Fall 2020 Timeline

Portfolio Review Application Due Friday, October 23 by 5 pm

Digital Portfolio Submission: Monday, October 26 – Tuesday, October 27 

Faculty Review: Wednesday, October 28 – Thursday, October 29

Notification: Friday, October 30

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Portfolio Review Application

Each student participating in the Portfolio Review must fill out and submit a Portfolio Review Application by Friday, October 23. 

Portfolio Review Application

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Area Requirements

ArtX

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

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 Art X (no more than 1 page). 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 Area Chair Marni Shindelman with questions. 

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Ceramics

Contact Area Chair Ted Saupe for details on Ceramics Portfolio Review. 

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Drawing & Painting

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

Portfolio Requirements

• 4 drawings
• 4 paintings

File Requirements

FILE NAMES:  initials+001 ex: MS001
Images as JPGS: 1600px on the longest side

Click here for more information pertaining to apply to the Drawing & Painting Area.

Application Materials

• Transcript
• Statement of interest (max 500 words) 

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

Contact Area Chair Margaret Morrison with questions. 

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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
• Work from Textile Foundations ARST 2700 if you have taken this class
• 3-D projects

Application Materials

• Transcript
• Statement of purpose describing your interest in Textiles and why you would like to become a major (200-250 words) 

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

Contact Area Chair Jennifer Crenshaw with questions.

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Graphic Design

Graphic Design conducts Portfolio Review during the spring semester.

Contact Area Chair Moon Jang with questions.

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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.

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Interdisciplinary Art & Design (AB)

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

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. 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 Area Chair Marni Shindelman with questions. 

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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: no additional materials required

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

Contact Area Chair Mary Pearse with questions. 

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Photography

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

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 Area Chair Marni Shindelman with questions. 

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Printmaking and Book Arts

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

Portfolio Requirements 

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

Application Materials

• Statement as to why they want to be in the Printmaking and Book Arts Area 

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

Contact Area Chair Melissa Harshman with questions.

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Scientific Illustration

Contact Area Chair Gene Wright to schedule an entrance meeting.

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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.