The Art Effect

Hudson Valley Regional Portfolio Day gives over 400 local youth the opportunity to speak with college representatives, get their portfolio critiqued, and receive a true advantage as they contend for merit-based scholarships in the arts. For more than 20 years, Portfolio Day has been able to provide a unique opportunity for high school, undergraduate, and Art Institute students to meet with more than 30 art schools and colleges free of charge thanks to a generous grant from a local foundation.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 
Concessions open for snack purchases. 
Walk-Ins welcome 

Art Institute members get VIP early access to be the first in line at the 2024 Portfolio Day! 
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Hudson Valley Regional Portfolio Day hosts students from throughout the region, coming from as far as 200 miles away, who speak with art school and college representatives and have their portfolios evaluated, giving them a true advantage in the college admission process. Students obtain catalogs, admission policies, and information on scholarship opportunities directly from their preferred schools. The college representatives have remarked on the high quality of art projects they have reviewed from our students.

2024 Attending Colleges

Adelphi University
Alfred University School of Art & Design
Bard College
The Center for Cartoon Studies
College for Creative Studies
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University
Dutchess Community College
Fashion Institute of Technology
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
Maine College of Art & Design
Marist College
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Montserrat College of Art
Moore College of Art & Design
Mount Saint Mary College
Parsons School of Design
Pratt Munson College of Art and Design
Purchase College, SUNY
Ringling College of Art and Design
Russell Sage College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
School of Visual Arts
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Ulster
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts
University of Connecticut
College of Visual & Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth
Vassar College
… and more!

What should you bring Portfolio Day?

Your portfolio should consist of 10-20 of your best and most recent visual artwork. You may also want to include works in progress or sketchbooks in order to share your process when necessary.

For additional information please contact The Art Effect office at 845.471.7477

Portfolio Day is hosted by The Art Institute; a year-round, intensive, pre-college portfolio development program for motivated teens ages 14-19. The Art Institute has been preparing students for acquiring merit-based scholarships to the nation’s best schools in the visual and media arts since 1996. Click here to learn more.  

Portfolio Day is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and by monies received from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Thank You to our Portfolio Day Sponsors: