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Fall Open House

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Come tour the campus, meet the faculty, have your portfolio reviewed and much more!

Contact the Admissions office for additional information admissions@otis.edu.


National Portfolio Day Association 

Otis College of Art and Design invites prospective undergraduate and gradute students to attend events at sites throughout the US and Canada where representatives from art and design colleges will review student portfolios.

2008-2009 Undergraduate Portfolio Days Schedule

National Portfolio Days are educational events for young artists, held at host colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Portfolio Days bring together students and experienced college representatives who review artwork, offer critiques, discuss college plans, and share information about their schools. These events are not an examination or a competition.  The art college representatives are interested in the student's development, look forward to reviewing the work and will provide helpful information for this next important step in the student's development as an artist.  We suggest that students work with as many representatives as possible.

At Portfolio Day, you’ll get a small taste of what it could be like to attend a professional art program.  You’ll see a variety of artwork created at different levels by young artists with varying skills and experiences.  You may hear many different opinions about your work.  Do not hesitate to explain to the college representatives how you develop your ideas, and where you want to go with them.

No Admissions decisions or scholarship awards will be offered to you at a National Portfolio Day.  Some of the colleges represented may accept the portfolio you present as the visual portion of your application, while others have policies that prohibit making a definitive admission decision at the time of your review.  All will expect that your artwork will progress in the coming months.

If you are interested in graduate programs, we encourage you to contact individual institutions, as all colleges will not be prepared to review graduate portfolios at National Portfolio Days.

Tips: Visit iTunes U for a free Podcast on how to attend a National Portfolio Day in your area. *Note: you must have iTunes installed on your computer to use this feature.

2008-09 Graduate Portfolio Day Schedule

Otis will be one of 24 art schools at three graduate portfolio days to be held this fall in New York, San Francisco and Chicago. Faculty from our graduate programs will be available to critique your work and discuss our graduate degrees. You can find additional information here.