[ehytee7]

I'm attending a community college right now, so after a year and a half, i'll be transferring to a univ/ art school. I'm planning to start working on my portfolio as early as now, so i decided to attend one of the portfolio review days in my state on November. Different art schools would be there, and representatives from each art school can look at your portfolio and give comments and suggestions about it.

Should i bring everything that i had made, or just choose 15-20 artworks to show? I'm quite nervous about it. Would they ask me questions like what's my inspiration when i did this painting and that?? like those stuffs???

i hope somebody could help me.. i think i still have time to prepare on it..

[toffys191]

I went to ACCD at Pasadena once and I brought everything but all they did was like gave scores (out of 5) and gave some pointers on what they actually expects when you summit the portfolio =) so all in all, I would say that its pretty useful to go to a portfolio review day unless you go to a private studio with super professional teachers =)

[tszho]

When i applied, i checked out the requirements on their website, and told me how many pieces to bring, as well my every school wanted my sketch book as welll. Check out all the schools requirements cuz of of them will be different. Some will want more pieces some may want fewer.. so bring according to the number they want, and your sketchbook or whatever else they require~! They wont costantly ask questions.. but even if they don't, talk, tell them about whateverr they're looking at. You want them to know that you know you're stuff, and this is like your 15 minutes to show them all you've got and make them accept u! goodluck =)

[kyaaax3]

Definitely bring your sketchbook, if anything. Sketchbooks are the core to see your ideas, inspirations, what kind of person you are, etc.

And I would bring the top works you have. Or, if you want, you can show how your work has evolved throughout the years. They'll give you critique on each piece (at least that's how it was done when they were at my school), both the strengths and weaknesses of it. If the pieces you made are too fragile or too big to display, take a picture of it instead. You can definitely ask about their programs, and ask more about their schools. Aside from critique, yes, they might ask about your work, how you did it, what media you used, what inspired you, etc. etc. So be prepared! But I'm sure you'll do fine. Good luck! :]

[dahanizzle]

i went to national portfolio day at Pratt and basically every art school/regular school with art program in the USA was there hence the term, national portfolio day lmao

anyway, i didnt bother with my sketchpad but i bought EVERYTHINg else. from the 18"x24" pieces to the huge ones, i bought it all and they seemed to appreciate it

YOU have to be the one to explain it - they most likely wont say anything.. at least that was my case. When i went to the RISD section, which was my first stop, the person just sat there looking through my art works. Right away, i stopped her and then explained each one to her - it made a huge difference

then for the other schools, i explained everything, like my inspiration, the meaning of the piece, etc., from the first piece.

GL

[ehytee7]

i don't know if i could show them my sketchpad coz i hardly use it. i mostly just use a 18" x 24" paper and do the project from there. But anyways, maybe i should start scribbling my ideas on my sketchpad instead of just drawing it right away. haha..

after hearing about your experiences on the portfolio review day made me become more excited about it. Thanks again guys.

[redringlets]

i went to the national portfolio day in seattle last year. my portfolio was accepted on the spot by cornish--i just had to wait until my actual application was processed. i would bring ur sketchbook if you have it because generally there's a process all artists go through to get to a final piece...they wanna see if you can conceptualize. id go to their website and see what schools are going to be there--then go to those school's websites to read what they say are the requirements for ur portfolio. if u dun wanna go through all that, then id say bring a variety of ur best stuff--ie: ur gestures, "in process" work, and then final pieces and a sketchbook if u have it. think about what u wanna say and be prepared to talk a little bit about each one ur gonna show. it helps people understand and appreciate ur work if they know where ur coming from. but yeah..i hope u have fun and take advantage of all those college being in one place

[shortee28]

you don't need to bring ALL your works...
but make sure you bring your strongest works...
also, it is very important to be able to explain every detail of each piece...
don't add things in your portfolio if you don't
feel to confident about it....
quality is always better than quantity...
bring process work just in case,
cuz just like what redringlets stated,
they want to see if you can conceptualize..
they want to see your potential and thinking process...
come prepared with questions as well,
asking questions shows how much interest you have as well..
good luck!!!

(sorry if not as helpful, i'm kinda half asleep)

[Freight22]

my school had a list of requirements and possible questions that may be asked... just picked your strongest pieces and practice talking about them using art/design terms. yeah so check with the school and see what you need to bring or prepare for.