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UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Students must pass a
portfolio review prior taking 300-level and above courses. The
review is given at the beginning of each semester.
An
informational Portfolio Workshop
will be held prior to portfolio submission.
Beginning
Fall 2009, transfer students will be able participate in the
portfolio review.
Please call the Art Office for
details: 860-832-2620.
Portfolio Requirements
Who
Current CCSU undergraduate ART students
Current Community College students who have applied to CCSU and have
paid related fees
Dates
Portfolio submission for the FALL
semester is due the Third Monday in October
Portfolio submission for the SPRING semester is due the
First
Monday in March
Please contact the Art Department
for details: 860-832-2620
Media
Work submitted should
show a variety of media, such as pencil, pen, charcoal, watercolor,
acrylic, clay, wood, fiber, original photographs, digital images,
video, etc. You need not use every medium but should include the
media that best meets the specifications below.
The
following four items are the main criteria for judging portfolios,
which must include a minimum of 10 pieces and a maximum of 12
pieces:
1.
Drawings and/or Paintings:
Students must submit
at least two still-lifes, one landscape, and one architecture
(indoor or outdoor) drawings and/or paintings that accurately
create the illusion of 3D space
on a 2D picture plane via: relative scale, relative position,
overlapping, diagonals, foreshortening,
foreground-middle-ground-background, and atmospheric perspective.
2.
Elements and Principles of Design: Students must submit at
least four (4) works of art (2D and/or 3D) that illustrate
convincing knowledge and translation of the elements (line,
texture, color, shape, form, value, space)
and principles
(balance,
emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion, repetition, rhythm,
variety, and unity)
of
design.
3.
Tonal
drawings:
Students must submit at least two (2) tonal drawings in pencil,
charcoal, and/or ink. These drawings must be executed from life and
depict figure, landscape, or still life, as well as successfully
describe the illusion of light defining 3D volume.
Rendering of tonal drawing in pencil, ink, or charcoal [required] or
color works of art [optional] clearly illustrating:
- a range of
gradation from black to white or in a single color from the
darkest shade to lightest tint
- use
of light (highlight, light tone, half tone, base tone, reflected
light, and cast shadow and direction of light).
4. Craftsmanship:
Students’ work must demonstrate foundation level craftsmanship and
skill in the chosen media and processes with regards to:
All
work should be created from direct observation
rather than copied from photos or other sources. Work should
exhibit an effective understanding of the material presented in
foundation
or do we want to say 100 and 200
level?
courses (Drawing 1, Design 1, etc.).
Students whose portfolios do not meet standards may be required to
take supplemental courses.
No student will be allowed to proceed on to a 300-level Art course
without a successful portfolio review.
Format
2-D
pieces must be unframed, ORIGINAL WORK. Original 3-D
work that is portable, such as ceramic pots, can also be included in
the portfolio. Large 2-D work (too big for portfolio) and large 3-D
work (too big to transport) must be submitted as hard copies color photocopies or photographic prints. ONLY work created
to be viewed digitally (digital video art or digital photos)
should be submitted on a CD or DVD.
35mm slides will NOT be reviewed.
Presentation
All of your 2-D work must be in a suitable folder such as an art
portfolio (make sure 2-D work fits completely into the
portfolio/folder). Your 3-D work should be unpacked and placed with
your portfolio. Be sure everything is clearly identified. Further
identification procedures will be explained to you when you drop off
your work. Identify on your portfolio which area of specialization
you wish to pursue, if known.
*Note:
Post-Baccalaureate Certification students admitted to Graduate
Studies after July 2004 submit their portfolios as
part of the admission process.
See Graduate
portfolio requirements. |