Lily is a current junior at Laguardia High School. She began taking classes at Ashcan Art when she was in 7th grade, she finished her Art Portfolio for High School admissions while enrolled in Ashcan Art’s Art Portfolio Prep Program, which got her into LaGuardia!
She’s currently working on her Art Portfolio for college admissions In this YouTube video, Lily talks about what inspires her, the theme that runs through her work, how she made her “Fantasical Sandwich” for Laguardia, the process of applying to the Art High Schools in NYC and the Art Portfolio that got her ACCEPTED to LaGuardia!
Laguardia High School Art Portfolio Requirement:
Using pencil and paper, draw a FANTASTICAL SANDWICH! Use your imagination and creativity – we want to see your wildest ideas of what a Fantastical Sandwich looks like to you. Consider for the drawing: What bizarre, unusual, or creative toppings does your sandwich have? Who made it? Who is it for? When creating your Fantastical Sandwich be sure to include a background and fill the whole page. Feel free to use colored pencils if you wish. And, have fun with it!
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LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS for VISUAL ARTS
About the Four Year Curriculum
Laguardia’s arts program is based in classic fine art training. Students study foundational skills the first two years. They further their training with art history and studio elective courses.
Instructions
To Learn more about the LaGuardia Fine Arts program, go here
To learn more abut the LaGuardia Fine Arts audition & audition rubric, go here
Learn about NYCDOE visual arts program options and audition requirements. Watch this video to help you prepare your visual arts submissions.Opens in a new browser tab
You can log in to MySchools(Open external link)Opens in a new browser tab and use the online high school directory to find each school’s website and read about the programs that interest you.
Instructions
It is most important that the schools to which you are applying get the clearest picture possible of your unique artistic abilities and talents. Remember, each school is looking for your potential, and that means how your present skills will grow and develop over the four years you will be spending at their school.
Portfolio Upload
Photographs of 4 to 8 pieces of original artwork that includes the following (for additional support with this portfolio, you may view these visual arts portfolio resources(Open external link)Opens in a new browser tab):
- Piece 1: A self-portrait using a graphite drawing pencil and paper done from observation (from observation means you draw yourself by looking in a mirror).
- Piece 2: A still life of at least 3 items, using a graphite drawing pencil and paper done from observation (from observation means you draw objects placed before you on a surface in front of you).
- Piece 3: A figure drawing, using a graphite drawing pencil and paper. You may pose a friend or a family member in front of you. Draw the human figure from observation (from observation means you draw a live person). If you do not have access to a friend or family member, see the tutorial on figure drawing on this visual arts portfolio resources(Open external link)Opens in a new browser tab.
- Make sure you draw the entire figure and fill the page: do not cut off parts of the head or feet.
- Draw your figure with realistic proportions.
- Try to use value or lines to draw the folds on the clothes.
- Include any observed details and draw the facial features.
- Include some background elements placing the figure in a simple setting to make sure your figure does not look like it is floating in space.
- Pieces 4-7: Add 1 to 4 additional pieces to your portfolio. You may select pieces that were created using any material in any form. They may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
- Piece 8:If you are applying to Art and Design High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Art, and/or Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, submit this creative drawing. (This piece is optional for students applying to other programs.)
- Using pencil and paper, draw a FANTASTICAL SANDWICH! Use your imagination and creativity – we want to see your wildest ideas of what a Fantastical Sandwich looks like to you. Consider for the drawing: What bizarre, unusual, or creative toppings does your sandwich have? Who made it? Who is it for? When creating your Fantastical Sandwich be sure to include a background and fill the whole page. Feel free to use colored pencils if you wish. And, have fun with it!
Student Introduction
Select three pieces of artwork from your portfolio (Piece 1 and Piece 2 must be included). Upload a short video about the three uploaded pieces of original artwork. Discuss your choice of subject and materials, motivation, and influences. Your video should be no longer than three (3) minutes. If you are unable to create a video, you may upload a written explanation of up to 500 words (either is equally acceptable). Please note that while this prompt is part of the common application, LaGuardia does not score or review the Student Introduction. To see our rubric and learn more about our scoring, scroll down
Rubric
To review Laguardias rubric, go to slide 5 of this presentation
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