What is the National Portfolio Day Association?

The National Portfolio Day Association was created in 1978 solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives that hold regional accreditation and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), or Substantial Equivalency status. NPDA is the only organization of its kind and the membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the world.

All National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public. For a list of all colleges participating in events, please click here or scroll to the list below.

Schools Attending the KC NPD:

Alfred University School of Art and Design Alfred, NY
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI
Indiana University Herron School of Art and Design Indianapolis, IN
Iowa State University College of Design Ames, IA
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
Laguna College of Art + Design Laguna Beach, CA
Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN
Montserrat College of Art-Admissions Beverly, MA
Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University Portland, OR
Paris College of Art Paris, France
Ringling College of Art & Design Sarasota, FL
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) Denver, CO
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
The Cooper Union New York, NY
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO