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The Portfolio Preparation course is designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art and design and who wish to develop mastery in the concept, composition, and execution of their ideas. Students in this class focus on creating artwork for a portfolio that reflects the skill-level and quality that art and design schools are looking for in their prospective students. In building the portfolio, students explore a variety of concepts, techniques, and approaches designed to help them demonstrate their abilities as well as their versatility with techniques, problem solving, and ideation. Students also develop a body of work that investigates an idea of personal interest to them. Students are expected to consider a variety of traditional and unconventional subjects, ranging from landscape and the body to text and self-generated topics. Throughout the semester students learn how to prepare and hang their work for exhibition. At the end of the semester students organize an exhibition of their work in and online digital gallery.