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What is the IB Diploma Programme visual arts course?

The IB Diploma Programme visual arts course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills in problem-solving and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers.

Can I take IB Visual Arts without prior art knowledge?

However, many students decide to take IB Visual Arts as an advanced art elective. In theory, any student can take IB Visual Arts without prior art knowledge, but this will depend upon your school and your school’s policies. When students enroll in the course, they sign up for a Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL) course. What’s the difference?

What is IBIB visual arts?

IB Visual Arts allows students to develop a critical and intensely personal view of themselves in relation to the world. The emphasis within the course will be on growth and commitment through the study of art and on the interrelationship between research and artistic production.

What is the process portfolio in IB Visual Arts?

During your first year in IB Visual Arts, you will work primarily in a physical sketchbook/journal. Starting in the third trimester, you will begin transforming your physical sketchbook/journal into a digital “Process Portfolio”, which adheres and explores IB’s criteria for the Process Portfolio. The Process Portfolio is 40% of your total grade.