Overview
The Selected Resolved Artworks (SRA) assessment task is exclusive to Higher Level (HL) students and carries 40% of the final grade. It invites students to curate a meaningful, coherent body of five resolved artworks, chosen from their wider production across the course, and to present that body alongside a written rationale, artwork texts, and a visual selection chart.
This isn’t just about presenting finished pieces. It’s about curatorial intention, critical awareness, and reflective decision-making.
🔹 At Art-Ed Hub, we support students in treating this task as a reflective act of artistic authorship.
The selected five should communicate something cohesive and intentional. The three unselected artworks are just as important as they help tell the story of choice, clarity, and growth.
Understanding the Assessment Objectives
The SRA is assessed using four assessment objectives: Curate, Synthesize, Resolve, and Situate. These guide the selection process, the articulation of intentions, and the visual and written presentation of the final submission.
| Assessment Objective | What It Looks Like in Practice |
|---|---|
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Curate |
A coherent and intentional selection of five artworks from a broader body of work, supported by a selection chart and rationale.
Focus: Why these five? Why not the others?
Prompt: “How does your selection create meaning?” |
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Synthesize |
Integration of concept and form across the five works, showing personal voice and artistic maturity.
Focus: How do your ideas, materials, and forms work together?
Prompt: “What ties your works together beneath the surface?” |
|
Resolve |
Technical competence and visual resolution in the final artworks, with confident manipulation of media and formal qualities.
Focus: How effectively are your ideas realized through visual language?
Prompt: “Have you brought your work to full resolution?” |
|
Situate |
Clear, critical analysis in the artwork texts that place each piece in relation to the student’s own practice, artistic intentions, and broader visual culture.
Focus: Where does your work sit within the wider artistic landscape, and how does it speak to it?
Prompt: “What artistic lineage are you part of, and how do you situate your work within it?” |
The Rationale + Selection Chart
Students write a rationale (max 700 words) that:
- Articulates the main idea and curatorial intention behind the final body of work
- Explains how and why the five artworks were chosen
- Includes a selection chart that visually presents the five selected works and three additional works not selected
- Offers insight into curatorial thinking and development over time
This is where clarity of purpose meets visual strategy.
The Artwork Texts
Students also write five artwork texts (up to 1,000 words total). These short texts:
- Situate each selected artwork within the student’s own artistic journey and in relation to broader artistic and cultural contexts
- Demonstrate how concept, form, and technique were intentionally aligned
- Show awareness of how their work communicates meaning to audiences
These aren’t descriptions. They’re critical reflections—artist-to-artist, and artist-to-world.
What’s Included in This Sample
This SRA sample includes:
- A curated selection of five resolved artworks with a selection chart
- A student-written rationale explaining curatorial decisions
- Five artwork texts, each situating one piece within context
- Teacher commentary addressing each assessment objective
- A student-friendly assessment sheet
- A visual breakdown of the SRA rubric
This final component asks HL students to bring together everything they’ve learned and present it not just as art, but as a statement of who they are as emerging artists.
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