Part 3: The Exhibition
Communicating Visual Arts
What is the exhibition (EX)?
This 3rd part of the IB VA Diploma Program has to do with communication through the visual arts; understanding curatorial processes, what makes an effective exhibition and selecting and presenting the students own work.
Exhibition and Curatorial Rationale
(40%Internally Assessed by subject teachers and moderated by the IB at the end of the course)
Students reflect on changes made during the process of creation and provide a rationale for the decisions regarding the selection of certain pieces for exhibition.
SL: 4‐7 pieces with reflective commentaries
HL: 8-11 pieces with reflective commentaries
The exhibition is focused on the most resolved works that show the greatest technical accomplishment and considers how a students has taken the audience into account when displaying the works. Works included in the exhibition cannot be included in the Process Portfolio.
Exhibition with a written rationale
Photos of each artwork, 2 photos of the entire exhibit of written rationale for artworks and Curatorial Rationale.
The exhibition is focused on the most resolved works that show the greatest technical accomplishment and considers how a students has taken the audience into account when displaying the works.