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National Portfolio Day

Save the date for 2025 National Portfolio Day on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 12p.m. to 4p.m. PST

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2025 Portland National Portfolio Day

Pacific Northwest College of Art is excited to host Portland's 2025 National Portfolio Day. This is your chance to get personalized feedback from art schools from around the globe. It's free and open to the public.

For portfolio reviews, please bring original finished pieces (no matting or framing is necessary), works in progress, and sketchbooks together. Please bring your laptop fully charged if you plan to show digital images. We can't wait to meet you!

2025 Participating Schools

Alberta University of the Arts AUArts

Art Academy of Cincinnati

ArtCenter College of Design

California College of the Arts CCA

College for Creative Studies

Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University

Fashion Institute of Technology

Kansas City Art Institute

Laguna College of Art + Design

Maryland Institute College of Art

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Otis College of Art and Design

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Parsons School of Design and Parsons Paris at The New School

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University

School of Visual Arts

WashU Sam Fox School

Woodbury University

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  • National Portfolio Day

    511 NW Broadway 
    Portland, OR 97209

    Saturday November 1, 2025
    12p.m. - 4p.m. PST

    Register Now

  • Pre-National Portfolio Day Morning Session

    Before the portfolio reviews begin, we will be offering a morning session. During this time we will provide breakfast, a short PNCA presentation, and tours of our campus!

    Saturday, November 1, 2025
    9a.m. - 11a.m. PST

    Register Now

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