There are two methods of submitting a portfolio

1. A portfolio folder may be purchased at an art supply store or constructed by hand in the following manner:

• Cardboard, chipboard or mat board may be used for the sides.
• Tape is used for the hinge along one edge.
• Attach shoestring or ribbon ties on the open edges to contain the work. (Drill or punch hole, insert half shoestring, glue end down flat.)
• Print your name, address, and high school name (if applicable) on the outside.
• The size of the portfolio should be just large enough to protect the contents.

2. Color slides, 2 x 2 inches, may be placed in one or two clear plastic slide storage sleeves. The sleeves measure approximately 9 x 11 inches and hold up to 20 slides each.

• Each slide must be labeled: name, address, art medium, dimensions.
• Ceramics, sculpture, other three-dimensional objects may be represented by two or three slides each taken from different angles.
• A plastic slide storage sleeve may be submitted along with other art works in a portfolio folder.

Color slides of poor quality should NOT be submitted; the applicant's work is not shown to good advantage by unflattering slides.

A portfolio should contain the following:

• From 10 to 20 of the applicant's best original works in any media.
• Do not submit copies of photographs or copies of another artist's work
• Art works do not have to be matted. Neatly matted works make a better presentation; poorly cut or grubby mats present an unfavorable impression of the work.
• Every item must be labeled with name and address.
• If some works are too large to fit into a portfolio folder, and the applicant does not wish to submit color slides of them, the original works may be submitted alongside the portfolio folder and must be labeled clearly.
• Two letters of recommendation