AP Art: AP Art update

Here's an update for students taking AP Art in the 2019-2020 year and beyond: beginning in 2019-20, the AP Art and Design portfolios will be altered and updated and each consist of two sections:

1. Sustained Investigation (60% of exam score)
   For all three portfolios, students will submit images and writing to document their inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision:
   • 15 digital images that include works of art and design and process documentation.
   • Typed responses to prompts, providing information about the questions that guided their investigation and how they practiced, experimented, and revised, guided by their questions.
2. Selected Works (40% of exam score)
   For all three portfolios, students will submit works of art and design and writing to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas:
   • For AP 2-D Art and Design and AP Drawing: 5 physical works or high-quality reproductions of physical works with written responses on paper describing the materials, processes, and ideas used.
   • For AP 3-D Art and Design: Digital images of 5 works (2 views of each) with typed responses describing the materials, processes, and ideas used.

With the elimination of the Range of Approaches (Breadth) section of the current portfolios, your students can focus on in-depth, inquiry-based art and design making; on skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas; and on articulating information about their work.

These updates will better support inquiry-based learning, encouraging students to document their sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas through practice, experimentation, and revision. The updated portfolios will be open to diverse approaches to thinking and making, aligning with college, university, and contemporary disciplinary practices.