Advance registration is recommended but not required—students, family members and teachers are all welcome.
This is your chance to meet one-on-one with representatives from accredited colleges and universities and get real, personalized feedback on your artwork before you apply. Come with questions, explore different schools and majors, and meet with as many representatives as you can. The more schools you connect with, the better prepared you’ll be for each one’s application requirements.
Please note: admissions decisions and scholarship awards are not made at National Portfolio Day events.
Before you arrive, be sure to scroll down for everything you need to know, including parking, participating schools, the day’s schedule and what to expect before your portfolio reviews.
We can’t wait to see you!
Syracuse University
Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
200 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210
Check-in will take place on the main level of Schine; follow signs to check-in.
Here you’ll find comprehensive campus maps to help you navigate to the event.
Event Schedule
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Check-in and same day registration begins. Register in advance for a faster check-in.
9:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Walking tours of Syracuse University’s campus. Tours depart with current students from the Schine Student Center every 20 minutes and will last 30-40 minutes.
10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Meet with representatives from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts to explore our wide range of programs, get the inside scoop on application requirements and hear firsthand what makes VPA such a vibrant, hands-on creative community. Bring your questions!
Join us before or after your campus tour to get the full picture!
Noon – 4 p.m.
Doors open, and portfolio reviews begin in Goldstein Auditorium. Each institution will have its own line. Reviews are given on a first-come, first-served basis. To see multiple schools, you will wait in multiple lines.
Representatives from the following institutions will be in attendance:
- Alfred University School of Art and Design
- Art Academy of Cincinnati
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Columbus College of Art & Design
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Maine College of Art & Design
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Montserrat College of Art
- NSCAD University
- Pratt Munson College of Art and Design
- Purchase College, SUNY — School of Art + Design
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- SUNY Fredonia
- The Cooper Union
- Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts and School of Architecture
More information coming soon!
College of Visual and Performing Arts
- Portfolio requirements for art, design, and film and media arts
- Portfolio requirements for theater design and technology
School of Architecture
Complimentary parking for the event is available in the following lots near the Schine Student Center.
- Waverly Parking Garage, attached to Riley Hall.
- Entrance is directly across from Schine Student Center on Waverly Avenue between University Avenue and Walnut Place.
- University Avenue Garage, 1101 E. Adams St.
For additional information, questions or requests, please contact:
VPA Recruitment and Admissions
admissu@syr.edu
315.443.2769