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Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Starting Strategies
You have probably already begun Mapping a general course outline to be sure your planning addresses the assessment objectives required. When starting fresh with a new group of IB visual art students...
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Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Assessment (outgoing)
In this section of the website you will find a full discussion of the Visual Arts assessment criteria for each component of the outgoing visual arts curriculum (last exams 2026) , as well as rubrics,...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Course Components (outgoing)
This section of the site takes a closer look into each of the key course components, with exercises, activities, and support material for understanding and teaching these tasks. Theory of Knowledge links...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
A Sense of Place
This "Sense of Place" activity can be used as a standalone resource at the start of IB or used to accompany our unit plan, "Where am I?" We introduce you to four visual strategies to explore your surroundings;...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
CDPF, Connections Study, SL
This mock sample of a SL Connections Study provides a glimpse at how to address the different criteria through a handful of pages. The student, “CDPF”, provides context for one of her resolved artworks,...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Referencing Collage Sources
I frequently get asked how to cite source images used in making collage. Many students create collages from source materials that range from magazine clippings to reproductions of famous artworks to...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
FAQ (first exams 2027)
These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) address queries about the new curriculum (first exams 2027). This page is a work in progress and will be updated to reflect pressing questions as they arise. We...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Studio Strategies
These pages are to help you in developing your personal art work, both in terms of technique and ideas. The end goal may be a fantastic exhibition but don't forget the pleasure and challenge of immersing...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
The Artist Statement
An artist writes an artist statement to help illustrate some of the broader ideas, material concerns and influences infused in their art practice. Artist statements may eventually be seen and read by...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
VACAF from 2027
In order to authenticate student work submitted for external assessment, students and teachers will need to co-sign a form called the 6/VACAF. Here we discuss this Visual Arts authentication form, which...