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**Senior Portfolio Class** Welcome to your future! This year you have the opportunity to research and prepare for your college career as an art student. What an exciting time in your life! At this point you have decided to incorporate your creativity, interests and art skills into your future career. You should be proud that you have chosen to do something in your life that truly is fulfilling! This class has been designed to help you focus your goals, research colleges and prepare your portfolio for college admission. We will be working together towards the ultimate goal of finding the college and career in the arts that is right for you! Your task for this course is to complete all of the components of college application in the field of fine arts. Your ultimate goal will be to create and compile an art portfolio based on your area of interest as well as completing admission requirements for the colleges in which you are choosing to apply to. These components must be submitted according to the attached timeline, as it is crucial that we accomplish everything during this year. //__THE PROCESS__// In order to accomplish the task at hand there are many steps and requirements that you will be responsible for completing: __2. Artist Statement:__ A requirement for admission to most colleges is a written essay based on student experience and knowledge. To help facilitate the writing of this essay you will create an essay based on you as an artist. Your essay must be at least 500 words and no more than 800 words. It is important that you display your creative ability through this essay so that the admissions committee can make an accurate decision as to your admission to their fine arts school. __3. Sketchbook:__ A requirement for this course is to keep a sketchbook. This sketchbook should go wherever you go! You should be sketching ideas from many sources on a daily basis, i.e.: nature, home, school, and places of interest, life drawings, figure drawings, architecture and imaginative ideas. Remember, you will be compiling a portfolio of your work, both past and present, and this sketchbook will be a great reference to you for gathering ideas. Due to the time in class you may not have time for a daily drawing but you are responsible for one five minute drawing each day. __4. Art Portfolios:__ A requirement for all art colleges and art programs is a portfolio of your artwork. This portfolio should be a collection of your best, original and completed artwork. At least 10-15 strong pieces are required. Each college will have different portfolio requirements based on the program to which you are applying. Although the number of pieces and the theme of the pieces may vary from school to school, there are two pieces that must be included in your art portfolio, they are: Drawing From Life and Self Portrait There are many examples of Master artwork, which you can reference when beginning the process of creating these pieces. Remember to look at the work of the Masters with an open mind and critique the strengths and weaknesses of their work. It is important that each piece of your work be you are own original idea and is completed with both values/color and background. You will be required to work on these pieces both in school and at home. __CONCLUSION__ Upon successful completion of this class you should have a complete college application and a three finished art portfolios. You will have learned how to choose and organize information pertinent to applying to art school. It is important to remember all of the hard work that you have done. You should congratulate yourself for your strong commitment to your goal of incorporating the fine arts into your future. Remember that you are choosing to make a career out of something that you love! Very few people in this world today can say that! I am extremely proud of you and wish you the best in your future!
 * __1. College Folders:__** You will be selecting 3-5 art colleges that you are interested in applying to. You will be creating a folder for each college in which you will keep a collection of any and all information pertaining to application. Each folder must include the following printed information:
 * 1) Admission requirements: education, SAT as, GPA, activities, portfolio, etc.
 * 2) Portfolio requirements: self-portraits, drawing from life, color and design, etc.
 * 3) Location of college: state, city, commute from home, etc.
 * 4) Tuition: estimated family contribution, financial aid, loans, scholarships, etc.
 * 5) Programs and training offered: fashion design, architecture, graphic design, etc.
 * 6) Contact information: office of admissions, dean of admissions, financial aid office, etc.

__College folders: 50pts__ You will have time in the lab to gather the information until the due date listed below. Sometime the information you need is not on the computer so you will have to call the college and get the information mailed to you at home or here at school. Check the due dates below to gauge your tme. __Artist Statement: 75pts__ You will have time in the lab to work your essay on Fridays until the due date listed below. Check the due dates below to gauge if you need to do some writing on your own. __SKBK 10pts:__ See hand out. Due to our time constraints you may have to worked on outside of class. __Art Portfolios: 100pts each__ You will create a digital, printed, and web based portfolio. __Gallery/Museum: 22pts__ Visit a gallery draw 2 sketches of two different works, give the Credit line for each and explain about the work using good vocabulary. The visit is to be done in your sketchbook. The skbk will be checked on critique day. Drawings: 10pts (5pts for each) Credit Line: 2pts (1 pt for each) Explanation of work using good vocabulary: 10pts (5pts for each) __Projects with critiques: 120pts__ You will be working on themed projects that will be due about every 4 weeks. Along with the project a written critique, and a gallery visit are due as well. Each project has a prep work component that is due at the beginning of each project. All 2d work must be matted and ready to hang by the due date. __Project Prep 10pts:__ a. Thumbnail sketch Due dates thus far: August 24 th - Theme questions due September 9 th –College Folders due September 14 th – Rough draft of artist statement posted on wiki (moved to the 21st) September 16 th - Bring in work to be photographed September 17 th – 1 st project due September 21st – Rough draft of artist statement posted on wiki September 22 nd - Prep for 2 nd project due September 30 th – Final draft artists statement posted on wiki October 21 st –Digital portfolio due October 22 nd - Project 2 due October 26 th - begin print portfolio October 27 th –Prep work for 3 rd project due November 19 th -Project 3 due November 24 th -Prep for 4 th project due December 14 th – Project 4 due January 5 th –Prep for 5 th project January 29 th – Project 5 due February 2 nd -Prep for 6 th project due March 2 nd - 6 th project due March 26 th - Project 7 due March 30 th –Prep for final project due April 30 th – Final project due
 * __Grading and Helpful Time Management__** __Tips__
 * 1) Size, Media, and Color choice listed
 * 2) Materials list
 * 3) Written statement on how it ties into your theme (one or two thoughts)