Hosted by University of the Arts London (UAL), the National Portfolio Day in London is an excellent opportunity to meet academic representatives from leading creative art and design universities in the world and receive valuable feedback on your portfolio.

Bring your portfolio of visual artwork including your best and most recent work, along with work in progress and sketchbooks, and have it critiqued by the university of your choice. You will also have the chance to discuss specific courses and get answers to questions about professional careers in art and design.

At the National Portfolio Day in London, you can meet representatives from 18 participating institutions from North America and Europe.

This event is open to prospective Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, High School students, university students, parents, teachers, and guidance counsellors are encouraged to attend.

Learn more about National Portfolio Days.

Our top tips for the day 

• Bring a portfolio of visual artwork that includes your best and most recent work, along with work in progress, sketchbooks and tear sheets
• Be prepared to explain how you develop your ideas and where you want to go with them. Sharing the process of arriving at the completed work can be as valuable as presenting the finished piece
• Discuss your work with as many colleges/universities as possible and bring no more than 15 pieces of work. You will hear many different opinions about your work that will be reflective of the admission requirements of each school
• Your portfolio can be presented as original work or in digital form, but note that WiFi may not be available at all locations
• Students who are not ready to show a portfolio can still attend to gather information from college/university academic representatives.