ART-2900 Portfolio Development for Visual Arts

Credits: 1
In this studio art course, students are introduced to a structured approach for developing a portfolio. As a culminating course taken at the end of the program, students utilize the artwork they have created to assemble a competitive and professional portfolio that meets their academic and/or career needs. Students complete a portfolio audit and identify the artistic specialization they are working towards and their academic or career goals. Next, they select artwork that matches their plan and identify work that needs further development or identify artwork that needs to be created to produce a competitive portfolio. Students develop professional materials that include a cover letter, resume, artist statement, and artist biography. Students format their portfolio to match the professional standards specific to the specialization of the artistic track identified in the audit.

Prerequisite(s): ART-1510, ART-1530, completion of a 2000-level studio art course and a second 2000-level studio art course completed or concurrent.

Capstone Course: This course serves as the capstone course in the Visual Communications/Graphic Design degree program. Students in this degree must have completed a minimum of 45 credit hours, including all required prerequisites, prior to enrolling in this course. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is also required.

Course Outcomes

Develop career goals and aspirations specific to art and design.
Select employment or education tracks specific to art and design that align with career goals and aspirations.
Assemble a cohesive body of artwork for a professional portfolio that matches employment or education goals and tracks.
Produce effective written professional documents that pertain to employment and education goals and tracks.
Execute a portfolio audit to identify artistic specialization, plan academic or career goals, match artwork with the plan, identify work that needs further development, or identify artwork that needs to be created to produce a competitive portfolio.