Portfolio Recommendations

Why do I need a portfolio?

In order to be admitted to the University of Florida’s School of Art and Art History upper division art program, you are required to assemble a collection of artwork. This portfolio should contain your best and most recent artwork. The entire application helps the Art Education Area evaluate your achievements, as well as artistic and academic potential. Please also keep in mind that you will need to focus in on one area of specialization for your upper division artwork. You can choose from the following areas: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture.

Portfolio Content/Format Recommendations

Select pieces of work that best represent you and your artistic abilities. There is no formula for selecting the “right” portfolio. The final decision of what you put in your portfolio is up to you! Faculty will tell you to submit your best work.

Consider the following recommendations when compiling your portfolio:

• Make certain your portfolio is of the best quality possible and are an accurate representation of your strongest work overall.
• Select your best overall work!
• Select representative examples that depict your abilities in and demonstrate an understanding of:
  • Two-dimensional composition and visual organization.
  • Three-dimensional design concepts and visual organization.
  • Development of concept and idea.
  • Do not include more than one or two details of work in the total slide portfolio.
     
• Attempt to include work that depict representative samples which demonstrate your skill and experience in the handling of at least one traditional art medium (i.e., ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture).

NOTE: The State of Florida Department of Education requires all Art Education majors to score at least 960 on the SAT or a 20 on the ACT. The State also requires all Art Education majors to take the General Knowledge (GK) portion of the FTCE exam prior to being accepted into the upper-division art program.

*For additional information contact Professor Craig Roland at 392-9165 or rolandc@ufl.edu