National Portfolio Day Info

It is that time of year again, time for the announcements for National Portfolio Day to begin coming in.
Often I forget to remind everyone, but not this year! Yay for you.

That's the mailing I just received - which is also posted in the classroom. If you click on that image or HERE, you will be able to go to their site.

While they don't have the time listed, they do have the date set (Jan. 17th, 2015) at San Francisco Art Institute.

This is a great time for Juniors to take in some work and get feedback from a bunch of different art schools pertaining to what they like and what they think you might want to work on. If you are a senior it can still be helpful, but by that time you should basically have most of your work completed.

If you have questions please let me know.

Calendar

Don't forget to check the calendar on the class site, but here are some of the due dates coming up:

• Jan 18th - EF Meeting in the Adv Art Room
• Jan 19th - AICC Reception 6-8pm
• Jan 19th - Art 3 - 2 study drawings due; sketches for next project/painting due; art/502 advertising stuff due
• Jan 19th - Art 4 - 2 study drawings due; art/502 advertising stuff due???
• Jan 20th - Art 2 - Vintage Art Advertising Posters Due
• Jan 23rd - Art 1 3 study drawing sketches due
• Jan 23rd - Art 3 - canvases for next painting due, drawing on them
• Jan 23rd - CT Visit - Josh and Siobhan, don't forget
• Jan 23rd - Art 4 - Studio 502 website due
• Jan 24th - 3's from periods 2/6, advertising stuff due
• Jan 24th - 8th grade orientation in big gym, 7-8pm, I NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR HANDOUTS
• Jan 26th - Art 2 - 3 study drawings due, one must be pen & ink
• Jan 27th - Art 4 - Portfolio Due

Art 4 Portfolio Project

As you already have notes on photographing - properly! - your art from last semester, and you are in your final semester of art education here at good ol' lg, it's time to begin pulling together pieces and looking at what you have.
And yes, thinking about all that you have done - and why.

Sounds fun, right? Yes, I know.

Here's what I would like for you to include, and there are two parts.
First, the visual component. Please include:

• 10-20 pieces (these should be photographed with the background cropped out)
• give me individual photo files
• give me an electronic presentation (that blows me away)
• give me a cd with all electronic files on it - including statement, see below, or, alternatively, send me a link through a site such as mediafire so that I get ALL of the information all at once.
• print 8x10" hard copies of each of your images
• bind/present these hard copies in an interesting way - a 1/2" binder with plastic pages works well, just sayin'
• include an "artists" statement - this should be 3-5 paragraphs of 3-5 sentences each discussing your experiences in art for four years, what you get from art/have gotten from it, why you make it/where does your drive and passion come from, and where you see art in your future life

Oh, this is due on Friday January 27th.