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Portfolio Review
It is highly recommended that interested students attend one of these portfolio review dates. Please refer to important dates to the right. For students who cannot attend one of the review sessions there is the option of submitting a slide portfolio. For instructions on submitting a slide portfolio please read the Slide Portfolio Guidelines.
Applicants for admission will require a portfolio review for entrance into the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts, Department of Art studio art program.Portfolios should include a maximum of 15–20 examples of some or all of the following categories:
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Life drawing from observation: still life, figure, or landscape, (charcoal or pencil) |
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Painting (acrylic, oil, or watercolor) |
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Printmaking (all types) |
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Photography |
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Digitally created images
(portfolio must also include other types of work) |
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Three-dimensional work: wood, wire, or clay (presented as slides or photos only) |
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Hand-made books (or other mixed media) |
Digital Portfolios on CD and DVD
Digital portfolios may be submitted on CD-ROM. You may submit a folder containing 15-20 digital images in the .JPG format. Each image should be numbered in the order you wish them to be viewed (01.jpg, 02.jpg, 03.jpg, etc.). PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT OTHER IMAGE TYPES. You must accompany this folder of images with a Word file with the following information for each image: slide number (01.jpg), project title, project medium, project date, one or two sentence description of project. Images must be no larger that 1600 pixels wide or 1200 pixels high. Please follow the guidelines above for slide portfoilios.
DVDs of motion work are also acceptable. If the DVD contains multiple works please include a printed sheet with: project title, project medium, project date, one or two sentence description of project for all videos.Videos longer than 5 minutes may not be viewed in their entirety.
Slide Portfolio Submission
Please download and print the portfolio review form.
 Download First Year Portfolio Review PDF here
Send the form and your slide portfolio to:
Department of Art + Art History
Freshman Admissions
University of Connecticut
830 Bolton Road Unit 1099
Storrs, CT 06269-1099
NOTE: The Department of Art and Art History cannot guarantee that portfolios to any address but the one above will be reviewed for admission into the program.
Please feel free to contact us at 860 486 3930 if you have any further questions. We look forward to assisting you in any way we can.An application can be obtained through the University’s Office of Admissions.Do not send your slide portfolio to the University Admissions office. Send it to the Art + Art History Department at the above address.
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Admissions Links
BFA Admissions
First Year Portfolio Review
Slide Portfolio Guidelines
Transfer Applicants
University Links
UConn Admissions
Transfer Admissions
SLIDE & CD PORTFOLIO DEADLINE
January 11, 2008
TRANSFER DEADLINE
January 11, 2008 is the deadline for transfer portfolio reviews.
Slide and CD portfolio submissions received after January 11, 2008
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED for admissions
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday September 30th
Time:
10AM – 1PM
2007-2008 Portfolio Review Dates
Saturday, November 3rd
West Hartford, CT
Time: TBA
Hartford Art School
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
860-768-4393
calafiore@hartford.edu
www.hartfordartschool.org
Sunday, November 4th
Boston, MA
Time: TBA
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-879-7000
admissions@massart.edu
www.massart.edu
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Storrs, CT
12 PM - 3 PM
Snow date:
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
12 PM – 3 PM
University of Connecticut
Department of Art
830 Bolton Road
Storrs, CT 06269
860-486-3930
www.art.uconn.edu
NOTE: This review is also for those transfer students who will not be sending in slides or CD’s.
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