Name: Bhargavi & Ivy School________________________ Date: 25 Nov 2022
Visual arts
Mapping a Foundation
Use the chart below to suggest some effective activities that could be used to deliver the three key areas of the
course over a 2 year period. Some of these might blend across the three practices, or be standalone tasks. This
could be adapted as a ‘take away’ resource for workshops.
Theoretical practice
Introduction to the IBDP
curriculum, requirements,
and timeline of the year.
Briefing on assessment
YEAR ONE
rubrics for PP and
Term 1 /
Exhibition, the 3 main art
Semester 1 forms.
Learning Journey: National
Gallery Rotunda Library &
National Library
Individual work: create
mind map, creating
conceptual links between 3
artworks and/or artists
YEAR ONE
Term 2/ Pair work: Given an artist’s
Semester 2 biography/article & a given
artwork, identify artist’s
intentions, linking it to
relevant formal qualities in
google slides.
Art-making practice
Learning journey: Singapore
Art Biennale, Singapore Art
Week (Jan – Feb)
Medium and Techniques
explorations.
Activity: Photography
session, taking lots of
images as visual references
based on potential themes.
Process Portfolio:
How do I apply my
understanding of Visual Art
towards my artmaking
practice?
How do I develop my self-
awareness through my art
making process?
Activity: Research
approaches and artist
references.
Artist Talk
Independent Studio
Practice
Curatorial practice
Activity: Theme
Brainstorming with Words
Association & Thumbnail
sketches. (Keeping a visual
arts journal)
Portfolio Review:
(Identifying students’
strength and weakness),
Discover potential themes or
metaphor.
Topic:
Artists and why they make
art
Exhibition:
How do I apply my
understanding of Visual Art
towards my curatorial
practice?
How do I effectively
communicate my artistic
intentions within my
curatorial approaches?
Critique & Curation:
Students will propose a
space in school (level 5 & 6)
and set up their artworks
(could be unresolved).
Activity: Writing the
curatorial statement
 Individual work: Research
into selected CS artists,
working on cultural
YEAR ONE significance screens.
Term 3/
Semester 3 Pair work: Identify criteria
for comparison of
similarities & differences in
selected CS artworks.
Theoretical practice
Think-pair-share:
CLASS ACTIVITY:
YEAR TWO Review 3 different CS HL
Term 1 / samples, identifying the
Semester 1 most effective sample and
explaining their reasons
why
Individual work:
Work on CS for final
submission and individual
YEAR TWO
consultations
Term 2/
Semester 2
Submission Deadline for
CS Component:
15 March 2023
YEAR TWO
Term 3/
Semester 3
Activity: Research
approaches and artist
references.
Critique session: Students
Artist Talk presentation and critiques
from peers and teachers
Independent Studio
Practice
Art-making practice Curatorial practice
Activity:
Mini workshop series: Ways of presenting art
Batik, Weaving, Mixed Exhibition
Media How can I experience, create
and present visual art?
To explore the role of the
Independent studio curator; acknowledging that the
Practices / Studio practice concept of an exhibition is wide
consultation ranging and encompasses many
variables, but most importantly,
the potential impact on
Artist Talks
audiences and viewers.
Independent studio
Practices / Studio practice
consultation
Activity: Working on the
exhibition proposal and
Artist Talks
curatorial statement.
Submission Deadline for
Submission Deadline for
Process Portfolio
Exhibition Component
component (Externally
(Internally Assessed):
Assessed):
20 April 2023
15 March 2023
Final assessments