**Updated October 2020 for SY20-21 admission consideration**
Follow the following rubric and instructions
Visual Arts
Submitting a portfolio is required when applying to the Cab Calloway School of the Arts Visual Arts program. The portfolio you prepare will be the primary criteria by which your assessment will be based. Not only will your acceptance be based on its submission, but the strength of your work will allow us to fairly determine your placement in the Visual Arts program. Once you have applied, a Portfolio Registration Form will be sent to you. Assessments will be accepted through the online platform.
The portfolio must contain:
- A still life containing at least three everyday objects, grouped together and drawn from observation.
- A full-figure drawing of a person standing, seated, or reclining, and drawn from observation.
- A self-portrait of yourself, preferably done in pencil and using a mirror from observation.
- A landscape drawing or painting created from observation: Use your yard, school, neighborhood, or a park as a resource. Fantasy elements are permitted but you must demonstrate the ability to draw from observation.
- Four additional works that are also from observation, representative of your interests in art, abilities, commitment, and experience. Suggested mediums may include any of the following:
- watercolor, acrylics or oil paintings; pencil, pen, chalk, charcoal or pastel; printmaking— linoleum, etching, litho, mono-prints or silkscreen; collage or mixed medium; photography, sculpture and pottery, digital media, NOTE: If submitting a 3-D piece, DO NOT include the actual 3-D works of art; to submit sculpture or pottery take 2-3 photographs of the piece. Include one picture with a ruler for scale. Mount the photographs and include this as part of your portfolio.
The works and ideas represented should be your own, completed by your hand only, and not taken from published sources. Do not work from reference photographs procured from the internet.
ALL portfolios are to have the student’s full name written in the file name. All art pieces should have the student’s full name written in the file name.
EMAIL: toniann.degregory@redclay.k12.de.us
VISUAL ARTS PORTFOLIO REGISTRATION
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**Updated October 2020 for SY20-21 admission consideration**