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PORTFOLIO REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
Your portfolio gives you an opportunity to display your talent and
potential, it also provides us with an insight into your ability to
follow instructions, and your organization and problem-solving skills.
Following are the portfolio guidelines and criteria, which
will be used to evaluate your portfolio.
Please send the portfolio to:
Mail:
Wing-Ki Chan, Jewellery School,
George Brown College,
P.O. Box 1015 Stn. B,
Toronto, ON, M5T 2T9
Courier:
Wing-Ki Chan, Jewellery School,
George Brown College,
160 Kendal Ave.,
Toronto, ON, M5R 1M3
PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
- Your portfolio should be securely presented in
a handmade or commercial book / folder / case clearly
labelled with your full name, GBC student number,
home phone number and mailing address
- The portfolio cannot exceed 28" L X 17.5" W
X 3". Portfolio's exceeding this will not be
accepted
- Each piece of work in the portfolio should also
be clearly labelled with relevant information including
dimensions, media, date of completion and substrate
(i.e. paper, canvas, masonite, etc.)
- Include a short rationale with each piece of why
the work was created (200 words maximum)
- For digital work, list the software used in its
creation
- Do not include framed pieces in your portfolio
PORTFOLIO CONTENT GUIDELINES
- Your portfolio should contain a minimum of 10 and
a maximum of 15 samples of your creative work in
a variety of media
- Options might include: 2D - oil, acrylic, watercolour,
pen and ink, charcoal, pencil drawings, selected
sketchbook photocopies, coloured pencil, pastels,
digital work, photography, printmaking; 3D - jewellery,
metalwork, sculpture, ceramics, furniture or clothing,
etc.
- Large format and 3D work (large paintings, sculpture,
furniture or clothing) should be documented and included
as images
- If websites or other digital work are included
they must be printed
- At least one finished piece in your portfolio must
include all preliminary work (ie. research, roughs,
thumbnails) - this would be best presented on an
accompanying page to the finished piece
PORTFOLIO RETURN GUIDELINES
Portfolios will be returned only if packaging and post is supplied
- Include stamped self-addressed packaging with your
portfolio
- Portfolios not able to be returned will be discarded
- Evaluation of your portfolio will take up to three
weeks
For more information,
contact Wing-Ki Chan, Jewellery School Co-ordinator
at
or 416-415-5000 ext. 3274.
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