(2-year course)
Grades: 11–12 (two-year course)
Subject Area/Course Credit: Creative Arts, 1 credit each year
Prerequisite: None
Although it is preferable and advantageous to have successfully completed a previous Art class, it is not a requirement for SL. With strong motivation it may be possible to succeed with a limited background in the subject at this level.
IB Visual Arts SL is a two-year course designed for students who have a serious interest in the subject. Students are required to curate and submit 5 of their own resolved artworks at the end of the course, using any of the media available within the Art Curriculum Area, such as photography, sculpture, drawing and painting. They must also document the development of their art portfolio in a Journal for their Art-Making Inquiries Portfolio and complete a Connections Study focusing on several artworks made by different artists. In the second year, emphasis is placed on independent research as students explore their personal themes in greater depth.