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Creative (Art & Design) Portfolio Submissions

If you have applied for one of our art and design* courses you may be asked to provide a portfolio. Your portfolio is an opportunity to show us who you are, your creative ability, and your potential. 

Undergraduate Applicants

  • From April 2026 Portfolio Reviews will no longer be a requirement of a conditional offer. 
  • From April 2026, if you hold or are predicted the equivalent to 96 UCAS points and above, you may be contacted regarding an opportunity to submit a portfolio to be considered for an unconditional offer.

Postgraduate applicants are not invited to a Portfolio Review and instead may be required to submit a digital portfolio by sending it to applicant@wlv.ac.uk. This requirement will be at the course leaders discretion at the application stage.

 

  • *Undergraduate Art and Design courses include BA (Hons) Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography (including Sandwich and Foundation Year routes).
  • *Postgraduate Art and Design courses include MA Digital and Visual Communication.

Message from our Head of School, Lindsey on how to prepare for your Portfolio Review!

Portfolio Submission Guidance

Hints and Tips on your Portfolio

  • Your portfolio should be well organised and presented. The portfolio should aim to demonstrate your strongest work, indicating your creative and technical abilities rather than the quantity of work. 
  • Include photographs of a range of artwork showing the development of skills and/or experimentation with different media. 
  • For many courses, drawing is a key element to your portfolio. Include examples of different types of drawing, such as life drawing, still life, and illustrations. 
  • Include examples of different projects you have undertaken and be prepared to talk through the project and the development of your work. 
  • Include at least one project that shows how you have developed an idea from start to finish - don't forget to explain the project and how you developed your ideas. 
  • Use good quality, well-lit photographs of your work and try and find a plain background. 
  • You can put your portfolio together either physically, as a PowerPoint file or a pdf document.
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Submitting Your Digital Portfolio

If you have been asked to provide a digital portfolio here is how to submit:

  1. Collate a digital portfolio.
  2. Upload your portfolio via e:Vision (no larger than 20MB) - Guidance on uploading documents is available on our 'Introducing E:Vision' webpage. 
  3. Your portfolio will be sent to and reviewed by the academic team.
  4. If your digital portfolio is larger than 20MB, please submit via applicant@wlv.ac.uk and you can send it either directly or via suggested open file-sharing platforms such as WeTransfer, Dropbox etc.
  5. Our academic team will then review your portfolio and communicate the outcome to our Admissions department.
  6. Our Admissions department will contact you with the outcome of a unconditional offer (Undergraduates only with/predicated 96+ UCAS points) or an offer for our Masters degree (Postgraduates only).

After submitting your portfolio:

  1. Our academic team will then review your portfolio and communicate the outcome to our Admissions department.
  2. Our Admissions department will contact you with the outcome of a unconditional offer (Undergraduates only with/predicated 96+ UCAS points) or an offer for our Masters degree (Postgraduates only).

How to Log a Helpcall via the Helpdesk
 
Log into www.wlv.ac.uk/evision.
Select Helpdesk - Students & Applicants tab in the top menu.
Choose the tile related to Admissions then select your subcategory to view any FAQs.
If needed, click Next, enter your query, and press Confirm.

Here’s a useful video to help: https://youtu.be/rG7nI0C0Hpo

If you have any further issues you can contact Admissions via 01902 32 3505, Monday-Friday between 11am-3pm.