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Art Portfolio Requirements

Art portfolios usually are required of student applicants who declare visual arts as their college major; this is in addition to standard application forms and documents.

Typically, 10 or more pieces of art are required in portfolios; art pieces must use different media (paper, canvas, clay, photographs, digital images, etc.) and different applications (color, black and white, paintbrush, pencil, sculptures, etc.).

If your college major will be visual arts, research portfolio requirements of each college you will apply to and create a plan for completing each portfolio. Start early; completing high quality works of art will take longer than you think. Many colleges require digital photographs of art work to be submitted in a very specific format, so pay attention to details given in the portfolio instructions.