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Portfolios are a point of pride and accomplishment for students--time to celebrate all that you have created!
Portfolios are a point of pride and accomplishment for students--time to celebrate all that you have created!
All studio art classes have the same portfolio requirements. You should have a portfolio (meeting these requirements) for each studio art class you complete. You can and should use work that you have already created as part of the class. Creating individual pages for each course, using a Google website is a great way to organize these as a collection.
This example by student, D. England, shows both an exemplar and a working artist image.
15 - 20 images total
15 - 20 images total
Eight Exemplars: Of the 15-20 images, at least 8 must be unique works. These 8 should represent the best of your skills for that studio skillset. They should be finished, complete works.
Twelve Flexible Images: Of the remaining 15-20 images, you may continue to include additional exemplars and you should include some "working artist" images. What are "working artist" images? These are images that demonstrate evidence of artistic thinking and processes. These will vary from medium to medium. For example, in Drawing or Painting, this might be a photo of a page full of thumbnail sketches. In Painting, this might be color studies with notes. In sculpture or 2D, there might be a photo of you chiseling away at an emerging plaster bust or creating a collage. All of the images need a title of the art or text explaining what we are looking at.
The video below is a quick walk through of creating a Google Site for your portfolio, including how to create additional pages for additional art portfolios (if you are in more than one studio class).
To begin, go to sites.google.com. You will need a google account. If you have a gmail or YouTube account, you already have a google account. You will just need to login :)
Then, click "create site." A tutorial tour will automatically begin. Do not close it, go through it. It takes less than 2 minutes. You will be ready to begin!
To publish and share a link to your portfolio: Click on the publish button in the top right corner. It will lead you through a series of prompts to finish the publishing steps. Then, look for the link icon in the top right corner. Click on that. It will give you a link to copy. Use this link, it should work. Do not use the address from the url bar. Paste this link where you would like to share, such as in the Studio Art Teams Channel, a Blackboard submission, and in an email to your instructors.
You must click on the publish button at the end of each working session to make the updates that you have made public. You will share your portfolio while it is in-progress, as a draft. You will re-publish at the end of the course to ensure that all of your updates are visable in your final portfolio (for scoring and presentation).
The requirements are the same for all studio art courses. While some of you are in just one course, many art students are in multiple courses. The consistency from course to course should make this process easier. You should have a portfolio page for each course you are in, rather than separate websites. You will add a page for each studio art course and build onto your existing Google site.
Any artwork created as part of the course is eligible to be included in the portfolio. You can have extra pages for personal interest art projects and skills that are not part of the course. So, I just make one portfolio? You will create one google website, and then a page for each studio art course. Each course will contain the requirements for that specific course. For example, for 2D Design, you will have 15-20 images, including 8 exemplars, that are specific to 2D Design (items that were created as a part of that course and show off your understanding of elements and principles, color, composition). For Drawing, you will have 15-20 images, including 8 exemplars, that are specific to Drawing.
Here are student samples who completed her Associate in Fine Arts. Notice the words at the top, they each link to course portfolios. There are several courses linked, each have their own content. Together, it builds one large comprehensive portfolio for you as an artist.
JenniferzArtBox (linked here)
Laura Roberts (linked here)
These images are examples of "working artist" images that are permitted in the flexible images section.
FAQs
FAQs
Should this be work I completed for the course? Yes. Each portfolio is a reflection of the body of work created in that class.
I do my own work on the side, such as acrylic pours, animated characters, etc. Can I use that in my portfolio? It is excellent that you create your own independent work. That makes you a strong, practiced, and well rounded artist. Your indi-artwork should be a part of your overall website. I would love to see it! Please add a special page (or pages) to your website to include your indi-work. It does not count toward the 15-20 images required for a strong course portfolio.
I really liked this one project, topic, concept, technique, or assignment that we did in class. I liked it so much that I tried the project again in a different way. Can I put that artwork in the portfolio? Yes. And as long as it was obviously created as part of your learning in this class, and correlates to course objectives, it would count toward your 15-20 images.
What if I re-worked or improved on a work of art that I previously submitted? That is great! Learning and growing is what it is all about. As a bonus, the portfolio is a large percentage of your final grade, and pushing your art to be the best it can be can really improve your overall course score.
Do I need to title my work? Yes. And no, you can not title them "untitled."
How is my Portfolio Scored?
How is my Portfolio Scored?
The strongest 8 exemplar artworks in your portfolio are scored using the same rubric that is used within the course, and those scores are averaged. You can access the art project rubric here.
An Important Note: Regardless of art quality, the portfolio will not pass (will not score more than 50) if it does not meet the minimum requirements listed (above, on this website). The collection of supplemental exemplars and working artist images can be used to support the narrative of you as an artist, documenting your creative process. These are part of the minimum portfolio requirements. Most artworks in your portfolio will have been submitted throughout the course as part of your art project submissions. If you were given feedback on how to improve the artwork during an earlier submission in the course, those issues should be resolved to receive an optimal score.
The rubric is a general guideline for scoring. The art in the portfolio must represent a broad range of accomplished or mastered skills and techniques from within the course subject, or points will be deducted. Aim to represent a minimum of 5 unique skills or techniques. More or less points may be assigned as needed in response to unanticipated submissions.
A successful portfolio can heavily affect how your course transfers. Submitting your portfolio early and often, as well as interacting with your instructor is strongly encouraged. You should create an email that includes your published link to your instructor to initiate interaction early in the course.
Is my artwork protected when I publish it online? I don't want anyone stealing my art.
The short answer is no. No artwork that you publish online is well protected. All very original artwork that you create has an intrinsic copyright. Documenting and defending that right from theft is not done automatically by any entity. You may use a different form of portfolio if you prefer, such as an offline PowerPoint, saved as a file and then uploaded to your course. This does not have the option to be live, and will not be updated in an ongoing (live) capacity. Therefore your file will need to be complete. You will need to upload multiple files and ask for feedback to receive feedback along the way.
As a new artist, a website can be one of the most efficient ways to share your artwork with potential stakeholders, such as patrons. Many new artists find this to be "worth it" as a tool to build clientele, apply to galleries or art shows, to have work samples on hand to apply to art programs or residencies, etc. Each artist must make these decisions for themselves along throughout their career.
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