BFA in Art Concentration Acceptance & Sophomore Portfolio Review

Acceptance into a concentration is based on standards, requirements, and procedures determined by the faculty in the concentration. The purpose of the portfolio review process is to ensure that students have the required knowledge and skills to succeed in intensive upper-level concentration courses. Students may apply to more than one concentration, and are encourage to do so if they have multiple areas of interest. If students are accepted in to more than one concentration they may pursue a dual concentration, however this will likely extend their time at ECU. Students may only apply to the same concentration up to two times. We recommend that if students are not accepted into a concentration they pursue another area/concentration of interest. An unsuccessful portfolio review may be an indication that the student is not well suited to the demands of the discipline.

Requirements for Concentration Acceptance are listed below by concentration. We recommend that students begin discussing the requirements with area faculty (listed below) to ensure that they are working toward the requirements and at the level expected of students in the area.

Animation/Interactive Design
Ceramics
Film and Video Production
Graphic Design
Illustration
Metal Design
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Textile Design

Animation/Interactive Design

Requirements

  • ART 2070 Survey of Animation/Interactive Design
  • Online portfolio (web site) with link emailed to Amy McIntyre

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

For more information contact Amy McIntyre.

 

Ceramics

Requirements

  • ART 2105 Ceramics Survey
  • Digital application
  • Practical test
  • Portfolio of:
    • 5 examples of work from first year courses
    • 5 examples of work from courses outside of ceramics
    • 10 examples of work from ceramics courses

Deadlines

  • Application—one week prior to reading day—Fall or Spring semester
  • Practical test—the Friday before Reading Day, Fall or Spring semester
  • Portfolio review—Reading day, Fall or Spring semester

For more information contact Jim Tisnado.

Film and Video Production

Requirements

  • ART 2205
  • Writing sample
  • Portfolio Reel

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

For more information contact Ken Wyatt.

Graphic Design

Requirements

  • ART 2200 Graphic Design Survey
  • ART 2210 Graphic Design Studio I
  • Minimum 2.6 GPA in ART 2200 and ART 2210
  • Application
  • Writing sample
  • Portfolio of:
    • All work from ART 2200 and 2210 in a format specified by the graphic design faculty

Deadline

Reading Day, spring semester

For more information contact Dan Elliott.

Illustration

Requirements

  • ART 2230 Illustration Survey and currently enrolled in ART 3240 Media and Techniques (during fall semester)
  • Application
  • Portfolio

Deadline

Contact area coordinator.

For more information contact Jason Greenberg.

Metal Design

Requirements

  • ART 2300
  • Application
  • Portfolio

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

For more information contact Tim Lazure.

Painting and Drawing

Requirements

  • ART 2560 Painting Survey: Materials and Methods
  • AND ART 2561 Painting: Composition – Design for Painting OR ART 3561 Painting Studio I
  • Application
  • Portfolio of:
    • 8 paintings (minimum)
    • 6 drawings (minimum)
    • Evidence of the student’s research process (e.g. sketchbook, blog, or digital journal that includes preliminary drawings and/or compositional studies for paintings, information gathered for your assignments, and/or information on influential artists)

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

Faculty recommend students submit their portfolio while enrolled in ART 2561 Painting Composition or ART 3561 Painting Studio I.
Students’ portfolios are evaluated on their conceptual development, drawing skills, compositional skill, use of color, and technical proficiency.  

For more information contact Scott Eagle.

Painting and Drawing 12-Hour Review

Candidates in the painting and drawing concentration present their work for review after the completion of 12 semester hours of painting courses, before the midpoint of their fifth painting course. The purpose of the review is to evaluate students’ progress and provide students feedback to successfully complete their coursework and create a cohesive senior exhibition. Students receive guidance to improve the quality and/or quantity of their work. The review is an in-person oral presentation. Students will answer questions regarding conceptual and formal aspects of their work.

Work is evaluated on the following criteria: conceptual development; drawing skills; compositional skill; use of color; technical proficiency; grades; work habits/demonstrated motivation; and communication skills.

Senior Show (Final portfolio and exit interview)

Students in the painting and drawing concentration must take at least 9 s.h. of drawing or printmaking courses beyond and at least 18 s.h. of painting courses beyond the survey, including at least 3 s.h. at the 4000-level.

During students’ final semester they complete, frame, and install a senior exhibition of work and pass an exhibit interview with at least two painting and drawing faculty. Students must create a post card or poster to advertise the exhibition and turn in digital images (approximately 4″x6″ at 300 dpi) of all work included in their senior exhibition to the area coordinator.

Photography

Requirements

  • ART 2220: Photography Survey
  • ART 2225: Basic Black and White Photography
  • Application
  • Minimum cumulative 2.6 GPA in ART 2200 and ART 2225
  • Portfolio of:
    • 12 photographs appropriately presented from source projects in ART 2220 and ART 2225
    • A notebook of contact sheets

Deadline

Reading Day, spring semester

Upon acceptance to the photography concentration, students are required to purchase a laptop at least equal to the current specified Macintosh computer with specified Photoshop software and a DSLR camera. After each portfolio review, accepted students are sent a letter advising them of the current computer specifications.

For more information contact Angela Wells.

Printmaking

Requirements

  • ART 2010
  • ART 2600
  • ART 2610
  • ART 3600
  • Application
  • Portfolio of:
    • 3 black and white (any media—used in all three drawings), thematically connected 16”x22” drawings on 18” x 24” paper with a 1” margin along each edge of the paper
    • portfolio drawings cannot be part of any class project and must be completed without external guidance

Deadline

Rolling

Faculty recommended during the semester students are enrolled in ART 2610 and ART 3610.

For more information contact Matt Egan.

Sculpture

Requirements

  • ART 2705 Sculpture Survey
  • Application
  • Portfolio of:
    • 4 to 5 sculptures
    • 5 artworks from other 3D studios
    • 4 drawings that express three-dimensional projection
    • Typed statement about your artwork

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

Textile Design

Requirements

  • ART 2303 Textile Design Survey
  • Application
  • statement about why they want to pursue textiles (usually no more than one page typed
  • list of portfolio pieces and corresponding courses
  • portfolio of:
    • All textile work completed
    • Up to four pieces from first year courses
    • Four pieces from other studios

Deadline

Reading Day, fall or spring semester

For more information contact Robin Haller.