Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Sacred Script
An exhibition at the British Museum in London provides an excellent opportunity to look at how cultural traditions deeply entwined with both religion and craft give rise to contemporary artistic responses....
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Sofia, Exhibition HL
Here is an example of a student who curated an exhibition experience for the viewer through the use of lighting, colors and methods of display to communicate her intentions. Her overall concept was the...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
IB Learner Profile
How are we meant to encourage and develop them in our visual arts classroom? Here you find an overview of the IB Learner Profile, with pages that explore their relevance to the IB Visual Arts Course....
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Ethical Expression
In light of the recently clarified VA guidelines (below) for students artwork dealing with sensitive topics I thought a page on this topic might be of interest. The material on this page lends itself...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Sophie, Process Portfolio, HL
You may have already seen Sophie's phenomenal studio work in Sophie, Exhibition HL , now you can see some of her process thinking as well as her experiments with techniques and materials, including film,...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
EE Example Ellisive
"To what extent is it evident that the tradition of Japanese woodblock print influenced the artistic activities of Nikolai Astrup?" ( Research Question) In this extended essay that received an A, Ellisive...
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Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
EE Example Victoria
Research Question This EE looks at the works of Peter Paul Rubens, Jenny Saville and Willem De Kooning, and explores this Research Question: “Flesh is the reason oil painting was invented” To what extent...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Unit Plan: Curatorial Focus
This sample Unit Plan focuses on Curatorial Practice and preparing students for part 3, The Exhibition. This unit would be well situated later in the first semester of year 2 ( november/ december) as...
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Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Visiting Artists
Find an artist/artisan There are artists working in every community, city, town, village, and remote mountainside, no matter where you live. Widen your definition of artist to include artisans working...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Thematic Threads
This activity helps year 1 students to investigate a topic or theme through looking at images from art history. See Finding a Focus for more about developing individual directions. This is a fun way...