Comfort Amongst the Chaos: National Portfolio Day at Purchase College SUNY | NOV 15, 2009

Some parents managed to find peace and solitude on the hammocks outside of the Visual Arts Building of Purchase College SUNY during National Portfolio Day; perhaps one of the most high anxiety college events that a high school student artist could subject themselves.

Despite the high traffic of nearly 1500 students and parents waiting on lines to have their portfolios reviewed, many students and parents reported having a great experience overall. To what could it have been attributed? The state of the art facilities of the Performing Arts Center in which the event was held? The awesome visual arts building facilities tour? The uncanny, beautiful weather? OR the critical feedback of professors and or admissions representatives from 53 unique arts universities all in one place? There's no question that the hammocks were certainly a favorite for the parent pictured above.

[Image captured by my handy-dandy camera phone]