InstructionsforcreatingyourePortfolioADDSECTIONS
1. LogintoCanvas.Ontheleftsideofthepage,select“ePortfolios”fromtheAccountMenu.
2. Clickon“+CreateanePortfolio.”a. PleasenameitwithyourfirstandlastnamefollowedbyArtPortfolio.b. DoNOTselect“MakeitPublic.”c. Clickon“MakeePortfolio.”
3. Youshouldseea“WelcometoYourePortfolio”wizardpagepopup.Ontheleftsideofthepage,clickon“OrganizeSections.”
4. Fromthesettingsdrop-downmenunextto“Home,”select“Rename.”Renamethissection
“StatementofIntent.”
5. Nowclickon“AddSection”belowyournewly-namedStatementofIntentsection.Namethissection“Images.”
ADDPAGESTOSECTIONS
1. Clickon“GototheActualePortfolio”fromyourePortfoliohomepage.
2. Canvaswilltakeyoutothefrontpageofyour“StatementofIntent”section.Clickon“EditThisPage.”
3. Renamethepage“StatementofIntent,”andasaplaceholder,copyintheinstructionsforwritingyourstatementofintent: Writeastatementnolongerthan250wordsexplaininghowyourintendeddegreeprogramservesyourambitionsasaprofessionalartist,designer,scholar,and/oreducator.Thereviewcommitteewillassessyourabilitytoarticulateyourideasandhowyouaddressyourwork.Thefacultyisinterestedinlearningmoreaboutyourartisticpractice,yourscholarshiporeducationalgoals,andwhyyouareastrongcandidateforyourintendeddegreeprogram.Pleasedonotwriteonlyaboutonetopic/theme/concept,etc.Suggestedcontentforthestatementofintentmightinclude:
1.Art/DesignInterests a.Yourrelationshiptothedisciplineofart b.Thematicareasofinterestpursuedinyourpracticeorscholarship c.Relevanceofmaterialsandprocesses,orresearchmethodologies
2.Interestinapplyinghistoricalorcontemporaryinfluenceofartists/designers/scholars/educatorsandhowtheirworkrelatestoyours.3.Theoreticalorcross-disciplinaryinfluences4.Exhibitionsyouhaveattendedandtheirinfluenceonyou5.Internshipsorexperienceinthefield6.Servicelearning/communityprojectsrelatedtoyourgoals
Clickon“SavePage.”YouwilllaterreplacetheseinstructionswithyouractualStatementofIntent.
4. GototheImagesSectionofyourePortfolio,andclickon“EditThisPage.”Changethetitleof“NewPage”to“Instructions.”Unselect“AllowCommentsonthisPage,”andontherightsideofyourpageyou’llseevariousoptionsforaddingcontent.Select“RichTextContent,”andpasteintheinstructionsforthissectionasaplaceholder.Savethepage.Ten(10)PortfolioImages–properlyformatted,welllit,focusedandwithcorrectorientation.1. ImageOne–jpeg,1MBorless–FromArt135IntroductiontoDrawingClassorEquivalent.Labeled
lastname,firstname,coursenumber.Example:Smith,John,Art135.2. ImageTwo–jpeg,1MBorless–FromArt136IntroductiontoFigureDrawingClassorEquivalent.
Labeledlastname,firstname,coursenumber.Example:Smith,John,Art136.3. ImageThree–jpeg,1MBorless–FromArt1602DVisualFundamentalsClassorEquivalent.
Labeledlastname,firstname,coursenumber.Example:Smith,John,Art160.4. ImageFour–jpeg,1MBorless–FromArt1703DVisualFundamentalsClassorEquivalent.Labeled
lastname,firstname,coursenumber.Example:Smith,John,Art170.5. ImageFive–jpeg,1MBorless–Fromaself-directed,outofclassworkinanymedia.Labeledlast
name,firstname,coursenumber.Example,Smith,John,IndependentWork.6. ImageSix–jpeg,1MBorless–OnesketchbookpagebasedonworkfromArt135,136,160,170;
shouldshowideationofworkinprogress.Annotatethesketchbookpagewithtwo-threesentencesexplainingyourprocessorinquiry.
7. ImageSeven–jpeg,1MBorless–OnesketchbookpagebasedonworkfromArt135,136,160,170;shouldshowideationofworkinprogress.Annotatethesketchbookpagewithtwo-threesentencesexplainingyourprocessofinquiry.
8. ImageEight–jpeg,1MBorless–OnesketchbookpagebasedonworkfromArt135,136,160,170;shouldshowideationofworkinprogress.Annotatethesketchbookpagewithtwo-threesentencesexplainingyourprocessorinquiry.
9. ImageNine–jpeg,1MBorless–Onesketchbookpagewithanewideainanymediaforfurtherresearchorexploration.
10. ImageTen–jpeg,1MBorless–Onesketchbookpagewithanewideainanymediaforfurtherresearchorexploration.
5. Youwilllatercomebacktothissectionandaddanewpageforeachofyour10images.Thetitleofeachpageshouldbeformattedaccordingly:lastname,firstname,coursenumber.Eachimageshouldbeaccompaniedbyatwo-threesentencedescription.SamplesofcourseworkmaybetheresultofassignmentscompletedatinstitutionsotherthanCSU.Keepinmindthatimagesneedthecorrectorientation/rotationandimagesneedtobeevenlyandwelllit.Studentsshouldsubmitworkthatreceivedhighmarksratherthanwhattheyaremostproudof.
6. ToaddanewpagetoyourImagessection,clickon“Organize/ManagePages”andselect“+AddAnotherPage.”
ADDCONTENTTOPAGES
1. Addanewpageorselect“EditThisPage”ifyouwanttoaddcontenttoanexistingpage.2. Selectthetypeofcontentyouwanttoaddfromtherightsideofthepage.Keepinmindthatyoucan
includemultiple“types”ofcontentonanindividualpage.Forexample,youwillclickon“Image/FileUpload”toaddajpgimagetothepageandyouwillalsoclickon“RichTextContent”toaddyourdescriptionofthework.
RichContent:allowsyoutotype(orcopyandpaste)intext
HTML/EmbeddedContent:allowsyoutowriteinHTMLand/orpasteinembedcode.
CourseSubmission:allowsyoutoaddanassignmentsubmissionfromoneofyourCanvascourses
Image/FileUpload:allowsyoutouploadyourjpegimages
SHARINGYOURePORTFOLIO:
ToshareyourePortfolio,gotoyourePortfoliodashboard(thepageyouseewhenyoulogintoyourePortfolio).Undertheheading“YourePortfolioisPrivate,”you’llseealinkyoucancopytogiveotheraccesstoyourprivateportfolio.
MOREINFORMATIONONePORTFOLIOS
THESUCCESSFULPORTFOLIO
Theportfolioshouldreflectyourpotentialoremerginginterests,skills,andwillingnesstoexplore,experiment,andexpressyourself.Reviewersaremostinterestedinthedevelopmentofyourideas,process,anduseofmaterials.Weencourageyoutotakerisksandbeinventiveinhowyousolveproblems.Considercreativethinkingandtheconceptualdevelopmentoftheartworkpresentedintheportfolio.
