Portfolio Reviews

RISD-hosted portfolio day events are an opportunity for prospective high school seniors, high school juniors and transfers to show your portfolio to a RISD representative and get a review from us before applying. 

We look forward to connecting with you to critique your work and provide information about the school. Please note, we do not make admissions decisions or accept portfolios during RISD Portfolio Day events, nor do we require you to participate in one of these events or connect with anyone from the Admissions Office as part of the application process. Participation does not eliminate the need to submit your portfolio as part of our application requirements.

Register for a review early in the application process so that you have time to apply the feedback to your portfolio for application submission. We connect with as many attendees as the schedule of each event permits, but slots fill up quickly.

As the number of portfolio review requests far exceeds our capacity, we ask that sophomores and freshman please reserve the available slots for high school seniors, high school juniors and prospective transfers. If you are an underclass student and would still like to receive a review, learn more about requesting a portfolio review from the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD)

Aug 24 — 4:00–7:00 pm EDT — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
Sep 7 — 4:00–7:00 pm EDT — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
Sep 21 — 4:00–7:00 pm EDT — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
Oct 24 — 4:00–7:00 pm EDT — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
Nov 16 — 4:00–7:00 pm EST — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
Nov 28 — 4:00–7:00 pm EST — RISD-hosted Portfolio Day (online)
 

RISD participates in a number of Portfolio Day events sponsored by the National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA). These events let prospective students present their portfolios to representatives from art and design colleges and university art departments. Aspiring artists can gather a wide range of opinions and advice about their portfolios, which may help you strengthen your work and prepare their college applications.

We look forward to connecting with you to critique your work and provide information about RISD. Please note, however, that we do not make admissions decisions or accept portfolios during National Portfolio Day events, nor do we require you to participate in one of these events or connect with anyone from the Admissions Office as part of the application process. Participation does not eliminate the need to submit your portfolio as part of our application requirements.

Portfolio Day events, even online, can get very busy. We encourage you to prioritize RISD early on in your itinerary to increase the likelihood that we will be able to speak with you before the end of the event. We connect with as many visitors as the schedule of each event permits.

view full NPDA event schedule

Sep 16 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Baltimore, MD National Portfolio Day    
Sep 17 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Washington, D.C. National Portfolio Day   
Sep 24 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Atlanta, GA National Portfolio Day   
Sep 30 — 10:00 AM–2:00 pm CDT — Houston, TX National Portfolio Day   
Oct 1 — 1:00–5:00 pm CDT — Dallas, TX National Portfolio Day   
Oct 7 — 11:00 AM–3:00 pm EDT — New York City, NY National Portfolio Day   
Oct 15 — 12:00–4:00 pm CDT — Chicago, IL National Portfolio Day   
Oct 28 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Boston, MA National Portfolio Day   
Oct 29 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Hartford, CT National Portfolio Day   
Oct 29 — 12:00–4:00 pm EDT — Philadelphia, PA National Portfolio Day   
Nov 11 — 12:00–4:00 pm PST — San Diego, CA National Portfolio Day   
Nov 12 — 12:00–4:00 pm PST — Los Angeles, CA National Portfolio Day   
Nov 19 — 12:00–4:00 pm PST — San Francisco, CA National Portfolio Day   
Jan 20 — 10:00 AM–2:00 pm EST — Miami, FL National Portfolio Day

You can also get a review from us without having to wait for a portfolio review event by submitting a sample of your portfolio to AICAD. Upload your sample to AICAD’s portfolio review portal to receive detailed feedback from RISD representatives via email.

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