special events & workshops

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2010 - 2011 Admissions Events

Thursday, October 21: Fall Visit Day for Prospective Students
Thursday, November 4: CVA Transfer 101 Night
Thursday, November 18: Portfolio Night for Applicants
Thursday, December 9: Portfolio Night for Applicants
Monday, February 21: Winter Open House
Saturday, April 16: Spring Visit Day and Foundation Exhibition
Friday, June 24: Summer Open House

Fall 2010 Workshops

In addition to scheduling a campus tour, we offer workshops to help you enhance your portfolio, learn to write essays that focus on your interests in art and design. Check out what we have to offer! To reserve a spot in a workshop, please the Admisisons Office at admissions@cva.edu or 800.224.1536.

Portfolio Building Through Drawing

Saturday, October 2 & 9,  2010
9 a.m. to noon
Learn how to showcase your art and design through our Portfolio Building Workshop. Here, you are introduced to black-and-white drawing materials and observational drawing exercises, learning how to support the development of working drawings for an art and design admissions portfolio. Our admissions representatives are available to visit with you about admissions criteria and the process of submitting portfolios to art and design schools. This workshop is taught in two sessions. Stay for our optional free Essay Writing Workshop for the Visual Arts Student Workshop on Saturday, November 14. Fee: $55 for both Saturday sessions.

Essay Writing for the Visual Arts Student

Saturday, October 9
1 to 2 p.m.
Learn how to develop a compelling essay by understanding how the elements of a Statement of Interest (thesis statement, topic sentences and supporting statements) work together. You will begin to organize ideas and energize prose, developing a complete outline and thorough draft that you will eventually revise into an effective Statement of Interest. This workshop covers the basics and answers your questions about completing this important component of your application. Free. Registration is required.

Creating a Digital Portfolio

Saturday, October 30
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This one-day workshop provides the tips, tricks and techniques to digitally document your artwork like a pro. In our photo studio, you learn how to feature your work through photography. Training in our Mac Pro lab provides an understanding of basic photo-correcting techniques. At the end of the day, you leave with a disk that provides a digital inventory of 10 pieces of artwork and, most importantly, a working knowledge of how to document your work for a professional portfolio. Fee: $55 for the day.