Visual Arts Portfolio Requirements

ONLINE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS | GRADUATE PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

ONLINE PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION - is now live for ALL 2013 applicants.

The Mason Gross visual arts department requires all applicants to submit digital portfolios online via SLIDE ROOM. Flash 10 is required to access slideroom. To check what version of Flash you have on your computer, click here.  Download Adobe Flash 10 for free here.

Be sure to submit your portfolio to the correct category:

  • CATEGORY: 2013 Visual Arts Graduate Applicants - New graduate students - OPEN (call 848-932-5208 for more information)
  • CATEGORY: 2013 Visual Arts Undergraduate Applicants - New undergraduate students, never attended Rutgers before, First year and Transfers. OPEN (call 848-932-5208 for more information)
  • CATEGORY: Current/Former Rutgers Students - Currently attending Rutgers or attended Rutgers and took a leave of absence.  Includes: School to School transfers, students declaring a B.A. in Visual Arts from SAS and students returning from a leave of absence. This category also includes the option for ADMITTED transfer students to submit their prerequisite waiver portfolios. - OPEN

CLICK HERE TO START YOUR SUBMISSION: ONLINE PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION

If you experience technical difficulties while uploading your portfolio, you may send an e-mail to support@slideroom.com for technical support.

Please be sure your pieces are clearly labeled in the fields provided with:

  • Title
  • Size
  • Meduim
  • Media (for Photography and Video)
  • Date

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UNDERGRAD PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

Please submit at least 15 examples of your artwork (produced within the last two years) that reflect your accomplishments and emphasize your strengths. Your portfolio should tell us that you will be successful in our classes including those that introduce to you new materials and ideas.

Please include at least one page from a sketchbook and if possible include a variety of media such as painting, observational drawing, photography, print, sculpture. If possible include self-initiated work as well as classroom assignments. If your primary interest is video include at least one video in addition to your other work. If your primary interest is photography you must include other media in addition to the photographs in your portfolio.

Things to consider:

  • Be selective and show only your best work
  • Show some personal work
  • Show a variety of media, color as well as monochrome
  • Avoid cartoon action figures, monsters, graffiti art, cute pets, portraits drawn from photographs, and images of vacations, in particular sunsets and flowers.

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GRADUATE PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

Please submit a portfolio consisting of 10 images of your most recent work. Each image should be captioned with your name, the image number, title, dimensions, materials, and date.

Applicants in time-based work (video, film, performance) may submit a video no more than 10 minutes in length.

Applicants are required to submit all their credentials by the deadline listed on the admissions application or its accompanying literature to the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions. Applications are reviewed by the graduate faculty.

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