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TH THE E MC MCPS PS VI VISUAL SUAL AR ART T CE CENT NTER ER A COUNTYWIDE, PRE-COLLEGE ART PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION PROGRAM THE VAC IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY MCPS & THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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TH THE E MC MCPS PS VI VISUAL SUAL AR ART T CE CENT NTER ER

A COUNTYWIDE, PRE-COLLEGE ART PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT “APPLICATION” PROGRAM

THE VAC IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY MCPS & THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SINCE 1974.

Located at Albert Einstein High School * 11135 Newport Mill Road, Kensington, MD 20895

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VAC STUDENTS USE THEIR ART PORTFOLIOS TO GAIN ADMISSION AND TO EARN SCHOLARSHIP TO ELITE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND THE NATION’S BEST ART SCHOOLS!

UNIVERSITIES & LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES:

BOSTON U., BROWN U., CAL ARTS, CUA, UCLA, CARNEGIE MELLON U., CORNELL U., U. DELAWARE, DUKE, GEORGETOWN, GOUCHER, HARVARD

U. HARTFORD, INDIANA U., ITHACA COLLEGE, U. MICHIGAN, OBERLIN,

SARAH LAWRENCE, SCRIPPS, SMITH COLLEGE, SMU, U. SOUTH CAROLINA, SUNY PURCHASE, SWARTHMORE, SYRACUSE, URSINUS COLLEGE, VCU, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MD SYSTEM: McDANIEL COLLEGE, UMCP, UMBC, TOWSON, ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, FROSTBURG STATE, & SALISBURY STATE,

ART & DESIGN SCHOOLS:

ART CENTER, CCA, COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES, CHICAGO ART INST., COOPER UNION, KANSAS CITY ART INST. MICA, PARSONS, PAFA, PRATT, SFAI, RINGLING, RISD, RIT, SCAD, SMFA, SVA, TYLER, UARTS,

VAC STUDENTS GO ON TO CAREERS IN SUCH FIELDS AS: FINE

ART, ARCHITECTURE, ANIMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, FASHION, FILM, GRAPHIC DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN, MOTION GRAPHICS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PUBLISHING, TELEVISION, WEB DESIGN, ARTS ADMINISTRATION, ART EDUCATION, ART HISTORY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, LAW, MEDICINE & SCIENCES.

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VAC SENIORS HAVE BEEN OFFERED MORE THAN $45 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2000 AND HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS- RECOGNITION IN NATIONAL, STATE & LOCAL COMPETITIONS. THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM & INFO ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON VAC SITE: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/vac/

STUDENTS MAY APPLY TO THE VAC FROM 8 - 11 GRADE
DURING THE 2018 APPLICATION DAY SESSIONS STUDENTS WILL

PARTICIPATE IN PHOTOGRAPHING THEIR PORTFOLIO/ARTWORK, AN INTERVIEW WITH VAC FACULTY AND AN ONSITE DRAWING SESSION.

APPLICATION DAY IS SATURDAY DEC. 8, 2018 (SNOW-DAY SAT. DEC. 15)

MAKE-UP DAY: TUES. DEC. 11, (SNOW-DAY THURS. DEC. 13 5-8:30 PM)

FINAL APPLICATION DECISIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE VAC WILL BE MADE BY THE END OF JANUARY 2019

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THE VAC PROGRAM HAS A FOUR YEAR PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM.

THERE ARE TWO MORNING DOUBLE PERIOD SESSIONS AND BOTH DOUBLE AND TRIPLE PERIOD CLASSES OFFERED IN THE AFTERNOON. EACH SESSION SUPPORTS MULTIPLE LESSONS

VAC LEVELS 1-4 = GRADE LEVELS 9-12

VAC 1

(GRAPHITE PENCIL DRAWING)

VAC 2

(ERASER DRAWING)

VAC 4

MEDIA OF CHOICE

VAC 3

(MIXED MEDIA DRAWING)

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STUDENTS & PARENTS

ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE

DCC OPEN HOUSE

AT ALBERT EINSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2018

VAC INFORMATION SESSIONS

IN THE VAC CLASSROOM AT 7:30 & 8:30 PM.

 STUDENTS MAY COMMUTE TO THE VAC FROM THEIR HOME SCHOOLS FOR EITHER MORNING OR AFTERNOON SESSIONS.  STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO TRANSRFE TO EINSTEIN HS FULL-TIME ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE VAC.  STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DCC MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION TO THE VAC HOW TO APPLY: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/vac/apply/

VAC INFORMATION : 240-740-2700 Ext: 1080