Students interested in pursuing a BFA or AB Interdisciplinary Art & Design degree must first submit work through the portfolio review process.

The Dodd's annual Portfolio Review Week occurs once every Fall and Spring semester. The current term's Timeline and Area specific information can be found below.

Contact artinfo@uga.edu with questions.

Art Education

Art Education does not participate in Portfolio Review Week. Please visit their page to review Art Ed BFA Admission Requirements.

Art History

To learn more about entrance requirements for majoring in Art History, please visit their page.

 

Future Portfolio Review Weeks

Spring 2024: TBD

Fall 2024: TBD

Portfolio Review Application

Each student participating in the Portfolio Review must fill out and submit a Portfolio Review Application.

Area Requirements

Ceramics

The Ceramics Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Students applying to the Ceramics Area must meet with Area Chair Sunkoo Yuh to share their portfolio after they have completed ARST 3500. Contact Professor Yuh to schedule a meeting.

Portfolio Requirements

  • 8-10 ceramic pieces
  • 1-2 works completed in Core course work (ARST 1050, 1060, 1080, and 2020)

Application Materials

  • Contact Area Chair Sunkoo Yuh with questions. 
Drawing & Painting

The Drawing & Painting Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

To be eligible for the Drawing and Painting Concentration you must have completed the minimum:  

  • Studio Core First year program  

  • Completed or in Progress ARST 2000 or ARST 2010 or ARST 2100   

Submission Requirements: 

  • Select 3 drawings and 3 paintings that demonstrate competent representational and expressive drawing and painting skills from university level courses.  

  • The work should demonstrate knowledge of formal design and composition principles (scale, balance, weight, color relationships, etc.) in support of conceptual intent.  

  • Install the work in the elevator hallway on the third floor. 

Fabric Design

The Fabric Design Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Portfolio Requirements 

Please submit digital images of 5 of your best artworks to Area Chair Jennifer Crenshaw at crenshaw@uga.edu.

Suggested works to submit:

  • Drawing/Paintings
  • Color compositions/collages
  • Photography
  • Printmaking
  • 3-D projects
  • Textile Foundations ARST 2700 artwork
  • Statement of purpose describing your interest in Textiles and why you would like to become a major (200-250 words) 

Application Materials

Digital Portfolio: Submit digital portfolio crenshaw@uga.edu.

Contact Area Chair Jennifer Crenshaw with questions.

Graphic Design

Graphic design accepts students to the major in Spring term only.

Students who are currently enrolled in ARGD 2010 Graphic Design Survey (or have successfully completed the course previously) are eligible to participate in the Graphic Design portfolio review. Details about portfolio submission requirements will be provided in the ARGD 2010 course. Contact your ARGD 2010 instructor(s) with any questions about the application process. 

Interior Design

Interior Design accepts students to the program after a Progression Review at the end of Fall semester each year.

Contact Area Chair Tad Gloeckler with questions.

Interdisciplinary Art AB

The Interdisciplinary Art AB Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Portfolio Requirements & Application Materials

Choose 5 of your best work from any of your courses.  These can be images, videos, or documentation of  3D or installation work. Write a narrative statement about your interest in making art, noting any interdisciplinary connections you have made or aspire to make in your work. Think of it as a story to tell us about what being an artist means to you. Format your images with the specifications below and upload them and your statement here.

Portfolios not formatted correctly will not be viewed.  

File Requirements

FILE NAMES:  initials+001 ex: MS001
Images as JPGS: 1600px on the longest side
Statement as PDF
Videos: .MOV or .MP4: Max time 3:00 minutes per video

Contact artinfo@uga.edu with questions. 

Jewelry & Metalwork

The Jewelry & Metalwork Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Portfolio Requirements 

  • 1 example of 3-D work from Foundations
  • 1 example of 2-D work from Foundations
  • Sketchbook 

Application Materials

Digital Portfolio: Submit digital portfolio demi@uga.edu.

Contact Area Chair Demi Thomloudis with questions. 

Photography & Expanded Media

The Photography & Expanded Media Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Portfolio Requirements & Application Materials

Choose your 15 best images/videos from your intro class. Write a narrative statement about your interest in photography (no more than 1 page). Think of it as a story to tell us about what photography means to you. We are looking for work that shows successful image making, both conceptually and technically. You may have 30% of this be from past projects not from this class. Format these images with the specifications below and upload them and your statement here.

Portfolios not formatted correctly will not be viewed.  

File Requirements

FILE NAMES:  initials+001 ex: MS001
Images as JPGS: 1600px on the longest side
Statement as PDF
Videos: .MOV or .MP4: Max time 3:00 minutes per video

Contact Marni Shindelman with questions. 

Printmaking & Book Arts

The Printmaking & Book Arts Area participates in Portfolio Review Week during the Fall and Spring semesters.  

Portfolio Requirements 

Digital Portfolio: Submit digital portfolio to swindler@uga.edu.

  • Submit 5 pieces, which can be all prints or a combination of prints/books/other art drawings, paintings, etc.

Application Materials

Contact Jon Swindler with questions.

Scientific Illustration

*Deadline: October 18th*

  • Students may be accepted into Scientific Illustration Fall 2023, but they will not start ARGD 3310, ARGD 3330, & ARGD 3320 classes until Fall 2024.  However, they will be able to begin work on their other degree requirements.

Application Materials

 

Sculpture

The Sculpture Area accepts students towards the end of taking the ARST 2400: Fundamentals in Sculpture.

Contact Area Chair Martijn Van Wagtendonk about your intention to become a Sculpture major.