{"id":3462,"date":"2026-04-12T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/visual-arts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:09:10","slug":"visual-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/ibdp-subjects\/visual-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SL and HL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">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. In addition to exploring and comparing visual arts from different perspectives and in different contexts, students are expected to engage in, experiment with and critically reflect upon a wide range of contemporary practices and media. The course is designed for students who want to go on to further study of visual arts in higher education as well as for those who are seeking lifelong enrichment through visual arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The role of visual arts teachers should be to actively and carefully organize learning experiences for the students, directing their study to enable them to reach their potential and satisfy the demands of the course. Students should be empowered to become autonomous, informed and skilled visual artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coursework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Group 6:<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Visual Arts&nbsp;Standard Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Visual Arts&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Components<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Core<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Curate <\/strong>visual and written materials, including both developing and resolved artworks, to communicate artistic intentions and present their art-making practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Investigate <\/strong>art-making forms and creative strategies, as well as meaning and cultural significance of artworks within and across contexts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Generate <\/strong>intentions and artworks through inquiry and the application of creative strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Refine <\/strong>artistic intentions and their own art-making through investigation, dialogue and critical reflection as part of inquiry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Resolve <\/strong>artworks to fulfil artistic intentions and convey meaning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Situate<\/strong> their own artworks and art-making, as well as those of other artists, in relation to context(s), audience(s) and communities of artistic practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Synthesize <\/strong>concept and form through creative and curatorial practices to create artworks, communicate artistic intentions and connect with audience(s).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Curate <\/strong>visual and written materials, including both developing and resolved artworks, to communicate artistic intentions and present their art-making practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Investigate <\/strong>art-making forms and creative strategies, as well as meaning and cultural significance of artworks within and across contexts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Generate <\/strong>intentions and artworks through inquiry and the application of creative strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Refine <\/strong>artistic intentions and their own art-making through investigation, dialogue and critical reflection as part of inquiry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Resolve <\/strong>artworks to fulfil artistic intentions and convey meaning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Situate<\/strong> their own artworks and art-making, as well as those of other artists, in relation to context(s), audience(s) and communities of artistic practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Synthesize <\/strong>concept and form through creative and curatorial practices to create artworks, communicate artistic intentions and connect with audience(s).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!-- section: section_text --><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Group 6:<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Visual Arts&nbsp;Standard Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Visual Arts&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Type of Assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Format of assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Time (hours)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Weighting of final grade (%)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>&nbsp;<em>Format of assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Time (hours)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Weighting of final grade (%)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>External<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">60<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">60<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Art Making Inquiries Portfolio<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">SL students <strong>submit two<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file of up to 15 screens<\/strong> including visual evidence accompanied by written materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The total word count must not exceed 3,000 words.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One separate text file<\/strong> listing the sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">150&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">40<\/span><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">HL students <strong>submit two<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file of up to 15 screens<\/strong> including visual evidence accompanied by written materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The total word count must not exceed 3,000 words.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One separate text file<\/strong> listing the sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">240&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">30<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Connections Study<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">SL students <strong>submit two<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file of up to 10 screens<\/strong> including visual evidence and supporting written materials. <strong>The total word count must not exceed 2,500 words.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One separate text file<\/strong> listing the sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">20<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Artist Project<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">HL students <strong>submit three<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file of up to 12 screens<\/strong> including visual evidence and supporting written materials. <strong>The total word count must not exceed 2,500 words<\/strong> and the student must comply with the exact word counts set for each section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One video file<\/strong> up to <strong>three minutes<\/strong> long presenting the project artwork realized in the chosen context. The video is submitted accompanied by the <strong>artwork details and a short text with the finalized artistic intentions (100 words maximum).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One separate text file<\/strong> listing the sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">30<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Internal<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;40<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;40<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Resolved Artworks<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">SL students <strong>submit six<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Five image or video files <\/strong>(each up to three minutes long) of artworks\u2014<strong>each accompanied by a title and details on medium and size. <\/strong><em>(Two optional supporting image files per artwork can be submitted to show details or additional views.) <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file <\/strong>of up to <strong>two screens<\/strong> for the rationale <strong>(which must not exceed 700 words).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">40<\/span><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">HL students <strong>submit six<\/strong> mandatory files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Five image or video files<\/strong> (each up to three minutes long) of artworks\u2014<strong>each accompanied by a title and details on medium and size.<\/strong> (<em>Two optional supporting image files per artwork can be submitted to show details or additional views.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>One PDF file of up to eight screens including the rationale<\/strong> (which must not exceed 700 words)&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">and <strong>five artwork texts<\/strong> (with a total word count not exceeding 1,000 words).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">40<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SL and HL Prerequisites: Nil Exclusions: Nil The IB Diploma Programme visual arts course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. 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