Portfolio Review Days at AUArts

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Portfolio Review Day is a great opportunity for future AUArts students. Get some 1-on-1 time with our faculty, learn how portfolios are evaluated, and get some helpful tips on how to make your portfolio more impactful. 

Review Days are ideal for students looking to join our community as a student, but is also open to any prospective students looking to get a head start on their creative portfolio.

Fall IN-PERSON Portfolio Review Day 
November 28, 2026
12:00 - 4:00pm MST

Register today - Limited space is available! 

Registration to select your meeting time will be available at a later date, limited space available.

"What should I bring?"

For your review please have ready some examples of your best, most recent work, along with descriptions ready to be discussed with faculty. 

Recommendation of what to prepare:

  • Artwork related to your program of interest (Ceramic pieces (or photos), illustrations of characters, short animations),
  • Sketchbook with rough drawings, ideas, research, practice studies,
  • Observational studies (in a sketchbook, digitial sketch, etc.)
  • Incomplete artwork (or photos of different stages of your process),
  • Descriptions of your artwork. Faculty will be interested to hear your thought process, or the reason behind why you made what you are presenting,
  • Anything else you think is a good representation of your skills!
  • We recommend preparing no more than 12 pieces as you will only have 20 minutes with the faculty member. 

How to present your artwork:

  • Faculty love to see physical pieces at Portfolio Review Day - Physical artworks could be paintings on canvases, sculptures, fibre arts,
  • A laptop/tablet with a slideshow/website of digital artworks or digital photography (wifi is available),
  • Printed images of digital artworks or digital photography (in a booklet or singular pages compiled together),
  • Using one of the AUArts portfolio templates and printing the document or bringing a laptop/tablet for viewing.

It is also recommended to bring copies of your high school and/or post-secondary transcripts. Admissions officers will be available to review your academics to ensure you meet our minimum academic requirements.