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AP Art & Design Portfolio Exam
AP Art & Design Portfolio Exam
Selected Works (40% of Total Score)
Five physical works that each demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas using drawing or 2-D art and design skills
-The submission can be a group of related works, unrelated works, or a combination of related and unrelated works. These works may also be submitted in the Sustained Investigation section, but they don’t have to be.
Sustained Investigation Section (60% of Total Score)
15 Digital Images of works of art and process documentation that demonstrates sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision
-This section is based on an in-depth investigation of materials, processes, and ideas done over time. Sustained Investigation is guided by questions. It involves practice, experimentation, and revision using materials, processes and ideas. The Sustained Investigation section is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. Works from the Sustained Investigation section may also be submitted in the Selected Works section, but they don’t have to be.
-There is no preferred (or unacceptable) basis of inquiry, type of investigation, or use of material, process, idea, style, or content for the Sustained Investigation.
-Submit 15 images that demonstrate:
- Sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision
- Sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas
- Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas
- 2-D or Drawing skills (depending on the type of portfolio submitted)
-Write an overall statement about your entire Sustained Investigation:
- Identify the questions that guided your Sustained Investigation
- Describe how your Sustained Investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your questions (1200 characters maximum, including spaces, for response to both prompts)
AP College Board Course Syllabus
AP College Board Course Syllabus
The button below will link you to the syllabus from AP Central. If you have any questions or concerns about your portfolio submission and requirements, please log on to their site.
AP Art Syllabus 2026.docx
This is a great resource and has example journals at the bottom. We don't have to submit entire journals, just some evidence of "process". It can take on whatever form you want it to, from something similar to journals, to planning pages (like you did for your final Art 3 series), to sketching, making notes, and trying out different media. I would encourage you to work either in landscape orientation, or in two-page journal spreads.
Process Journal
Process Journal
Throughout their sustained investigation, students need to document—with images and words. Process documentation images included in the portfolio should show evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision using materials, processes, and ideas and/or of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas, providing insight on students’ inquiry, thinking, and making. Detail images should be submitted only when it is important to see a close-up view of a work as evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision or of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. When submitting work for the Sustained Investigation section, students should carefully consider the sequence of their images.
Every Student should have a dedicated sketchbook for this course. The sketchbook should be at least 5"x7" but any size bigger than the minimum would be acceptable. Please make sure that you have it available at school and at home.
Artist Work Logs
Artist Work Logs
Weekly- Daily Grades
Peer Reviews
Peer Reviews
Student Lead: Art Critiques- TEST Grade
Written Evidence
Written Evidence
Artwork- Written Intent & Justification
Scoring Criteria for Sustained Investigation
Scoring Criteria for Sustained Investigation
The 15 images are evaluated collectively based on four scoring criteria. Each of the four scoring criteria is evaluated separately and assigned and independent score.
Scoring Criteria & Section Weighting
20% Formulate and identify in writing questions that guide a sustained investigation.
30% Demonstrate written and visual evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by questions in a sustained investigation.
30% Make works of art and design that demonstrate synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.
20% Make works of art and design that demonstrate 2-D or Drawing skills
Artist Statements
Artist Statements
Along with each work in both Selected work (5) and Investigation images (15) sections, students are required to submit written responses tor prompts about the work. Responses are evaluated along with the images the students submit. Successful responses are clearly related to the images of work submitted, that directly and completely address the prompts, and that provide further evidence of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas shown in the work.
For each work, state the following in writing:
- Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
For each work, state the following in writing:
- Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)
AP Art Schedule 2025-2026.pdfAP Studio Calendar 2024-2025
AP Studio Calendar 2024-2025
Students are given a copy to their course calendars at the beginning of the year and can be accessed at anytime on their google classroom, in case they need to print another copy.
It is a college level art course, which means I strive to encourage, facilitate and guide them to the best possible outcome, and earn college credit. The responsibility lies in time management and dedication to task. There are no surprises in our timeline and our exam date remains consistent- May 8th, 2026.
ABSENCES & LATE WORK
ABSENCES & LATE WORK
I run my class like a college level art course, therefore I accept late work without penalty as long as the student turns it in before the end of the six week grading period. After the grading period has ended they have up to two weeks to turn the work for a penalty of 20 points from their earned score. (example; student scored a 88 on the rubric, they will receive a 68.) Any assignment turned in past that deadline will not get scored. All assignments should be submitted via Google Classroom. Students need to click 'SUBMIT' after uploading their assignment in order for the assignment to be considered on time. Students are required to submit their work regardless of stage of completion. This allows the student to have a grade holder rather than a zero in the grade book. Failure to submit work will result in a zero in the gradebook.
Students with excessive absences will result in parental contact to avoid failure and allow intervention if needed.
ACCESS & ACCOMMODATIONS
ACCESS & ACCOMMODATIONS
Students with previously documented accommodations and access schedules (IEPs, 504 plans, etc.) are encouraged to speak to me during office hours to develop a strategy for this class that works the best for them. If you have a learning disability, chronic illness, or any other condition(s) that might affect your performance that you have not documented with the school, please talk to your counselor as soon as possible so that we can get you any accommodations you might need!
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