Online Art Portfolio Program — Build a Top Art School Portfolio From Anywhere
Live 1-on-1 portfolio classes with UNAA ART mentors. Every assignment is corrected directly on your artwork within 48 hours. Start online, then finish strong at our Rhode Island summer intensive.
“But how can a teacher fix my child's drawing online?”
This is the first question every parent asks. Here is exactly how we do it.
Corrections drawn on the real artwork
Your child photographs the work, and the mentor draws corrections in red directly on top of it — proportion, structure, composition. Your child compares the two and fixes the original, line by line.
Live demonstration camera
The mentor teaches with a second overhead camera, drawing the exact part your child is struggling with, step by step, in real time.
Every photo straightened and color-checked
No more tilted, yellow, blurry phone photos. Students follow our capture method, and every image is corrected so mentors judge the real proportions and colors.
A weekly report for parents
Each week you receive the finished work, the mentor's scores in five areas, and next week's goals. You always know where the portfolio stands.
Six steps, start to submission.
Free online portfolio review
45 minutes with a mentor. Written feedback on current work and a suggested application timeline.
A personal portfolio plan
Target schools, major, number of pieces and a week-by-week schedule.
Live 1-on-1 classes
120-minute classes on Zoom: review, demonstration, hands-on studio time and same-class corrections. Every class is recorded.
48-hour feedback on homework
Corrections drawn on the artwork plus a short video explanation.
Monthly portfolio critique
The whole portfolio reviewed together, so the work reads as one strong body of work.
Final portfolio and application
Professional photography, sequencing, artist statement, interview practice and submission.
Your 24-Week Portfolio Roadmap
Free review and direction
Foundations: structure, value, color, perspective
Observation and sketchbook
Centerpiece: Territory Painting
Major-specific project series
Photography, layout and online portfolio
Artist statement, interview and submission
Applying sooner? A 12-week focused track is available.
Choose your direction.
Each major has 6 core projects designed around what top art schools look for. Together with foundation work and a Territory Painting, students build a complete 15–20 piece portfolio.
Start at home. Finish in Providence.
Online classes build most of the portfolio during the school year. In June, July and August, students can join our 8-hour-a-day studio intensive in Providence, Rhode Island, steps from RISD, to complete large-scale work and final pieces with mentors in person. Every online assignment and correction carries over.
See the Summer Program →What you need at home
- A laptop with a camera
- A phone and a simple overhead phone stand
- Good daylight or two desk lamps
- The materials list for your major, sent before the first class
We run a short setup session before the first class so everything works on day one.
Built for students anywhere
- High school portfolio (grades 8–10)
- Undergraduate BFA portfolio
- Graduate MFA portfolio
- Transfer and upgrade portfolios
- Students outside New York and international students
- Students with busy school schedules
Online FAQ
Does online work as well as in person?
For most of the portfolio, yes. Corrections are drawn on the actual artwork, every class is recorded, and large or final pieces can be finished at the Rhode Island summer intensive.
My child is in another time zone.
Classes are scheduled in your local time. Homework feedback does not depend on time zones.
Does my child need art experience?
No. The free review shows where to start, and the plan begins with foundations if needed.
1-on-1 or group?
Portfolio classes are 1-on-1. Small-group studio classes (up to 6 students) are available for foundations.
Which languages?
English and Mandarin.
Do you guarantee admission?
No. No one can guarantee admission. We help students build the strongest possible portfolio and application.