GIS IB Handbook 2018-19

Group 6: THE ARTS, ITGS and CHEMISTRY
Garden International School offers Visual Arts, Music, Business Management and
Chemistry in Group 6.
VISUAL ARTS
Course of study
The nature of the IB Visual Arts Programme is student-centred focusing on the creative
development of the individual.
Aims:
Students should look for every opportunity to develop their aesthetic,
imaginative and creative faculties.
Learning to see. Stimulate and train students’ visual awareness.
Pursue quality through questioning, asking for assistance, individual
experiment and persistent endeavour.
Adopt a lively, enthusiastic and informed attitude towards Art in all its forms,
both historically and today.
The Core Syllabus
Visual Art in Context
This involves a cycle of inquiry, considering and comparing work from a variety of
cultures, historical, social contexts.
Visual Arts Processes
Experimenting with techniques, media, processes, developing a body of work, self
review and critique, documented in a Visual Arts journal.
Presenting Visual Arts
This has to do with understanding what makes an effective exhibition and selecting
and presenting the students own work.
Assessment
1. Comparative study - Externally Assessed - 20%
2. A process portfolio - Externally Assessed - 40%
3. An exhibition with a written rationale - Internally Assessed - 40%
Course Requirements: previous experience in Art is an advantage but is not a prerequisite
for entry to the course. Nevertheless, experience of Art IGCSE will provide
students with a level of knowledge and understanding of issues and processes which
will form a solid foundation on which to build a successful and rewarding IB
programme.
Research Workbooks: The Research Workbooks contain visual and verbal
information and will have the appearance of working journals.
Exhibition of Studio Work: Each candidate will prepare an exhibition of work
undertaken during the course.
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