Art Department Admission Requirements
Admission & Art Portfolio
All students seeking admission to Castleton are required to submit their application for admission and all supporting materials as required by the Admissions Office.
Prospective art students are encouraged to submit a portfolio; this is not required. Think of your portfolio as a creative platform for you to present your previous accomplishments and introduce yourself to the members of the Art faculty. Submitting is optional, not required, yet faculty enjoy this opportunity to connect with students. Your portfolio provides an opportunity to share your best creative work, so faculty can nurture and guide your talents and skills towards the best possible outcome.
If you choose to submit portfolio materials, you can upload them directly to your application on your Application Status Page.
If your portfolio is available for viewing on a website, you can simply end the web link to your admissions counselor to have this information added to your application file.
If you rather submit materials via email, please follow submission recommendation:
- All portfolio requirements should be submitted electronically via email to our Admissions Office with subject line ‘Art Portfolio’ followed by your first and last name.
(ex. Art Portfolio, John Doe).
- Your portfolio can include 8 to 15 images that display your skills and your ability to express yourself visually. Images should be in .jpg format and labeled by first initial.last name and in numbered order.
(ex. J.Doe1, J.Doe2, J.Doe3, etc.).
- It is helpful to please accompany your .jpg images with a Word document (.doc) that includes a brief statement about your interest in the visual arts followed by descriptive information for each .jpg image submitted. Information for each image should include: title, date, material/medium and size/dimensions. Information should be clearly listed by first initial.last name and number to be matched with your .jpeg images.
(ex. J.Doe1: title, date, material & size, J.Doe2: title, date, material & size, J.Doe3: title, date, material & size, etc.).
- Your portfolio requirements should be submitted (per instructions #1-3) at the time or soon after you submit your admissions application materials. Art Department faculty may choose to contact you. The Admissions Office will notify you via email of a decision regarding your admission to Castleton.