PORTFOLIO REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES for 2011-2012:

Printable List of 2011-2012 Portfolio Days

ON-CAMPUS:

Express Decision Portfolio Review Day
February 3, 2012

Online registration for this event will be available beginning January 16 and will close on Thursday, February 2 at 12noon -

The Purchase College February Portfolio Review Day is open only to those who have applied for admission to the School of Art+Design for the upcoming Fall 2012 semester.  Applicants are required to make a reservation through their myPurchase accounts. 

This event provides students applying to the School of Art+Design an opportunity to show their work in its original format and visit with the professors they will be having for classes. Students are required to bring examples of their original art work. Students can also bring materials, such as the slide/CD portfolio, letters of recommendation, essay, etc. that they need to finish their application to the School.

Participation in our Portfolio Review Days is not mandatory, but highly recommended. Participants will receive final application decisions within 5 business days of the review!

Confirmed registrants are asked to check-in to the Visual Arts Building, Room 1016, 15 minutes before your assigned time.

In addition to the Portfolio Reviews, prospective students have the opportunity to meet faculty and current students, tour the Visual Arts Building as well as the enitre campus, meet the Director of the School, and ask questions to representatives from Residence Life, Career Services, and Admissions. Please see the schedule of events for the day below:

10:30am, 12:30pm, & 2:00pm
Visual Arts Building Tours (45 minute tour)

12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 3:00 pm 
Campus Tours (1 hour tour)

10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2:00pm
Meet the Director (30 minute session)

11:30am and 1:30pm
Student Services Panel Questions & Answers (45 minute session)

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR ORIGINAL ARTWORK, and any sketchbooks/journals you have.  We will not keep your original work, sketchbooks, or journals.  If your work requires a computer to be seen, please bring a laptop with you.

For more information on how to prepare your Admissions Portfolio, please visit the School of Art+Design Application Instructions Page.

IMPORTANT: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED WITH THE FINAL PORTFOLIO SUBMITTED ONLINE BY FEBRUARY 15. ALL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THIS PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR FINAL PORTFOLIO IMAGES ONLINE AT HTTP://PURCHASE.SLIDEROOM.COM. YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE PORTFOLIO AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS EVENT SO THAT YOU MAY INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM OUR FACULTY. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A FINAL PORTFOLIO AT HTTP://PURCHASE.SLIDEROOM.COM WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AND WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION.

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OFF CAMPUS:

Off campus reviews constitute National Portfolio Day and Graduate Portfolio Day events as well as some regional events in the area. For more information on National Portfolio Day events, please visit the National Portfolio Day website at www.portfolioday.net.

Representatives from the School of Art+Design will attend the following events:

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAYS (Undergraduate programs ONLY)::

Saturday, 8 October 2011
Austin, Texas

Sunday, 9 October 2011
Dallas, Texas

Sunday, 23 October 2011
Chicago, Illinois: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Saturday, 29 October 2011
West Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Art School, University of Hartford

Sunday, 30 October 2011
Boston, Massachusetts: Hynes Convention Center

Sunday, 6 November 2011
Rochester, New York: Rochester Institute of Technology

Saturday, 12 November 2011
New York City: Purchase College, SUNY

Sunday, 13 November 2011
New York City: Javits Center

Sunday, 31 October 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The University of the Arts

Saturday, 3 December 2011
Washington, DC: Corcoran Museum of Art

Sunday, 4 December 2011
Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Institute College of Art

Saturday, 21 January 2012
Miami, Florida: New World School of the Arts

Sunday, 24 January 2012
Sarasota, Florida: Ringling College of Art & Design

REGIONAL EVENTS:

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum – Monday, 17 October 2011, 3-7pm, Ridgefield, CT,  www.aldrichart.org

Marwen College Night – Monday, 24 October 2011, 5-7pm, Chicago, IL, www.marwen.org

Mill Street Loft  – Thursday, 3 November 2011, 4-8pm, Hyde Park, NY, www.millstreetloft.org

Westchester Community College – Thursday, 10 November 2011, 4-7pm, contact melissa.hall@sunywcc.edu

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PAST EVENTS:

New York City Area National Portfolio Day
at Purchase College, Saturday, November 12, 2011

Follow the signs and staff member directions to the registration tables in the lower lobby of the Performing Arts Center. All parking will be in campus lots W1 and W2. Registration for the event will begin at 9am (doors WILL NOT be open before). The location of the schools, the tours, etc. will be provided during registration.

PRE-EVENT ACTIVITIES

• Art+Design Building Tours - An in-depth look at the facilities offered at the Purchase College School of Art+Design - Tours depart every 10 minutes, between 9:30am-11:30am
• Campus Tours - This comprehensive tour included classroom buildings, residence halls, dining facilities, the library, and more - Tours depart every 10 minutes, between 9:30am-11:30am
• School of Art+Design Information and Q&A Session with the Director at 10:30am

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS run from 12 NOON to 4pm. As is the case with all National Portfolio Days, reviews are granted on a first come, first served basis.

OPTIONAL PRE-REGISTRATION: You have the option to pre-register for the day, but pre-registration is not required. Students who do pre-register online can bring their printed confirmation of pre-registration to the event for express entry to the portfolio day.  To pre-register, please click here.

For more information on what to bring, etc., please visit the NPDA website at http://www.portfolioday.net

List of schools attending the 2011 National Portfolio Day at Purchase College:
Alfred University, School of Art & Design, NYSCC

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

California College of the Arts

Center for Art and Design at The College of Saint Rose

Center for Design At Lawrence Tech

The Cleveland Institute of Art

College for Creative Studies

Columbus College of Art & Design

Computer Arts + Design Program, Mercy College

The Cooper Union School of Art

Corcoran College of Art and Design

Cornish College of the Arts

Delaware College of Art and Design

Ecole Parsons a' Paris/Paris College of Art

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Hartford Art School, University of Hartford

Kansas City Art Institute

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Maine College of Art

Maryland Institute College of Art

Massachusetts College of Art & Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Montclair State University, College of the Arts

Montserrat College of Art

Moore College of Art & Design

The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University

New Hampshire institute of Art

New York School of Interior Design

Oregon College of Art and Craft

Otis College of Art and Design

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Parsons The New School for Design

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Pratt Institute

PrattMWP

Purchase College, SUNY: School of Art+Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Ringling College of Art and Design

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts

San Francisco Art Institute

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

School of Visual Arts

Shintaro Akatsu School of Design at University of Bridgeport

St. Johns University

SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology

Syracuse University College of Visual  & Performing Arts

The University of The Arts

University of Michigan, School of Art & Design

Washington University in Saint Louis