Get into the college of your dreams.
For the past 30 years, the PMAI College Portfolio Art Program has helped students get accepted into top U.S. and European art colleges including Parsons, Pratt, Brown, Gnomon, Stanford, UAL, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and more with a 100% success rate.
A strong portfolio raises you above other applicants and earns you scholarships. In the program, you begin with improving your art skills and then create a unique portfolio. Our certified and experienced portfolio specialists are professional artists, and they'll work with you, step by step - all the way to the moment you click "submit" on your applications.
The program is designed to get you admitted to any college where you would like to study Illustration, Studio Art, Design, Animation, Architecture, Fashion, or any other visual art discipline. The Premier Portfolio is a one-year program that helps you meet or exceed any art college application requirements and prepares you for the challenges of college.
Program graduates have won over $3 million in merit scholarships from universities – all because of their strong portfolios. Having a strong portfolio helps you stand out from other applicants, increasing your chances to get a scholarship.
The program is customized and designed to match the requirements of the schools you're targeting.
The Portfolio Program will provide you with superior art skills, help you create a strong portfolio, even if you have no art right now. You’ll receive full assistance for the complete college application package.
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You’ll develop a solid foundation in drawing, painting, and conceptual thinking, and start building your portfolio with the exact specifications of your chosen college. You will participate in portfolio-related projects, classes and courses designed to expand your breadth as an artist, in order for your portfolio to elevate you above your competition.
In the Portfolio Program, you will create more art than the required 15-20 portfolio pieces. Each student makes over a 100 artworks in time for application. Regardless of which college you decide to apply to, we will help you choose your best work to match the portfolio requirements of your dream college.
You may be coming into the Portfolio program with a vague idea about your future, not sure which college to choose. The program is designed to help you try your hand in many directions so you can experience them before you have to pick your college. You’ll be learning a diverse range of techniques in different mediums, getting confident at drawing and painting, working on multidisciplinary projects, and trying a large number of genres and directions. The program essentially emulates an art college so you’ll feel perfectly prepared, regardless of which college you choose. The Portfolio Program will help you find out where your passion is and get clarity with which university will match your vision the best.
Every year, our students' artworks have been recognized by the Gold and Silver Key awards by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. The Scholastic Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States. The awards our students receive strengthen their college applications and help raise their level of confidence and ambition.
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Our graduates get admitted to Parsons, NYU, USC, SAiC, UAL, CalArts, LCAD, SCAD, Pratt, Brown, Gnomon, Stanford, RISD, and more.
Our Portfolio graduates have won over $3 million in merit scholarships – all because of their strong portfolios!
Students who enroll in Prima Materia’s art college portfolio program save thousands compared to other college preparatory courses.
The College Portfolio Program is designed for all art levels. No previous artistic skill is required to join. You will go from your current level to where you need to be to get accepted to your top college.
The program is customized to you based on the colleges you will be applying to. Each application will be adjusted to highlight the artistic qualities specific colleges you are interested in.
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Unlimited access to all online group classes and courses recordings, one-on-ones with our instructors, and additional Portfolio-Only classes for a year.
To join the Portfolio Program requires an application and interview.
The applicants to the program are reviewed based on several criteria including their determination, schedule availability, deadlines, and objectives.
You will receive a questionnaire and will be asked to send examples of 5-10 pieces of your work. We accept complete beginners with no art experience in case this does not apply to you.
Once the questionnaire is received, qualified candidates will be invited to an interview. Your interview will take place online with Prima Materia's team and the Founder, Olya Losina, it will last around 20-30 minutes. Our team will ask you about your art experience, your short-term and long-term plans, and ask you to expand on your answers given in the questionnaire.
The tuition is $17,555 for a 12-month program.
Financing available.
We’ve been successfully helping students get into their top art schools for the past 30 years with an unprecedented 100% acceptance success rate. The goal of the Premier Portfolio Program is to help you achieve your dreams, and we must make sure that the program is a perfect fit for you. We commit to your goals and invest our full effort into your art training and college readiness to ensure your success.
1. Apply and schedule your initial consultation. Our team will learn about you and your objectives and we will determine if the CPP is right for you.
2. If you’re accepted, you will receive a link to pay your tuition and an invitation to the Orientation Meeting.
3. During your Orientation Meeting, we will discuss the program in detail and which classes and courses are best for you.
4. For the first phase of the program, you’ll focus on skill-building. This is important because art colleges expect you to already have a specific level of expertise.
5. The second phase of the program will be devoted to creating your art portfolio, creating impressive projects that are authentically you.
6. Based on your college application deadlines, the instructors will help you curate a personal collection of your best art pieces for each school. We will assist in any conceptual requirements, creation of your artist statement, and in titling and describing your artworks. You will receive a Letter of Recommendation from your art instructor.
7. You walk out of the program with the complete submission package and ready to apply to the schools of your choice!
Throughout the program, you’ll have access to our teachers during and after class, as well as in personal one-on-one critique meetings. You can show the instructor work-in-progress or completed pieces for feedback.
After submitting, we will be in touch with you to schedule your free portfolio consultation. Got questions?
Feel free to call (619) 777-6007, email hello@primamateriainstitute.com, or enter your information above.
