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Finding Connections: Teaching Artistic Coherence Through Creative Constraints
A coherent body of work may develop through recurring questions, related themes, material investigations, personal experiences, or evolving artistic intentions. An artist might explore the same idea through painting, photography, sculpture, and installation. The artworks may look completely different. Yet they can still communicate a consistent artistic inquiry.
Ms. Mila Vasconcelos
Oct 318 min read
The Power of Pausing: Using Visualization to Develop Artistic Ideas in IB Visual Arts
Even with detailed sketches and carefully planned compositions, artistic decisions continue to evolve as we interact with materials, discover unexpected results, and reconsider our intentions. Envisioning allows us to move beyond what is physically in front of us.
Camila Vasconcelos
Oct 316 min read
Unlocking Creative Pathways: A New Resource for IB Visual Arts Students
Artists and art students have different ways and approaches to get inspired and start their projects. But is there a right way to start?
Go to msmilaarts.com to get your free resource and learn more about different research paths and how to keep your students interested in researching
Ms. Mila Vasconcelos
Nov 20, 20253 min read
Celebrating the Process: Why the Open Studio Model Helps Students Thrive
Teaching students to enjoy the journey more, rather than a perfect and final result, was always my goal in the art room.
Now the new IBDP Visual Arts Curriculum is encouraging even more the focus on the process.
Ms. Mila Vasconcelos
Nov 20, 20254 min read
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