What should you include in your portfolio?
The portfolio should reflect your subject choice, for example, we would expect a Fine Art portfolio to include:
IMAGES
A minimum of 15 images of your work. This should show both developmental and completed works. Please annotate each piece telling us about the ideas behind the work or how you developed the piece from an initial project or theme.
We are interested in the range of processes and mediums you have experimented with when creating the work. This may involve you taking images of details or using installation shots that evidence the mediums used, scale and any contextual ideas relating to the work (i.e., does the work exist outside? / Or should it be worn etc). Please also include images from your sketchbooks/ notebooks / research journal that evidence your ideas and research.
STATEMENT
200 word (max) written statement: Introduce us to the ideas and intentions of the work (this can be about a 2 or 3 key works or the work in general). You should also include any contextual references that relate to the work (what has inspired you? artists, literature, film, politics, theory etc.)
OPTIONAL VIDEO
As an alternative to the 200-word statement, you may instead wish to consider creating a short video which includes the following:
- A brief introduction to yourself and your practice
- Pick one of your favourite pieces of work and briefly explain how you created it, your process, techniques, and use of media and or materials.
This video can be produced on a phone or webcam and should be no longer than 2 minutes. You can film yourself talking/presenting work or provide visuals with a voice over.