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Hi Heather!So another IB Visual Art teacher clarified that video size files for uploading is 500MB. It is listed on My IBO website on Programme Resources under the Assessment Tab called, 'Diploma Programme and Career-Related Programme and Career-...

Oh my gosh, its more than a slippery slope, its a cliff edge! I completely agree with you that what you described above is not genuinely authentic student work. What's more, they miss out on the joy of creating art themselves, and the learning and...

Hi Julia, I think, at least for this first round of assessment when examiners are new to the AP and following carefully the criteria limits, it's probabaly best to stick to the guidelines given by IB: Proposal - max. 3...

Is the limit of 3 screens for proposal and 4 screens for connections, strict? can it be 4 for proposal (if there is a really detailed concept and a lot of writing about imagery etc and the chosen audience), and 3 for connections etc etc?

Hi Heather and Shannon, I wanted to open a discussion on the use of Generative AI. Beyond the general IB Academic Integrity policy, there seems to be a significant grey area regarding practical art creation. I feel like we are on a slippery...

Yes, we have just published guidance for e-submission in 2027 https://thinkib.net/visualarts/page/72624/esubmission-2027  

Stephanie, for video files max size is  500 MB, 5 MB is for still photos!!!  Im so sorry for your confusion See the page on e submission  

Hello Heather and Shannon,  Do we have any guidance for file sizes for final uploads for SRA and Artist Project and Inquiries portfolio ? 

Yes they are all under 3 Minutes. I have reached out to the tech people and they said the only way to get them smaller and not pixelated is to film them with lower quality. Therefore each student would have to change the video recording settings in...

Yes Kathleen, this is OK. They are not required to include their resolved artworks in the AIP but since many  of these final works will develop out of their lines of inquiry it is natural that they would want to include them in the AIP.