IB+Y2+Visual+Arts+Students+2009-2010

=CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES !=

IB Visual Art Completion and Graduation 2010



==APRIL 15!!!!! The IB Visual Art Exhibition is scheduled for 5:00-6:30PM on Thursday, April 15. Please mark this date as the exhibition is presented as if in a formal gallery. Each Art student is recognized and available to explain their journey.==


 * Opening remarks and introduction of IB Visual Art and IB Music Students begin at 5:30.**

APRIL 3!!! Students are required to be at the school in order to hang their works in preparation for the exam and exhibition!
//Callum Voge - Conflict/Self-Resolution// //Sam Lee - Reflections of NAture// //Jacquline Cappello - Psychology and Art// //Anna Tora - Self Exploration// //Sun Woo Park - Happiness// //Susan Fang - Perspectives and Perceptions// //Jessica Chu - Fundamental Instincts// //Riley Brookshire - Identity// //Angela Chen - Connection and Separation// //Karsen Cheung - Journey to Belong// //Alex Huang - Freedom// //Mars Stevens - Salsa Dancing with My Confusion// //Helena Yeung - superstition// //April Zhang - Food Cultures// 
 * Themes of this year's students:**//Amber Yin - Technology/Man -vs- Nature//
 * Components of the IB curriculum culminate on April 14-15 and 16 as student sit with an outside examiner.** The SAS teacher grade, along with the IB Examiner grade is moderated, potentially twice, before a final IB Visual Arts grade is determined for record.

Components of their grade include: 30-40 copied pages from their Investigation Books, 12-18 visual works and an Artist Statement. In addition to these parts, each student will sit with the External Examiner independently for 20-40 minutes where they will review their work and clarify their direction and process. The examination takes place in each students area of the larger whole IB Y2 Exhibition.


 * //Tentative// Exam Schedule:**


 * Wednesday, April 14**
 * 8:15 - 8:55 Callum Voge**
 * 9:10 - 9:50 Amber Yin**
 * 10:05 - 10:45 Sam Lee**
 * 11:00 - 11:40 April Zhang**
 * 11:55 - 12:35 Sun Woo Park**
 * 12:50 - 1:30 LUNCH**
 * 1:30 - 2:10 Jessica Chu**
 * 2:25 - 2:55 Anna Tora (SL)**


 * Thursday, April 15**


 * 10:00 - 10:40 Alex Huang**
 * 10:55 - 11:35 Mars Stevens**
 * 12:50 - 12:30 Helena Yeung**
 * 12:45 - 1:30 LUNCH**
 * 1:30 - 2:15 Karsen Cheung**
 * 2:30 - 3:15 Jackie Cappello**
 * 3:30 - 4:00 Susan Fang**


 * Friday, April 16**
 * 8:20 - 9:00 Angela Chen**
 * 9:15 - 10:00 Riley Brookshire**


 * ARTIST STATEMENT:** The artist statement is written to help explain the journey of the artist. In the care of the IB, it includes: Focus/Theme, Purpose, Contexts of the work, Art Forms/Mediums used, Techniques and Processes used, Skills developed throughout the process, Scale, Cultures researched, Artist infludences, Concerns, Sources used, and Achievements.


 * INVESTIGATION BOOKS:** the investigation book documents the journey. It inlcudes research of artists, gallery visits, contextual research related to the theme (political, environmental, scientific, mathematical, social, artistic, psychological, personal, historic....), experiments, plans, and development of skills. Most pages include writing, sketches and other images on each page. The Investigation Book and Studio works should be clearly connected. Seclected pages of the Investigation Book are chosen for grading purposes.


 * STUDIO WORKS:** Studio works should vary in medium and form to demonstrate full participation and experimentation with visuals. The student should consistently be pushing for a higher understanding of the theme andaesthitic judgement. The Investigation book supports the overall presentation of the Studio exhibition. Everything is connected in IB Visual Arts and should be synthesised and combined in a personal manner.


 * CRB:** The CRB is the book that contains all the IB portfolio materials for the exam. Students will fill this out during the first week in April. It is submitted to the External Examiner and then sent off to various countries to be moderated.


 * EXTERNAL EXAMINER:** The External Examiner is a teacher and IB examiner from Hong Kong. She has no affiliation to the school or to the students so that grading is purely awared on the work.

All grading includes the same base criteria though points, levels and weights of the components vary based on whether the student chooses Higer Level or Standard Level and A (studio focus) or B (Investigation Book focus).

This year there are 15 candidates that will sit for the IB Visual Arts examination. I am including their theme to encourage dialog with your student about the potential of their theme as well as ideas that other parents might offer to another student regarding their theme(s). This examination is NOT a competition between students. Either students meet the criteria or not. Please, if you have any thoughts to offer these students, I welcome you!