Applicants may submit a slide and/or CD portfolio. It should consist of 12–20 slides or jpeg images of the applicant's best work, bearing in mind that the department offers studio concentrations in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and digital electronic imagery. If possible, include at least one finished drawing of the human figure, a self-portrait, a landscape, and a still-life composition. Drawings or paintings can be rendered in pencil, charcoal, Conte, chalk, oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolor, wax crayon, batik, pastel, gouache, egg tempera, or encaustic.
Slides and/or CDs should be labeled with the applicant's name, placed in a clear plastic slide sleeve and/or CD case, and accompanied by an image list. The list should include
- Applicant's name
- Notation that the application is to the B.F.A. program.
- A description of each work, indicating the materials used, dimensions and date of completion of each work
- A note as to whether the work was made independently or in response to a class assignment.
Please do not send videos, cassettes, boxes of slides, or notebooks of photos or slides. In order to ensure the safe return of submitted materials, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or mailing packet bearing sufficient postage.
PORTFOLIOS SHOULD BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
B-1 West Sibley Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6701
Portfolios will be placed in the applicant's admissions file for review by the art department admissions committee.
