Understanding the IB Visual Arts syllabus offers valuable insight into the creative and critical skills you'll gain during the course. Join us as we break down the key elements of the syllabus to help you better understand what lies ahead in your journey!

The IB Visual Arts syllabus is a practice-based course, built around three core areas that integrate to form "art-making as inquiry".

HL Differentiators

While all students engage in art-making as inquiry, HL students (240 teaching hours) dive deeper than SL students (150 teaching hours):

• Artist Project (HL Only) – A stand-alone task where students create an artwork specifically for a chosen context, documented through video.
• Selected Resolved Artworks (HL Only) – HL students must curate five final works from a wider production of at least eight, justifying their selection through critical analysis.
• Depth and Breadth – HL students are expected to complete more extensive practical and theoretical tasks than their SL peers.