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What is the sustained investigation?
What is the sustained investigation?
Sustained Investigations account for 60% of the AP Portfolio score, and focus on artworks that demonstrate inquiry though “practice, experimentation, and revision” over time. Part-way through the first semester you will complete and submit a Sustained Investigation Project Proposal, which will identify the nature of your sustained investigation in terms of common themes, materials, ideas, and processes that you will pursue within your body of works. You will submit fifteen images total in this category for the portfolio, along with a written statement indicating the ideas, materials, and processes used in each work.
Each image you submit in this category does not necessarily have to be a unique artwork: you may, for example, submit images that document process or detail, or in some cases have two or three images that document practice, experimentation, and revision. Ideally, you will submit 5 to 10 different artworks in this category. The biweekly progress checks you complete for this course are intended to help you curate material for this section of the exam.
An official rubric for the Sustained Investigation section for all 3 AP portfolios can be viewed here (pp. 5-7).
Requirements and Prompts
Requirements and Prompts
Submit 15 Images that demonstrate:
Sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision
Inquiry - Sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas
Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas
2-D/3D/Drawing skills (depending on type of portfolio submitted)
State the following in writing:
Identify the inquiry or question that guided your sustained investigation
Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your inquiry or question(s) (1200 characters maximum, including spaces, for response to both prompts)
Questions that guide the sustained investigation are typically formulated at the beginning of portfolio development. Students should formulate their inquiry or question(s) based on their own experiences and ideas. These guiding questions should be documented and further developed by students throughout the sustained investigation.
Identify the following for each image:
Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
Processes used (100 characters maximum, including psaces)
Size (height x width x depth, in inches)
For images that document process or show detail, students should enter "N/A" for size (see Additional Information About the Sustained Investigation Section on the following page for more details). For digital and virtual work, students should enter the size of the intended visual display.
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