Ms Green's IB and AP Studio Art Classes

Objectives

• The students will prepare a portfolio of artwork. The focus of the course is this portfolio which students submit for evaluation by the examiners.  The students must develop self-discipline, personal insight, critical judgment, and technical skill - all necessary for the preparation of this portfolio.

• The students should be able to demonstrate the interrelationship between personal research and studio work, in both oral and written form.

• By the end of  the course the students should be able to critically analyze the formal, technical and aesthetic qualities of art and design.  They should be able to relate this material to its cultural, historical and social context.

Expectations

• Students are expected to be responsible for work missed due to absence, whether excused or not.

• Students are expected to do 3 to 5 hours of homework per week.

• Students are expected to visit museums and galleries on their own - on weekends, after school, or during holidays.

• Students are responsible for purchasing slide film, taking slides of their own work and getting the film developed.

• Students are expected to fulfill all the course requirements, including slides, even if they opt not to take the exam.

• Students are expected to take part in the end-of-year class exhibition and open house reception.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IB ART AND AP STUDIO ART

• The primary difference is in the structure of the portfolio.   There are no separate sections in the IB portfolio as there are in the AP portfolio.  
• Another difference is in the method of evaluation.   The IB portfolio is evaluated by the teacher, a visiting examiner who comes in person and reviews the work.  This gives the student a chance to actually talk with the examiner. And photographs - not slides - of student work, along with sections of the research workbook, are sent to the central office in Cardiff for moderation (a check for consistency among work of students around the world.)
• The research workbook is evaluated by the visiting examiner along with the portfolio, whereas in the AP course only finished works, whether original works or slides of work, are evaluated.

Description

Advanced Placement Studio Art

This course is for students who are ready for a college-level art experience.  The AP Program is sponsored by the College Board, and A P policies are determined by representatives of College Board member institutions throughout the country.  The program allows colleges to evaluate and award student' work by granting college-level credit and/or placement.  The course can also serve students who would like to prepare for college, art school or a career in art, but who do not want to take the AP exam, by helping them bring together a professional portfolio of their work.

There are three sections in the AP portfolio, each with specific objectives and requirements. 

• The first section, Quality, asks for works that show a command of technique and advanced aesthetic sensitivity. 

• The second section, Concentration, requires that the student pursue a particular idea or issue.  This topic should be decided upon early in the year, although the students may change focus or direction as they proceed throughout the year.  A sustained process of research, growth, and discovery is the objective here.  This process is documented and developed in the sketchbook.  Students are expected to do independent research on their topic,  which includes reading, visiting galleries and museums , talking to artists and others, collecting information from various sources, and writing and drawing in their sketchbooks. 

• In the third section, Breadth, the student is encouraged to extend his or her experience with a wide range of subject matter, media and techniques, and aesthetic issues.

• All the portfolios have the same three sections: Quality, Concentration, Breadth.

• Work in the Quality Section can go in Concentration or Breadth Sections, but Concentration works can’t go in Breadth Section, or vice versa.

• How are the portfolios evaluated?
• see also:http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/studioart/rubrics00/index.html  (scroll down to Scoring Guidelines)

*AP Written Commentary:

• Briefly define the nature of your concentration project

• Briefly describe the development of your concentration and the sources of your ideas. You may refer to specific slides as examples.

• What medium or media did you use?

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