New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Seed π± Abstract Body Free
Take a black and white photograph of a part of your own body ( i.e. your arm, leg, chest) that has an abstract feel, not easily recognizable for what it is. It could be become a series of photos, think...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Seed π± A Body Map
This seed takes inspiration from Body mapping as an arts based therapy using visual symbolic forms of expression. It employs mapping as a Creative Strategy, organizing images and feelings graphically...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Seed π± 23 of Me
Rather than make a picture of yourself, describe yourself with a collection of 23 small objects, drawings or photos that tell a personal story. Why 23? It's the number of pairs of chromosomes we each...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Seed π± Photosynthesis?
Design an art piece that uses natural processes, in which you are the orchestrator but not the maker. What wacky ways are artists using science and nature to make art? Creating portraits out of photosynthesis,...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Seed π± Overlapping Drawings
This drawing exercise uses Layering as a Creative Strategy and develops awareness of design, composition, shape and space through the simplicity of pure contour drawing. Choose a selection of several...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
π± Art Seed Bank π± (provocations)
The Art Seed Bank has been updated and expanded for the New Visual Arts Course to explore Creative StrategiesΒ with thought-provoking Inquiry Questions for each activity. Choose from the ever-expanding...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Creative Strategies Free
This image, Silver Eerie, by Maya Lin, is an example of an artist using de-contextualization as a creative strategy, in this case, removing recognizable geographical context to highlight pure form. βIn...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Unpacking Cultural Significance (AP, CS)
What is it that makes an artwork matter? How do we determine what makes an artwork significant? We look at five aspects of cultural significance, exemplified by Marc Chagall's famous ceiling painting...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Art Enrichment
Creativity and the psychology of creativity are a fascinating topic for anyone engaged in creative work.Β Β There are pages on Visual Arts in Education, advice for aspiring artists, tips and links for...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Applying to Art School
This page is a resource compiled for students who want to continue their art studies after the IB ( and for their dedicated teachers who advise them!) Applying to art school can be a scary and daunting...