Who will be the next Frank Gehry, Annie Leibovitz, Kara Walker, or Quentin Tarantino? You might find them among the hundreds of creative young people who will descend on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts (CCA) for National Portfolio Day on Saturday, January 15. With portfolios in hand, these young hopefuls will be able to meet with representatives from 40 leading art colleges (see list below) accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

High school and transfer students and their parents are welcomed to attend. For more information, see undergraduate admissions news. CCA also offers information on how to create a compelling portfolio.

National Portfolio Day Schedule

Tours and financial aid presentations take place from 10 a.m. to noon.
Portfolio reviews take place from noon to 4 p.m.

Confirmed Representatives

• Academy of Art University
• Art Center College of Design
• The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
• California College of the Arts
• California Institute of the Arts
• Center for Design at Lawrence Tech
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• College for Creative Studies
• Columbus College of Art & Design
• The Cooper Union School of Art
• Corcoran College of Art +Design
• Emily Carr University of Art + Design
• Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
• Fashion Institute of Technology
• Kansas City Art Institute
• Kendall College of Art and Design
• Laguna College of Art + Design
• Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
• Maine College of Art
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design
• Moore College of Art
• New York School of Interior Design
• Oregon College of Art and Design
• Otis College of Art + Design
• Pacific Northwest College of Art
• Parsons Paris School of Art + Design
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
• San Francisco Art Institute
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• School of Visual Arts
• University of Michigan School of Art & Design
• The University of the Arts
• Washington University in Saint Louis Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
• Woodbury University

Location

California College of the Arts
1111 8th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
415.703.9523
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