PLEASE NOTE:  This course outline is tentative and currently

Course Outline

The purpose of this course is to study and gain an understanding of art in various cultures throughout history. Students will learn to question the who, what, when, where and why of an art piece. This will allow them to recognize and appreciate artworks from cultures past and present. Class projects will incorporate application of various media, techniques and processes helping students to link the connections between the visual arts and other disciplines. Lab and workbook fees may be applicable.

Offered at both the higher and standard level, Visual Arts is designed to:

• provide students with the opportunity to develop aesthetic, imaginative and creative facilities.

• stimulate and train visual awareness, perception and criticism of the arts of various
        cultures

• enable students to discover, develop and enjoy means of creative visual expression

• encourage the pursuit of quality, through training, individual experiment and persistent
        endeavor and
• encourage a lively, inquiring and informed attitude towards art and design in all its forms,
        both in history and today.

August: How to Research and Why
September: How to Research and Why Advanced Drawing Skills	IB Critical Research Critique Form A list of Virtual Galleries links (start your search here)
October: Advanced Drawing Skills Advanced Painting Skills Developing Theme	IB Art: Developing Theme: Multiples Multiples Planning Boxes Double checking: An RWB list of things to do Excellent Questions to ask yourself when preparing to write your artist statement and create this assignment	Michael Snow's painting: "Mixed Feelings," 1965
November Advanced Drawing Skills Advanced Painting Skills Developing Theme	More How To Write An Artist's Statement Writing Your Artist's Statement Examples of Artist's Statements The Conceptual Self Portrait Assigment How Artists Have Expressed Identity in their Artworks (ArtsNet website) The Art in Context Assignment
December Advanced Painting Skills Developing Themes Body of Work	Mock Exams Information for Year 1 & 2 Winter Break IB Art homework Multiples Planning Boxes
January Developing Themes Printmaking	What is a Print? (Website) Printmaking Terms/Vocabulary SKETCHBOOK TOPICS & DUE DATES
February Developing Themes Printmaking Studio and RWB Advanced Sculpture Techniques	History of Printmaking Sculpture.net (interesting blog) International Sculpture Center Love the Wiki! Sculpture information to kickstart your IB RWB pages!
March Developing Themes Printmaking	Multiples Planning Boxes (Developing Theme tool)
April Developing Themes Printmaking Examination/Exhibitions Final Critiques/Portfolios	VERY IMPORTANT IB Year 1 Final Exam information How to Plan An Art Exhibition (Website)
May Developing Themes Clean Up/Summer Assignments	Multiples Planning Boxes
June Developing Themes	Multiples Planning Boxes Double checking: An RWB list of things to do Excellent Questions to ask yourself when preparing to write your artist statement and create this assignment
Helpful Summer Stuff!	Art Vocabulary The Basics of Art Vocabulary Quiz

• Course Materials:

•   Mark making/manipulating/imaging tools (various - some are supplied)
•   Notebook
•   “Sketchbook”
•   “Portfolio”
•   Image bank (start collecting visual images of interest)
•   Miscellaneous TBA (i.e. Personal cameras are not required, but if you do have access to one that you like using…do it!)
• I seriously believe that one can not buy talent, so...keep that in mind when you are wanting expensive art materials. This course should not cost you a lot of money...if you are resourceful, creative and think outside traditional art media possibilities.

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• Evaluation:

• Various evaluation strategies will be employed throughout the course of the experience - as necessary - as a means to bring about the highest degree of learning possible for each individual.  For example:  rubrics, group critiques, peer critiques, teacher-student individual education planning, oral and written quizzes, journal writing and responses, brainstorming assignments, external examinations… every moment counts!
• In my evaluation process, emphasis is also placed on the idea that the individual student is in competion with themselves for grades and not other classmates. Personal goal setting and the pursuit of personal excellence will be discussed frequently.
• IB self-evaluation

• Additional Notes:

• HOMEWORK IS NOT AN OPTION. This labour of love begs to be seen as an opportunity for you to research/record those things that make your life and work interesting! Be prepared to spend at least one hour outside of class for each hour spent in class.
• EACH CLASS IS EXPECTED TO HELP DEVELOP THE UNIT STUDY TIME LINES WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.

• INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

• Check out these IB Art Galleries at other schools:
• http://www.stgeorge.school.it/assets/Art%20Gallery/IB%20Studio%20Work/index.html
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