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Overview

In an AP Art and Design course, students develop the skills that artists and designers use, and create a portfolio of work that is assessed to produce their AP score.

The AP Art and Design program includes three different courses and portfolio exams. Visit the course pages for detailed information:

AP 2-D Art and DesignAP 3-D Art and DesignAP Drawing

New in 2020-21

This year, students will submit their portfolios entirely online through the AP Art and Design digital submission web application. There will be no physical portfolios in the 2020-21 school year.

We’re also no longer printing physical copies of the AP Art and Design Portfolio Requirements brochure, which we used to mail to schools each year. Instead, information about the AP Art and Design portfolio requirements is on our student site.

See Student Overview

Digital Submission

AP Art and Design students upload images of their work to the AP Art and Design digital submission web application over the course of the year, creating a digital portfolio. See examples of real student work at the 2020 AP Art and Design Exhibit, which showcases outstanding artwork created by students for the May 2020 exam.

AP Art and Design teachers play an important part in helping students access and use this web application. AP Art and Design teachers and AP coordinators will be notified when the application is open in November 2020. Visit the guides below to walk through the digital submission process.

Guide for Teachers Guide for Students

 

AP Daily Videos Now Available

AP Daily videos are short, searchable, on-demand videos that help teachers maximize class time with students, whether instruction is in person, online, or hybrid/blended this year. A new review session for the AP Art and Design portfolio submission process will premiere the week of April 26 on the Advanced Placement channel on YouTube. The session will be available on YouTube and on AP Classroom for students to watch anytime, anywhere.

Subscribe to Review Sessions

AP Art and Design Webinars

Register for live online sessions and webinars-or watch recorded ones-for 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, and Drawing.

View Webinars

Teacher Timeline

Get a detailed overview of your year by visiting the full AP Art and Design teacher timeline.

  • APRIL-MAY

     

    If you haven’t already, confirm with your AP coordinator when you'll forward them your students' digital portfolios.

  • APRIL-MAY

     

    Forward students' completed digital portfolios to your AP coordinator well in advance of the May 20 submission deadline.

  • MAY 20, 2021 11:59 p.m. ET

     

    AP coordinators forward students' digital portfolios to the AP Program.

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