Salt Lake City National Portfolio Day

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (MT)  

Alliance Theater
602 E. 500 S, Suite E101
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

RSVP required at nationalportfolioday.org  

Hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)  

The event will be hosted from 4:00 - 8 p.m. (CT). You may begin to line up outdoors starting at 3:00 p.m. (MT). 

Meet with representatives from nationally accredited art schools and universities to discuss your work and assist you in pursuing an education in the visual arts. High school students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and college transfer students are encouraged to attend this four-hour educational event, created for emerging visual artists and designers. Representatives from colleges of art and design will review artwork, discuss programs, and answer questions about creative and professional careers.  

This is an educational event—no admissions decisions or scholarship awards will be offered. Portfolios should include your best and most recent work, but can also include works in progress, sketchbooks, and tear sheets—it is not necessary to mat or frame work. Bring original artwork whenever possible, and keep your presentation simple; the work itself is what is important.  

We look forward to meeting you and seeing what you do! If you have any questions, please call us at 800.232.7242 or 312.629.6100, or email ugadmiss@saic.edu.  

For more info on SAIC's admission process and other events for prospective students, visit saic.edu/ug.

2024 participating schools: 

Alberta University of the Arts AUArts 

Alfred University School of Art and Design 

California College of the Arts CCA 

Cleveland Institute of Art 

College for Creative Studies 

Cornish College of the Arts 

Kansas City Art Institute 

Massachusetts College of Art and Design 

Minneapolis College of Art and Design 

Montserrat College of Art-Admissions 

New York School of Interior Design 

Otis College of Art and Design 

Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University 

Parsons School of Design / Parsons Paris at The New School 

Ringling College of Art & Design 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 

School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University 

School of Visual Arts 

The Cooper Union 

Virginia Commonwealth University VCUarts 

Woodbury University