Your portfolio should include 12 – 15 pieces of your best and most recent work. When thinking about your portfolio, keep these goals in mind:
- Emphasize experimentation, concept, and a range of media
- Include class assignments and self-directed work
- Answer the question, “Why did I create this?” for each work’s description
Your application will be considered complete only after you have submitted your portfolio.
National Portfolio Days
Explore the nation’s best colleges of art and design and meet with Stamps Admissions representatives, who can provide informal portfolio reviews, discuss our unique curriculum, and answer questions about professional careers in art. Showing your work early can help you acquire important information about organizing and presenting your portfolio for future admission consideration. High school students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and college transfer students are encouraged to attend. All National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.
Upcoming NPD Events
Join us for an online NPD event on May 6, 2023, 12 — 4pm EDT: Learn more and register at nationalportfolioday.org
Prep Your Portfolio for NPD
Your portfolio should showcase the best work you are making now, and can include finished pieces, work in progress, and sketchbooks. Make sure to photograph your work with intention and have your files ready to share with us digitally.
Submitting Your Portfolio
Early Action deadline : November 1
Regular deadline : February 1
Portfolios are submitted through SlideRoom. You will receive a link to SlideRoom through your Common Application; if you have trouble accessing this link, email stamps-admissions@umich.edu.
There is a $10 transaction fee to submit your portfolio. Students who receive a Common Application fee waiver will automatically receive a SlideRoom fee waiver.
For technical assistance with SlideRoom, visit support.slideroom.com.