Joaquín Palting

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Guåhan
The Americans (2026)
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Portfolio Consulting Intake Form

Please complete this form before the consultation. Your responses help shape the session and allow for advance review of your materials.

1. Contact Information

Full Name Email Address Phone Number Website / Portfolio URL Instagram / Social Link Location and Time Zone

2. Purpose of the Consultation

What brings you to this consultation at this moment?

What would you most like this session to help you clarify or improve?

MFA application Residency application Fellowship or grant application Portfolio development Editing and sequencing Artist statement refinement Website or presentation review General direction of the practice Other goal Are there any specific deadlines, programs, or opportunities that are shaping this consultation?

3. About the Work

In 2–4 sentences, how do you currently describe your practice? What kind of work are you making right now? What do you believe is currently strongest in the work? Where do you feel uncertain, stuck, or in need of critical outside perspective? What specific questions would you like addressed during the session?

4. Materials Submitted for Review

Please send materials at least 48 hours before the consultation.

Materials you plan to submit:

Portfolio PDF or link (up to 25 images) Titles, dates, and media Artist statement Project statement Application statement Short bio Website link Other supporting materials Links, filenames, or notes regarding submitted materials

5. Areas to Prioritize

Please indicate which areas you would like the consultation to prioritize.

Image selection Editing and sequencing Conceptual clarity Relationship between images Positioning the work for MFA programs Positioning the work for residencies Written materials Website presentation Long-term development of the practice Other priority

6. Final Notes

Have you received portfolio feedback before? If so, what was most useful, and what was not? Is there anything important about your background, goals, or concerns that should be understood before the session?

How do you prefer to receive criticism?

Direct and candid
Balanced and conversational
Direct, but with emphasis on practical next steps

Materials are reviewed in advance so that the consultation can focus on the work itself, how it is functioning, how it is presented, and what specific changes may strengthen it.