Digital Portfolio Submission (Breadth and Concentration)
Before you can access the AP Studio Art Digital Submission Web application, you will need to two pieces of access information:
Arbor Preps School Code: Teacher Key: tba
Log in to the Digital Submission Web application as soon as I provide access information. Check with me if you haven’t received this information by mid-February. (View this demo for more information about accessing the application.) You should expect to receive this access information from me by late January or early February. As soon as possible after you receive this information, go to the sign-in page at http://apstudio.ets.org (shown) and click Set up your access now. Click Student on the following screen to indicate your role.
Make sure that you have selected the correct type of portfolio (i.e., 2-D Design or Drawing). Selecting the correct portfolio type is very important, as it impacts how the portfolio is scored.
Begin uploading images as soon as possible after accessing the application, so that both you and I can monitor the development of your portfolio. You can always delete, add, or rearrange images later.
March and April
Continue to work on your portfolio.
Confirm the deadline for you to submit your final digital portfolio to me.
The AP Coordinator should provide you with information from your AP Student Pack (your AP number and a list of college codes) by sometime in April. You will need this information before you can forward your digital portfolio to me.
Submit your finalized digital portfolio to me by MY, deadline.
After you forward your portfolios to me, sign back in to the Web application occasionally to view your portfolio’s status and to ensure that your Coordinator forwards your portfolios to the AP Program by the deadline in early May. Only Coordinators can take this final step, and only portfolios that have a “Sent to AP” status at the time of this deadline will be received by the AP Program and scored.
May
Ms. Borsvold will forward your completed digital portfolio to the AP Coordinator before the deadline in early May.
Your AP Coordinator will forward your digital portfolio to the AP Program.
Physical Portfolio (quality) We will begin the assembly of the Quality section (the physical portfolio component) after spring break to be put in the mail by the same deadline as the digital portfolio.
Quality Requirements:
Pieces may NOT be any larger than 18" x 24" (for the quality section only)
Pieces must be spayed with fixative if needed
Pieces must have a protective sheet to cover them
Your AP sticker needs to be in the bottom right hand corner
You need to label your pieces (with labels provided) above your AP sticker.
Pieces must be mounted on foam-core, and matted (optional)
Portfolio Tips
Remember that works from Section I (Quality) may also be submitted as images for either Section II (Concentration) or Section III (Breadth), and that you may not submit images of the same work for both Section II and Section III.
Pay attention to requirements regarding size and number of works that may be submitted.
Submit works for the Quality section (2-D Design and Drawing) in the standard AP portfolio that will be sent to your school no later than the end of April.
Mat or mount any works on paper that you submit for Section I. Use a neutral colored matboard.
Use fixative on works that may smudge.
Cover the surface to protect the work. Use an overleaf that is fastened to one edge so that it can be lifted easily.
Label all images, including the dimensions and media of the original works.
Photograph your work well ahead of the deadline so that you will have time to reshoot if necessary.
Submit a detail image as well as the image of the entire work if you wish to show details such as texture.
Follow your AP Coordinator's instructions for labeling and packaging your Drawing or 2-D Design Quality section.
Complete your portfolio on or before the deadline set by your AP Coordinator.
Remember that the home address you provide on your registration answer sheet is the address where your portfolio materials will be sent (they will arrive in late summer). We cannot ship your work to a P.O. Box.
Keep large, high-resolution back-up files of all your work, including images of your Quality pieces.
DO NOT:
Send ANY actual work for the 3-D Design portfolio.
Send three-dimensional or fragile work for Drawing or 2-D Design.
Send works rolled, folded, or framed for Drawing or 2-D Design.
Send unmounted work that can be crumpled or damaged in shipping for Drawing or 2-D Design.
Exceed the maximum number of works required for the Quality section of the Drawing or 2-D Design portfolio. (Extra works will not be evaluated.)
Send actual works for sections that require digital images, or send works that are larger than 18" x 24". (They will not be evaluated, and your score for that section will be based on the work remaining in that section.)
Submit collaborative works or group projects.
Submit the same work for more than one portfolio.
Place any information that identifies you or your school on any of the materials included in your portfolio, except where requested. Your AP Coordinator will receive instructions on how to label your works. If you have already signed your work, however, do not risk damaging it to remove a signature.