These programs, summer camps, and year-round competitions cover a wide swath of art-related genres. A large university may provide opportunities ranging from film & TV to studio art to music to fashion design – thus making it hard to split these programs into categories. Explore freely to find opportunities targeting your specific creative niche. The programs below cover:

• Visual Arts - Drawing, illustration, painting, sculpture, photography, anime

• Performing Arts - Theater arts, musical theater, dance, musical performance, singing

• Music - Songwriting, composition, scoring, production

• Design - Fashion, industrial, interior, graphic, stage & screen, architecture (see also Summer - Other Niche page)

• Writing - Screenwriting, playwriting, poetry, creative writing (see also Summer - Writing page for creative & literary writing, as well as journalism)

• Digital Media - Animation, game art (see also Summer - Computers & Coding page)

• Film & TV - Acting, filmmaking, screenwriting

Also, check the Summer - Multidisciplinary page for additional arts opportunities.

Academy of Art University Pre-College Art Experience (PCAE)

American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) High School Conservatory

ArtCenter Extension Courses in Pasadena (year-round options)

Berklee Summer Programs

CalArts Extended Studies (year-round options)

California College of the Arts Pre-College Program

California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)

Carnegie Mellon Summer Pre-College Drama Program

Champlain Pre-College Programs

Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Preparatory Division Summer Programs

Drexel University Design, Arts, and Media Summer Institutes

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Pre-College Programs

Grammy Camp

Greenwood Music Camp

Honors Performance Series by WorldStrides

Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camps

International School of Milan Fashion Design Summer Camp

Kinhaven Music School

LMU Acting for the Camera

LMU Beginning Screenwriting

LMU Design for Stage & Screen

LMU Graphic Design for Publication

LMU Social Impact Filmmaking

Marist Summer Pre-College Fashion Design Portfolio

New York Art Studio College Portfolio Preparation (year-round options)

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Summer Camps

Nordstrom Ambassador Program (monthly virtual meetings)

Northwestern Cherubs National High School Institutes (NHSI) Film & Video Program

Northwestern Cherubs National High School Institutes (NHSI) Playwriting

Northwestern Cherubs National High School Institutes (NHSI) Theatre Arts Program

NYU Steinhardt Summer Art Intensive

NYU Tisch Online High School Filmmakers Workshop (year-round options)

NYU Tisch Online High School Screenwriters Workshop (year-round options)

NYU Tisch Summer High School Program

Oregon State School of Visual, Performing & Design Arts Academy

OTIS College of Art & Design Summer of Art

Oxbow Summer Art Institute

Pratt Institute Summer Pre-College

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Pre-College

Rider University College of Arts & Sciences Pre-College Summer Program

Ringling College of Art + Design Pre-College

Sarah Lawrence College Filmmaker’s Week

Sarah Lawrence College Filmmaker’s Collective Partnered with IFI

Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Rising Star

Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Summer Seminars

School of Creative & Performing Arts (SOCAPA) Summer Camp

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Summer Institute (year-round options)

Stanford Medicine Art & Anatomy Summer Program

Summer @ New England Conservatory (NEC) (year-round options)

Syracuse Pre-College Program

The New School Parsons Paris Fashion Design Courses (year-round options)

Tufts Pre-College Summer Art Programs

UCLA Film & TV Summer Institute

UCLA Summer Music Industry Intensive

UMass Amherst Pre-College Program

University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Summer Intensives

USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program

USC Summer Program Performing Arts & Music

WUSTL Sam Fox School Portfolio Plus Program

See also Summer - Multidisciplinary page