ART & DESIGN ADMISSIONS

Turn your creativity into your strongest admission story.

A three-month portfolio development programme designed to help students explore their creative strengths, develop original work, and build a strong portfolio for admissions to leading art and design institutes in India, such as ATLAS, Raffles, Intuit Lab, Marangoni, and other leading creative institutions.

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Three-Month Programme
1 November – 31 January
2 sessions / week Saturday + Weekday
PROGRAMME FEE ₹60,000 / student
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Seven-Day Intensive
21 December - 30 Decmeber
Full-day sessions 11 AM – 5 PM
PROGRAMME FEE ₹60,000 / student
10 students per cohort
About the Programme

About Art Portfolio Development for Indian Institutes

The Art Portfolio Development Programme helps students build a thoughtful, original portfolio for admissions to leading creative universities in India.

Students don't need a finished portfolio to begin. They start by discovering their creative strengths, exploring ideas through guided projects, and developing work that reflects their individual perspective.

Through experimentation, creative thinking exercises, and guided group sessions, students learn how to move from an idea to a cohesive body of work while building confidence in their creative process.

THE GOAL

To help every student create a portfolio that tells their unique creative story, not one that looks like everyone else's.

WHO IS THIS PROGRAMME FOR? This programme is for students who:
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Explore art

Want to explore art and discover what interests them

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Experiment

Want to experiment with different art mediums and creative approaches.

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Build a portfolio

Want to build a portfolio for applications to Indian art and design colleges.

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Strengthen your application

Want to create a supplementary portfolio to strengthen their college applications.

Mrs. Tarang Jain - Founder of Artiste 360

Meet Tarang Jain

Mrs. Tarang Jain

Founder, Art Portfolio Development for Indian Universities
| Co-founder, Artiste 360 – The Art School

EDUCATION
Delhi University and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Mrs. Tarang Jain founded Artiste 360 – The Art School in 2019 and has since grown it to three studios in the Fort area.

She brings a practical and multidisciplinary perspective to creative education, connecting students with specialised practitioners across fields such as architecture, filmmaking, photography, and different art mediums.

Her approach gives students exposure to real-world creative practices while helping them broaden their perspectives and develop relevant skills for their future creative journeys.

WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

Here's what you
leave with.

Five outcomes that make the programme useful beyond simply creating artwork.

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A Strong Portfolio

Leave with a strong, diverse portfolio developed through the programme, designed to support applications to leading art and design institutions in India.

02

Hands-On Experience Across Mediums

Work with specialised teachers across different creative fields and gain hands-on experience with different mediums, approaches, and ways of making.

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Confidence to Present Your Work

Learn to speak about your portfolio pieces, explain your ideas and process, and present your work with greater confidence.

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Stronger Admission Preparation

Develop a portfolio and creative body of work that gives you stronger preparation for the portfolio-based admissions process at Indian art and design institutions.

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A Stronger Base for College

Experience a studio-style learning environment before college, with structured sessions, creative projects, and exposure to the way art and design education works.

THE CURRICULUM

Build Skills. Find Your Voice.

Build Skills. Find Your Voice. Build Your Portfolio.

A hands-on art and portfolio development programme where students explore different mediums, develop their creative skills, and learn to turn their ideas into original work.

Through guided projects and experimentation, students build a diverse body of work while developing the confidence to make creative choices and present their work as part of a strong portfolio.

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Student developing an individual drawing

Individual Interpretation

Students learn to look at a subject, idea, or reference through their own perspective and develop an individual way of interpreting what they see. The focus is on making personal creative choices rather than simply reproducing what is in front of them.

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Student working on portraiture

Portraiture & Human Expression

Students explore the human face and figure to understand structure, proportion, expression, and character.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Portrait studies
  • Proportion and form
  • Expression and interpretation
  • Confidence with the human subject
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Mixed media art and acrylic painting

Material & Mixed-Media

Students experiment with different materials and learn how they can work together to communicate an idea, including photography and acrylic.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Photography + acrylic
  • Material experimentation
  • Layering and texture
  • Combining visual processes
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Student working on sculpture

Three-Dimensional Art

Students move beyond the flat surface and explore how form, structure, and materials can work in three-dimensional space.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Sculpture
  • Three-dimensional form
  • Structure and volume
  • Material-led experimentation
05
Student working on linocut printmaking

Printmaking & Visual Reproduction

Students are introduced to printmaking and explore how an idea can be developed through process, repetition, and visual reproduction.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Linocut and printmaking
  • Positive and negative space
  • Pattern and repetition
  • Translating an idea into a print
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Student exploring photography

Photography & Visual Storytelling

Students use photography as a tool for observation, documentation, and creative expression.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Photographic composition
  • Framing and perspective
  • Light and visual narrative
  • Photography as an artistic medium
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Student painting in an art studio

Painting & Personal Expression

Students explore painting as a way to develop ideas, atmosphere, colour, and personal expression.

FOCUS AREAS
  • Colour and composition
  • Brushwork and mark-making
  • Layering and surface
  • Developing an individual approach to painting
360°
THE ARTISTE360 APPROACH

Learning by doing

The programme is designed around learning by doing. Students observe, experiment, develop ideas, make creative choices, and learn to communicate those choices through their work. The aim is to help them build skills, confidence, and a body of work that reflects their own interests and perspective.

PLEASE NOTE

For the three-month option, sessions will be scheduled around festivals and holidays. The exact session calendar will be shared with students after enrolment.

HOW IT WORKS

Designed for how students actually build.

Choose the programme format that works for you, learn with specialised creative practitioners, and build through guided studio sessions.

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FORMAT

Three-Month or Seven-Day. Your Choice.

Choose between the three-month programme or the seven-day intensive. Both options follow the same overall programme and have the same fee.

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PRACTITIONERS

Learn from Specialised Practitioners.

Students learn through sessions led by teachers and creative practitioners who specialise in their own fields and mediums.

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STUDIO EXPERIENCE

Live Studio Sessions.

The three-month option has two sessions each week, with one session on Saturday and one on a weekday. The seven-day intensive runs as full-day sessions from 11 AM to 5 PM on the scheduled programme dates.

PRICING & COHORT

One price. Everything included

Once the cohort is full, applications close.

FULL PROGRAMME SEAT
₹60,000
INCLUDES
  • Complete three-month or seven-day programme

  • All guided studio sessions

  • Access to specialised teachers and creative practitioners

  • Art materials and stationery

  • Portfolio development and project work

  • Final body of work developed during the programme

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Only 10 students per cohort.

Both programme formats have the same fee and programme structure. It includes ₹50,000 programme fee + ₹10,000 for stationery/materials. Choose between the three-month programme and the seven-day intensive based on the format that works best for you.