College Preparatory Portfolio Program
College Preparatory Portfolio Program (Grades 11 and 12)
Huntington Fine Arts offers a comprehensive, intensive nationally recognized College Prep Portfolio Program for students in 11th and 12th grade to bridge the gap between high school and college. HFA supports young art students by providing an opportunity to work in a professional studio with instructors who are professional, working artists. This program is for dedicated, passionate students with the desire to go to a superior college, university or art school and achieve merit scholarship awards and recognition.
Students participate in a minimum of three classes per week from September through April in drawing, painting and sculpture. Portfolio students take advantage of unlimited classes during their portfolio preparation. Students receive evaluation by HFA faculty to determine individual direction and fulfill educational goals.
HFA students are given one-on-one guidance while creating their college portfolios to be submitted with college applications. Each college portfolio requires a carefully curated selection of pieces. Students are guided through the process of photographing work, writing work descriptions, and portfolio submissions.
Long Island Portfolio Day
Each fall, HFA hosts Long Island Portfolio Day at our Studio. This is the most important weekend for our Senior Class. Approximately twenty five colleges, universities and art schools attend to review student work. Students present their work as an exhibition and will have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with college representatives.
Students, their families, friends and teachers are invited to a reception the following evening to view the interim portfolios of our graduating
Senior Class.
Visiting Colleges
Parsons School of Design New School
Pratt Institute
Ringling College of Art & Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
School of Visual Arts
Syracuse University
Tufts/School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Tyler School of Art/Temple University
University of the Arts Philadelphia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington University St. Louis
Alfred University
Boston University
California College of the Arts SF
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Cooper Union
University of Delaware
Drexel University
Fashion Institute of Technology
University of Hartford
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Foundation Portfolio Program (Grades 7–10)
The Foundation Portfolio Program is for students in 7th through 10th grade. Students participate in drawing, painting, and sculpture classes each week,meeting with the faculty for progress evaluations as needed.
We have found that students who start the Foundation Program in their early years of high school and continue through to the College Prep Portfolio Program end up with superior choices for college and most importantly, with a conceptually-driven portfolio that achieves merit scholarship awards and recognition.
Portfolio Program Classes
Session Dates for Senior and Foundation Portfolio Program
September - April
Drawing
Jenny Yoo ‘20
Figure Drawing
The human figure is the basis of all creative expression. Working from the live model, students will learn to “see” and evaluate anatomy through relationship, perspective, light and shadow and negative space. Students will progress from superficial vision to the interpretation of the human form through the use of all media including charcoal, pastel, ink, watercolor and oil paint. Figure drawing class consists of gestures, short studies and long poses.
Still Life Drawing
Learning about light, volume, depth, perspective, luminosity and composition while drawing from observation is extremely rewarding and valuable to one’s creative education. Students choose from the Studio’s still life and will be instructed beginning with thumbnail composition studies to a large-scale drawing with charcoal and pastels.
Painting
Aaron Feltman ‘16
Students begin with compositional thumbnail sketches of a still life of their choosing. A drawing is developed on a larger scale from direct observation. Students are taught individually starting with the technicalities of the application of oil paint and an analysis of color. Students are instructed how to create dimension through value, perspective, composition and form.
Sculpture
Alden Kisner ‘24
Students are introduced to three dimensional form through the human form. Sculpture classes start with a basic head in clay. By creating a bust, self portrait or a figurative sculpture, students master form and structure and discover how to portray lights and darks in clay. All media including clay, wax, stone, wood, plaster, metal and found objects are encouraged and explored. While students are working on their own projects, individual instruction covers methods and tools with special emphasis on conceptual development.
Installation
Alternative sites and found materials will inspire sculptural studies in space. Students will create large-scale works that respond to their site with a “leave no trace” philosophy. Informed by contemporary approaches to installation and environmental art, the student will develop forms and methods that embody their concepts while expanding their awareness and experience of space. Works will be documented by the student using photography and/or video.
Interested in hearing more or signing up?
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