Bring your portfolio, connect with leading art and design schools and receive valuable feedback to strengthen your work.
Registration is required.
National Portfolio Day is a unique opportunity for emerging artists and designers to share their work with representatives from accredited art and design schools. Students bring their portfolio—finished pieces, works-in-progress or sketchbooks—and receive direct, constructive feedback from faculty or admissions professionals.
This undergraduate event is designed for high school students considering post-secondary art or design studies, college students looking to transfer and anyone preparing to apply to a creative program. Attendees can meet with multiple schools in one place, ask questions about programs, facilities and admissions requirements, and gain insight into how to strengthen their portfolio for success.
NPDs are focused on learning and exploration, rather than serving as an admissions interview. Participants leave with personalized guidance, a clearer sense of the expectations at different schools and inspiration to grow their practice and refine their application materials. It’s also a chance to connect with a creative community and start imagining the possibilities of a future in art and design.
Discover your creative future at NPD Vancouver! National Portfolio Day Vancouver is Saturday, November 21, 2026, but NPDs happen globally year-round, visit the NPD website to learn more.
Exhibitors will include:
Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts)
ArtCenter College of Design
California Institute of the Arts
Capilano University, IDEA School of Design
College for Creative Studies
Concordia University
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Goldsmiths, University of London
KPU Wilson School of Design
Maryland Institute College of Art
NSCAD University
OCAD University
Otis College of Art and Design
Paris College of Art
Parsons School of Design & Parsons Paris at The New School
School of Art, University of Manitoba
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of the Arts London
York University – School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
Registration is required.
NPD Vancouver is organized by Emily Carr University and by the National Portfolio Day Association. Attendance at an NPD event is governed by the NPDA Code of Conduct.