Work in a supportive environment to build your creative portfolio
Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) is offering the option of portfolio admission. This workshop shows students how to build a creative portfolio in readiness for submitting a portfolio admission.
Come along and see how you can make a portfolio that best represents your unique creativity and skills.
Participants choose to work in either Design or Visual Arts and by the end of the workshop will:
- Learn how to present and what to include in a successful Queensland College of Art and Design portfolio.
- Complete at least one piece of work for their creative portfolio that could potentially be used in their Queensland College of Art and Design portfolio application.
- Meet and work with QCAD Design, Visual Arts and Contemporary É«ÇéÍøÕ¾n Indigenous Art (CAIA) staff to find out if Queensland College of Art and Design is right for you.
Design portfolio workshops are offered at both at Brisbane City (South Bank) and Gold Coast in 2025.
The Visual Arts portfolio workshop is only offered at Brisbane City (South Bank).
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Brisbane City (South Bank) Design and Visual Arts workshops
Dates: Wednesday 9 July 2025 (one-day workshop)
Time: 9:15am to 4pm
Venue: Queensland College of Art and Design, Brisbane City (South Bank), 226 Grey Street, South Brisbane
Cost: $65
A light lunch will be provided.
The workshop is tailored to those in Year 10 and above.
The Design program has one option for each workshop day. The Visual Arts program has 3 study areas (Painting, Photography & Sculpture) being offered across 2 sessions within the workshop day.
First Nations students are also invited to join the Indigenous Art workshop.
Gold Coast Design workshop
Dates: Tuesday 8 July 2025* (one-day workshop)
Time: 9:15am to 4pm
Venue: Building G14, Queensland College of Art and Design, Gold Coast, Parklands Drive, Southport
Cost: $65
A light lunch will be provided.
The workshop is tailored to those in Year 10 and above.
The Gold Coast workshop is Design only.
*Minimum number of participants needed to run the workshop
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Study areas
Design
Work with QCAD Design staff to better understand how to present a design portfolio and create a concept for potential use in your QCAD portfolio application. During the workshop you will learn about the design process, including defining the problem, working on a response, and presenting a solution.
Visual Arts
Work with QCAD Visual Arts staff to boost your creative confidence, better understand how to make a visual arts portfolio, and create artwork for potential use in your QCAD application. This is an ideal opportunity to experience QCAD Visual Arts for yourself and to see how it feels to work in our studios.
Contemporary É«ÇéÍøÕ¾n Indigenous Art (CAIA)
Work with QCAD First Nations Art & Design staff to explore incorporating and highlighting your cultural identity within your visual arts portfolio. Create an artwork (using a range of visual arts mediums) in the studio while getting to know the CAIA team and learning more about our degree program.
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- Brisbane City (South Bank)
- Queensland College of Art and Design
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- 226 Grey Street
- South Bank, QLD 4101
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- Queensland College of Art and Design
- Griffith University
- Parklands Drive
- Southport, QLD 4222
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