The Art Effect

Portfolio Development I

Ages 14-19

• September 5, 2025 - November 7, 2025
• 8 Fridays, 5:30pm–8:30pm, *No class 10/3 and 10/31*
• Location:
  
  Pershing Studios
  45 Pershing Avenue Poughkeepsie, New York
  
• Early Bird Non-members: $525 $499
• Early Bird Members: $499 $473
• Early Bird pricing ends August 15, 2025

This 8-week class is great for students who want to check all the college readiness boxes! Develop a unique, dynamic portfolio while expanding on your fundamental drawing and painting skills. Primarily working from observation, you will learn to balance life drawing with imaginative and photo based references. Students will create still life drawings and paintings, self portraits, live model portraits, and original works of art. Students are required to bring a sketchbook.

This class will prepare students for advanced classes such as Portfolio Development II, Senior Project, live model courses, and college applications.

Additional Discounts

• Multiclass/Sibling Discount: Save 5% when registering 2 or more children OR when you sign 1 child up for two or more courses.
• Member Pricing: Save an additional 5% by signing up for an Art Institute membership, click here to "Purchase an Art Institute Membership."
• Scholarships: Scholarships are available to those in economic need, to apply please complete a Scholarship Application Form (Aquí en Español) and send it to abby@thearteffect.org.
• Gift Certificates: To redeem a gift certificate to purchase this class please contact Art Institute Coordinator, Abby Lessick, at our office 845-471-7477 or via email at abby@thearteffect.org. If you’d like to buy a gift certificate or gift this class, click here.