The Portfolio Building Program offers children talented in the visual arts the opportunity to take art lessons twice a week or three hours on Sundays, and if the interest is there, the opportunity to build a portfolio that prepares them for admission to prestigious private high schools, the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA), or top art departments in universities all over the world. Students in grades 4-12 develop their outstanding artistic skills under the guidance of Chris Babcock, San Francisco-based portrait artist, author and founder of Chris Babcock Art Prep.
Over the four years, Chris Babcock has helped every single one of her Portfolio Building students get into their top choice of the best private high schools and the coveted public school, Ruth Asawa High School of the Arts. At the request of a student’s parents, Chris Babcock writes a letter of recommendation for private school admissions based on the students' years of dedicated hard work in building an exceptional portfolio of their artwork.
Tuition: 998.00 for eight 3 hour lessons once a week, or sixteen 1.5 lessons taken twice a week.
Age Group: 5th through 12th grade students
Skill Level: beginning, Intermediate and advanced
Length: 1 session of 1.5-hour lessons twice a week for 8 weeks, or one 3-hour lesson once a week for 8 weeks
Tuition Includes: Professional-grade Prismacolor pencils, 42 assorted colors of Gallery Artist Soft Pastels, professional grade drawing paper, and a complete set of all 9 grades of HB and H sketching pencils.
Session Dates
Portfolio Building Schedule
2025-26
Session 1
Start: Sept 2nd
End: Oct 26th
Session 2
Start: Oct 28th
End: Dec 21st
Session 3
Start: Jan 6
End: March 1st
Session 4
Start: March 3rd
End: April 26th
Each student is eligible for up to 2 scheduled make-up class per Portfolio Building Session. To cancel a class, please contact us no later than noon the day before the absence. Make-up classes must be completed within one month (4 weeks) from the date of the absence.
