National Porfolio Day
Kendall serves as the Michigan host site for National Portfolio Days on Saturday, November 1, 2008.
Kendall be hosting the annual National Portfolio Day on Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM for students of art and design. Please note, there is no pre-registration required. Students are required to sign in upon arrival to campus.
Located at 17 Fountain, NW, Kendall’s guests will find their work critiqued by representatives from 29 art and design schools from across the country.
Participating Schools- Art Center College of Design – Pasadena, CA
- Bowling Green State University – Bowling Green, OH
- California College of the Arts – San Francisco, CA
- College for Creative Studies – Detroit, MI
- Center for Design at Lawrence Tech – Southfield, MI
- Columbus College of Art and Design – Columbus, OH
- Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
- Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO
- Kendall College of Art and Design – Grand Rapids, MI
- Maryland Institute College of Art – Baltimore, MD
- Memphis College of Art and Design – Memphis, TN
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Minneapolis, MN
- Moore College of Art and Design – Philadelphia, PA
- Ontario College of Art and Design – Toronto, Canada
- Oregon College of Art and Craft – Portland, OR
- Pratt Institute – Brooklyn, NY
- Ringling College of Art and Design – Sarasota, FL
- Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
- Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design – Lakewood, CO
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – Boston, MA
- School of Visual Arts – New York, NY
- The Cleveland Institute of Art – Cleveland, OH
- The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising – Los Angeles, CA
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
- The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
- The University of the Arts – Philadelphia, PA
- University of Saint Francis – Ft. Wayne, IN
- Watkins College of Art and Design – Nashville, TN
- Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI
What is the National Portfolio Day Association?
The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978 solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives from regionally accredited colleges and universities that are members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The NPDA is the only organization of its kind, and its membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the United States and Canada. For more information about NPDA, please visit their website at www.portfolioday.net.
Parking Information
There are many city parking ramps within walking distance of the Kendall campus. For city parking ramp locations, please click on the Parking Facilities Map.
The Pearl-Ionia St. parking ramp (Ramp F) is one block west of the Kendall campus. For parking rate information, please click on Rates.
For more information about National Portfolio Days, please contact the Admissions Office at 1.800.676.2787 or 616.451.2787. You may also visit the National Portfolio day website NDPA.
