This Toolkit contains all of the resources you need to get your young person organised for creating their art school portfolio. It accompanies the book Creative Careers, unlocking art school admissions.
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What's in the Toolkit
Creative Pathways – a publication by Dundee City Council that provides lots of useful information to help you and your young person think about the wide variety of jobs that exist within the creative sector.
Employability and transferable skills illustration – skills your young person will embed in their creative learning [originally produced by and with permission from University of Winchester].
How to avoid the top 10 mistakes holding you back from getting into art school. – learn what students/applicants consistently do that has a devastatingly negative impact on their applications.
Employability skills ebook – learn more from the Employability and transferable skills illustration for practical applications in art and design.
Portfolio Oomph’s Pinterest board on Sketchbooks. Learn more about and view many examples of sketchbooks and discover new artists and designers.
Portfolio Oomph’s Pinterest board on Drawing. Learn more about what drawing can be and discover new artists and designers.
Interview questions – get your young person interview ready, ensure that they are well prepared and perform their best at interview.
Reflection questions – for your young person to make more of their work and creative process by reflecting frequently with this worksheet.
TED talk Cindy Foley ‘Teaching art or teaching to think like artists.’
Planning document – organisation is key, gather course information in one place, easy to access.