Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
ToK and Visual Arts
Art itself offers many deeply provocative questions that an inquiring mind will find stimulating and mind expanding. I have met students who say that it is their TOK class that got them interested in...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Collaborative Projects
Collaborative projects may make interesting material for the PP, but if the students wish to use the piece in their exhibition, then they must be able to demonstrate clearly which part of the work is...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
From Ideation to Creation
From ideation to creation: Finding a starting point is often the most difficult part of making art. This page reflects on different ways to begin. Where do you prefer to start, with a concept, an image,...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Joanna, Process Portfolio HL Free
Thanks to Joanna and her teacher Rachel Kirby at UWC Costa Rica for sharing this very engaging process portfolio. Joanna received 34 out of 34 for this portfolio, full marks! Even though she got a 5 on...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Kashish, CS SL
This student chose a topic " Challenging the Patriarchy" for her comparative study (a topic is not a requirement). This guided her selection and analysis of three apparently very different artworks by...
Blog
The Unmotivated Art Student Free
We all know one... or maybe two. That student who is slow to start and quick to finish, and just doesn't seem to want to give any energy to their art. In this post I'll share some of my own observations...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Seed: Disappearing Act
It may exist for a few seconds or an hour, a day, a week, whatever. You can use any materials you like, natural or man made. It could be a drawing in the sand that the waves wash away, ice that melts,...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Amy, HL CS
This student compared three self portraits by three prominent 20th century painters: Alice Neel (USA) Frida Kahlo ( Mexico) and Lucien Freud (UK). Amy Liu recieved a 7 ( 42 points). Many thanks to her...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Seed: Patchwork Panoramic
Make a drawing that expands over time and space. This activity can be done with a large paper folded up to create many small squares or multiple pieces of paper of different sizes taped or glued together...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
The RPPF
In the EE/RPPF, the Extended Essay Reflections on Planning and Progress Form, candidates undertake three reflection sessions with their supervisors: one early on, one interim, and the final viva voce....