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Nine Pointers for Your Portfolio
A portfolio is a collection of your best artwork. It highlights your experience, showcases your ideas and skills, and demonstrates your ability and potential as an artist.
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What Colleges Want to Know: Showcasing Yourself as an Artist
Schools often require visual and performing arts applicants to submit a general resume, artistic resume, repertoire list, and in some cases an artist statement, one-minute video introduction, and a headshot. Even when these materials are an optional requirement, supply them!