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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

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.

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

VAC 1 VAC 2 (GRAPHITE PENCIL (ERASER DRAWING) DRAWING) VAC 3 (MIXED MEDIA THE VAC PROGRAM HAS A FOUR YEAR DRAWING) PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM. VAC 4 THERE ARE TWO MORNING DOUBLE PERIOD SESSIONS AND BOTH MEDIA OF DOUBLE AND TRIPLE PERIOD CLASSES OFFERED IN THE AFTERNOON. CHOICE EACH SESSION SUPPORTS MULTIPLE LESSONS VAC LEVELS 1-4 = GRADE LEVELS 9-12

STUDENTS & PARENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE DCC OPEN HOUSE AT ALBERT EINSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2018 VAC INFORMATION SESSIONS VAC INFORMATION : IN THE VAC CLASSROOM AT 7:30 & 8:30 PM. 240-740-2700 Ext: 1080  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/