RISD Pre-College Program
A rigorous residential or online summer studio program at Rhode Island School of Design where high schoolers take college-level art and design courses modeled on RISD's first-year curriculum, with no portfolio required to apply.
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A residential or commuter summer program at the Maryland Institute College of Art where students ages 15-17 take studio classes, build a portfolio, and earn college credit in Baltimore.
SAIC Early College Program Summer Institute (ECPSI)
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Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
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Interlochen Arts Camp - High School Programs
A renowned residential summer arts camp in Michigan where high schoolers train intensively in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film, or creative writing alongside a community of thousands of young artists.
Interlochen Arts Camp – Animation
A three-week residential program at Interlochen Center for the Arts (Michigan) where high schoolers (grades 9-12) create digital animated shorts using industry-standard software in the 26,000-square-foot DeRoy Center for Film Studies, ending in a public screening.
Pratt Institute Summer PreCollege
A four-week, credit-bearing summer program at Pratt Institute's Brooklyn campus where high schoolers choose two studio courses across subjects like architecture, illustration, fashion, and graphic design while living in college dorms.