Summer
Performing & Visual Arts Programs
for High School Students
One of the best ways for high school students to stand out in the college application process is to build your special skill or talent through summer arts intensives. Use your summers as an opportunity to develop your skills and prepare for success.
Check back here! This is not an exhaustive list, and we are continually adding quality programs for you to research.
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California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), Valencia, CA
Denison University: Summer TUTTI Performing Arts Camp - Granville, OH
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp - Interlochen, MI
Long Lake Camp, New York
MajoringinMusic - Summer music camps and Programs (general)
Northwestern National High School Institute - Evanston, IL
Walnut Hill Summer Arts Camp - Natick, MA
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Albright College Summer Fashion Studion, Reading, PA
Boston Architectural College Summer Academy, Boston, MA
California College of the Arts Pre-College, San Francisco, CA
CSSSA California State Summer School for the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA
Cleveland Institute of Art: Artists-in-Residence Pre-College Program - Cleveland, OH
Columbus College of Art & Design College Preview - Columbus, OH
Marist Summer Pre-college Fashion Design, Poughtkeepsie, NY
Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Pre-College Summer Session, Minneapolis, MN
Montserrat Pre-College Program, Beverley, MA
Moore Summer Art & Design Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Parsons Academy NY summer intensive Studies, NY, NY
The Putney School Summer Arts, Putney VT
Rhode Island School of Design: Pre-College Summer Program - Providence, RI
Ringling College of Art & Design Pre-College - Sarasota, FL
SAIC Early College Program Summer Institute, Chicago, IL
SCI-ARC Southern California Institute of Architecture, Summer Programs, Los Angeles, CA
Syracuse University Pre-College, Syracuse, NY
University of Michigan: Stamps School of Art & Design - Ann Arbor, MI
Washington University in St. Louis: Portfolio Plus Program - St Louis, MO
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NYFA Visual & Performing Arts Summer Day Camps (multiple locations) - Los Angeles, CA
CSSSA Animation Program - California
De Paul UniversityThe 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
University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Winston-Salem, NC
USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program for Summer - Los Angeles, CA
Pacifica Screen Student Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA
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Arts Bridge Summer Arts Programs
Berklee College of Music, Musical Theater Workshop
Boston Conservatory, Musical Theater Acting Intensive (MTAI)
Boston Conservatory, Musical Theater Dance Intensive (MTDI)
Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives
BroadwayEvolved NYC Summer Intensive
Bucks Rock Camp, Connecticut
Carnegie Mellon University, Pre-College Drama
Cornish College of the Arts, Summer@Cornish
Interlochen Summer Theatre Programs - Interlochen, MI
Frenchwoods Festival, New York
Herand Camp of the Theatre Arts, Wisconsin
Ithaca College Summer Theatre Intensive
La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory
Marymount Manhattan, Musical Theatre Program
Neighborhood Playhouse, Six-Week Summer Acting Intensive
Northwestern University, National High School Institute (Cherubs)
Oklahoma City University, High School Musical Theater Program
Open Jar Institute, Broadway Summer Intensive
Paper Mill Playhouse, Summer Musical Theater Conservatory
Penn State University, Summer Theatre Artistic Training Experience (S.T.A.T.E.)
Perry Mansfield Performing Arts Camp, Colorado
School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) Musical Theater and Acting for Film
Southeastern Summer Theater Institute (SSTI)
Stagedoor Manor, New York
Stella Adler, Teen Summer Conservatory
Syracuse University, Summer College: Musical Theater
Texas State University, NEXUS Musical Theatre Pre-College Intensive
Tisch Summer HS Drama Programs, New York, NY
UCLA, Acting and Performance Summer Institute
University of Michigan, MPulse Summer Performing Arts Institutes
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Drama Summer Intensive
University of Southern California, High School Summer Conservatory
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ArtsBridge Summer ArtSong - Boston, MA
Belcanto Institute, Florence, Italy
Berkshire Choral International
Institute for Young Dramatic Voices, Reno, NV
International Vocal Arts Institute, NY and Montreal
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
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Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, ME
Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, CO
Berklee Aspire - Boston, MA
Berklee Film, TV, and Video Game Scoring Program, Los Angeles, CA
Berkshire High Peaks Festival, Rensselaerville, NY
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, Pittsburgh, PA
Chatauqua School of Music, Chatauqua, NY
Cleveland Institute of Music: Summer Music Camps - Cleveland, OH
Curtis Summer Programs, Philedelphia, PA
DePaul University: Summer Music - Chicago, IL
Gstaad Meuhun Academy, Switzerland
Heifetz International Music Institute, Staunton, VA
Johnson String Music Camps - United States
Kinhaven Music School: Senior Session - Weston, VT
Lamont Summer Academy, Denver, CO
Luzerne Music Center, Adirondacks, NY
Manhattan School of Music Summer - New York, NY
Meadowmount School of Music, Meadowmount, NY
Oberlin College Summer Programs, Oberlin, OH
Morningside Music Bridge, Boston, MA
Perlman Music Program, Long Island, NY
Rocky Ridge Music: Youth Music Programs - Estes Park, CO
Rafael Mendez Brass Institute - Denver, CO
Ravinia Steans Institute, Highland Park, IL
Sarasota Music Festival, Sarasota, FL
Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Sewanee, TN
St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar at Stanford, Stanford, CA
Summit Music Festival - Pleasantville, NY
University of Rochester: Summer at Eastman School of Music - Rochester, NY
University of Wisconsin: Badger Precollege Summer Music Clinic - Madison, WI
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Berklee Summer Music Production Programs
Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs - Pittsburgh, PA
Music School Central - Music Production & Technology Summer Programs
Oberlin Sonic Arts Workshop - Electronic Music Composition and Production - Oberlin, OH
Setnor Music Production and Audio Engineering, Syracuse, NY
Steinhardt | NYU - Music Technology Summer Intensive - New York, NY
Technology and Applied Composition Immersive at SFCM, San Francisco, CA