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At a National Portfolio Day event, students connect with admissions officers, faculty, and counselors, from accredited art and design universities around the globe. It’s a rare chance to ask specific questions and get real advice, straight from the source. It is also your chance to see if the program matches your objectives.

"We are living through the biggest change to how we work since the Industrial Revolution. The future of work will belong to people with skills that are adaptable, creative, and human." - Aneesh Raman, Vice President and Head of the Opportunity Project at LinkedIn.

In June, I visited the School of Visual Arts in New York. I had the great fortune to visit facilities dedicated to Film, 3D Animation and Visual Effects, Interior Design: Built Environments majors, gallery and exhibition spaces, the library and student housing.

A sophisticated visual aesthetic ties the learning and making spaces together. Common areas are filled with, or are themselves works of art, and it is routine for students to pass a work by Chuck Close or a Kara Walker as they go from class to class. 

Take a look into creative programs at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Glasgow School of Art.