Highlights of Subject Report 2017
Each year, about 8 months after exams, a subject report is published by IBO, compiled from examiner comments and feedback and recorded in a 22 page long document available here on MyIB ( sign in first)....
Student Access
Jordi and Ruben, the IT wizards at InThinking, have designed a super cool and helpful new tool for teachers and students. The student access feature has been revised and updated to provide optimum ease...
May 2016 Subject Report Summary
The first subject report since the new visual arts curriculum has been implemented is now published. Subject reports are a summary of the last marking session with relevant comments on the material...
Summer IB Art Immersion
its happening agian this summer..... What happens when you try to compress an IB art program into 2 intense weeks? Well, we've had a go at it and it was an amazing experience for all, myself included....
Attitudes toward Beauty
Like others in the arts, I often find myself thinking about the word beauty, what it means in art and in the world today. Has beauty been largely forgotten or relegated to an inferior position? (If you...
Venice Biennale 2015
Key in Hand, an installation at the Japanese Pavilion, by Chiharu Shiota The Key in the Hand, an installation that forges a link between a space made up of keys, yarn, and two boats, and photographs and...
Skillfull-less
My ideal of an art school is one where practical, hands on visual skills are taught alongside theory and conceptual thinking, but apparently this is a rarity. The general trend in art colleges these days...
A Good Read: the Visual Arts Extended Essay
A stack of extended essays is piled high on my desk..this is my reading this month. I try to pace myself, reading only a few each day so that my approach remains fresh and curious. Although there are...
The Mystery of Creativity
At this time of year, when the nights are long and my work obligations are less, I am able to spend more time in my painting studio. In theory, this should mean that I'm enjoying full creative flow, churning...
Two curriculums at once?
This year is an especially challenging one for IB Art teachers with year 2 students still following the old curriculum guide and year 1 students starting with the new guide. Does this mean we have to...