New Course (First Exams 2027)
Documenting your AP
Documenting your Artist Project will be a culminating moment in the AP cycle. The video you'll submit is an important piece of evidence used in Criterion D. This page shares various camera angles and...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
AP Crit B: Connections
The second step of the Artist Project is Criterion B, Connections. Each student will cast their net to identify two artworks (by two different artists) that are personally relevant to the ideas laid out...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
AP: Provocations
Like with any artwork, exploring multiple starting points is a good way to unlock creative potential. We have lined up a couple of activities that you and your teacher may wish to explore before digging...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Locating the Artist Project
Where, oh where, can the Artist Project go? What spaces are accessible in your local surroundings? Below is a collection of ideas we've begun to gather to stimulate your thinking about potential locations...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Course Components HL and SL
Although the new course has distinct tasks for summative assessment, it is important to remember that the assessment tasks are not the syllabus, they are a way of concretely measuring the learning that...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Elements of Art and Design
There is no definitive list or systematic description of the principles of design; there are so many variations and different terminologies that it can be hard to know what to refer to. Here, I have referenced...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Formal Elements of Art
The formal elements are the core of visual analysis and important vocabulary for an art student. When analyzing an artwork in any media we often begin with a formal analysis, that is a careful consideration...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Analyzing 3D forms
Visual analysis of Three Dimensional Forms such as sculpture may include This page can be helpful for students writing about 3D work or architecture for the Extended Essay. The visual elements vary depending...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Building Art Vocabulary
This page has vocabulary building activites and suggestions for teachers on how to implement and include more art language in daily teaching. Students have direct access to the pages Art Language, Colour...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
AP: Pacing Guide Free
Deciding when to start the Artist Project will be dependent on several local factors and school-related considerations. However, the IB clearly mandates that the task of the Artist Project takes place...