Summer Performing & Visual Arts Opportunities
One of the best ways to stand out in the college application process is to build your special skill or talent. Use your summers as an opportunity to develop your skills and prepare for success.
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Multiple Art Programs
Arts Bridge List of Best Summer Art Programs - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Boston MA, Dance, Music Theater
California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), Valencia, CA
Cal State Summer Arts - Fresno, CA
Denison University: Summer TUTTI Performing Arts Camp - Granville, OH
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp - Interlochen, MI
MajoringinMusic - Summer music camps and Programs (general)
Northwestern National High School Institute - Evanston, IL
Walnut Hills Summer Arts Camp - Natick, MA
Theatre
6 Summer Pre-College Theater Programs
Interlochen Summer Theatre Programs - Interlochen, MI
Musical Theatre
25 of the Best Summer Music Programs, Festivals, and Camps for High School Musicians
Arts Bridge Summer Arts Programs
Voice
ArtsBridge Summer ArtSong - Boston, MA
Schmidt Vocal Institute - Covington, KY
The Royal Conservatory - High School Vocal Performance Intensive - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Music School Central - Classical Voice Summer Programs
Rider University: Westminster High School Vocal Institute - Lawrence, NJ
Music / Composition
Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, ME Berklee Aspire - Boston MA
Berklee Film, TV, and Video Game Scoring Program, Los Angeles, CA
Boston University Tanglewood Institute - Boston MA, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Voice, Piano, Composition, and Harp
Brevard Music Center High School Programs - Brevard, NC
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Music, Pittsburg, PA
Cleveland Institute of Music: Summer Music Camps - Cleveland OH
DePaul University: Summer Music - Chicago, IL
Johnson String Music Camps - United States
Johnson String Music Camps - International
Kinhaven Music School: Senior Session - Weston, VT
Manhattan School of Music Summer - New York, NY
Music School Central - Classical Performance & Composition Summer Programs
Musical America Worldwide - Guide to Summer Camps, Institutes, and Programs
Oberlin College Summer Programs, Oberlin OH
Rocky Ridge Music: Youth Music Programs - Estes Park, CO
Rafael Mendez Brass Institute - Denver CO
Summit Music Festival - Pleasantville, NY
UCLA Intensive Music Programs for HS Students, Los Angeles, CA
University of Rochester: Summer at Eastman School of Music - Rochester NY
University of Wisconsin: Badger Precollege Summer Music Clinic - Madison WI
Jazz
Teen Jazz - List of Summer Jazz Camps
Music School Central - Jazz & Contemporary/Popular Music Summer Programs
Summer Jazz Improv and Composers Workshop, NYU - New York, NY
Musical Production & Technology
Music School Central - Music Production & Technology Summer Programs
Oberlin Sonic Arts Workshop - Electronic Music Composition and Production - Oberlin, OH
Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs - Pittsburgh, PA
Steinhardt | NYU - Music Technology Summer Intensive - New York, NY
Berklee - Electronic Music Production and Sound Design - Boston, MA
Art & Design
Artzray - 10 Summer Arts Programs You Should Know
Best College Reviews - 50 Best Pre-College Summer Arts Programs for High School Students
ArtsBridge - Best Summer Arts Programs
ArtSpeak Internship - Asian Art Museum - San Francisco, CA
Academy of Art University - Precollege Art Experience - San Francisco, CA
Cleveland Institute of Art: Artists-in-Residence Pre-College Program - Cleveland, OH
Columbus College of Art & Design College Preview - Columbus, OH
Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Pre-College Summer Session, Minneapolis, MN
Rhode Island School of Design: Pre-College Summer Program - Providence, RI
Ringling College of Art & Design Pre College - Sarasota, FL
University of Michigan: Stamps School of Art & Design - Ann Arbor, MI
Washington University in St. Louis: Portfolio Plus Program - St Louis, MO
Photography
Teen Life - Photography Summer Programs
Film / Animation
NYFA Visual & Performing Arts Summer Day Camps (multiple locations) - Los Angeles, CA
CSSSA Animation Program - California
De Paul University The Game, Cinema, and Animation Summer Academy - Chicago, IL
Emerson Digital Filmmakers Studio - Boston, MA
Idyllwild Filmmaking Intensive - Idyllwild, CA
Interlochen Animation Summer Program for High School Students - Interlochen, MI
Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA
NYU: Tisch Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop - New York, New York
Purchase College Precollege Programs: Filmmaking Institute - Purchase, NY
SOCAPA Summer Film Camps for Teens - New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Burlington, VT
The New School Summer Filmmaking Intensive - New York, NY
UCLA Film and Television Summer Institute - Los Angeles, CA
University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Winston-Salem, NC
University of the Arts - Philadelphia, PA
USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program for Summer - Los Angeles, CA
Pacifica Screen Student Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA
Dance
Arts Bridge List of Best Summer Art Programs
10 “Must Try” Summer Dance Intensives
Colorado State: Dance Lab Summer Intensive - Fort Collins, CO
Fashion
Albright College: Summer Fashion Studio, Reading PA
Marist College: Summer Pre-College Fashion Design - Poughkeepsie, NY
Sotheby's Summer Institute - New York, NY