Portfolio Schedule (Spring 21)

Class 1 1/20 – Portfolios and personal branding – Remote

• Explore:
  • http://www.creativebloq.com/portfolios/examples-712368
  • https://www.awwwards.com/websites/portfolio/
  • https://www.thebestdesigns.com/collections/best-minimal-portfolio-websites
• In class: Draft artist / design statement
  • After class explore : https://www.hamiltrowebsitedesign.com/how-to-write-an-artist-bio-or-statement/
• Read: Show Your Work! Chapters 1 & 2
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 1, Chapters 1 though 7
• Due at the end of class: artist / design statement 1st draft

Class 2 1/27 – Present 3 to 5 portfolio ready works – Remote

• Presentations should be 5 to 7 minutes and walk us through your design decisions behind your projects, client needs, or the message it was meant to communicate.
• Due: all works from foundation courses onward – physical works should be photographed (quick shots with your phone are fine at this stage), digital works should be organized into a thumb drive and left in the box by my office door or shared with me via google drive or Dropbox.
• Read: Show Your Work! Chapter 3
  • Begin sharing something everyday
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 1, Chapters 8 though 17

Class 3 2/3 – Targeted Portfolios – Remote

• Tech: Photographing your work – Demo by Christine Holtz
• Portfolio’s for specific calls, i.e. MFA applications, Residencies, Exhibitions
• Resumes, CVs and Cover Letters
• Individual Meetings
• Due: 1st Draft of logo ideas
• Due: artist / design statement 2nd draft
• Begin: Documenting your work
• Read: Show Your Work! Chapters 4 & 5
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 1, Chapters 18 though 22

Class 4 2/10 – Pecha Kucha: Present 10 portfolio works – Remote

• Read: Show Your Work! Chapters 6 & 7
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 2, Chapters 23 though 30

Class 5 2/17 – Studio Time – Remote

• Due: Portfolio Layout Sketches – this layout can be shared between the Targeted, General, and Assessment Portfolios
• Due: 2nd Draft Personal Branding – business card, letterhead
• Read: Show Your Work! Chapters 8 & 9
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 2, Chapters 31 though 38
• Handout: Exhibition Proposal Form
• Homework: begin sketching ideas for your exhibition set up

Class 6 2/24 – Studio Time

• Due: Final Resume
• Due: Artist/Design Statement 3rd Draft
• Read: Show Your Work! Chapter 10
• Read: Burn Your Portfolio Section 2, Chapters 39 though 46

Class 7 3/3 – Faculty Review – Remote 

• Due: 3rd Draft Personal Branding – business card, letterhead
• Due: Final artist / design statement – This version will be handed off to Dr. Ruzich’s grammar class for editing and feedback.

Class 8 3/10 – Faculty Review – Remote

• Due: Final Draft Portfolio Layout

Class 9 3/17 – Present Branding

• Due: Final Draft Portfolio Layout
• Due: Final Personal Branding – business card, letterhead
• Due: Exhibition Proposal
• Book binding demo by Christine Holtz ?

Class 10 3/24 – Exhibiting your work

• Gallery tour
• Individual Meetings

Class 11 3/31 – In groups Present Revised General Portfolio

• Begin gathering gallery materials
• Edited Artist/ Design statements returned

Class 12 4/7 – Present exhibition plan and printed materials

• Due: Final printed materials for personal branding
• Due: Final Artist Design Statement

Class 13 4/14 – Prep gallery installation

• Due: Final Targeted Portfolio
• Due: Final Printed General Portfolio
• Due: Process Book

Class 14 4/21 – Exhibition Install

Show opens 4/28 and runs through 5/8

Class 15 Final TBD

• Due: Assessment Portfolio – must include all final assignments from this semester