Salem High School – Group 6: The Arts

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

IB Visual Art Year 1 1.0 credit 1.0 credit, 1 Honor Point Grade 11, 12 This course is designed for motivated students who wish to fully engage in the artistic process through in-depth study in both written and visual formats. Students will explore and develop art techniques in a broad range of stylistic approaches and media (2-D & 3-D), producing meaningful, creative, and personally relevant works of art. They will also keep an investigation workbook, where they will plan all of their studio work, record ideas and inspiration, practice techniques, research artists, art movements, and culture, and engage in written self-reflection and critical analysis. The semester grade is split 60/40 between studio work and the investigation workbook. Students who take this course should possess basic drawing skills and should be comfortable discussing and writing about their own art and the art of others. Two gallery visits per semester will be required. Students should be prepared to be challenged with open-ended projects that require critical and creative thinking.