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New Course (First Exams 2027)
Inquiry Questions
In the Inquiry Portfolio you are asked to state clearly the questions or “generative statements” that guide your inquiry. Inquiry questions or generative statements are considered Lines of Inquiry when...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Student Guide: Preparing the AIP
When you engage deliberately in IB Visual Arts, you will generate a lot of evidence! It is important to work strategically and to manage your time and the physical and digital materials that you produce. The...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Exhibition Hanging Styles
As students begin to prepare for their exhibition, it is worth while to spend some time ( even one class time) looking at some different approaches to displaying art. Students can begin to plan their...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Traditional Gesso Method
Traditionally, painters would use a chalk ground with rabbit skin glue to prime their painting surfaces.This method not only creates beautiful chalky smooth surfaces to paint on, it is also very satisfying...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Nothing is Original
Picasso said every artist is a thief, Jim Jarmusch says steal what speaks to your soul. Download pdf of Nothing is Original by Jim Jarmusch to pin on your bulletin board...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Free Art Books
Several major museums have made their publications available as digital downloads or to read online absolutely free of charge. This is especially good for Extended Essay research, but also as a virtual...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Artistic Appropriation Free
Appropriation in art and art history refers to the practice of artists taking a pre-existing image from another context—art history, advertising, the media, and creating a new image or object by combining...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Seed: Abstract Body
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. This could be become a series of photos, think...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
African American Quilting
Quilting is generally thought of as a form of textile craft. This page looks at some examples from the rich African American tradition of quilting and how some quilts are an art form in their own right....
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Mark Making Activities
4 drawing exercises to get off the screen and in touch with the physical act of drawing The materials required for these activities include pencil, eraser, charcoal, ink, and chalk, but you could substitute...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Expressive Self-Portrait
A self-portrait can be as varied and limitless as our imaginations. It is more than a mere mirror reflection. A self-portrait can be an exact likeness or an abstract whirl of thoughts and feelings. It...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Theory of Knowldege
Theory of Knowledge is a pivotal point of the IBDP core model that encourages students to think critically and curiously. In TOK class students examine how we know things, if we are sure we know them,...