Your portfolio is your creative voice, make it unforgettable!
Take three different Portfolio Clinics at OCAD U and build a robust, well-rounded portfolio that sets you apart. These 1-day workshops are designed for learners ages 15 and up interested in pursuing a creative pathway towards post-secondary education. Across 2D and 3D materials, art, and design approaches, you’ll gain hands-on experience, professional insights, and portfolio-ready pieces to show the full scope of your creative potential.
Taught by OCAD U faculty who are professionals in their field, you will come away with a better understanding of how studio-based research and creative process work can come together to support a strong portfolio piece.
Package:
The Portfolio Clinic Package is a great way for you to explore different techniques, mediums and approaches to a studio practice applicable to any art and design program, and build a robust and diverse portfolio for post-secondary admissions.
The Portfolio Clinic Package includes all three workshops:
| Workshop | Description | Instructor |
Window Packaging Design | Create your own window packaging design and 3D mockup of an imagined product, using graphic design techniques and illustration! | Karen Justl |
Fabricating a Metal Pencil Box
| Learn basic metal shop techniques by creating a functional metal pencil box with a handle for storing stationery supplies. | Ellie
Oram |
Drawing and Painting the Figure
| Explore observational figurative drawing and painting from a live model and develop a stronger understanding of perspective, colour theory, composition, and more. | Par
Nair |
By completing the package, you will:
*3-workshop package will be available for purchase until November 20
🗓️ Schedule:
All three workshops run on the following four dates from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM with a lunch break in between. If you purchase a package, you will be placed in a different workshop each day for 3 of these available dates, ensuring that you complete all workshops.
- Saturday, October 17
- Saturday, November 21
- Saturday, December 5
- September, January 16
📍Location: All workshops listed above will be held at our downtown campus at 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 1W1.
💵 Fee:
Single Portfolio Clinic
| $125 + tax |
Portfolio Clinic 3-Package
| $275 + tax |
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