CCA will be hosting a National Portfolio Day event Sunday, October 14, at which portfolio reviews will be offered for graduate candidates in the following graduate areas:

• Fine Arts (MFA)
• Architecture (MArch, MAAD, MAUDL)
• Design (MFA)

Graduate Portfolio Day is an event that provides the opportunity for prospective students to receive immediate feedback on their portfolios as well as have the opportunity to learn more about the curricula, faculty, application procedures, and other information from a number of colleges.

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As part of an annual series, these events, which will be held in the following cities:

• Saturday, October 13, noon–4 p.m.
 in Los Angeles (hosted by Otis College of Art and Design)
• Sunday, October 14, noon–4 p.m.
 in San Francisco (hosted by California College of the Arts)
• Sunday, October 28, noon–4 p.m.
New York (
hosted by Parsons)
• Sunday, November 11, 10 a.m..–2 p.m.
Chicago (hosted School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Because dates, times, and locations are subject to change, always contact each portfolio day host site prior.

Participating schools at the CCA-hosted portfolio day event:

Art Center College of Design
Bowling Green State University School of Art
Burren College of Art, Ireland
Cal Arts (California Institute of the Arts)
California College of the Arts
Columbus College of Art & Design
Corcoran College of Art + Design
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
Laguna College of Art & Design
Lawrence Technological University
Maine College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Memphis College of Art
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Montclair State University
OCAD University
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Otis College of Art and Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Parsons The New School for Design
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pratt Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Francisco Art Institute
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
School of Visual Arts
Syracuse University College of Visual & Performing Arts
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
University of Michigan School of Art & Design
University of Pennsylvania
Woodbury University

About the National Portfolio Day Association

The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978, solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives from regionally accredited US colleges and universities that are accredited institutional members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and Canadian colleges and universities that are members of Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) or that hold NASAD Substantial Equivalency status.

NPDA is the only organization of its kind and the membership represent the highest standard of visual arts education available in the United States and Canada.