Portfolio Format The AP Art and Design portfolios each consist of two sections: Sustained Investigation and Selected Works. Sustained Investigation—Section 1 15 digital images; some may be details or process images | 60% of portfolio score Students will submit images and writing to document their inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision: * 15 digital images that include works of art and design and process documentation. *Typed responses to prompts, providing information about the questions that guided their investigation and how they practiced, experimented, and revised, guided by their questions.
Selected Works—Section 2 5 works | 40% of portfolio score Students must work with their teacher or AP coordinator to assemble their physical works to be mailed to the AP Program. Students will also submit digital images of their work and commentary online to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas: *5 works with commentary identifying the materials, processes, and ideas used. *Works may come from the Sustained Investigation section, but they do not have to.