National Portfolio Review Day
Sunday October 20th, 2024
Meet with counselors, admission team members, and faculty from accredited art and design schools around the world for free portfolio reviews at Western Michigan University's Frostic School of Art.
This event is open to all high school, transfer, or non-traditional students seeking to apply to an art and design institution. Registration and participation is free.
WMU Art & Design Kickoff
Kick the day off with a Tour of the Frostic School of Art or the Richmond Institute of Design + Innovation and a tour of Western Michigan University's campus. Registration for this event is separate from National Portfolio Review Day.
8:00 a.m. EST - Check in begins
9:00 a.m. EST - Kickoff Commences
11:30 a.m. EST - Kickoff Concludes, have lunch in one of the many Kalamazoo Restaurants before portfolio reviews begin.
National Portfolio Review Day
The main event! Register through the National Portfolio Review Day website linked here.
11:30 a.m. EST - Check in opens (if you attend the Art & Design Kickoff you do not need to check in again)
1:00 p.m. EST - Portfolio Reviews begin
5:00 p.m. EST - Portfolio Reviews end
Attending Institutions
- Columbus College of Art & Design
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Herron School of Art and Design, IU Indianapolis
- School of Visual Arts
- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
- College for Creative Studies
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Northern Illinois University
- Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
- University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design
- Art Academy of Cincinnati
- University of Saint Francis
- Grand Valley State University
The Gwen Frostic School of Art and participating institutions are members of the National Portfolio Review Day Association