Free Level 3 IB Higher Level Visual Arts Course in Dartford. Classes run full-time at The Leigh Academy over two years. This free IB Higher Level Visual Arts qualification develops your practice as a critical and reflective artist. You'll explore the diversity of the arts across cultures and time, make artwork shaped by personal and cultural contexts, and sharpen your perceptual and analytical skills. Entry requires five or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 4, including grade 4 in English Language or Literature and grade 5 in Art and Design.
Who this course is for
Subject Aims:
1. Enjoy lifelong engagement with the arts. 2. Become informed, reflective and critical practitioners in the arts. 3. Understand the dynamic and changing nature of the arts. 4. Explore and value the diversity of the arts across time, place and cultures. 5. Express ideas with confidence and competence. 6. Develop perceptual and analytical skills. 7. Make artwork that is influenced by personal and cultural contexts. 8. Become informed and critical observers and makers of visual culture and media. 9. Develop skills, techniques and processes in order to communicate concepts and ideas.
Course Content:
Students should, as a minimum, experience working with at least three art-making forms; two-dimensional forms, three-dimensional forms, lens-based, electronic and screen-based forms.
Assessment Objectives:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified content (e.g. Identify various contexts in which the visual arts can be created and presented)
2. Demonstrate application and analysis of knowledge and understanding (e.g. Express concepts, ideas and meaning through visual communication)
3. Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation (e.g. Critically analyse and discuss artworks created by themselves and others and articulate an informed personal response)
4. Select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques (e.g. Experiment with different media, materials and techniques in art-making)
Entry requirements
5+ GCSE 9-4 grades
Grade 4 English Language or Literature
Grade 5 in Art and Design (Fine Art, Photography, Graphics, Craft)
What you will learn
You'll develop skills in making artwork influenced by personal and cultural contexts.
You'll analyse and respond critically to visual culture from different times and places.
You'll explore the diversity of the arts across cultures and historical periods.
You'll express ideas with confidence using a range of visual art methods.
You'll build perceptual skills to observe and interpret artwork with greater depth.
You'll reflect on the dynamic and changing nature of the arts.
You'll develop as an informed and independent visual arts practitioner.
How you will learn
You'll study in the classroom full-time during the day. The IB Higher Level Visual Arts Course combines practical studio work with critical and contextual study. Assessment is through a portfolio of artwork, an exhibition, and a comparative study that examines works from different artists and cultures. You'll present and discuss your work as part of the assessment process.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. The Leigh Academy will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Graphic designer - create visual content for brands and media
Illustrator - produce artwork for publishing, advertising, and digital platforms
Photographer - work in commercial, editorial, or fine art photography
Art technician - support artists and studios in practical settings
Visual merchandiser - design retail displays and brand environments
Gallery assistant - support exhibitions and public arts programmes
What you could study next
BA (Hons) Fine Art - develop your studio practice at degree level, building on your IB foundation.
BA (Hons) Graphic Design - apply visual thinking to commercial and digital design.
BA (Hons) Photography - specialise in lens-based practice across commercial and fine art contexts.
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design - a one-year course that prepares you for specialist degree programmes in the creative arts.
