Portfolio Review Guidelines

We appreciate your interest in being represented by Portraits, Inc. Because Portraits, Inc. is an active business, it is impossible to give initial reviews of artists' portfolios in person. Our Portfolio Review Board meets two times each year to look at photographs of work by prospective artists. We have listed all of the requirements for submitting a portfolio below. All material will be returned to you approximately thirty days after the submission deadlines listed.

If the Board selects your artwork for a second review, you will be asked to visit the art gallery to show the staff some of your original artwork. If, after the second review, the staff feels that you and your work would be a valuable addition to our roster, you will be invited to join as an Associate Artist.

Please be assured that we will give your portfolio material our careful consideration.

Please Note:

• Time does not allow us to give individual critiques, either in writing or orally.
• It is essential that you are fluent in English.
• We accept NO responsibility for postage (see below).
• We accept NO responsibility for materials lost or damaged while in transit.
• Do not send loose slides, CD's or videotape.
• Do not send original artwork. (Original artwork will be returned immediately without consideration.)

Deadlines for Reviews:
PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING BUSINESS HOURS IN THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND JULY ONLY.

Please note that we do not have Saturday Business Hours. Reviews should be completed on or near the end of February and August respectively.

What to Send:

Appilcation fee:

A $10.00(US) processing fee must be included with each portfolio in order to be reviewed.All foreign checks must be drawn on an American bank ONLY.  We cannot not accept foriegn currency, foriegn money orders or International Postal Coupons. Portfolios which do not include this fee will be returned without consideration.

Type of Art Work:
Send photographs of at least ten (10) examples of your most recent portraits. Specify the dimensions and media used. Portraits may be of people, animals or architecture as paintings, drawings or sculpture. Photographs of non-portrait work (such as illustrations, genre scenes and figure studies) should be sent in addition to, not instead of, examples of portraits.

The board will not accept images on CD-Rom.

We prefer to view good 5"x7" or 8"x10" color photographs and/or transparencies. We will, however, view 35mm or 2 1/4" slides when in presentation sheets.

Supporting Materials:
You MUST include a return mailer with correct postage, your address with daytime phone number, your resume (listing education, exhibition history, articles published, etc.), your price list and a brief description of your working methods.

It is important that you include photographs of your subjects, to show the quality of the likenesses.

Returning Your Material to You:
*You may drop off and arrange to collect your material from the gallery after the review. Material not collected will be disposed of after 60 days of notification. You may include a self-addressed, stamped return mailer or sufficient postage for the return of material. Portraits, Inc. will not review or assume responsibility for the return of materials that does not include return postage or pick-up arrangements.