Show us your best work
Your portfolio is a reflection of who you are as an emerging artist. It will give us insight into your interests, motivation, and energy. Choose 6-20 of your strongest pieces.

What we look for
Our ideal applicant shows enthusiasm for art, intelligence, and the drive to work hard to learn and grow as an artist. When we look at your portfolio, we understand that your work is an indication of the training you’ve received so far.

Types of work to include
Your portfolio may showcase a variety of media and techniques, or it may reflect an area of concentration. We accept work in any medium, in color or black and white, and you may include drawing, painting, illustrations, printmaking, or sculpture. You can include work from your sketchbook. 

A few guidelines
We prefer to see work created from observation or imagination, rather than from photographs. You may include pieces created using photographs as a reference, but you should be the photographer. Please do not submit work copied from other artists' work.

Scholarships are available
Once you are admitted, we may ask to see additional work for scholarship purposes.

How to show us your work
1. Meet us in person at a National Portfolio Day.
Bring your portfolio and we’ll give you approval or feedback right on the spot.
Click here to see the National Portfolio Days we’ll be attending around the country.

2. Send it:
You can submit your portfolio in a variety of ways:
- By email attachment (total file size not to exceed 10 mb)
- Link to your online portfolio
- CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, slides
- Original work. It is not necessary to mount, mat, or frame your work for presentation. We are most interested in the work itself.

For each piece in your portfolio please include or attach:
- your name
- address
- city/state/zip
- phone number
- email address
- title of piece
- size and medium
- date of completion

3. Bring it
Come to see us; you’ll be welcome!
We’ll look at your portfolio and give you a response while you’re here. It’s a great way to see if this is the right fit for you. We’ll give you a tour, introduce you to students and faculty, and answer any questions you have. If you’d like to sit in and try out one of our studio or liberal arts classes, we’ll be happy to arrange that for you.

Send your work to your one of our Admissions Representatives:
- Kathy Young-Murphy kyoungmurphy@lymeacademy.edu 860-434-5232 x120
- Cara Sheridan csheridan@lymeacademy.edu 860-434-5232 x118

Click here to print out a mailing label and send it to:
Admissions
Lyme Academy College
84 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371

Questions?
Just give us a call, send us an email or stop by if you’re in the neighborhood