Below are the dates and locations for the events:
Eastern Graduate Portfolio Day
The Art Directors Club
106 West 29th Street
(between 6th and 7th Aves.)
New York, NY 10001
http://www.adcglobal.org
Saturday, Sept. 27, noon-4 p.m.
Western Graduate Portfolio Day
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Saturday, Oct. 11, noon-4 p.m.
Central Graduate Portfolio Day
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Sage Studios for Fashion Design
36 S. Wabash Ave. 7th floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Sunday, Nov. 2, noon-4 p.m.
These events are not an examination, nor are they a competition. Attendees should not expect to gain either admission or scholarship to colleges visited during the event. They will have the opportunity, however, to get specific information about the quality, depth and consistency of portfolio requirements required at the graduate level from each school visited, direct feedback on their artwork, and next steps for applying for admission.
Colleges participating for 2008:The Art Institute of Boston/Lesley University, California College of the Arts, College For Creative Studies, Emily Carr University Art Design Media, Herron School of Art and Design/Indiana University, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Laguna College of Art & Design, Maine College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art/Division of Graduate Admission, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Memphis College of Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Otis College of Art and Design, Parsons The New School for Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, San Francisco Art Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, School of Visual Arts, Syracuse University School of Art and Design, Transart Institute, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
For more information go to: http://www.gradportfolioday.org