WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM?

January 9, 2017

“Nothing is original. We create through experiment, struggle and learning from others”  Happy New Year! I’m starting off the 2017 visual arts blog with a big question: WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM? This is part one of a blog two-parter. (Hey, it’s a big question!)   It’s...

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT: THE CURSE OF OPTIMISM

December 9, 2016

THE CURSE OF OPTIMISM   Of course, I’m not against optimism.  And just to show what a positive blog this is I’m kicking off with a couple of happy songs, courtesy of YouTube (“Happy” and “Happy Talk”). Enjoy!    ...

What is VACAF?!

November 11, 2016

What’s VACAF? It’s an acronym that stands for Visual Arts Coursework Authentication Form. (Those of you who either regularly visit the OCC or have an on-the-ball DP Coordinator will know about it). ***Not to be confused with VACAF camping holidays in...

YOUR TOP TEN VISUAL ARTS POSTS since 2010!

October 10, 2016

TOP 10 ART TEACHER favourites: the posts that have interested you most since 2010 Introduction This post is about the most popular visual arts issues as selected by you – i.e. as reflected by hits on the DP visual arts blog site. Out of more than 200 visual arts blogs...

THE COMPARATIVE STUDY: SOME THOUGHTS

September 16, 2016

In recent blogs I have focused on the Exhibition with particular reference to the things I’d seen (i.e. files submitted) as an examiner. If interested please check out these recent blogs: 1 (June) Visual Arts Exhibition Issues 2 (July) Exhibition issues (part 2)...

PROCESS PORTFOLIO: 5 TIPS

September 2, 2016

So…the PROCESS PORTFOLIO. In recent student blogs I have discussed: Theory of Knowledge and Contemporary Art, (July) Photographs and the exhibition” (August) and MUSEUMS, ARTEFACTS and the COMPARATIVE STUDY (July) …so am posting today about the Process...