Getting In!: The Ultimate Guide to Creating an Outstanding Portfolio, Earning Scholarships and Securing Your Spot at Art School - Softcover

Crawford, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1630473332 ISBN 13: 9781630473334

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The definitive guide to creating with passion, getting accepted to art school, earning scholarships and thriving as an artist. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience preparing students for art school, Crawford shares her strategies for success in Getting In!, a process that her students describe as life-changing. Getting In! provides a clear framework outlining how to become the ideal art school candidate, create with passion, and enjoy the process. Getting In! provides a step-by-step program for clearly outlining artistic and creative goals. It identifies ten key ingredients of a successful art school application, reviews ten strategies for maximizing vitality and creativity, explores the powerful stages of the creative process, and introduces a myriad of ways to create a unique and exceptional portfolio worthy of scholarship, along with several other essential components that contribute to success as an artist at post-secondary school and beyond.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Crawford, MEd, is one of North America’s leaders on the topics of creative and artistic development along with strategies for success at post-secondary school and beyond. With more than twenty-five years of experience as an art educator, Nancy has helped hundreds of students fulfill their dreams of getting into the post-secondary institutions of their choice. Her students have gone on to study at some of the most prestigious art schools in the world, collectively earning millions of dollars in scholarship offers, and thriving as successful artists and designers.

From the Back Cover

"Getting In! is an essential preparatory text for artists seeking to present engaging, honest and unique undergraduate portfolio submissions..."
Quinn Dukes
Assistant Director, Visitor Services, School of Visual Arts, New York

"...her advice is a gift to any artist seeking inspiration for the portfolio development process."
Matthew Gallagher
Director of Admissions and Student Life, Paris College of Art, France

"This book literally covers it all...I highly recommend this book to all art and design students, their parents and art teachers..."
Hyuna Park
Department of Design, Director - The Design Laboratory,
Assistant Professor, Memphis College of Art

"With her coaching, I achieved my goal to enter the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with one of their top merit scholarships..."
Jisu Kwak Artist

"As a 20+ year Admission veteran at a U.S. art college, I was impressed by the brilliant advice and suggestions offered in this book. This book is spot on!"
Jonathon Neeley
International Student Advisor, Columbus College of Art and Design

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630473332
• ISBN 13: 9781630473334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272