Are you planning to study art or design in college? In partnership with Scholastics and collaboration with Admissions, RMCAD designed these workshops to help you prepare your high school portfolios for review by potential art colleges. Each workshop will focus on an important component of the portfolio such as draftsmanship, composition, color, storytelling, and presentation. Other workshops include life drawing. Workshops are hands on and will give you the opportunity to create work to be used in your portfolio. You will also be supplied with suggestions to help you assemble your portfolio.
Portfolio Boot Camp (New)
Is your portfolio not where it needs to be? Our Portfolio Boot Camp is an intensive program designed to help you fine tune and pull your portfolio together in time for that March 1 scholarship deadline! Topics will include how to show your knowledge and understanding of the elements and principles of design and how to verbally explain your work to a reviewer. This camp is available for seniors only.
Registration # CE219, 4 weeks, Fee: $265 Register for the 1-9-10 section
Portfolio Overview: What Makes a Good Portfolio?
Portfolio Overview: What Makes a Good Portfolio?
The first step in building your portfolio is finding out what makes a good portfolio! Using your current portfolio or a variety of art pieces you are thinking about including in your portfolio, instructor Teddy Schmedeke Lee, will critique your work and give you helpful guidance on what to include and what not to and where you might need a little work! This overview will help you begin your journey in building a strong portfolio!
Registration # CE36, 1 day, Fee: $30 Register for the 10-17-2009 section Register for the 2-6-2010 section
Preparing a Digital Portfolio
Preparing a Digital Portfolio
Want to turn your paper portfolio into a digital portfolio? Learn the steps needed to create a digital portfolio as well as the finer points of what makes a good digital portfolio. In addition, learn how to avoid portfolio killer mistakes!
Registration # CE103, 1 day, Fee: $40 Register for the 10-17-2009 section Register for the 2-6-2010 section
Perfecting your Draftsmanship
Perfecting your Draftsmanship
Draftsmanship is one of the first things a college looks for in a portfolio. The people reviewing your portfolio want to see that you have an understanding of the vocabulary of two dimensional representation. In this workshop, you will develop or fine tune your draftsmanship skills by completing a series of drawing exercises. Use the projects completed in this workshop in your portfolio to show your knowledge of draftsmanship!
Registration CE197, 4 weeks, Fee: $150 Register for the 10-24-09 section Register for the 2-13-09 section
Creating Strong Composition
Creating Strong Composition
The work in your portfolio should demonstrate your ability to analyze and organize imagery. You should be able to show the reviewer your understanding of the basic elements of design both two and three dimensionally. In this workshop you will focus on the concepts of unity, emphasis, balance and rhythm creating two and or three dimensionally images in a variety of mediums. Finished projects in this workshop are candidates for your portfolio to display your mastery of composition!
Registration CE198, 8 weeks, Fee: $305 Register for the 10-24-09 section Register for the 2-13-09 section
Color Theory in your Art
Color Theory in your Art
Color is one of the most important tools available to an artist. Your portfolio will need to demonstrate your understanding of color theory and its implementation. In this workshop, you will work with a variety of mediums to create images that show your understanding of the use of color. Through discussion and critiques you will learn how to explain your color choices and talk about your work. Let your projects from this workshop show your understanding of color in your portfolio.
Registration CE199, 3 weeks Fee: $117 Register for the 12-5-09 section Register for the 3-13-10 section
Creating a Visual Narrative
Creating a Visual Narrative
Portfolio reviewers are interested in understanding your thought process and how those ideas are carried through in your artwork. Your portfolio should contain one or two pieces that show you know and understand how to make a visual narrative. Using one of your own works of art, you will learn how to identify and explain the narrative aspect of your piece. You will also learn how or why your piece may not convey a clear visual narrative and how you can address this omission.
Registration CE200, 1 day, Fee: $40 Register for the 11-21-09 section Register for the 4-10-10 section
Presenting Originality in your Artwork
Presenting Originality in your Artwork
Originality in the visual arts and especially in your portfolio is of utmost importance. Reviewers want to see and understand your thoughts and reasons for the choices you made in creating your art. What motivates and inspires you as an artist? What do you want to say with your art? And why do you do what you do? Then, how do you go about presenting yourself and your art work? The first half of this day long workshop will focus on understanding the meaning of originality and how to convey that in your art work. The second half will take an in-depth look at how to present your collective body of art work, what to keep in mind and what details to pay attention to when pulling your work together to create your end portfolio.
Registration CE201, 1 day, Fee $80 Register for the 10-24-09 section Register for the 4-17-10 section
Life Drawing Marathon
