Preparing Your Portfolio

Your portfolio must include: 

• Ten (10) final artworks completed within 2022 to 2024, including the Art Task submitted for the TA application and the photographed set-up of the art task. 

• You are encouraged to include at least 3 artworks produced in your current primary school. 

• You may include artworks done in a variety of mediums, such as drawing, painting, media works, design works, jewellery pieces and ceramics.

• i.e. 1 art task + 3 artworks from school + 6 other artworks = 10 final artworks

• Do put thought into the selection of works for your portfolio as the TA Panel will not view artworks beyond the stated number during the Portfolio interview session. 

• The TA Panel will only consider artworks presented during the Portfolio Interview session. 

Tips on selecting the artworks

• Key qualities that the interview panel look for include a keen sense of observation, imagination, inspiration, and self-motivation. 

• You should include in your portfolio, where possible: 

      (i) 5 artworks based on observation, including the Art Task submitted for the TA application. These should show                your ability to observe and achieve realism and details. The images should not be direct copies of copyrighted                  works, e.g., popular characteres from cartoons, comics, manga or any existing art work created by someone else. 

     (ii) 5 artworks based on imagination. These should demonstrate your ability to imagine and create original works                  from your sketches. These need not be in detail but could have ideas incorporated from other works e.g., a                          creative combination of observed objects. 

Each artwork should be clearly labeled with: 

• Your full name

• Your TA Index Number (you would have received the TA index number upon successful submission of your TA application via the TA Portal E.g. NonDSA/2025/VA123)

• Title of artwork

• Dimensions of artwork in centimeters (e.g., height, width, and depth)

• Date of completion and/or duration of execution

• An indication of whether the artwork was done in your current school

• A short description of each artwork

Note

• Applicants are to bring along the actual artworks in physical form where possible. 

• Applicants are responsible for carrying and moving their own artworks. They are advised to avoid bringing along bulky items which they are not able to carry and move on their own. Applicants may consider bringing photographs of the bulky artworks if they consider including them in the 10 artworks. 

• ONE (1) sketchbook created from 2022 to 2024

• sketches may include documentation of processes, trials, or experiments with mediums

• sketches may be a compilation of quick drawings and/or reflections in a file or book format

Sketchbook should be clearly labeled with: 

• Your full name

• Your TA Index Number (you would have received the TA index number upon successful submission of your TA application via the TA Portal E.g. NonDSA/2025/VA123)

• Title of each image

• Dimensions of artwork in centimeters (e.g., height, width, and depth)

• Date of completion and/or duration of execution

• An indication of whether the artwork was done in your current school