Portfolio for Visual Arts Adjudication
1. Applicants will need ten physical pieces of original art work from among the following media:
Supplementary: Four artworks should differ from the Core Portfolio, to show variety, experimentation
and growth.
2. Digital versions (not prints) of artwork may be presented in lieu of the original artwork if the work is
oversized or difficult to transport. Applicants must provide their own equipment (laptop/tablet); neither the adjudication director nor the adjudication site is responsible for providing electronic equipment for student use. Videos must be thirty seconds or less, we will only have time to view two such videos. Artwork will not be looked at on cellphones.
- Drawing
- Painting
- Mixed Media
- Printmaking
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Collage
- Assemblage
- Video and New Media
Supplementary: Four artworks should differ from the Core Portfolio, to show variety, experimentation
and growth.
2. Digital versions (not prints) of artwork may be presented in lieu of the original artwork if the work is
oversized or difficult to transport. Applicants must provide their own equipment (laptop/tablet); neither the adjudication director nor the adjudication site is responsible for providing electronic equipment for student use. Videos must be thirty seconds or less, we will only have time to view two such videos. Artwork will not be looked at on cellphones.
What happens at Adjudication?
1. Applicants will be asked to create a couple of drawings during the Adjudication, one working from
everyday life, and the other with more conceptual content. We will provide all the tools needed to complete these drawing exercises.
2. Applicants will be asked to discuss and explain their art form and role in group learning. Applicants will be adjudicated on the following criteria:
everyday life, and the other with more conceptual content. We will provide all the tools needed to complete these drawing exercises.
2. Applicants will be asked to discuss and explain their art form and role in group learning. Applicants will be adjudicated on the following criteria:
- Design (cohesiveness of composition)
- Expression (communicative quality)
- Originality (novel or unique solutions)
- Fluency (number of ideas and concepts)
- Flexibility (variety of work and ideas)
- Elaboration (stretching or expanding imagery)