admissions winter workshops

 CVA has year round special pre-college on-campus workshops and classes. Summer 2011 classes will be posted in February. High school students may also be interested in events and workshops  hosted by the CVA Admissions Office. 

Creating a Digital Portfolio

This one-day workshop provides the tips, tricks, and techniques to digitally document your artwork like a pro. In our photo studio, you learn how to feature your work through photography. Training in our Mac Pro lab provides an understanding of basic photo-correcting techniques. At the end of the day, you leave with a disk that provides a digital inventory of ten pieces of artwork and, most importantly, a working knowledge of how to document your work for a professional portfolio.

Essay Writing For the Visual Art Student

Learn how to develop a compelling essay by understanding how the elements of a Statement of Interest (thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting statements) work together. You will begin to organize ideas and energize prose, developing a complete outline and thorough draft that you will eventually revise into an effective Statement of Interest. This workshop covers the basics and answers your questions about completing this important component of your application.