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Teen Portfolio Project

Teen Portfolio Project is an advanced-level program where teens explore what it takes to create a visual-arts portfolio. During this four-unit program, teens meet weekly to explore visual literacy, art-making techniques, and what it means to be an artist. Teens create a portfolio of 10 artworks and are introduced to skills that allow them to apply to visual-arts colleges and enter the visual-arts professional field. 

Program Highlights

  • Meet on Thursdays, 4:00–6:00 p.m. from September 19, 2024, to January 30, 2025

 (no session on November 29, 2024; December 26, 2024, or January 2, 2025; additional session on October 19, 2024)  

  • Explore drawing, painting, digital arts, and portfolio development 
  • Receive an art supply kit 

Requirements 

  • Be a sophomore or Junior, enrolled in a Cleveland-area high school for the 2024–25 school year.
  • Be open to learn, listen, and share multiple ideas and perspectives.
  • Be committed to the program. 

The CMA’s Commitments

  • We provide support for all aspects of the program.
  • We are open to learn, listen, and share multiple ideas and perspectives. 
  • We connect you with artists, museum professionals, and like-minded peers. 

Applications

Applications open on August 26, 2024.

Sponsors

The Teen Portfolio Project is made possible with the generous support of the Cleveland Foundation.

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All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Fortney, David and Robin Gunning, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the Lloyd D. Hunter Memorial Fund, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Mandi Rickelman, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.