<p>I'm Chinese, and I'm not applying for an art major, but I learned to do some art like Chinese paper-cutting and Origami part time for years. I now have some works that my friends consider beautiful and impressive, so I wish to send some photoes of them to the admission office.
The art supplement form requires a recommendation from an instructor. But I learned the art mostly by myself and with friends, so I do not have any instructor.
Another thing is that the supplement requires a resume of institutions or programs I participated,awards received and descriptions of workshop I attended. Arts like papercutting and origami is not popular in my country, so we have no awards, workshop or institutions about them.
I wonder is it improper to send an art supplement if I only do the art part time? I just want the school to see my works. Could I leave the Recommendation and resume section blank and mail the photoes derectly??</p>
<p>An arts supplement is usually only submitted if you’re applying to an arts program or seeking an arts scholarship. You might consider putting your photos into a Word document and uploading the document into the “Additional Information” section with a brief description.</p>
<p>We’ve been told that one can submit an arts supplement even if one is not applying to be an art major but that one should submit a supplement only if one has a serious and sustained interest in the area and a body of work that reflects that interest. For a non-art major, a good supplement may not help or may be neutral but a poor supplement may hurt. I doubt that the supplement would be dispositive for any non-arts major.</p>