one of my passions is art. the only art classes i had taken were basic art and graphic arts. i couldn’t take drawing and painting because my schedule wouldn’t allow me. i have a feeling that these classes will not have a significant impact on my application because they are just level 1 classes.
i don’t intend to major anything in the art area, but is it possible to send some of my work to admission officers just to show them that i love art?
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what can i do to show the officers of my art interest? i was in the art club and currently in graphics club. taking art classes at a college is out of the question because my parents don’t want to spend more than $100 on an art class just for the summer.
will volunteering at an art museum be sufficient enough?
<p>no offense, but unless ur picasso the colleges prbbly dont care to see ur drawings.. especially if ur not majoring in art</p>
<p>the best thing u can do is write in ur essay + add in the ecs section,,, how much you love drawing... how it was an inspiration for you.. affected you... etc...</p>
<p>blah06 - The only reason you would need to send your artwork would be if you were applying for a scholarship. At some schools my son applied to you could compete for an art scholarship even if your major wasn't in art. You ad com will know that you like art because you will list on your application art club, volunteer at an art museum, etc. So....check with the college you are applying to and see if they have art scholarships available to all students regardless of their major. I will warn you that submitting an art portfolio is quite time consuming. You need to take photographs of your artwork, turn them into slides, label the slides (each school has different requirements on how to label the slide), make an inventory paper listing the slide, what media you used (i.e., watercolor on paper, oil on canvas, printmaking & so on). Some schools require slides & some just the artwork. The competition is usually pretty stiff because the students applying for these scholarships have usually had private lessons, four or more years of art classes, awards, etc. However, just because you did not have many formal lessons does not mean that you are not talented. I would suggest checking at the schools first to see if art scholarships are available and then make an appointment to see your high school art teacher for help. Good luck.</p>