the canvas. Is this allowed in her final exhibition show?Thank you so...
- Dear Heather and Shannon, I had a question about some work that was suddenly added to a Process Portfolio before the final hand in, some beautiful observational painting studies that I had never seen before.The student is an exceptional...
- Hi Heather, can the student investigate a capture of a movie scene for her CS? It's a scene from Kubrik's the shining which shows the twin girls as she would compare to frida kahlo's las dos fridas and Morisot's The sisters..
- Hi Xanthipi, Covid set the timeline back a bit and the next guide will be for teaching in September 2025, with first exams May 2027. We are all waiting with baited breath but so far there have been no further publications since...
- Hi Julia, they must submit something or it is a zero for that component.
- Hi Elizabeth, yes I agree, this comment is pretty much reiterating the criteria... maybe we can find a better one to post, not sure if it will happen quick enough for your needs however we'll try!
- Hello heather!I was wondering if you knew anything on the New Course guide? I know we are past due for a new guide and that one should be out soon, however, I haven't heard anything about a time frame. Thank you for your continued support!Xanthipi
- Hello, if a student doesnt submit an entire portion of the assessed assignments (the PP in particular), is it still possible to pass the course? Exhibition and Comparative study are completed to a satisfactory level, for whatever reason the...
- Are there any examples available of strong teacher comments for the Exhibition IA? I've read the sample above and it seems to be just restating the markband words in a different order. Is this the best example? It is my first year and I have...
- Dear Allison, the only component where reflections are assessed are in the Process Portfolio, but normally there won’t be just one reflection, but many over time. Since the Curatorial Rationale has very specific aims for the Exhibition component,...
- Hello Heather, For HL: Does the candidates REFLECTION get uploaded in the same pdf as the Rationale?I know this is not assessed but Im not sure if it needs to be uploaded.
- Thank you!
- Great thank you!
- Hello Joselyn, great question! The most recent Subject Report suggests that showing less artworks, with deeper analysis, often yields better results. Specifically they mentioned 4-6 artworks, when focused in depth, allowed for candidates to...
- Hello Aparna, Heather has built an incredible site, I agree! My response to the first query is a question: is the frame of the digital artwork in the videography piece of high enough resolution for analysis? And will the student be able...
- Hi Jane, the exhibition text technically wouldn't be "Assessed" under the process portfolio criteria since this is neither development of ideas or a reflection (it doesn't fit any of the criteria). However, if a student uses the text as a tool...
- Hello Heather, Do the students need to include all of their resolved works from their exhibition in their process portfolio or can they focus on just a few?
- Hello Heather,Thank you for the work you have been doing. It has been super helpful since years now. This acts as a bible for me :).I had 2 queries about choice of artwork for comparing. 1) One of my student has taken a specific frame...
- Hi vesna, that’s fine, architecture is considered an art form.
- Hi Heather,I understand that students can put an exhibition work in the PP if it shows their process but I noticed one student had also placed an exhibition text as well. Is that permitted or advised against? Would it be appropriate for a student...
- Hi Heather, is it an issue if a student chooses all three pieces to be architecture? Is it sensible to include at least one artwork?
- Hi Zelda, no the candidate number on the CR is not necessary. It will be uploaded together with all the other materials and through the IBIS platform, everything uploaded will be linked to each particular candidate.
- Hi, does the curatorial rationale need the candidate number on it?
- absolutely ;)
- Hi Summer, I know it sounds confusing- they are not actually documents but text that is pasted into the text boxes provided for each piece.This week we will add a series of screenshots showing uploading step by step so check this page again...
- Hi Allie, for the exhibition submission no, see this page
- Wow, this is new to me! So just to be 100% sure. I have an HL student who created a artwork for his comparative study. This artwork is displayed in his comparative study slides. He can also use this exact same artwork as one of his exhibition...
- Hello, I am new to the IB this year and really confused about the upload requirement for the exhibition. The guide says there needs to be 12 documents for HL and 8 for SL. Are the exhibition texts meant to be uploaded as separate documents?
- HI, Can the images be a pdf?
- Hello Xanthipi! yes i think it is a courtesy that examiners will appreciate. Best of luck to you!
- That should be OK Leanne, Ive seen examples of slides in that format.
- Good morning Heather!Hope all is well!Question: do you think it is helpful for students to place the word count at the end of their Curatorial Rationale Statement?I have examined in the past and some rationales I read seemed to have gone over...
- Is there a required aspect ratio for Comparative study screens? Last year my students all used A2 landscape in Canva.I have a student who wants to use a more cinematic shape (16:9) As long as it is under 50MB does it matter what she uses?
- Thank you Heather.
- Hi Shannon, yes both myself and the students have tried with firefox for one student there isn't even an upload available button? I have emailed the IB directly and hopefully someone gets back to me, will share any details I find!
- Hello Nicola, I know that you said that your students are using Mac devices, with Chrome as their browers. Is there any option for them to try with Mozilla Firefox? IBO says it works best to use this platform on a Windows PC. All other options...
- Hello, looking for any help with uploading photos. 2 of my students have the ability to upload photos but there are no text boxes/title boxes popping up anywhere on their screens? We have tried chrome web browser, and they are using laptops/Macs...
- Thank you Heather!
- Hi Louis, I really hear and appreciate your concern. AI is new territory in education and, although as you see on this page IB has stated that they will not ban the use of AI software, I think a further delineation of the limits of what is...
- Hello Heather,You may have already posted this elsewhere, but I am curious as we near the submission deadline if you have any further updates about AI images in student artwork. I have a Year 2 student who is insisting on having AI components...
- Dear Jette, you are absolutely right to be concerned, this is indeed too many students to properly teach the subject with all the individual guidance required. Unfortunately the IB does not provide guidelines on course numbers. This would be...
- Hi Jane, it sounds like the magazine image might be hard to cite, and in this case, as an exercise in learning a technique it would be sufficient to state image sourced from magazine clippings as you say above..I dont think the students are...
- Dear HeatherI am wondering if there are any official recommendations from IB about the number of students in Visual Arts classes in the Diploma Programme? I am asking because I am teaching classes with 25 students (HL and SL) combined and it...
- I had one final question re PP as I am new to IB. I taught an oil painting unit to teach a new technique using a limited palette and used some old magazine fashion/portrait shots that I had collected over the years. Should the students add...
- You got it!
- So just to clarify, its fine to place in PP because it is a technique exploration (even though the final piece is a replica of a cinematic moment in oil paint). It could only be placed in the exhibition if it was specifically related to the...
- Hi Ronnie, thanks for your question and I'm glad you were able to sort this out. Just to summarise, for future teachers looking at comments: when uploading exhibition coursework, the images have to be uploaded first. After these are in the...
- Hi Kelly, using the grade boundaries from last year, here's the formula to help you calculate a Predicted Grade. Bear with me here as I'll try to explain:For HL: CS [ multiple the mark (out of 42) x .476191 ] + EX [ multiply the mark (out of...
- Hi Gabriel, for the IA they will upload each artwork at a time. There will be a place to add in information, such as the title, size, materials, text, etc, and to add in optional (1-2 extra) images. As far as the PP goes, the sources can be...
- Hi Jane, The recommendation is not to include the student in the overview photos, for anonymity, but they will not be penalized for this- just better to avoid when possible!.
- Dear Jane, that sounds more appropriate for the Process Portfolio as an exploration of technique, not necessarily coherent to the students individual exhibition.
- Dear Heather,Thank you so much!Best regardsFrancesca
- Dear Heather,When I took exhibition (2) photos there was a profile photo of the student with artist statement in the photo, but in most cases it is on an angle or is it acceptable to edit the profile photo to take it out. Is that still acceptable...
- Dear Heather,In the Process Portfolio I did an assignment where I wanted to tech the students Alla Prima Oil painting techniques, using a film/movie still of their choice. The final works replicated as close as possible the cinematic moment...
- Update: Once the students upload their image, the relevant boxes appear.
- Good morning, Just a quick question about the upload platform. Last time I uploaded, there was space for two photos for each exhibition piece plus text boxes for the title, medium and exhibition texts. However, this time, there a place...
- Dear Francesca, the recommendation is to share only within the school community- although I have seen many teachers post student work on social media.
- Hello, I have two questions:When the students will submit their IAs . Are they supposed to upload a PDF with all information, or do they umpload image by image and Exhibition Texts already in IBIS site? And about the Process Portfolio:...
- Having access this predicted grades calculator would be incredibly helpful! Has IB created one?
- Hi Heather,I hope this massage finds you well.I have a question about the work submitted for the Exhibition component. Can the school post some artwork which is part of the exhibition on social media, for marketing purpose, before it is...
- Hi Karen, see the page on ethical guidelines https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/17517/ethical-expression
- Hi Heather - I have a student who is interested in using crochet as one of her artforms - would this be possible and would it be classed as 2D or 3D? Thanks for any help with this!
- Dear Heather,One of my students has some nudity in his artworks. What are the guidelines for nudity and paintings of body parts?Thank you! Karen
- Hi Jasmine, frames are not necessary but if the student has decided to frame them It wont affect his marks negatively. Do make sure the works are photographed without the reflective glass ;)
- Hello,I have a question I'd like to confirm with you. One of my students is planning an exhibition and has framed most of their flatwork pieces. I noticed a note that says, 'Most work does NOT need a frame, unless the frame is part of the exhibition...
- Hi Phil, usually the IB Coordinator needs to approve the IA marks before you can porceed. Maybe just check in with your coordinator to see if they’re aware that the marks have been entered on your end.
- Hi there Heather, I have uploaded comparative study , entered predicted grades and the marks for the internally assessed exhibition but no screen becomes available to upload the exhibition photos... perhaps this takes a while after the grades...
- Hi Christina, dont worry, in this case its part of the artwork. Leave off names and it should be OK. Good luck!
- Hello Shruti, does the student know the title, artist's name, and year of the artwork? If so, then they could include that information in the narrative text of the exhibition, weaving in the information a bit more naturally. Otherwise, if all...
- Hi, our exhibition is tomorrow - one student has a mobile with photos of themselves and family as one of the hanging items - they have suddenly asked me if this breaks some anonymity rule? Their text only references photos of friends so it...
- Hi Heather, How to cite an artwork in exhbition if student has copied an artwork from pinterest. please help asap
- Hello Junisa, You do not have to make links with all the works studied: A significant connection between one of ones own artworks and one of the selected artworks if effective can be sufficient. I think you will find this page dedicated...
- Hi heather, I would like to ask about critical.F for HL students, is it necessary for students to get influence from the 3 artworks in CS or they can only get influence by the 2 artworks out of 3 artworks. and another question related to that,...
- Hi Allison, you are correct, it doesnt matter as examiners dont see this. Do what is easiest for you: You can save each file with students initials and component for efficient filing and finding.
- Thanks for the detailed explanation.
- Yes, each artwork by the candidates within the sample needs two supporting photographs but not a requirement.
- Hi, do we need to save students' work with their candidate personal code and session number, e.g. Comparative Study- ibf111-0493-xxxx. I was informed in one training session it did not matter as examiners don't see this, even if it has the...
- Hi, yes come back to the page where you asked the question. In general font size 12 pt is recommended but not required.
- Hi Zak, you mean for the overview photos? I think that sounds like a good solution. These photos are more for showing scope and scale and aren't actually referred to in the assessment.
- Hi Joanna, 3 is the minimum ( and the recommended) but more are possible.
- what is the font size the ET should be in? also I have no idea how to check your response - I have read that I need to find subscriber comment somewhere but is that a button on the site? or so i need to come back to this to check if you answered?
- Hi Heather, I have a student upload similar to the one above. His work, but then behind it is another student's work that kind of is a hinderance. Can I keep his work in colour and turn the background black and white. There is not really any...
- this student is comparing 5 artists - i thought we only had to do 3 artists?
- Thank you Shannon.
- Yes, If its part of the design process. They can show the planning and development of ideas, the execution and the outcomes.
- Thank you, Heather. I have already warned them that they are looking at failing the course. A few more days to be able to work, still carrying the fires of hope.Thanks Heather.Yours truly,Greca
- Hi Heather/Shannon,Is it acceptable to include the learning skills techniques and processes of our students' artwork in their process portfolio slides? For example, our students produce logos for events, play props, design event T-shirts, and...
- Thanks Shannon. I've mailed my students to try Firefox. When I hear from someone I'll post the result. May take a bit, though as we're on holiday.Martin
- Hi Katrina, Of course, not a problem. I appreciate the difficulty this might present for some teachers/ regions. I have changed the landing page image already. The individual student gallery pages are all teacher controlled access - you can...
- Hello Heather - I have a request, would it be possible to have an alternative landing page image rather than nudes of Abramovich and Ulay? I work in a region with a certain level of censorship and have to avoid certain subject matter,...
- Dear Greca, Im sorry to say but They most likely will fail the course, especially if the completed work is of poor quality. They need to understand that this is a possible outcome.
- Hello Martin, I have not encountered this problem, but I encourage other IB teachers to add onto this thread if they're facing similar problems and to share how they've been problem-solving this concern. Your consideration for the web browser...
- Hi Margaret, I ask students to organize their images in the same order that they appear in the exhibition, just to help the examiners with the moderation process. Let's say for example that a student wants their exhibit viewed from right to...
- Hi Heather,Just wondering - two of my students are still lagging behind with artworks. One has three to do, and the other has one to do, to complete the minimum eight artworks for HL students. Our Exhibition date is on the 27th of March. Do...
- Hi HeatherSeveral of my students are having problems with uploading. All goes well until the final photo. They have the option to upload the picture, but not to enter any details or a statement about the work. these boxes...
- Hi Shannon,Thanks so much for this information. How must these artworks be named : student number, name, Artwork 1, (which correlates to Artwork 1 in their Exhibition text), Visual Arts HL, May 2024?Kind Regards,Margaret
- Thank you for clarifying! Much appreciated!
- gotcha. That's what I figured, but wanted to check. Thanks!
- Hello Amanda, technically speaking the number of slides is not reflected in the assessment criteria. The importance in adhering to the minimum # is that, with less work, it's less likely students will reach the depth required for the assessment....
- or if they go over the limit of 15 with 16 for Criterion A-E?
- Hi Nicola, there are various opinions on this, however there isn't a hard/fast rule that the work has to stay at a school. While the amount of available space for storage varies from school to school, often IB 2 students take their work home...
- How does slide count affect the scoring? For instance, if a student doesn't have the minimum 10 slides or only 2 slides for criterion F?
- Hello just double checking on this one. Are we required to keep the students' final exhibition pieces in school until after the results are released? I know there are lots of other exam boards that require this for remark purposes, but just...
- Super. I know I read that somewhere but could verify for my student. Thank you for the qurick response!
- Hello Margaret, each artwork needs at least one photograph with the artwork filling the frame. There are two optional photographs (or. videos) that can be submitted for individual artworks where a close-up view or additional angle are needed...
- Hi Heather, I was under the impression only exhibition views and additional supporting photographs for sculptures were necessary. Does each and every artwork by the candidates need a photograph?Thanks from a newbie IB Visual...
- Hi Karon, you are correct. The "statement" or intention aspect is limited to 500 characters. After that, any additional text will be truncated. However the title, media, and size are input into a different section and will not impact the character...
- Hi Jane, wow 23 Comparative Studies! Well done. Your suggestion sounds like a winning fit. Enjoy the satisfaction of checking off this one big milestone for your second year students.
- Hi Greca, for a personal reflection such as the curatorial rationale AI will not be much help. (whereas in the CS it may be). AI knows nothing about the students work or intentions. If they want to use AI for grammar correction maybe, but I...
- Hello Ainur, if it is only uploaded but not submitted you can still make changes. If it has been submitted I would go to your coordinator and ask them to communicate with IBIS to correct the mistake.
- Hi Heather,Are students allowed to use AI as an assistant in writing the Curatorial Rationale? AI will be cited according to the AI citations guidelines I found in one of your InThinking pages. Another DP Visual Arts teacher I know...
- Hello, Miss Heather McReynolds) Our school uploaded another student's work to the IBIS. Tell me how can I fix it?
- Thanks, I suggested he made his intro slide an intro into why he chose the artists and how he drew inspiration from the artists and to signpost it as a Crit F. Hopefully that will fullfil the slide allowance. Just finished uploading 23 CS phew!
- Greeting s Daniel, the VACAF is submitted with the PP by April 30th
- Greetings,Regarding Exhibition Text, is the entire entry limited to 500 characters? I read somewhere that the 500 characters is intended for the Intentions and does not include the Title, Media, Size. Is this correct?Thank you.
- Hi Heather, I know that we are suppose to submit the comparative before the 15 this month, does this mean we have to submit the 6/VACAF even if the exhibition section (interaction) is not yet filed in Or do we have to submit it later before...
- Great! Thanks
- Use the original digital file, much better quality! This page has the info https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/19784/documenting-artwork
- Hello, I am wondering if it is necessary to take a photo of a photo for the e submission or if it is acceptable to upload the original digital file (resized to 5mb) many thanks!
- Dear Deborah, each component is marked separately and not seen by the other examiners. But I agree it would be nice to have the whole picture.
- Hello Jane, in theory, the examiner is not compelled to look at work beyond the first 15 slides for Criteria A-E. The same is true for the additional 3-5 slides submitted for HL students. There's the possibility that an examiner will read the...
- Hi, one of my students did 16+4 slides, will the examiner stop reading at 15? The CS is so well structured I cannot see how he can reformat the slides without ruining it!
- Does the same person/marker mark all three components even though they are all submitted on different dates. This may be a silly question but would surely make sense?
- Wonderful, thank you.
- Hi Gina, the EE, in contrast to the CS, is considered a formal piece of writing and generally it is best to stick with a more traditional academic approach to writing and image analysis. However I see your reasoning for using a diagram and...
- Agree!!
- Hi Rosie, both are a bit broad but thats OK as a starting point and then begin to narrow down...for question one I would recommend focusing on the Sagrada Familia rather than architecture generally, and for question 2 it is preferably to define...
- No problem Dominica, see this page to find out more on this topic-
- Hi Joanthan, its always the same tolerance margin: 3 pts
- Hi Heather, I have a couple of students undertaking a visual arts EE this year, but as I haven´t supervised visual arts EE´s before I just wanted to check the titles would work as good starting points.One is- To what extent has technology...
- Hi! Can an artwork by a student that is being used in the HL part of the CS be also used as an artwork for the Exhibition?
- Hi Heather - is it 3 pts each year or is that last year's tolerance?
- Hello Nadia, you are allowed to frame artwork for the exhibition. What I would caution against is the glass protection, but this is purely for the purposes of documentation. Is it possible to frame the work without glass? Glass (or plastic)...
- Although the efficiency brought by digital is the future direction, from a personal perspective, it is still important to bring the perception of real materials in journal records. The two are not contradictory and can be combined to bring...
- Hi, Are we allowed to frame the student's work for the exhibition? I have a student who painted on board and to ease with hanging it would be better to frame it. Is that allowed or that making it look better by someone else.
- Kia ora Heather,Firstly, thank you for this wonderful resource. I am new to teaching the Diploma this year and it's an absolute masterpiece and so appreciated.I have a question about the EE. Can the artworks that students include in their essay...
- Thank you for your quick reply!
- The general recommendation is to keep publicity within the school circuit,- therefor on the schools page is probably fine. Ive seen many schools do this.
- Hi Heather, I am checking to see if there is a written policy somewhere about posting photos from the exhibition opening on our school's social media pages. Our exhibition opened today and we would like to post photos to celebrate the students...
- Hello Lhee, have you spoken to your DP Coordinator about this? Usually there are procedures they can follow on their end (for all uploaded assessments, including EEs and other IAs. Hopefully she can help you rectify the situation as she's the...
- Hi Karen, is there any chance you'll have a moment to look through the students' work before it's all submitted? Right before "submission" you'll need to be able to check a box called "Coursework Confirmation" that the work uploaded is authentic...
- Hi Julia, Thanks for writing to let us know! I'll answer your question in case others have the same query: The Comparative Study needs to be submitted to e-coursework and you'll have to verify that the work uploaded is authentic and the final...
- yes, that would be appropriate.
- That makes sense, would she then also include the full triptych when discussing the function and purpose as this applies to the whole piece rather than the one panel?
- Ah that's exciting! His work is amazing, and I'm pleased she can go ahead with this selection as I think it's an interesting one!
- Hi Ruby, I think she could focus on the one panel but maybe in the intro she could include an image of the entire tryptich and explain her choice.
- Hello, Heather! Please help. I have accidentally sent my DP Coordinator the wrong file for the Comparative Study. I turned in a draft instead of the final work. She already uploaded last week. I just realized today that the file was wrong....
- Dear Heather, one of my students would like to analyse one artwork from a triptych. She is thinking of just selecting one from the series (leaving the other 2 out), comparing it with two other artists’ works. I don’t think she can take...
- actually I got it figured out!!
- I have a number of students whose finished CS I have yet to see and I will not have time to go though before the upload to IBIS this week. I did meet with them twice this past year however. My question regards the reflection box of the 6/VACAF...
- Hi Claire, I dont see why not. Remember no theme required, just connections!
- A student would like to explore:“Convergence” and “Autumn Rhythm” by Jackson Pollock and “Ma Jolie” by Pablo Picasso. My theme is abstract art, which doesn't try to replicate anything realistic but gives its meaning through shapes,...
- Hi Darya, yes this is possible, and there is published material on the work to use as references.
- Hi Reese, technically it could be submitted, see this page for file types acceptedhttps://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/19883/e-submission-for-exhibitionBut i would also ask: is the animation essential to the concept, is it skillful,...
- Heather good afternoon. I have a question. Can we take a modern architect for a comparative study? Stefano Boeri Vertical Forest 2009-2014
- My students are submitting their CS this week as it is due to IB on the 15th. They are entering the information themselves. What do I need to do on my end? I am not seeing where I can authenticate until we submit the portfolio....
- Hi. Can a student submit an animated gif as part of their exhibition work?
- Hi Lisa, for the process portfolio this would be considered column 3, (digital, electro, lens based..)
- Wonderful thank you for clarifying!
- How should digital photography that has been digitally drawn on using procreate be classified? Digital art?
- Hello Thierry, by title, I assume you mean the file name? You should not use a student's name in the file, but you can use other identifying information if that's useful to you. Some teachers use the candidate number, while others use the students'...
- Hello Nadia, Since the Comparative Study is an externally assessed component, you will not input any grades into the e-coursework when uploading this assessment. However, before you can upload the Exhibition, you will need to establish a predicted...
- Scanned journal pages can be great, as long as text is clearly legible. I find them a pleasure to look at too.
- Hi Nerea, I know this is frustrating and many teachers have this experience. There are no magic tips, just the content posted on this website in the exhibition section. Maybe you could apply to become an examiner and through that process gain...
- Regarding the Comparative Study, I wanted to inquire about the timeline for inputting grades. My students have already uploaded their essays today, but I noticed that the above information only addresses the uploads and not the marking process...
- Good morning, when students upload their CS on IBIS, as title they should only put their candidate No? Or is there any other keyword to add? Thank you
- Thank you for sharing this extremely organized and well-thought-out PP. It looks a lot like the CS. I have students who are scanning completed journal pages and using these for their PP screens (with titles and writing/reflection in ink). Is...
- HI! Every year my students have their grades lowered after moderation, and I really not sure about how to grade them anymore. Im', quite accuarte with the other components but don't seem to be "in tolerance" with the exhibtiion component....
- Thank you - we have just found an app called 'Snap reader' that scans text and creates audio, I am going to test it so see if can scan text directly from the screen. I will explore working on larger scales with him - he is a talented oil painter...
- Yes they can, just keep the documentation.
- Thank you.
- Can students take their work home immediately after the exhibition? Some students will leave the school and country and will not be back the following year to collect work.
- Hi Revanasiddeshwar, yes it's compulsory. It's essentially a way to verify that you, as the teacher, witnessed the evolution of student work at various stages - but to clarify, you'll only write about 3 stages each for the Comparative Study...
- Hi Heather, is it compulsory to upload online the 6/VACAF for PP
- Great, thanks for the input.
- Hi Christina, I’m so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately the site does not have an audio feature. ( I’ll mention this to the tech team). i pad pro is especially helpful for enlarging text etc, but you already know this. I would offer encouragement...
- I would list measurements for each panel if the sizes vary. Panel 1, panel 2, etc
- No, they need to make work in media from at least 2 columns of the table, that’s all column 1.
- Hello Heather, if SL selects only drawing and painting that will be okay for them for the PP? Thanks
- Hi Heather and readersI have a student in DP1 who is experiencing rapid sight deterioration due to a medical condition - still in the early stages of investigation. Does this site have an audio version built in or is there someway to make it...
- Hello Heather,A student has displayed a triptych for the exhibition and the size varies for all three panels. How do I mention it? The student made most of the works in di or tri-panel compositions.
- Hello Abeer, Criterion F considers the relationship between the students work and the selected art works - the number is not important, it can be one piece or several pieces.
- Hello Heather, If I have a student did only 1 artwork for criteria F and did 5 screens to it , what will be the highest mark she can get?
- I think this is a fine approach! As I say above, finding art works with natural connections makes it easier to compare, more logical and more interesting too. Your proposal of a guiding question or focus helps to consolidate this.
- I encourage my students to think about a question to help guide and focus their research as they do the comparative study. I was hoping have a specific focus/guiding question will help them go deeper in their research process, since in the...
- Thank you!
- Hi Julia, Yes, it's pretty common that students first formulate their works cited at the end of the CS. To be safe, however, if a student is exceeding the maximum slide requirements, it's a good idea to just remove this slide. No matter what,...
- Hello again, the form includes places to authenticate interactions with students as part of the Comparative Study and Exhibition. However, even though there isn't a section for the PP, it should still be uploaded in this section (there isn't...
- Is it ok to include the works cited pages with the upload of the Comparative Study as well as uploading the works cited pages separately?
- Hi Sarah, a theme is not necessary nor is a linking thread but I do think the best PPs have some kind of flow or progression, a feeling of a journey or building on ideas. You might find this page interesting:https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/37709/curating-the-process-portfolio
- Hi Anna, yes! Seeing as you have all the documentation, the students are free to take their work home after the exhibition.
- All Shannon's doing! I agree, such a good recap :)
- A citation for decorative architectural elements refers to the building rather than the detail. It can includethe name of the buildingthe name of the architect if knownthe date or era of the building the location of the building
- Hi Heather - I have a couple of questions related to the PP and Exhibition. Am I correct that the Process Portfolio does not need to have a "theme" that students work towards, but that there should be a thread that runs through it that links...
- Hi Heather, sorry if I am putting this in the wrong place. I have googled this and asked the head of IB in my school but I can't seem to find an answer or am looking in the wrong place. After the exhibition, as it is a digital submission are...
- Dear Heather, Thank you for this page. This is an excellent recap for deadlines and documents.Francesca
- Hello again, Another student is using a section of the decorative tile from the exterior of the Dome of the Rock as one of his artworks. He can make an estimate of the dimensions of the section of title that he is using, but he is unsure...
- Hi Nicolina, This could be displayed concurrently with the "IB exhibition" but not documented for submission or included in the rationale if it not part of the show. Be sure not to include in the exhibition overview photos either.
- Hi Elizabeth, first of all, no question is required for the CS, just a selection of ( min) 3 artworks. The artist does not need to be known and can be anonymous since it is the work not the artist being analyzed. Hope this helps!
- Hello Ann, by Curatorial you mean the Exhibition? In that case it would certainly need to be stated in the rationale and the exhibition text. I do think that it is preferable to display artworks actually made by the student. It is difficult...
- Can the student exhibit one or two pieces that will not be uploaded for the exam part of the exhibition? I am concerned this will be detrimental to their curatorial rationale but the student would like to have a piece on the wall that shows...
- Dear Heather,One of my students is considering the following question for her comparative study: How are divine female figures portrayed in different belief systems. What is your feedback on this question? One of the works she is considering...
- Hi Shannon, Thank you for your replyOur students still not submitted the PP but the 6/VACAF ( of CS and Exhibition) uploaded on the PP section is it ok or should we remove from there.The interaction session on managebac it says 6/VACAF not...
- Hi Heather,i have student who want to display thier own, original t-shirts designs for the Curatorial.They created original cohesive designs but I do not think that they "printed" them. I think they were commercially printed. If the student...
- pew! :)
- No sources slide, only the document ;)
- Yes, what I meant was should there be both a reference slide in the document and an identical reference list in the separate document? Since it says in the teacher support material "slide" (we always submitted it separately only)
- Hi Charlotte, images, quotes, paraphrases require in-text citation in the CS ( repeated images may be referred to as figure 1, 2 etc) and an additional sources page is required that provides a full list of the references cited and any...
- Dear Heather, I'm intrigued. Sources are submitted in a separate documented for CS, right? However, in TSM is states "Include a reference list of sources used during the study. In-text referencing is required throughout the comparative...
- Hi Julia, it's a pleasure!
- This is good to know because I feel that my students need sample work to better understand the process portfolio format when introducing it to them. And yet I do not encourage them to copy any specific PP because they need to come up with the...
- Thanks for sharing the exhibition text template!
- Hello Revanasiddeshwar, On the IBIS e-coursework dashboard, you'll see places where you can begin uploading the Comparative Study and the Process Portfolio.For the 15-March deadline, the Comparative Study (DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF; 50 MB max) and...
- Hi Heather, Hope you are doing good, today we tried to upload CS in the IB online submission portal, in Comparative Study it is showing only to upload CS file and resources file but 6/VACAF file section is not there it is showing in process...
- Hello John, First Question : I think it is preferable to consider the building as a whole as that is the architectural concept- details can also be considered for each building, esp for crit A. Second question: No need to refer...
- Hi Heather, Two questions for you: first, a student wants to compare three examples of architecture. My question is, should the student focus on one room or one image of the architecture or is ok to compare a building in its totality?...
- Hi Ingalill, and welcome. Of course it makes sense to include the sources as a slide but IB requires us to upload the sources page as a separate document ( i dont know why this is- maybe for ease of checking sources?) and you will find there...
- Hi Heather! I´m also new at teaching Visual Arts at IB, and I wasn´t aware that the source page should be a separate document. My student are on the last day before their final submission of their CS to me as their teacher. What if...
- Hi Rati, I dont believe this is necessary ;)
- Hi Pablo, Yes moving images are allowed, file types accepted are : JPG, JPEG, PNG,TIF Video: F4V, M4V, MOV, MP4, (5 minutes/500 MB max)see this page for e submission details
- Just a recommended font size 12 point for text body, footnotes can be smaller, headings larger. The objective is to make it easy for the examiner to read on screen.
- Hi Zak, it is a curatorial decision. If she exhibits it as one piece then she should submit it as one piece. Otherwise, display separately and document separately. This page about documenting art work helps clarify what we mean by intentionality....
- Dear Heather, Is there a specific Font Size, Font Type and Line Spacing required?Thank you so much.Best regardsFrancesca
- Hi Heather,do the citations on the separate screen have to be in an alphabetical order?
- Hi, I have a student wanting to make a vase from clay, and a single flower from fabric, she would like to exhibit them together as two separate outcomes, and submit separately. However, when exhibiting them, the flower would be placed inside...
- Hello Heather,Wondering about the which file types are allowed for submission. I have students who would like to showcase moving images, approx. 30 seconds.How would they go about doing this IBIS, are movie file types allowed for submission?...
- Hi Jessica, have you logged into IBIS yet? You should be in a position to upload exhibition pieces, but you'll only be able to do so once you've submitted students' predicted grades and the IA marks.
- Of course!
- Hello,Do you know when I can start to upload the images of the exhibition pieces?Thank you!
- Hi Heather,Thank you for quick reply.For example even if the examiner disagrees to examine sound part of the work, my student should be assessed for sculpture part of the work.What do you think!Thanks,Neha
- Hi Shannon, Thank you for your comprehensive and detailed reply. Deeply appreciate your help.
- Thank you, Heather.
- That is correct Abeer.
- Hi Riny, technically speaking, there isn't a criterion to evaluate Academic Honesty. However, by having a list of sources included in the submission, students show their attempt at being honest and cite the sources they used. If a case comes...
- Hello,Is it correct that CS files cannot exceed 50MB or 20MB as a PDF-only file?
- Hello Tamara, when you/students upload files via IBIS, the examiners will later examine the same material through this site, albeit from the Examiner's end. While employed by IB for examination and moderation, Examiners are not given any tech...
- I mean even if they put them in the context of the already analysed artworks, not as separated material to analyze?
- Yes of course, there is only a minimum requirement of 3 artworks.
- Thank You very much! Can you please also answer me if it is permissible to use other artworks of the same artist to enhance the comparison of different formal aspects in other criteria (a,b,c)?
- Thank You very much!
- No need Steve, externally assessed !
- Hi Heather,Here's a case happened in our school. If the DPC don't allowed student to submit the list of sources to IBIS (late submission), which means there's a CS document without source list. What will happened to the student for her mark?...
- Hi Heather.I was wondering whether the Comparative Study requires teacher annotations for submission? I know it is an externally assessed part of the course, so I'm guessing it doesn't?Any information would be appreciated.
- Hi Heather, I have a question about the digital files and how the examiners see and evaluate the work that the students produce.... do the examiners work on their own computers, or do they have computers provided? How big are the screens and/or...
- Hello Chenny, It sounds quite specific to me, but Im not familiar with the subject. Resources do not have to all be in English if the research was done in Indonesian. Hopefully you the teacher are able to check the resources.
- Hi Darya, A lot of visual materials is definitely OK, as long as it is relevant and discussed in the text. Captions etc are not included in word count.
- Hi Michal,Your understanding is correct. crit F is about contextualizing their work, and establishing links as you say.When discussing the links in crit F yes they can also refer to other artworks by that artist not in the comparison per se.On...
- Hi Elizabeth, he can certainly list these references on the sources document. Much background research is not necessarily cited in text but it plays an important role in his understanding of the material.
- Hi Heater, One of my expat students will focus on questions about Indonesian architects of historical monuments in the country. Her data sources are in English, and some are in Indonesian. Do all resources have to be in English? This...
- Hi Heather.I have a question about EE.Can a student use a lot of visual material for EE ? Visual material and captions for paintings are not included in the number of characters of 4000?
- Hello Heather,If I understand correctly, criteria F doesn’t obligate the student to use chosen artworks as sources of inspiration, but rather gives the possibility to establish the links with them even if the artworks weren't...
- Dear Heather,I have a student who has collected many different resources during his research process, but not all will be used as intext citation on his slides. Can he still list these references in his reference selection since they played...
- Hi Neha, Although sound is not assessed by the examiner I have seen this issue dealt with by including the audio anyway ( as part of sound in a video file) and noting in the exhibition text that there is an audio component to which the examiner...
- Hello,One of my IB students has sound sculpture. Basically she has recorded sounds and her voice and installed it in the pillow. Is it allow to submit it in Exhibition assignment.Is there a way to upload audio file in IBIS exhibition submission. Please...
- Hello, My understanding is that, students names are ok for the phisical exhibition but not for the submission to the IB...
- Dear Heather, Thank you so much for the clarification.Best regardsFrancesca
- Yes. We will rely on such artists: Caspar David Friedrich, John Martin, John Martin.
- Hi Heather. I didn't answer for a long time. We thought about the topic for a long time and found a solution. We took one famous game Dark Souls. The student will study and what influence romanticism had on the creation of graphic language...
- Maybe Romanticism could be more specific, citing particular artists?
- Hi Heather. I didn't answer for a long time. We thought about the topic for a long time and found a solution. We took one famous game Dark Souls. The student will study and what influence romanticism had on the creation of graphic language...
- Hi Sara, not a dumb question. I appreciate that you are thinking ahead, that is indeed smart, but often students haven't developed their work sufficiently to begin to think of an exhibition concept this far in advance. However, you can use...
- Hello Heather,this is probably a dumb question but you probably have an overview of different practices, with all these teachers writing you... I was wondering when is the best time to start brainstorming the final exhibit. I used to ask the...
- Hello Julie, the shared "Exhibition Text Template" is for a public-facing exhibition, usually helpful to the audience, and gives students credit in this situation. As long as the students' names aren't captured in any of the documentation as...
- Hi Nora, its funny you ask because I am currently working on a new resource called ART and ToK Reading list. But in the meantime, I suggest you look at the recommended summer reading list on this pagehttps://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/29797/mid-ib-summer-assignmentssome...
- My school library is looking for books that that connect with the TOK AOK of The Arts. Do you have any recommendations for books? Thank you!
- Hi Heather,Should the names of the students be written? I thought they were supposedly anonymous. Should I ask them to write their names in the exhibition text? Thank you for your response.
- Good question, its not a requirement but most schools that take their exhibitions seriously do create some sort of invitation... the most creative ones are done by the students or a a collaboration between students and teacher.
- Hi James, and welcome! I think the guiding questions in the yellow box above are a good place to start. There is also a page on https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/23460/reviewing-reflecting-refining-dAnd they may like to do the self...
- Dear Heather,Do students need to create the invitation to the IB Exhibition? or, can this be done by the school/teacher?Thank youBest RegardsFrancesca
- Thank you Heather!
- Thanks! Oh of course it's not typed...just thought I would get your thoughts.
- Hi Heather, it's my first year teaching IB DP visual arts and the students are asking me about the annotations and reflections they should be putting on their PP pages. Is there a guide on here as to what they should be writing please?Many...
- Hi Megan, because the CR is uploaded as a document, not typed into a text box it will not be cut off. If its runs over a little bit it probably won't be noticed, but FYI the examiner is not obliged to read beyond the max word count. I cant...
- Can SL's go past 400 words for their rationale or does it cut off at 400 on IBIS?
- Hello Veronique, this can be done, (although I dont recommend) and the analysis would refer to a single image/page for criterion A ( formal qualities) and more appropriately to the entire book for crit B and C when he is considering function...
- Hi Heather,One of our students wants do take the novel "Maus" by the american cartoonist Art Spiegelman as one of the artworks for the comparative study. Is that allowed and how shall he analyse the work ? The book as one piece, the general...
- Actually only one work needs to be from a different cultural context so all good! I’m delighted she’s using Joel Meyerowitz, he‘s a friend of mine.
- Dear Heather,One of my students has picked three photographers: Arne Svenson (America), Joel Meyerowitz (America), and Rene Burri (Switzerland). Would she need to swap one of the American photographers out for another photographer - as they're...
- Hi Justin, throughout the criteria... its likely that due to the lesser number of slides there wont be as much depth and they will not achieve full marks... but maybe in some cases they do!
- Absolutely. Right now I am assessing their draft and will make sure they know they need the minimum number (which they do know, they have just ignored it for the moment.) However, what I am trying to understand is how I should assess the PP...
- I wouldn't worry too much Damien, it is not a formal requirement just a recommendation to help examiners with ease of reading. As you said, text in a tiny font might just be passed over if its too small to read easily. Make sure the most important...
- Hi Heather, what are the consequences? Obviously, lower marks for formatting, but will they just skip anything too small? My student just submitted an introduction slide slide with some sections that are 8.5pt. Fortunately, everything...
- Hi Jennifer, art and visual culture does include fashion design, so yes. As long as each criteria can be applied. In some cases fashion can also be compared to fine art pieces. There are some pages in this site that address fashion as an art...
- Although they can still pass This student will not be able to achieve full marks - 9 slides for HL just doesn’t allow for enough depth. Can they add 4 more slides?
- Hi Heather, I have a HL student who is submitting 9 slides in total for her PP. The PP represents all three making forms but is clearly short of the minimum stated required number of slides. I cannot find any indication of the Assessment...
- Good morning,I have a student interested in using fashion/garments for their Comparative Study. Is that something you can do? Just wondering if I should have the student work with other pieces/mediums.
- Thank you for your time.
- Absolutely! Especially as language plays an important role in his concept. I suggest he address this in the rationale and use the individual exhibition text space to give more nuanced explanations of the text.
- I found the EE grade descriptors on My IB https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/extendedessay/apps/dpapp/guide.html?doc=d_0_eeyyy_gui_1602_1_e&part=6&chapter=7but not the grade boundaries. Perhaps your coordinator has those?
- Not a problem Josie, she can upload two exhibition overview photos, one of the general exhibit, the other of the separate installation. Explain the intention in the rationale or exhibition text.
- Hi Heather, I have a question regarding titles and language: One student has chosen to make work around the topic of the social dispute around "gendering" in the german language. (there are gendered grammatical forms in german, and there is...
- Hello I was wondering, could you share the Grade Boundaries for the Visual Arts EE? It is always such a process to find them on MYIB. Thanks for all the helpful and up to date information
- Hello,I have a question. One of my students is exploring the idea of aloneness and isolation. She would like to create an installation piece that is outside of the exhibition space, looking in. Do you think this will be a...
- Yes you can Haya, if your students already have student access you can just select the pages you want them to see, for example all the pages in the PP gallery ( not just this page). This is designed so that teachers control the content :)
- Hello :)Can we grant the students access to the Process Portfolio Gallery?Thank you
- That seems like a lot for 3-5 slides! There is no specified number, because what is being assessed is not the art works but the ability to reflect on ones own work in relation to other artworks, see relationships, influences, etc.
- Thank you for your reply! Is there a limit on how many artworks a student creates for Criterion F? I saw an example where the student created multiple pieces (5 - 6) and it felt like the connections became superficial.
- Hi Neha, That should be fine. Nothing is mandatory, these are only recommendations.
- Hello Heather,Just to conform, is for CS fonts size 12 and space 1.5 mandatory? Can we keep space 2 instead of 1.5 ? Thanks,Neha
- The exhibition should be conceived as a unified, or at least related, body of work. Some of the work they did earlier in the course may not be relevant or connected to their exhibition concept and would not therefor be included in the exhibition....
- Hi Manish, do you mean can they display the piece that they discussed for Crit F in their CS? Certainly, if it fits with their
- Hello Heather, Can students display their CS criteria F in their exhibition display, or would it be considered double dipping?
- Hi Heather, hope you are doing great.Our students have completed exhibition pieces with a wide range of topics/themes over the past two years, but they are now finding it difficult to write curatorial rationale particularly coherent...
- Hi Sara, I think that is a very valid approach, and the interview would be a nice personal touch. The EE, unlike the CS, does not necessarily fare better with more " known " artists and Recent living artists are welcome. As an academic research...
- Thank you so much for your response!
- HI Heather,Thank you so much for your advice. Very helpful especially that she'll just look for one new artist.Have a good afternoon.Yours truly,Greca
- Hello Heather, I'm supervising a DP1 student from Ukraine who would like to work on a contemporary living artist from her land, who is represented by a gallery and has an exhibited published history, but not extensive. I wanted to ask you if...
- She can certainly include her own piece as an additional reference to support her argument. Just bear in mind that The EE is a research paper, not a personal essay, but including her own work can show personal engagement. Of course there needs...
- I LOVE a "handmade" PP scanned from journal pages! I wish there were more of them. Theres no reason she needs to add digital content if all the criteria have been adequately addressed. Maybe only the references/sources could be added digitally...
- Hello Wendy, I'm glad the templates are a helpful start. Approaching the artistic process creatively and organically with your students is a tremendous prerogative and one I'd encourage! Remember that these templates are tools meant to support...
- Just for context: she is talking about what is considered fine arts and crafts. She is an Ebrue artist and does large-scale Ebru paintings. One of these paintings she is going to exhibit.
- Dear Heather,Can my student use her own artwork which she will put on her exhibition as a visual example to support her argument in her essay?
- Hi Heather! I have a student who has worked intensely to create their process portfolio pages by hand, so that all they need to do is scan their journal and submit it. The content is really good, and all of the criteria have been noted...
- Thats great! Lots of time to develop and explore... maybe he will discover that " sports" is a bit restrictive ;)
- Hi Holli, Im not sure I understand. A draft of the CS is reviewed by the teacher and then the student completes the final version on their own and this is uploaded, without annotations.
- Hi Yuliia, Collaboration is permitted, as long as each student can document their part in the collaboration. This page addresses the topic in more detail:
- Dear Heather, one of my students created an artwork in collaboration with other students and want to use it in her PP. is that allowed? Thank you
- Dear Shannon, thank you for your detailed answer!
- thanxits not late as he is a dp1 student. thanx for your suggestions.
- Hi Heather. My school is advising me to upload annotated CS. He wants me to note down specific points from the rubric to then upload afterwards.Is this something that is done/required? Thank you!
- Thanks, these templates are very useful in helping students for their assessment. However, this formulaic approach is awful for nurturing artistic practice in an authentic manner... not your fault, the IB really needs to change the way they...
- Hi Heather! I dont think it would compromise her grade, as long as it looks OK and is easily legible. The page https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/18100/process-portfolio-presentation-e has these guidelines but no recommended ratio Resize...
- Since all of these are made by Japanese artists I would advise her to keep two of them and choose a third work from a different culture....it shouldnt be too difficult to find a piece to compare. The focus can be mostly on the japanese artworks...
- Hi Darya, can you clarify the Question please: is it "How Are mechanics form game design used in real life architecture and urbanism?" OR "Are the mechanics in game design derived from real life architecture" etc. Im not sure of...
- Dear Sunjata, a part from the fact that your students dont need to have a theme ( see page https://www.thinkib.net/visualarts/page/23805/a-coherent-body-of-work ) he could paint on a ready made helmet but is this really the most effective way...
- Hi Heather,A am looking for some advice re the PP. I noticed that the ration size of one of my students process portfolios is very short and wide, but for the student to change it at this point would be a lot of work. Do you think by submitting...
- Hi Heather,I have been looking at all the CS art choices from colleagues here. Now I'm thinking I have to tell my Gr 11 student to change one of the artists.Please have a look at her choices. She's Japanese and she wants to explore Cultural...
- Thank you - just wanted to triple check!!Alice
- Hello Heather,I have a student that will write the EE in Visual Arts. I think that the topic is intersting, but do you think so? The student is interested in Game design and wants to further study Game design. He wants to explore the...
- hello heather, one of my students have chosen theme as 'sports' . he wants to design a helmet. so can he use a readymade helmet and add his ow design o it? with the logos which he designed hmself and repaint it ?
- Some teachers prefer turnitin, but its your choice really. Maybe Ask other teachers at your school what they use.
- Vastly different contexts here, no problem ;)
- Hi Heather! Marking the CS is very time consuming, thats the truth. In reality you are only required to mark the Exhibition for moderation, since the Cs is externally assessed. As you are only making a predicted grade for the CS it can be on...
- Hi Heather, Do you have any recommendations if the google slides plagiarism checker is a sufficient tool for checking for plagiarism? Or should I be using something else? Is “turnitin” better? Or just as good? -Heather
- Hi Heather, I just wanted to check - do the following artworks vary enough in terms of cultural context? Cindy Sherman (Untitled Film Still #6); Frida Kahlo (Broken Column) and Artemisia Gentileschi (Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting)?Many...
- Hi Heather,this is now my fourth year of teaching IB and I still find the marking extremely time consuming. I love teaching IB but I strongly consider requesting the other levels of art my school offers because of the marking burden. Do you...