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Visual Arts (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2

Stockholm, Sweden, 2 - 4 May 2025
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The DP Visual Arts Exhibition

Virtual Think-In, 6 December 2024
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Connecting Artist Research to Artmaking in DP Visual Arts

Virtual Think-In, 17 January 2025
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Deciphering the Subject Report (2024)
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The May 2024 Subject Report for Visual Arts was released just last week. The Subject Report tends to be a rather lengthy document hence we have summarized and analysed the key points that are most relevant...

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Heather
Overview of Requirements
Hi Kathleen, great news! Workshops usually finish by midday on sunday.
20 Nov 2024
Kathleen
Overview of Requirements
Hi Heather,  My colleague and I are excited to be registered for the Stockholm workshop in May that you will be leading. Is there any way that you could provide an idea of timing? We are trying to decide on flights to return on the Sunday...
20 Nov 2024
Heather
The Extended Essay
I believe it is a good start, a "working question" which, as the research progresses, she can refine and define more precisely, perhaps focusing on a few select pieces by Bourgeois.  
19 Nov 2024
Heather
Choosing Art Works to Compare
Hi Ulrike, I think she can keep it. The comparison is only challenging for formal visual qualities, to compare cultural significance and function and purpose the medium doesn't really matter, and the other works can be compared for formal qualities.
19 Nov 2024