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Visual arts (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Stockholm, Sweden, 2 - 4 May 2025
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Visual arts (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Barcelona, Spain, 29 - 31 August 2025
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Arts
IB MYP Category 1
Paris, France, 7 - 9 November 2025
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Connecting Artist Research to Artmaking in DP Visual Arts
Virtual Think-In, 4 April 2025
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Course Components
The Comparative Study Free
The Comparative Study is an independent, critical and contextual investigation that explores artworks from differing cultural contexts. The CS is one of the 3 assessed components required by the Visual...
Assessment
CS Assessment Criteria
There are 5 assessed criteria, with the addition of one more for HL (F). These criteria address the areas of learning within this component that are expected of the student: critical thinking skills...
Course Components
Process Portfolio
The Process Portfolio, or PP, is 40% of the final mark and it is the testimony of the student's artistic journey during the course. It is not intended to be of polished, refined, or even resolved work;...
Student Gallery
Comparative Study Gallery Free
In this section you will find a range of examples of students' comparative studies. I have chosen to showcase aspirational studies, mostly 7s and a few 6s, that explore a variety of topics with different...
Student Gallery
Process Portfolio Gallery Free
In this section you will find examples of students' Process Portfolio screens. A selection of screens per student will be available as a gallery slide show, and in some cases the entire submission. You...
Course Components
Choosing Art Works to Compare
This page Choosing Art Works to Compare is automatically available to students using student access. The information on this page will help them in making appropriate selections. Recommend that students...
New Visual Arts Course (First exams 2027)
New Visual Arts Course (First exams 2027)
The new Visual Arts Guide with first exams in 2027 is now published and the 79-page document is available on MyIB. Our mission here at InThinking is to unpack the guide for you, synthesize the aims and...
Assessment
Exhibition Assessment Criteria
The Exhibition is Internally Assessed by the teacher and externally moderated.The Exhibition and Curatorial Rationale comprise 40% of the final grade Both SL and HL students select and present their own...
Course Components
Curatorial Rationale
The Curatorial Rationale is similar to an artists’ statement, but refers specifically to the work selected for this exhibition rather than the general artistic output. It is required for Part 3, The Exhibition...
Assessment
PP Assessment Criteria
On this page you will find There are 5 assessment criteria for the PP for a total of 34 marks A Skills, techniques and processes: 12 marks B Critical investigation: 6 marks C Communicating ideas and intentions:...