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The AP Studio Art program makes it possible for
highly motivated high school students to do college-level work. You are asked to submit a
portfolio of work for evaluation at the end of the school year. Most AP Studio Art
candidates prepare their portfolios through organized AP instruction. If your school does
not offer an AP Studio Art program, you may work independently to complete the portfolio.
It is vital that you plan far enough in advance so that you can complete the portfolio on
time. Portfolios must be submitted to the AP Coordinator at your school no later than
Friday, May 10, 2002. The AP Program offers three portfolios: Drawing, 2-D Design, and 3-D Design. Each portfolio contains three required sections:
Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Below is a brief overview of the requirements.
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DRAWING |
TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN |
THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN |
| SECTION I: Quality |
Five actual drawings; maximum size is 18" x 24" |
Five actual works; maximum size is 18" x 24" |
Five works; two slides of each one are submitted |
| SECTION II: Concentration |
12 slides; some may be details |
12 slides; some may be details |
12 slides; some may be second views |
| SECTION III: Breadth |
12 works; one slide of each is submitted |
12 works; one slide of each is submitted |
Eight works; two slides of each are submitted |
Complete descriptions of the three portfolios can be found in the current AP
Course Description: Studio Art.
General Guidelines for Submitting a Portfolio
- Your portfolio may include work that you have done over a single year or longer, in
class or on your own.
- If you submit work that makes use of photographs, published images, and/or other
artists' works, you must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication.
This may be demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design, and/or
concept of the original work. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates
copyright law to simply copy an image (even in another medium) that was made by someone
else.
- Your portfolio will be evaluated by a minimum of three and a maximum of seven
artist-educators. Each of the three sections is reviewed independently based on criteria
for that section, and each carries equal weight.
- You must follow the detailed specifications listed in the current Course
Description and the Studio Art poster. If the
guidelines are not followed, your grade report will carry a message saying that your grade
is based on an incomplete or otherwise irregular portfolio.
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