Electronic Portfolio
Your portfolio gives us a chance to see your creativity, interests and potential. You do not need to be an experienced artist or designer to apply.
What to Submit
Your portfolio can include work from one area or several, such as:
- Drawing, painting or other traditional art
- Photography
- Graphic design or illustration
- Digital art
- Animation or video
- Websites, coding or interactive projects
- Music or audio
- School assignments
- Personal projects
- Sketchbook work or works in progress
Your work does not need to be created specifically for your application. We are interested in your ideas, creativity and willingness to learn.
For each piece, please include:
- A title or short description
- The medium or software used, if applicable
- A brief note about the work, if you would like to provide some context
What We Look For
Faculty will consider:
- Creativity and curiosity
- Original ideas and personal interests
- Evidence of developing skills
- Willingness to explore and learn
We do not expect applicants to already have experience in every area of digital arts.
Not sure whether your work is suitable? Submit what you have. We are interested in seeing where you are now and helping you develop from there.
Technical Guidelines
Once an application to the Digital Arts Program has been received, applicants will be contacted and given a four-digit access code. This code is required to submit a digital portfolio.
Images should be at least 1,600 x 1,200 pixels and video files should not exceed five minutes in length.
When uploading, each piece must include a title that specifies the media or materials used, size of the piece, title and date.
The portfolio submission site supports the following:
- .jpg, .png, .pdf and .gif
- Links to websites
- Audio files
- Videos (hosted on YouTube or Vimeo)
Please ensure to read the portfolio guidelines carefully as submissions that do not meet the required guidelines will not be reviewed.
Questionnaire
All applicants must complete and submit the following questionnaire at least one week prior to their scheduled interview date. Please note that a Selkirk College application should be put in for this program before submitting an applicant questionnaire.
Please download using our online form to submit the questionnaire.
- Describe your creative and educational experiences that you believe will make you a successful student in the Selkirk College Digital Arts Program.
- This industry requires that people work within a group environment. Personal responsibility and respect for others is essential for the success of any project. Explain how you would work towards bringing conflicting ideas together when working toward a shared successful outcome.
- Please outline details of your computer literacy (beginner, intermediate, advanced), including software applications and operating systems you are familiar with.
- The Digital Arts Program requires an extraordinary commitment of time and energy. Explain why you feel you are prepared to make this commitment at this time in your life.
- Success in this program involves receiving constructive criticism and feedback from peers and instructors. Explain how you have dealt with constructive criticism in the past. Provide examples.
Computer and Software Knowledge
Demonstrated competency in computer hardware and software technology, keyboarding, including internet skills and word-processing skills is required prior to entering the program. Basic computer, keyboarding and internet skills are not taught as part of the Digital Arts curriculum. Applicants who do not possess these skills must consult with the school chair before making a formal application to the program. Upgrading may be required.
The Digital Arts Program delivers curriculum on both the Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows platforms.